Thursday, September 23, 2004

Part II

Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 20 Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR hunting season. The June 9 supplement information on methodologies and also provided detailed information on results, complete copies of the various Fish and Wildlife Service the 2004–05 regulatory schedule and reports are available at the address announced the Service Migratory Bird indicated under ADDRESSES or from our 50 CFR Part 20 Regulations Committee (SRC) and Web site at http:// RIN 1018–AT53 Flyway Council meetings. migratorybirds.fws.gov. On June 23 and 24, we held open meetings with the Flyway Council Review of Public Comments and Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Flyway Council Recommendations Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Consultants at which the participants Bird Hunting Regulations reviewed information on the current The preliminary proposed status of migratory shore and upland rulemaking, which appeared in the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, game birds and developed March 22, 2004, Federal Register, Interior. recommendations for the 2004–05 opened the public comment period for ACTION: Final rule. regulations for these species plus migratory game bird hunting regulations for migratory game birds in regulations. The supplemental proposed SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin rule, which appeared in the June 9, (Service or we) prescribes final late- Islands, special September waterfowl 2004, Federal Register, discussed the season frameworks from which States seasons in designated States, special sea regulatory alternatives for the 2003–04 may select season dates, limits, and duck seasons in the Atlantic Flyway, duck hunting season. Late-season other options for the 2004–05 migratory and extended falconry seasons. In comments are summarized below and bird hunting seasons. These late seasons addition, we reviewed and discussed numbered in the order used in the include most waterfowl seasons, the preliminary information on the status of March 22 Federal Register document. earliest of which commences on waterfowl as it relates to the We have included only the numbered September 25, 2004. The effect of this development and selection of the items pertaining to late-season issues for final rule is to facilitate the States’ regulatory packages for the 2004–05 which we received written comments. selection of hunting seasons and to regular waterfowl seasons. On July 21, Consequently, the issues do not follow further the annual establishment of the we published in the Federal Register in direct numerical or alphabetical late-season migratory bird hunting (69 FR 43694) a third document order. regulations. specifically dealing with the proposed We received recommendations from frameworks for early-season regulations. DATES: This rule takes effect on all four Flyway Councils. Some In the August 30, 2004, Federal Register September 23, 2004. recommendations supported (69 FR 52970), we published final ADDRESSES: States should send their continuation of last year’s frameworks. frameworks for early migratory bird season selections to: Chief, Division of Due to the comprehensive nature of the Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish hunting seasons from which wildlife conservation agency officials from the annual review of the frameworks and Wildlife Service, Department of the performed by the Councils, support for Interior, ms MBSP–4107–ARLSQ, 1849 States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands selected 2003–04 early-season continuation of last year’s frameworks is C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. hunting dates, hours, areas, and limits. assumed for items for which no You may inspect comments during Subsequently, on September 1, 2004, we recommendations were received. normal business hours at the Service’s published a final rule in the Federal Council recommendations for changes office in room 4107, 4501 N. Fairfax Register (69 FR 53564) amending in the frameworks are summarized Drive, Arlington, Virginia. subpart K of title 50 CFR part 20 to set below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: hunting seasons, hours, areas, and limits 1. Ducks Brian Millsap, Chief, or Ron W. Kokel, for early seasons. Division of Migratory Bird Management, On July 28–29, 2004, we held open Categories used to discuss issues U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) meetings with the Flyway Council related to duck harvest management are: 358–1714. Consultants, at which the participants (A) Harvest Strategy Considerations, (B) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: reviewed the status of waterfowl and Regulatory Alternatives, (C) Zones and Split Seasons, and (D) Special Seasons/ Regulations Schedule for 2004 developed recommendations for the 2004–05 regulations for these species. Species Management. The categories On March 22, 2004, we published in On August 24, 2004, we published in correspond to previously published the Federal Register (69 FR 13440) a the Federal Register (69 FR 52128) the issues/discussion, and only those proposal to amend 50 CFR part 20. The proposed frameworks for the 2004–05 containing substantial recommendations proposal provided a background and late-season migratory bird hunting are discussed below. overview of the migratory bird hunting regulations. This document establishes A. Harvest Strategy Considerations regulations process, and dealt with the final frameworks for late-season establishment of seasons, limits, the migratory bird hunting regulations for Council Recommendations: The proposed regulatory alternatives for the the 2004–05 season. We will publish Atlantic, Central, and Pacific Flyway 2004–05 duck hunting season, and other State selections in the Federal Register Councils and the Upper- and Lower- regulations for migratory game birds as amendments to §§ 20.101 through Regulations Committees of the under §§ 20.101 through 20.107, 20.109, 20.107, and § 20.109 of title 50 CFR part Mississippi Flyway Council and 20.110 of subpart K. On June 9, 20. recommended the adoption of the 2004, we published in the Federal ‘‘liberal’’ regulatory alternative, with the Register (69 FR 32418) a second Population Status and Harvest exception of some specific bag limits document providing supplemental A brief summary of information on described below in section 1.D. Special proposals for early- and late-season the status and harvest of waterfowl Seasons/Species Management. More migratory bird hunting regulations excerpted from various reports was specifically, recommendations frameworks and the regulatory included in the August 24 supplemental concerned sections iii. Black Ducks, iv. alternatives for the 2004–05 duck proposed rule. For more detailed Canvasbacks, and v. Pintails.

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Service Response: The Service is closed days must be consecutive, except Bag Limit’’ (described in the August 19, continuing development of an AHM that 1 split is allowed. 2003, Federal Register (68 FR 50016)). protocol that would allow hunting Service Response: Last fall the Service However, until the ‘‘Hunter’s Choice regulations to vary among Flyways in a began working with the Atlantic Flyway Bag Limit’’ becomes available, the manner that recognizes each Flyway’s Council and others to develop Council recommends a 39-day season unique breeding-ground derivation of assessment procedures that could be with a 1-bird daily bag limit, which may mallards. For the 2004 hunting season, used to better inform black duck harvest be split according to applicable zones/ we believe that the prescribed management in the United States. These split duck hunting configurations regulatory choice for the Mississippi, procedures were intended to help the approved for each State. Central, and Pacific Flyways should Service assess the biological Service Response: Based on regulatory continue to depend on the status of implications of any proposed changes to actions in recent years and midcontinent mallards and that the hunting regulations, as well as recommendations from the Flyway regulatory choice for the Atlantic complement the ongoing effort to Councils, the canvasback harvest Flyway should continue to depend on develop an international program for the strategy was modified this year in the the status of eastern mallards. adaptive management of black duck July 21 Federal Register to allow partial For the 2004 hunting season, the harvests. Based on one phase of this seasons within the regular duck season. Service is continuing to utilize the same assessment framework, historical The modification allows a canvasback regulatory alternatives as those used last harvest rates of black ducks generally season length equal to that of the year. The nature of the restrictive, have been consistent with the dual ‘‘restrictive’’ AHM regulatory alternative moderate, and liberal alternatives has management objectives of maximizing if a full season is not supported, but the remained essentially unchanged since sustainable harvest and attaining the reduced harvest from the restricted 1997, except that extended framework North American Waterfowl Management season predicts a spring abundance the dates have been offered in the moderate Plan population goal for black ducks. following year equal to or greater than and liberal regulatory alternatives since Since 1995, however, overall harvest the objective of 500,000 birds. 2002. Also, the Service agreed last year rates of black ducks have been higher Otherwise, the season on canvasbacks is to place a constraint on closed seasons than what seems to be optimal for closed. Further, based on a in the western three Flyways whenever meeting these management objectives. recommendation from the Pacific the midcontinent mallard breeding- Unfortunately, not all phases of the Flyway Council, Alaska has a 1-bird population size (traditional survey area assessment work were completed this daily bag limit for the entire regular plus Minnesota, Michigan, and year, mainly predicting changes in black duck season in all years unless the Wisconsin) is ≥5.5 million. duck harvest rates associated with Service determines that it is in the best Optimal AHM strategies for the 2004 proposed changes in hunting interest of the canvasback resource to hunting season were calculated using: regulations. Therefore, the Service close the season in Alaska as well as the (1) Harvest-management objectives believes that it is premature to adopt lower 48 States. specific to each mallard stock; (2) the any proposed changes to black duck This year’s spring survey resulted in 2004 regulatory alternatives; and (3) hunting regulations without first an estimate of 617,228 canvasbacks. current population models and considering the appropriateness of However, the estimate of ponds in Prairie Canada was 2,512,608, which associated weights for midcontinent and departing from the traditional was 25% below average. The allowable eastern mallards. Based on this year’s management objectives. Further, if harvest in the United States calculated survey results of 8.36 million regulatory changes are deemed from these numbers is 109,000, which is midcontinent mallards (traditional appropriate, any proposal to do so below the predicted U.S. harvest of surveys area plus Minnesota, Michigan, should be accompanied by an 119,000 associated with the ‘‘liberal’’ and Wisconsin), 2.51 million ponds in assessment to predict what changes in duck season alternative. Thus, for 2004– Prairie Canada, and 1.11 million eastern harvest rates would result. Additional concerns relate to the reliability of the 05, a canvasback season the entire mallards, the prescribed regulatory black duck breeding ground survey data length of the regular season is not choice for all four Flyways is the liberal and the lack of coordination with the supported. However, the ‘‘restrictive’’ alternative. season length within the regular duck Therefore, we concur with the Mississippi Flyway or other season is expected to result in a harvest recommendations of the Atlantic, stakeholders. Thus, we do not support of about 62,000 canvasbacks, and is Mississippi, Central, and Pacific the Atlantic Flyway Council’s proposal supported. Thus, we will adopt a season Flyways regarding selection of the and encourage the Atlantic Flyway to length at the level of the ‘‘restrictive’’ ‘‘liberal’’ regulatory alternative and complete the assessment work we AHM alternative (i.e., 30 days in the adopt the ‘‘liberal’’ regulatory requested last year. Atlantic and Mississippi Flyways, 39 alternative, as described in the June 9 iv. Canvasbacks days in the Central Flyway, and 60 days Federal Register. Council Recommendations: The in the Pacific Flyway) for this year. D. Special Seasons/Species Management Atlantic and Pacific Flyway Councils Seasons may be split according to and the Upper- and Lower-Region iii. Black Ducks applicable zones/split duck hunting Regulations Committees of the configurations approved for each State. Council Recommendations: The Mississippi Flyway Council Atlantic Flyway Council recommended recommended that the Service allow a v. Pintails allowing States the opportunity to ‘‘restrictive’’ canvasback season Council Recommendations: The return to a 2-black-duck daily bag limit consisting of a 1-bird daily bag limit and Atlantic, Central, and Pacific Flyway providing they close the black duck a 30-day season in the Atlantic and Councils and the Upper- and Lower- season one day for each day a 2-black- Mississippi Flyways and 60-day season Region Regulations Committees of the duck bag limit is employed. No offset in the Pacific Flyway. Mississippi Flyway Council would be required for days when the The Central Flyway Council recommended a ‘‘restrictive’’ season for black duck bag limit was restricted to 1 recommended that canvasbacks be pintails consisting of a 1-bird daily bag bird. Both increased bag days and managed using the ‘‘Hunter’s Choice limit and a 30-day season in the Atlantic

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and Mississippi Flyways, a 39-day framework opening date of the fourth a 50-day season with a 2-bird daily bag season in the Central Flyway, and a 60- Saturday in October and a closing date limit for Atlantic brant in 2004. day season in the Pacific Flyway. of January 31. In the Chesapeake Region Service Response: We concur. Service Response: For the past two (except Back Bay, Virginia), the Council NEPA Consideration years, partial seasons (‘‘restrictive’’ recommended a season length of 45 AHM alternative) have been used for days, with a daily bag limit of 1 goose NEPA considerations are covered by pintails, which was a departure from the during the first 25 days and 2 geese the programmatic document, ‘‘Final existing interim pintail harvest strategy. during the last 20 days of the season. Supplemental Environmental Impact This year, the Service requested that the The framework opening date in the Statement: Issuance of Annual Flyway Councils review the existing Chesapeake Region would be November Regulations Permitting the Sport strategy; specifically, the provision that 15 and the closing date would be Hunting of Migratory Birds (FSES 88– provides for a full season with a 1-bird January 31. The Council recommended 14),’’ filed with the Environmental daily bag limit whenever the pintail that remaining AP harvest areas (i.e, Protection Agency on June 9, 1988. We population exceeds the closure Northeast Hunt Unit in coastal North published a Notice of Availability in the threshold established in the strategy, Carolina and Back Bay, Virginia) remain Federal Register on June 16, 1988 (53 regardless of projected population closed. FR 22582). We published our Record of impacts. Discussions resulted in our The Upper- and Lower-Region Decision on August 18, 1988 (53 FR July 21 decision to modify the existing Regulations Committees of the 31341). In a proposed rule published in the strategy for 2004 as follows: Mississippi Flyway Council April 30, 2001, Federal Register (66 FR • Season closed when the breeding- recommended a number of changes in 21298), we expressed our intent to begin population estimate (BPOP) is less than season length, season dates, bag limits, the process of developing a new 1.5 million and the projected Fall Flight and quotas for Minnesota, Iowa, and Supplemental Environmental Impact is less than 2.0 million. Missouri in response to changes in the Statement for the migratory bird hunting • Partial season (restrictive status of the Eastern Prairie Canada program. We plan to begin the public alternative) when the BPOP or Fall goose population and in Kentucky, scoping process in 2005. Flight exceeds the closure level but the Tennessee, Wisconsin, Michigan, and BPOP is less than 2.5 million and Illinois in response to changes in the Endangered Species Act Consideration projections in the strategy predict a status of the Mississippi Valley Section 7 of the Endangered Species decline in the following year’s BPOP Population Canada goose population. Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531–1543; (not including a 6% growth factor). The Pacific Flyway Council 87 Stat. 884), provides that, ‘‘The • Full season, minimum 1-bird daily recommended increasing the season Secretary shall review other programs bag limit when the BPOP exceeds 2.5 length in Humboldt and Del Norte administered by him and utilize such million, regardless of the following Counties in California from 16 days to programs in furtherance of the purposes year’s BPOP projection. 100 days and increasing the daily bag of this Act’’ (and) shall ‘‘insure that any • All other existing provisions of the limit for small Canada geese from 1 to action authorized, funded, or carried out strategy continue to apply. 2 per day. * * * is not likely to jeopardize the Based on the modified strategy, a Service Response: We concur with all pintail breeding-population estimate of continued existence of any endangered the Council recommendations. Further, species or threatened species or result in 2.18 million and a Fall-Flight projection last year we encouraged the Atlantic of 2.64 million results in a projected 20 the destruction or adverse modification Flyway to specify population objectives of [critical] habitat. * * *’’ percent decline in next year’s breeding for AP geese and provide a strategy to population with a full season and 1-bird Consequently, we conducted formal guide future harvest management. We consultations to ensure that actions daily bag limit. Therefore, we are appreciate the Flyway’s effort during adopting a season length at the level of resulting from these regulations would this past year to provide this not likely jeopardize the continued the ‘‘restrictive’’ AHM alternative (i.e., information. 30 days in the Atlantic and Mississippi existence of endangered or threatened Flyways, 39 days in the Central Flyway, C. Special Late Season species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical and 60 days in the Pacific Flyway) for Council Recommendations: The this year. Seasons may be split habitat. Findings from these Atlantic Flyway Council recommended consultations are included in a according to applicable zones/split duck that Connecticut’s special late Canada hunting configurations approved for biological opinion, which concluded goose season become operational. that the regulations are not likely to each State. Service Response: We concur. In addition, we recommend that adversely affect any endangered or further review of the strategy be 5. White-Fronted Geese threatened species. Additionally, these cooperatively undertaken during the findings may have caused modification Council Recommendations: The of some regulatory measures previously coming year prior to finalizing a pintail Pacific Flyway Council recommended strategy to be used until a full proposed, and the final frameworks increasing the season length in the reflect any such modifications. Our incorporation of pintails into the formal Balance-of-the-State Zone in California AHM process is achieved. biological opinions resulting from this from 86 days to 100 days and increasing Section 7 consultation are public 4. Canada Geese the daily bag limit for white-fronted documents available for public geese from 2 to 3 per day except in the B. Regular Seasons inspection at the address indicated Sacramento Valley Special Management under ADDRESSES. The Atlantic Flyway Council Area (west). recommended that the Atlantic Service Response: We concur. Executive Order 12866 Population (AP) Canada goose season The migratory bird hunting 6. Brant consist of a 45-day season with a daily regulations are economically significant bag limit of 3 geese in the New England Council Recommendations: The and were reviewed by the Office of and Mid-Atlantic Regions with a Atlantic Flyway Council recommended Management and Budget (OMB) under

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Executive Order 12866. As such, a cost/ reporting requirements imposed under supplies, distribution, or use. Therefore, benefit analysis was initially prepared regulations established in 50 CFR part this action is not a significant energy in 1981. This analysis was subsequently 20, subpart K, are utilized in the action and no Statement of Energy revised annually from 1990 to 1996, and formulation of migratory game bird Effects is required. then updated in 1998. We have updated hunting regulations. Specifically, OMB Federalism Effects again this year. It is further discussed has approved the information collection below under the heading Regulatory requirements of the Migratory Bird Due to the migratory nature of certain Flexibility Act. Results from the 2004 Harvest Information Program and species of birds, the Federal analysis indicate that the expected assigned clearance number 1018–0015 Government has been given welfare benefit of the annual migratory (expires 10/31/2004). This information responsibility over these species by the bird hunting frameworks is on the order is used to provide a sampling frame for Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We annually of $734 million to $1.064 billion, with voluntary national surveys to improve prescribe frameworks from which the a midpoint estimate of $899 million. our harvest estimates for all migratory States make selections regarding the Copies of the cost/benefit analysis are game birds in order to better manage hunting of migratory birds, and we available upon request from the address these populations. employ guidelines to establish special indicated under ADDRESSES or from our A Federal agency may not conduct or regulations on Federal Indian Web site at http:// sponsor, and a person is not required to reservations and ceded lands. This www.migratorybirds.gov. respond to, a collection of information process preserves the ability of the States and tribes to determine which Regulatory Flexibility Act unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. seasons meet their individual needs. These regulations have a significant Any State or tribe may be more economic impact on substantial Unfunded Mandates Reform Act restrictive than the Federal frameworks numbers of small entities under the We have determined and certify, in at any time. The frameworks are Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 compliance with the requirements of the developed in a cooperative process with et seq.). We analyzed the economic Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 the States and the Flyway Councils. impacts of the annual hunting U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking This process allows States to participate regulations on small business entities in will not impose a cost of $100 million in the development of frameworks from detail as part of the 1981 cost-benefit or more in any given year on local or which they will make selections, analysis discussed under Executive State government or private entities. thereby having an influence on their Order 12866. This analysis was revised Therefore, this rule is not a ‘‘significant own regulations. These rules do not annually from 1990 through 1995. In regulatory action’’ under the Unfunded have a substantial direct effect on fiscal 1995, the Service issued a Small Entity Mandates Reform Act. capacity, change the roles or Flexibility Analysis (Analysis), which responsibilities of Federal or State was subsequently updated in 1996, Civil Justice Reform-Executive Order governments, or intrude on State policy 1998, and 2004. The primary source of 12988 or administration. Therefore, in information about hunter expenditures The Department, in promulgating this accordance with Executive Order 13132, for migratory game bird hunting is the rule, has determined that it will not these regulations do not have significant National Hunting and Fishing Survey, unduly burden the judicial system and federalism effects and do not have which is conducted at 5-year intervals. that it meets the requirements of sufficient federalism implications to The 2004 Analysis was based on the sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive warrant the preparation of a Federalism 2001 National Hunting and Fishing Order 12988. Assessment. Survey and the U.S. Department of Takings Implication Assessment Regulations Promulgation Commerce’s County Business Patterns, from which it was estimated that In accordance with Executive Order The rulemaking process for migratory migratory bird hunters would spend 12630, this rule, authorized by the game bird hunting must, by its nature, between $481 million and $1.2 billion at Migratory Bird Treaty Act, does not operate under severe time constraints. small businesses in 2004. Copies of the have significant takings implications However, we intend that the public be Analysis are available upon request and does not affect any constitutionally given the greatest possible opportunity from the address indicated under protected property rights. This rule will to comment. Thus, when the ADDRESSES or from our Web site at not result in the physical occupancy of preliminary proposed rulemaking was http://www.migratorybirds.gov. property, the physical invasion of published, we established what we property, or the regulatory taking of any believed were the longest periods Small Business Regulatory Enforcement property. In fact, these rules allow possible for public comment. In doing Fairness Act hunters to exercise otherwise this, we recognized that when the This rule is a major rule under 5 unavailable privileges and, therefore, comment period closed, time would be U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business reduce restrictions on the use of private of the essence. That is, if there were a Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. and public property. delay in the effective date of these For the reasons outlined above, this rule regulations after this final rulemaking, Energy Effects—Executive Order 13211 has an annual effect on the economy of States would have insufficient time to $100 million or more. However, because On May 18, 2001, the President issued select season dates and limits; to this rule establishes hunting seasons, we Executive Order 13211 on regulations communicate those selections to us; and do not plan to defer the effective date that significantly affect energy supply, to establish and publicize the necessary required by 5 U.S.C. 801 under the distribution, and use. Executive Order regulations and procedures to exemption contained in 5 U.S.C. 808 (1). 13211 requires agencies to prepare implement their decisions. We therefore Statements of Energy Effects when find that ‘‘good cause’’ exists, within the Paperwork Reduction Act undertaking certain actions. While this terms of 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) of the We examined these regulations under rule is a significant regulatory action Administrative Procedure Act, and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. under Executive Order 12866, it is not these frameworks will, therefore, take The various recordkeeping and expected to adversely affect energy effect immediately upon publication.

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Therefore, under authority of the Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, redheads, and 4 scoters. A single pintail Migratory Bird Treaty Act (July 3, 1918), Tennessee, and Wisconsin. and canvasback may also be included in as amended (16 U.S.C. 703–711), we Central Flyway—includes Colorado the 6-bird daily bag limit for designated prescribe final frameworks setting forth (east of the Continental Divide), Kansas, youth-hunt days. the species to be hunted, the daily bag Montana (Counties of Blaine, Carbon, Closures: The season on harlequin and possession limits, the shooting Fergus, Judith Basin, Stillwater, ducks is closed. hours, the season lengths, the earliest Sweetgrass, Wheatland, and all counties Sea Ducks: Within the special sea opening and latest closing season dates, east thereof), Nebraska, New Mexico duck areas, during the regular duck and hunting areas, from which State (east of the Continental Divide except season in the Atlantic Flyway, States conservation agency officials will select the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation), may choose to allow the above sea duck hunting season dates and other options. North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, limits in addition to the limits applying Upon receipt of season and option Texas, and Wyoming (east of the to other ducks during the regular duck selections from these officials, we will Continental Divide). season. In all other areas, sea ducks may publish in the Federal Register a final Pacific Flyway—includes Alaska, be taken only during the regular open rulemaking amending 50 CFR part 20 to Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, season for ducks and are part of the reflect seasons, limits, and shooting Oregon, Utah, Washington, and those regular duck season daily bag (not to hours for the conterminous United portions of Colorado, Montana, New exceed 4 scoters) and possession limits. States for the 2004–05 season. Mexico, and Wyoming not included in Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit the Central Flyway. List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 of mergansers is 5, only 1 of which may Management Units: High Plains be a hooded merganser. Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting Mallard Management Unit—roughly Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 and recordkeeping requirements, defined as that portion of the Central coots. Transportation, Wildlife. Flyway that lies west of the 100th Lake Champlain Zone, New York: The The rules that eventually will be meridian. waterfowl seasons, limits, and shooting promulgated for the 2004–05 hunting Definitions: For the purpose of hours shall be the same as those season are authorized under 16 U.S.C. hunting regulations listed below, the selected for the Lake Champlain Zone of 703–712 and 16 U.S.C. 742 a–j. collective terms ‘‘dark’’ and ‘‘light’’ Vermont. geese include the following species: Dated: September 9, 2004. Connecticut River Zone, Vermont: Dark geese: Canada geese, white- Craig Manson, The waterfowl seasons, limits, and fronted geese, brant, and all other goose shooting hours shall be the same as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and species except light geese. Parks. those selected for the Inland Zone of Light geese: snow (including blue) New Hampshire. Final Regulations Frameworks for geese and Ross’ geese. Zoning and Split Seasons: Delaware, 2004–05 Late Hunting Seasons on Area, Zone, and Unit Descriptions: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Certain Migratory Game Birds Geographic descriptions related to late- Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, season regulations are contained in a Pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty and Virginia may split their seasons into later portion of this document. three segments; Connecticut, Maine, Act and delegated authorities, the Area-Specific Provisions: Frameworks Department has approved the following Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New for open seasons, season lengths, bag Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, frameworks for season lengths, shooting and possession limits, and other special hours, bag and possession limits, and Vermont, and West Virginia may select provisions are listed below by Flyway. hunting seasons by zones and may split outside dates within which States may Compensatory Days in the Atlantic select seasons for hunting waterfowl their seasons into two segments in each Flyway: In the Atlantic Flyway States of zone. and coots between the dates of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, September 1, 2004, and March 10, 2005. Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Canada Geese General North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and Virginia, where Sunday hunting is Dates: All outside dates noted below Limits: Specific regulations for Canada prohibited statewide by State law, all are inclusive. geese are shown below by State. Unless Sundays are closed to all take of Shooting and Hawking (taking by specified otherwise, seasons may be migratory waterfowl (including falconry) Hours: Unless otherwise split into two segments. In areas within mergansers and coots). specified, from one-half hour before States where the framework closing date sunrise to sunset daily. Atlantic Flyway for Atlantic Population (AP) goose Possession Limits: Unless otherwise seasons overlaps with special late- Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots specified, possession limits are twice season frameworks for resident geese, the daily bag limit. Outside Dates: Between the Saturday the framework closing date for AP goose nearest September 24 (September 25) seasons is January 14. Flyways and Management Units and the last Sunday in January (January Connecticut: North Atlantic Waterfowl Flyways: Atlantic Flyway— 30). Population (NAP) Zone: Between includes Connecticut, Delaware, Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: 60 October 1 and January 31, a 60-day Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, days, except pintails and canvasbacks season may be held with a 2-bird daily Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New which may not exceed 30 days, and bag limit in the H Unit and a 70-day Jersey, New York, North Carolina, season splits must conform to each season with a 3-bird daily bag in the L Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South State’s zone/split configuration for duck Unit. Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West hunting. The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, Atlantic Population (AP) Zone: A 45- Virginia. including no more than 4 mallards (2 day season may be held between the Mississippi Flyway—includes hens), 3 scaup, 1 black duck, 1 pintail, fourth Saturday in October (October 23) Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, 1 canvasback, 1 mottled duck, 1 fulvous and January 31, with a 3-bird daily bag Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, whistling duck, 2 wood ducks, 2 limit.

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South Zone: A special experimental Nassau, Suffolk, Orange, Dutchess, Back Bay Area: Season is closed. season may be held between January 15 Putnam, and Rockland Counties. West Virginia: A 70-day season may and February 15, with a 5-bird daily bag AP Zone: A 45-day season may be be held between October 1 and January limit. held between the fourth Saturday in 31, with a 3-bird daily bag limit. Delaware: A 45-day season may be October (October 23) and January 31, held between November 15 and January with a 3-bird daily bag limit. Light Geese 31, with a 1-bird daily bag limit during RP Zone: A 70-day season may be Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and the first 25 days and a 2-bird daily bag held between the last Saturday in Limits: States may select a 107-day limit during the last 20 days. October (October 25) and February 15, season between October 1 and March Florida: A 70-day season may be held with a 5-bird daily bag limit. 10, with a 15-bird daily bag limit and no between November 15 and February 15, North Carolina: SJBP Zone: A 70-day possession limit. States may split their with a 5-bird daily bag limit. season may be held between October 1 seasons into three segments, except in Georgia: In specific areas, a 70-day and December 31, with a 2-bird daily Delaware and Maryland, where, season may be held between November bag limit, except for the Northeast Hunt following the completion of their duck 15 and February 15, with a 5-bird daily Unit and Northampton County, which is season, and until March 10, Delaware bag limit. closed. and Maryland may split the remaining Maine: A 60-day season may be held RP Zone: A 70-day season may be portion of the season to allow hunting Statewide between October 1 and held between October 1 and February on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. 15, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. Saturdays only. Maryland: Resident Population (RP) Pennsylvania: SJBP Zone: A 40-day Zone: A 70-day season may be held season may be held between November Brant between November 15 and February 15, 15 and January 14, with a 2-bird daily Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and with a 5-bird daily bag limit. bag limit. Limits: States may select a 50-day AP Zone: A 45-day season may be Pymatuning Zone: A 35-day season season between the Saturday nearest held between November 15 and January may be held between October 1 and September 24 (September 25) and 31, with a 1-bird daily bag limit during January 31, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. the first 25 days and a 2-bird daily bag RP Zone: A 70-day season may be States may split their seasons into two limit during the last 20 days. held between November 15 and segments. Massachusetts: NAP Zone: A 60-day February 15, with a 5-bird daily bag season may be held between October 1 limit. Mississippi Flyway and January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag AP Zone: A 45-day season may be Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots limit. Additionally, a special season held between the fourth Saturday in may be held from January 15 to October (October 23) and January 31, Outside Dates: Between the Saturday February 15, with a 5-bird daily bag with a 3-bird daily bag limit. nearest September 24 (September 25) limit. Special Late Goose Season Area: An and the last Sunday in January (January AP Zone: A 45-day season may be experimental season may be held from 30). held between the fourth Saturday in January 15 to February 15, with a 5-bird Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: 60 October (October 23) and January 31, daily bag limit. days, except that the season for pintails with a 3-bird daily bag limit. Rhode Island: A 60-day season may and canvasbacks may not exceed 30 New Hampshire: A 60-day season may be held between October 1 and January days for each species, and season splits be held statewide between October 1 31, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. An must conform to each State’s zone/split and January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag experimental season may be held in configuration for duck hunting. The limit. designated areas from January 15 to daily bag limit is 6 ducks, including no New Jersey: Statewide: A 45-day February 15, with a 5-bird daily bag more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 season may be held between the fourth limit. of which may be females), 3 mottled Saturday in October (October 23) and South Carolina: In designated areas, a ducks, 3 scaup, 1 black duck, 1 pintail, January 31, with a 3-bird daily bag limit. 70-day season may be held during 1 canvasback, 2 wood ducks, and 2 Special Late Goose Season Area: An November 15 to February 15, with a 5- redheads. A single pintail and experimental season may be held in bird daily bag limit. canvasback may also be included in the designated areas of North and South Vermont: A 45-day season may be 6-bird daily bag limit for designated New Jersey from January 15 to February held between the fourth Saturday in youth-hunt days. 15, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. October (October 23) and January 31, Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit New York: Southern James Bay with a 3-bird daily bag limit. is 5, only 1 of which may be a hooded Population (SJBP) Zone: A 70-day Virginia: SJBP Zone: A 40-day season merganser. In States that include season may be held between the last may be held between November 15 and mergansers in the duck bag limit, the Saturday in October (October 25) and January 14, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. daily limit is the same as the duck bag January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. Additionally, an experimental season limit, only one of which may be a NAP Zone: Between October 1 and may be held between January 15 and hooded merganser. January 31, a 60-day season may be February 15, with a 5-bird daily bag Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 held, with a 2-bird daily bag limit in the limit. coots. High Harvest areas; and a 70-day season AP Zone: A 45-day season may be Zoning and Split Seasons: Alabama, may be held, with a 3-bird daily bag held between November 15 and January Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, limit in the Low Harvest areas. 31, with a 1-bird daily bag limit during Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Special Late Goose Season Area: An the first 25 days and a 2-bird daily bag Tennessee, and Wisconsin may select experimental season may be held limit during the last 20 days. hunting seasons by zones. between January 15 and February 15, RP Zone: A 70-day season may be In Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, with a 5-bird daily bag limit in held between November 15 and Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, designated areas of Chemung, Delaware, February 15, with a 5-bird daily bag and Wisconsin, the season may be split Tioga, Broome, Sullivan, Westchester, limit. into two segments in each zone.

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In Arkansas, Minnesota, and in the Southern Illinois Quota Zone, extend for 30 days. The daily bag limit Mississippi, the season may be split into whichever occurs first. is 2 Canada geese. three segments. Indiana: The season for Canada geese (1) Saginaw County GMU—The may extend for 70 days, except in the Canada goose season will close after 50 Geese SJBP Zone, where the season may not days or when 2,000 birds have been Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may exceed 50 days. The daily bag limit is harvested, whichever occurs first. The be split into three segments. Three-way 2 Canada geese. daily bag limit is 1 Canada goose. split seasons for Canada geese require Iowa: The season may extend for 60 (2) Tuscola/Huron GMU—The Canada Mississippi Flyway Council and U.S. days. The daily bag limit is 2 Canada goose season will close after 50 days or Fish and Wildlife Service approval and geese. when 750 birds have been harvested, a 3-year evaluation by each participating Kentucky: (a) Western Zone—The whichever occurs first. The daily bag State. season for Canada geese may extend for limit is 1 Canada goose. Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and 66 days (81 days in Fulton County), and (c) Southern Michigan and Central Limits: States may select seasons for the harvest will be limited to 10,300 Michigan GMUs—A special Canada light geese not to exceed 107 days, with birds. Of the 10,300-bird quota, 6,700 goose season may be held between 20 geese daily between the Saturday birds will be allocated to the Ballard January 1 and January 30. The daily bag nearest September 24 (September 25) Reporting Area and 2,600 birds will be limit is 5 Canada geese. and March 10; for white-fronted geese allocated to the Henderson/Union Minnesota: (a) West Zone. not to exceed 86 days, with 2 geese Reporting Area. If the quota in either (1) West Central Zone—The season for daily or 107 days with 1 goose daily reporting area is reached prior to Canada geese may extend for 25 days. between the Saturday nearest September completion of the 66-day season, the The daily bag limit is 1 Canada goose. 24 (September 25) and the Sunday season in that reporting area will be (2) Remainder of West Zone—The nearest February 15 (February 13); and closed. If the quotas in both the Ballard season for Canada geese may extend for for brant not to exceed 70 days, with 2 and Henderson/Union reporting areas 35 days. The daily bag limit is 1 Canada brant daily or 107 days with 1 brant are reached prior to completion of the goose. daily between the Saturday nearest 66-day season, the season in the (b) Northwest Zone—The season for September 24 (September 25) and counties and portions of counties that Canada geese may extend for 40 days. January 31. There is no possession limit comprise the Western Goose Zone The daily bag limit is 1 Canada goose. (c) Remainder of the State—The for light geese. Specific regulations for (listed in State regulations) may season for Canada geese may extend for Canada geese and exceptions to the continue for an additional 7 days, not to 60 days. The daily bag limit is 2 Canada above general provisions are shown exceed a total of 66 days (81 days in geese. below by State. Except as noted below, Fulton County). The season in Fulton (d) Special Late Canada Goose the outside dates for Canada geese are County may extend to February 15. The Season—A special Canada goose season the Saturday nearest September 24 daily bag limit is 2 Canada geese. of up to 10 days may be held in (September 25) and January 31. (b) Pennyroyal/Coalfield Zone—The December, except in the West Central Alabama: In the SJBP Goose Zone, the season may extend for 50 days. The daily bag limit is 2 Canada geese. Goose zone. During the special season, season for Canada geese may not exceed the daily bag limit is 5 Canada geese, 50 days. Elsewhere, the season for (c) Remainder of the State—The season may extend for 50 days. The except in the Southeast Goose Zone, Canada geese may extend for 70 days in where the daily bag limit is 2. the respective duck-hunting zones. The daily bag limit is 2 Canada geese. Louisiana: The season for Canada Mississippi: The season for Canada daily bag limit is 2 Canada geese. geese may extend for 9 days. During the geese may extend for 70 days. The daily Arkansas: In the Northwest Zone, the season, the daily bag limit is 1 Canada bag limit is 3 Canada geese. season for Canada geese may extend for goose and 2 white-fronted geese with an Missouri: (a) Southeast Zone—The 33 days, provided that one segment of 86-day white-fronted goose season or 1 season for Canada geese may extend for at least 9 days occurs prior to October white-fronted goose with a 107-day 77 days. The season may be split into 15. In the remainder of the State, the season. Hunters participating in the 3 segments, provided that at least 1 season may not exceed 23 days. The Canada goose season must possess a segment occurs prior to December 1. season may extend to February 15, and special permit issued by the State. The daily bag limit is 3 Canada geese may be split into 2 segments. The daily Michigan: (a) MVP Zone—The total through October 31 and 2 Canada geese bag limit is 2 Canada geese. harvest of Canada geese will be limited thereafter. Illinois: The total harvest of Canada to 50,000 birds. The framework opening (b) Remainder of the State— geese in the State will be limited to date for all geese is September 16, and (1) North Zone—The season for 74,200 birds. The daily bag limit is 2 the season for Canada geese may extend Canada geese may extend for 77 days, Canada geese. The possession limit is 10 for 30 days. The daily bag limit is 2 with no more than 30 days occurring Canada geese. Canada geese. after November 30. The season may be (a) North Zone—The season for (1) Allegan County GMU—The split into 3 segments, provided that 1 Canada geese will close after 86 days or Canada goose season will close after 25 segment of at least 9 days occurs prior when 15,300 birds have been harvested days or when 1,500 birds have been to October 15. The daily bag limit is 3 in the Northern Illinois Quota Zone, harvested, whichever occurs first. The Canada geese through October 31, 2 whichever occurs first. daily bag limit is 1 Canada goose. Canada geese from November 1 to (b) Central Zone—The season for (2) Muskegon Wastewater GMU—The November 30, and 1 Canada goose Canada geese will close after 86 days or Canada goose season will close after 25 thereafter. when 17,500 birds have been harvested days or when 500 birds have been (2) Middle Zone—The season for in the Central Illinois Quota Zone, harvested, whichever occurs first. The Canada geese may extend for 77 days, whichever occurs first. daily bag limit is 2 Canada geese. with no more than 30 days occurring (c) South Zone—The season for (b) SJBP Zone—The framework after November 30. The season may be Canada geese will close after 86 days or opening date for all geese is September split into 3 segments, provided that 1 when 8,600 birds have been harvested 16, and the season for Canada geese may segment of at least 9 days occurs prior

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to October 15. The daily bag limit is 3 (c) Exterior Zone—The framework 6-bird daily bag limit for designated Canada geese through October 31, 2 opening date for all geese is September youth-hunt days. Canada geese from November 1 to 16. The harvest of Canada geese is (2) Remainder of the Central Flyway: November 30, and 1 Canada goose limited to 29,500 birds, 500 of which are 74 days, except pintails and thereafter. allocated to the Mississippi River canvasbacks, which may not exceed 39 (3) South Zone—The season for Subzone. The season may not exceed 95 days, and season splits must conform to Canada geese may extend for 77 days. days, except in the Mississippi River each State’s zone/split configuration for The season may be split into 3 Subzone, where the season may not duck hunting. The daily bag limit is 6 segments, provided that at least 1 exceed 71 days. The daily bag limit is ducks, including no more than 5 segment occurs prior to December 1. 2 Canada geese. In that portion of the mallards (no more than 2 of which may The daily bag limit is 3 Canada geese Exterior Zone outside the Mississippi be hens), 1 mottled duck, 1 pintail, 1 through October 31 and 2 Canada geese River Subzone, the progress of the canvasback, 2 redheads, 3 scaup, and 2 thereafter. harvest must be monitored, and the wood ducks. A single pintail and Ohio: The season for Canada geese season closed, if necessary, to ensure canvasback may also be included in the may extend for 70 days in the respective that the harvest does not exceed 29,000 6-bird daily bag limit for designated duck-hunting zones, with a daily bag birds. youth-hunt days. limit of 2 Canada geese, except in the Additional Limits: In addition to the Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit Lake Erie SJBP Zone, where the season harvest limits stated for the respective is 5 mergansers, only 1 of which may be may not exceed 35 days and the daily zones above, an additional 4,500 Canada a hooded merganser. In States that bag limit is 1 Canada goose. A special geese may be taken in the Horicon Zone include mergansers in the duck daily Canada goose season of up to 22 days, under special agricultural permits. bag limit, the daily limit may be the beginning the first Saturday after Quota Zone Closures: When it has same as the duck bag limit, only one of January 10, may be held in the following been determined that the quota of which may be a hooded merganser. Counties: Allen (north of U.S. Highway Canada geese allotted to the Northern Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 30), Fulton, Geauga (north of Route 6), Illinois, Central Illinois, and Southern coots. Henry, Huron, Lucas (Lake Erie Zone Illinois Quota Zones in Illinois; the Zoning and Split Seasons: Kansas closed), Seneca, and Summit (Lake Erie Ballard and Henderson-Union Subzones (Low Plains portion), Montana, Zone closed). During the special season, in Kentucky; the Allegan County, Nebraska (Low Plains portion), New the daily bag limit is 2 Canada geese. Muskegon Wastewater, Saginaw County, Mexico, Oklahoma (Low Plains portion), Tennessee: (a) Northwest Zone—The and Tuscola/Huron Goose Management South Dakota (Low Plains portion), season for Canada geese may not exceed Units in Michigan; and the Exterior Texas (Low Plains portion), and 72 days, and may extend to February 15. Zone in Wisconsin will have been filled, Wyoming may select hunting seasons by The daily bag limit is 2 Canada geese. the season for taking Canada geese in zones. (b) Southwest Zone—The season for the respective zone (and associated area, In Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Canada geese may extend for 59 days, at if applicable) will be closed, either by Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South least 9 of which must occur before Oct. the Director upon giving public notice Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, the 16. The daily bag limit is 2 Canada through local information media at least regular season may be split into two geese. 48 hours in advance of the time and segments. (c) Kentucky/Barkley Lakes Zone— date of closing, or by the State through In Colorado, the season may be split The season for Canada geese may extend State regulations with such notice and into three segments. for 59 days, at least 9 of which must time (not less than 48 hours) as they Geese occur before Oct. 16. The daily bag limit deem necessary. is 2 Canada geese. Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may (d) Remainder of the State—The Central Flyway be split into three segments. Three-way season for Canada geese may extend for Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots split seasons for Canada geese require 70 days. The daily bag limit is 2 Canada Central Flyway Council and U.S. Fish geese. Outside Dates: Between the Saturday and Wildlife Service approval, and a 3- Wisconsin: The total harvest of nearest September 24 (September 25) year evaluation by each participating Canada geese in the State will be limited and the last Sunday in January (January State. to 49,200 birds. 30). Outside Dates: For dark geese, seasons (a) Horicon Zone—The framework Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: (1) may be selected between the outside opening date for all geese is September High Plains Mallard Management Unit dates of the Saturday nearest September 16. The harvest of Canada geese is (roughly defined as that portion of the 24 (September 25) and the Sunday limited to 19,000 birds. The season may Central Flyway which lies west of the nearest February 15 (February 13). For not exceed 95 days. All Canada geese 100th meridian): 97 days, except light geese, outside dates for seasons harvested must be tagged. The daily bag pintails and canvasbacks, which may may be selected between the Saturday limit is 2 Canada geese, and the season not exceed 39 days, and season splits nearest September 24 (September 25) limit will be the number of tags issued must conform to each State’s zone/split and March 10. In the Rainwater Basin to each permittee. configuration for duck hunting. The Light Goose Area (East and West) of (b) Collins Zone—The framework daily bag limit is 6 ducks, including no Nebraska, temporal and spatial opening date for all geese is September more than 5 mallards (no more than 2 restrictions consistent with the 16. The harvest of Canada geese is of which may be hens), 1 mottled duck, experimental late-winter snow goose limited to 700 birds. The season may 1 pintail, 1 canvasback, 2 redheads, 3 hunting strategy endorsed by the Central not exceed 68 days. All Canada geese scaup, and 2 wood ducks. The last 23 Flyway Council in July 1999, are harvested must be tagged. The daily bag days may start no earlier than the required. limit is 2 Canada geese, and the season Saturday nearest December 10 Season Lengths and Limits: limit will be the number of tags issued (December 11). A single pintail and Light Geese: States may select a light to each permittee. canvasback may also be included in the goose season not to exceed 107 days.

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The daily bag limit for light geese is 20 Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, cackling Canada goose or Aleutian with no possession limit. Oregon, Utah, and Washington may Canada goose, except in Del Norte and Dark Geese: In Kansas, Nebraska, split their seasons into two segments. Humboldt Counties where the daily bag North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and limit may include 2 Cackling or and the Eastern Goose Zone of Texas, Wyoming may split their seasons into Aleutian Canada geese. States may select a season for Canada three segments. Two areas in the Balance-of-the-State geese (or any other dark goose species Colorado River Zone, California: Zone are restricted in the hunting of except white-fronted geese) not to Seasons and limits shall be the same as certain geese: exceed 95 days with a daily bag limit of seasons and limits selected in the (1) In the Sacramento Valley Special 3. Additionally, in the Eastern Goose adjacent portion of Arizona (South Management Area (West), the season on Zone of Texas, an alternative season of Zone). white-fronted geese must begin no 107 days with a daily bag limit of 1 Geese earlier than the last Saturday in October Canada goose may be selected. For and end on or before December 14, and white-fronted geese, these States may Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and the daily bag limit shall contain no more select either a season of 86 days with a Limits: than 2 white-fronted geese. bag limit of 2 or a 107-day season with California, Oregon, and Washington: (2) In the Sacramento Valley Special a bag limit of 1. Except as subsequently noted, 100-day Management Area (East), there will be In South Dakota, for Canada geese in seasons may be selected, with outside no open season for Canada geese. the Big Stone Power Plant Area of dates between the Saturday nearest Oregon: Except as subsequently Canada Goose Unit 3, the daily bag limit October 1 (October 2), and the last noted, the dark goose daily bag limit is is 3 until November 30, and 2 thereafter. Sunday in January (January 30). Basic 4, including not more than 1 cackling In Montana, New Mexico and daily bag limits are 3 light geese and 4 Canada goose or Aleutian Canada goose. dark geese, except in California, Oregon, Wyoming, States may select seasons not Harney, Klamath, Lake, and Malheur and Washington, where the dark goose to exceed 107 days. The daily bag limit County Zone—For Lake County only, bag limit does not include brant. for dark geese is 5 in the aggregate. the daily dark goose bag limit may not Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, In Colorado, the season may not include more than 2 white-fronted Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and exceed 95 days. The daily bag limit is geese. Wyoming: Except as subsequently 3 dark geese in the aggregate. Northwest Special Permit Zone: noted, 107-day seasons may be selected, In the Western Goose Zone of Texas, Except for designated areas, there will with outside dates between the Saturday the season may not exceed 95 days. The be no open season on Canada geese. In nearest September 24 (September 25), daily bag limit for Canada geese (or any the designated areas, individual quotas and the last Sunday in January (January other dark goose species except white- will be established that collectively will 30). Basic daily bag limits are 3 light fronted geese) is 3. The daily bag limit not exceed 165 dusky Canada geese. See for white-fronted geese is 1. geese and 4 dark geese. Split Seasons: Unless otherwise section on quota zones. In those Pacific Flyway specified, seasons for geese may be split designated areas, the daily bag limit of into up to 3 segments. Three-way split dark geese is 4 and may include no Ducks, Mergansers, Coots, Common more than 1 Aleutian Canada goose. Moorhens, and Purple Gallinules seasons for Canada geese and white- fronted geese require Pacific Flyway Season dates in the Lower Columbia/N. Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: Council and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Willamette Valley Management Area Concurrent 107 days, except that the Service approval and a 3-year may be different than the remainder of season for pintails and canvasbacks may evaluation by each participating State. the Northwest Special Permit Zone; not exceed 60 days, and season splits however, for those season segments must conform to each State’s zone/split Brant Season different from the Northwest Special configuration for duck hunting. The A 16-consecutive-day season may be Permit Zone, the cackling Canada goose daily bag limit is 7 ducks and selected in Oregon. A 16-day season limit is 2. mergansers, including no more than 2 may be selected in Washington, and this Closed Zone: Those portions of Coos female mallards, 1 pintail, 1 canvasback, season may be split into 2-segments. A and Curry Counties south of Bandon 4 scaup, and 2 redheads. A single 30-consecutive-day season may be and west of U.S. 101 and all of pintail and canvasback may also be selected in California. In these States, Tillamook County. included in the 7-bird daily bag limit for the daily bag limit is 2 brant and is in Washington: The daily bag limit is 4 designated youth-hunt days. addition to dark goose limits. geese, including 4 dark geese but not The season on coots and common Arizona: The daily bag limit for dark more than 3 light geese. A 107-day moorhens may be between the outside geese is 3. season may be selected in Areas 4 and dates for the season on ducks, but not California: Northeastern Zone: The 5 (eastern Washington). to exceed 107 days. daily bag limit is 3 geese and may Southwest Quota Zone: In the Coot, Common Moorhen, and Purple include no more than 2 dark geese; Southwest Quota Zone, except for Gallinule Limits: The daily bag and including not more than 1 cackling designated areas, there will be no open possession limits of coots, common Canada goose or 1 Aleutian Canada season on Canada geese. In the moorhens, and purple gallinules are 25, goose. designated areas, individual quotas will singly or in the aggregate. Southern Zone: In the Imperial be established that collectively will not Outside Dates: Between the Saturday County Special Management Area, light exceed 85 dusky Canada geese. See nearest September 24 (September 25) geese only may be taken from the end section on quota zones. In this area, the and the last Sunday in January (January of the general goose hunting season daily bag limit of dark geese is 4 and 30). through the first Sunday in February may include 4 cackling Canada geese. In Zoning and Split Seasons: Arizona, (February 6). Southwest Quota Zone Area 2B (Pacific California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Balance-of-the-State Zone: Limits may and Grays Harbor Counties), the dark and Washington may select hunting not include more than 3 geese per day, goose bag limit may include 1 Aleutian seasons by zones. of which not more than 1 may be a Canada goose.

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Colorado: The daily bag limit for dark Montana: No more than 500 permits second permit may be issued to hunters geese is 3 geese. may be issued. The season must end no from unused permits remaining after the Idaho: Northern Unit: The daily bag later than December 1. The State must first drawing. The States must obtain limit is 4 geese, including 4 dark geese, implement a harvest-monitoring harvest and hunter participation data. but not more than 3 light geese. program to measure the species These seasons are also subject to the Southwest Unit and Southeastern composition of the swan harvest and following conditions: Unit: The daily bag limit on dark geese should use appropriate measures to In the Atlantic Flyway: is 4. maximize hunter compliance in —The season is experimental. Montana: West of Divide Zone and reporting bill measurement and color —The season may be 90 days, from East of Divide Zone: The daily bag limit information. October 1 to January 31. of dark geese is 4. Utah: No more than 2,000 permits —In North Carolina, no more than 5,000 Nevada: The daily bag limit for dark may be issued. During the swan season, permits may be issued. geese is 3 except in the Lincoln and no more than 10 trumpeter swans may —In Virginia, no more than 600 permits Clark County Zone, where the daily bag be taken. The season must end no later may be issued. than the second Sunday in December limit of dark geese is 2. In the Central Flyway: (December 12) or upon attainment of 10 New Mexico: The daily bag limit for —The season may be 107 days, from the dark geese is 3. trumpeter swans in the harvest, whichever occurs earliest. The Utah Saturday nearest October 1 (October Utah: The daily bag limit for dark season remains subject to the terms of 2) to January 31. geese is 3. the Memorandum of Agreement entered —In the Central Flyway portion of Wyoming: The daily bag limit for dark into with the Service in August 2001, Montana, no more than 500 permits geese is 4. regarding harvest monitoring, season may be issued. Quota Zones: Seasons on dark geese closure procedures, and education —In North Dakota, no more than 2,200 must end upon attainment of individual requirements to minimize the take of permits may be issued. quotas of dusky Canada geese allotted to trumpeter swans during the swan —In South Dakota, no more than 1,300 the designated areas of Oregon and season. permits may be issued. Washington. The September Canada Nevada: No more than 650 permits Area, Unit, and Zone Descriptions goose season, the regular goose season, may be issued. During the swan season, any special late dark goose season, and no more than 5 trumpeter swans may be Ducks (Including Mergansers) and Coots any extended falconry season, taken. The season must end no later Atlantic Flyway combined, must not exceed 107 days, than the Sunday following January 1 and the established quota of dusky (January 2) or upon attainment of 5 Connecticut: North Zone: That Canada geese must not be exceeded. trumpeter swans in the harvest, portion of the State north of I–95. Hunting of dark geese in those whichever occurs earliest. South Zone: Remainder of the State. designated areas will only be by hunters In addition, the States of Utah and Maine: North Zone: That portion possessing a State-issued permit Nevada must implement a harvest- north of the line extending east along authorizing them to do so. In a Service- monitoring program to measure the Maine State Highway 110 from the New approved investigation, the State must species composition of the swan Hampshire and Maine State line to the obtain quantitative information on harvest. The harvest-monitoring intersection of Maine State Highway 11 hunter compliance of those regulations program must require that all harvested in Newfield; then north and east along aimed at reducing the take of dusky swans or their species-determinant parts Route 11 to the intersection of U.S. Canada geese. If the monitoring program be examined by either State or Federal Route 202 in Auburn; then north and cannot be conducted, for any reason, the biologists for the purpose of species east on Route 202 to the intersection of season must immediately close. In the classification. The States should use Interstate Highway 95 in Augusta; then designated areas of the Washington appropriate measures to maximize north and east along I–95 to Route 15 in Southwest Quota Zone, a special late hunter compliance in providing bagged Bangor; then east along Route 15 to dark goose season may be held between swans for examination. Further, the Route 9; then east along Route 9 to the Saturday following the close of the States of Montana, Nevada, and Utah Stony Brook in Baileyville; then east general goose season and March 10. In must achieve at least an 80-percent along Stony Brook to the United States the Northwest Special Permit Zone of compliance rate, or subsequent permits border. Oregon, the framework closing date is will be reduced by 10 percent. All three South Zone: Remainder of the State. extended to the Sunday closest to March States must provide to the Service by Massachusetts: Western Zone: That 1 (February 27). Regular dark goose June 30, 2004, a report detailing harvest, portion of the State west of a line seasons may be split into 3 segments hunter participation, reporting extending south from the Vermont State within the Oregon and Washington compliance, and monitoring of swan line on I–91 to MA 9, west on MA 9 to quota zones. populations in the designated hunt MA 10, south on MA 10 to U.S. 202, areas. south on U.S. 202 to the Connecticut Swans State line. In portions of the Pacific Flyway Tundra Swans Central Zone: That portion of the (Montana, Nevada, and Utah), an open In portions of the Atlantic Flyway State east of the Berkshire Zone and season for taking a limited number of (North Carolina and Virginia) and the west of a line extending south from the swans may be selected. Permits will be Central Flyway (North Dakota, South New Hampshire State line on I–95 to issued by the State and will authorize Dakota [east of the Missouri River], and U.S. 1, south on U.S. 1 to I–93, south on each permittee to take no more than 1 that portion of Montana in the Central I–93 to MA 3, south on MA 3 to U.S. swan per season. Each State’s season Flyway), an open season for taking a 6, west on U.S. 6 to MA 28, west on MA may open no earlier than the Saturday limited number of tundra swans may be 28 to I–195, west to the Rhode Island nearest October 1 (October 2). These selected. Permits will be issued by the State line; except the waters, and the seasons are also subject to the following States that authorize the take of no more lands 150 yards inland from the high- conditions: than 1 tundra swan per permit. A water mark, of the Assonet River

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upstream to the MA 24 bridge, and the Northeastern Zone: That area north of North Zone: The remainder of Taunton River upstream to the Center a line extending from Lake Ontario east Alabama. St.-Elm St. bridge shall be in the Coastal along the north shore of the Salmon Illinois: North Zone: That portion of Zone. River to I–81 to NY 31, east along NY the State north of a line extending east Coastal Zone: That portion of 31 to NY 13, north along NY 13 to NY from the Iowa State line along Illinois Massachusetts east and south of the 49, east along NY 49 to NY 365, east Highway 92 to Interstate Highway 280, Central Zone. along NY 365 to NY 28, east along NY east along I–280 to I–80, then east along New Hampshire: Coastal Zone: That 28 to NY 29, east along NY 29 to I–87, I–80 to the Indiana State line. portion of the State east of a line north along I–87 to U.S. 9 (at Exit 20), Central Zone: That portion of the extending west from the Maine State north along U.S. 9 to NY 149, east along State south of the North Zone to a line line in Rollinsford on NH 4 to the city NY 149 to U.S. 4, north along U.S. 4 to extending east from the Missouri State of Dover, south to NH 108, south along the Vermont State line, exclusive of the line along the Modoc Ferry route to NH 108 through Madbury, Durham, and Lake Champlain Zone. Modoc Ferry Road, east along Modoc Newmarket to NH 85 in Newfields, Southeastern Zone: The remaining Ferry Road to Modoc Road, south to NH 101 in Exeter, east to NH portion of New York. northeasterly along Modoc Road and St. 51 (Exeter-Hampton Expressway), east Pennsylvania: Lake Erie Zone: The Leo’s Road to Illinois Highway 3, north to I–95 (New Hampshire Turnpike) in Lake Erie waters of Pennsylvania and a along Illinois 3 to Illinois 159, north Hampton, and south along I–95 to the shoreline margin along Lake Erie from along Illinois 159 to Illinois 161, east Massachusetts State line. New York on the east to Ohio on the along Illinois 161 to Illinois 4, north Inland Zone: That portion of the State west extending 150 yards inland, but along Illinois 4 to Interstate Highway 70, north and west of the above boundary including all of Presque Isle Peninsula. east along I–70 to the Bond County line, and along the Massachusetts State line Northwest Zone: The area bounded on north and east along the Bond County crossing the Connecticut River to the north by the Lake Erie Zone and line to Fayette County, north and east Interstate 91 and northward in Vermont including all of Erie and Crawford along the Fayette County line to to Route 2, east to 102, northward to the Counties and those portions of Mercer Effingham County, east and south along Canadian border. and Venango Counties north of I–80. the Effingham County line to I–70, then New Jersey: Coastal Zone: That North Zone: That portion of the State east along I–70 to the Indiana State line. portion of the State seaward of a line east of the Northwest Zone and north of South Zone: The remainder of Illinois. beginning at the New York State line in a line extending east on I–80 to U.S. Indiana: North Zone: That portion of Raritan Bay and extending west along 220, Route 220 to I–180, I–180 to I–80, the State north of a line extending east the New York State line to NJ 440 at and I–80 to the Delaware River. from the Illinois State line along State Perth Amboy; west on NJ 440 to the South Zone: The remaining portion of Road 18 to U.S. Highway 31, north Garden State Parkway; south on the Pennsylvania. along U.S. 31 to U.S. 24, east along U.S. Garden State Parkway to the shoreline at Vermont: Lake Champlain Zone: The 24 to Huntington, then southeast along Cape May and continuing to the U.S. portion of Lake Champlain and that U.S. 224 to the Ohio State line. Delaware State line in Delaware Bay. area north and west of the line Ohio River Zone: That portion of the North Zone: That portion of the State extending from the New York State line State south of a line extending east from west of the Coastal Zone and north of along U.S. 4 to VT 22A at Fair Haven; the Illinois State line along Interstate a line extending west from the Garden VT 22A to U.S. 7 at Vergennes; U.S. 7 Highway 64 to New Albany, east along State Parkway on NJ 70 to the New to the Canadian border. State Road 62 to State Road 56, east Jersey Turnpike, north on the turnpike Interior Zone: That portion of along State Road 56 to Vevay, east and to U.S. 206, north on U.S. 206 to U.S. Vermont west of the Lake Champlain north on State 156 along the Ohio River 1 at Trenton, west on U.S. 1 to the Zone and eastward of a line extending to North Landing, north along State 56 Pennsylvania State line in the Delaware from the Massachusetts State line at to U.S. Highway 50, then northeast River. Interstate 91; north along Interstate 91 to along U.S. 50 to the Ohio State line. South Zone: That portion of the State U.S. 2; east along U.S. 2 to VT 102; South Zone: That portion of the State not within the North Zone or the Coastal north along VT 102 to VT 253; north between the North and Ohio River Zone Zone. along VT 253 to the Canadian border. boundaries. New York: Lake Champlain Zone: The Connecticut River Zone: The Iowa: North Zone: That portion of the U.S. portion of Lake Champlain and that remaining portion of Vermont east of State north of a line extending east from area east and north of a line extending the Interior Zone. the Nebraska State line along State along NY 9B from the Canadian border West Virginia: Zone 1: That portion Highway 175 to State Highway 37, to U.S. 9, south along U.S. 9 to NY 22 outside the boundaries in Zone 2. southeast along State Highway 37 to south of Keesville; south along NY 22 to Zone 2 (Allegheny Mountain Upland): U.S. Highway 59, south along U.S. 59 to the west shore of South Bay, along and That area bounded by a line extending Interstate Highway 80, then east along I– around the shoreline of South Bay to NY south along U.S. 220 through Keyser to 80 to the Illinois State line. 22 on the east shore of South Bay; U.S. 50; U.S. 50 to WV 93; WV 93 south South Zone: The remainder of Iowa. southeast along NY 22 to U.S. 4, to WV 42; WV 42 south to Petersburg; Kentucky: West Zone: All counties northeast along U.S. 4 to the Vermont WV 28 south to Minnehaha Springs; WV west of and including Butler, Daviess, State line. 39 west to U.S. 219; U.S. 219 south to Ohio, Simpson, and Warren Counties. Long Island Zone: That area I–64; I–64 west to U.S. 60; U.S. 60 west East Zone: The remainder of consisting of Nassau County, Suffolk to U.S. 19; U.S. 19 north to I–79, I–79 Kentucky. County, that area of Westchester County north to I–68; I–68 east to the Maryland Louisiana: West Zone: That portion of southeast of I–95, and their tidal waters. State line; and along the State line to the the State west and south of a line Western Zone: That area west of a line point of beginning. extending south from the Arkansas State extending from Lake Ontario east along line along Louisiana Highway 3 to the north shore of the Salmon River to Mississippi Flyway Bossier City, east along Interstate I–81, and south along I–81 to the Alabama: South Zone: Mobile and Highway 20 to Minden, south along Pennsylvania State line. Baldwin Counties. Louisiana 7 to Ringgold, east along

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Louisiana 4 to Jonesboro, south along west on U.S. Highway 54 to the Kansas Republic Co. Road 563 to KS 148; east U.S. Highway 167 to Lafayette, State line. on KS 148 to Republic Co. Road 138; southeast along U.S. 90 to the Middle Zone: The remainder of south on Republic Co. Road 138 to Mississippi State line. Missouri. Cloud Co. Road 765; south on Cloud Co. East Zone: The remainder of Ohio: North Zone: That portion of the Road 765 to KS 9; west on KS 9 to U.S. Louisiana. State north of a line extending east from 24; west on U.S. 24 to U.S. 281; north Catahoula Lake Area: All of Catahoula the Indiana State line along U.S. on U.S. 281 to U.S. 36; west on U.S. 36 Lake, including those portions known Highway 30 to State Route 37, south to U.S. 183; south on U.S. 183 to U.S. locally as Round Prairie, Catfish Prairie, along SR 37 to SR 95, east along SR 95 24; west on U.S. 24 to KS 18; southeast and Frazier’s Arm. See State regulations to LaRue-Prospect Road, east along on KS 18 to U.S. 183; south on U.S. 183 for additional information. LaRue-Prospect Road to SR 203, south to KS 4; east on KS 4 to I–135; south on Michigan: North Zone: The Upper along SR 203 to SR 739, east along SR I–135 to KS 61; southwest on KS 61 to Peninsula. 739 to SR 4, north along SR 4 to SR 309, KS 96; northwest on KS 96 to U.S. 56; Middle Zone: That portion of the east along SR 309 to U.S. 23, north along west on U.S. 56 to U.S. 281; south on Lower Peninsula north of a line U.S. 23 to SR 231, north along SR 231 U.S. 281 to U.S. 54; and west on U.S. beginning at the Wisconsin State line in to U.S. 30, east along U.S. 30 to SR 42, 54 to U.S. 183; north on U.S. 183 to U.S. Lake Michigan due west of the mouth of north along SR 42 to SR 603, south 56; southwest on U.S. 56 to U.S. 283. Stony Creek in Oceana County; then due along SR 603 to U.S. 30, east along U.S. Low Plains Late Zone: The remainder east to, and easterly and southerly along 30 to SR 60, south along SR 60 to SR of Kansas. Montana (Central Flyway Portion): the south shore of Stony Creek to Scenic 39/60, east along SR 39/60 to SR 39, east Zone 1: The Counties of Blaine, Carbon, Drive, easterly and southerly along along SR 39 to SR 241, east along SR Carter, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Scenic Drive to Stony Lake Road, 241 to U.S. 30, then east along U.S. 30 Garfield, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, easterly along Stony Lake and Garfield to the West Virginia State line. McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, Roads to Michigan Highway 20, east South Zone: The remainder of Ohio. Phillips, Powder River, Richland, along Michigan 20 to U.S. Highway 10 Tennessee: Reelfoot Zone: All or Roosevelt, Sheridan, Stillwater, Sweet Business Route (BR) in the city of portions of Lake and Obion Counties. State Zone: The remainder of Grass, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux, and Midland, easterly along U.S. 10 BR to Tennessee. Yellowstone. U.S. 10, easterly along U.S. 10 to Wisconsin: North Zone: That portion Zone 2: The remainder of Montana. Interstate Highway 75/U.S. Highway 23, of the State north of a line extending Nebraska: High Plains Zone: That northerly along I–75/U.S. 23 to the U.S. east from the Minnesota State line along portion of the State west of highways 23 exit at Standish, easterly along U.S. State Highway 77 to State 27, south U.S. 183 and U.S. 20 from the South 23 to the centerline of the Au Gres along State 27 and 77 to U.S. Highway Dakota State line to Ainsworth, NE 7 River, then southerly along the 63, and continuing south along State 27 and NE 91 to Dunning, NE 2 to Merna, centerline of the Au Gres River to to Sawyer County Road B, south and NE 92 to Arnold, NE 40 and NE 47 Saginaw Bay, then on a line directly east east along County B to State 70, through Gothenburg to NE 23, NE 23 to 10 miles into Saginaw Bay, and from southwest along State 70 to State 27, Elwood, and U.S. 283 to the Kansas that point on a line directly northeast to south along State 27 to State 64, west State line. the Canadian border. along State 64/27 and south along State Low Plains Zone 1: That portion of South Zone: The remainder of 27 to U.S. 12, south and east on State the State east of the High Plains Zone Michigan. 27/U.S. 12 to U.S. 10, east on U.S. 10 and north and west of a line extending Missouri: North Zone: That portion of to State 310, east along State 310 to from the South Dakota State line along Missouri north of a line running west State 42, north along State 42 to State NE 26E Spur to NE 12, west on NE 12 from the Illinois State line (Lock and 147, north along State 147 to State 163, to the Knox/Boyd County line, south Dam 25) on Lincoln County Highway N north along State 163 to Kewaunee along the county line to the Niobrara to Missouri Highway 79; south on County Trunk A, north along County River and along the Niobrara River to Missouri Highway 79 to Missouri Trunk A to State 57, north along State U.S. 183 (the High Plains Zone line). Highway 47; west on Missouri Highway 57 to the Kewaunee/Door County Line, Where the Niobrara River forms the 47 to Interstate 70; west on Interstate 70 west along the Kewaunee/Door County boundary, both banks will be in Zone 1. to U.S. Highway 54; south on U.S. Line to the Door/Brown County Line, Low Plains Zone 2: Area bounded by Highway 54 to U.S. Highway 50; west west along the Door/Brown County Line designated Federal and State highways on U.S. Highway 50 to the Kansas State to the Door/Oconto/Brown County Line, and political boundaries beginning at line. northeast along the Door/Oconto County the Kansas-Nebraska State line on U.S. South Zone: That portion of Missouri Line to the Marinette/Door County Line, Hwy. 73; north to NE Hwy. 67 north to south of a line running west from the northeast along the Marinette/Door U.S. Hwy. 136; east to the Steamboat Illinois State line on Missouri Highway County Line to the Michigan State line. Trace (Trace); north to Federal Levee R– 34 to Interstate 55; south on Interstate South Zone: The remainder of 562; north and west to the Trace/ 55 to U.S. Highway 62; west on U.S. Wisconsin. Burlington Northern Railroad right-of- Highway 62 to Missouri Highway 53; way; north to NE Hwy. 2; west to U.S. north on Missouri Highway 53 to Central Flyway Hwy. 75; north to NE Hwy. 2; west to Missouri Highway 51; north on Missouri Kansas: High Plains Zone: That NE Hwy. 43; north to U.S. Hwy. 34; east Highway 51 to U.S. Highway 60; west portion of the State west of U.S. 283. to NE Hwy. 63; north and west to U.S. on U.S. Highway 60 to Missouri Low Plains Early Zone: That area of Hwy. 77; north to NE Hwy. 92; west to Highway 21; north on Missouri Kansas east of U.S. 283, and generally U.S. Hwy. 81; south to NE Hwy. 66; Highway 21 to Missouri Highway 72; west of a line beginning at the Junction west to NE Hwy. 14; south to U.S. Hwy. west on Missouri Highway 72 to of the Nebraska State line and KS 28; 34; west to NE Hwy. 2; south to U.S. Missouri Highway 32; west on Missouri south on KS 28 to U.S. 36; east on U.S. Hwy. I–80; west to Gunbarrrel Rd. (Hall/ Highway 32 to U.S. Highway 65; north 36 to KS 199; south on KS 199 to Hamilton county line); south to Giltner on U.S. Highway 65 to U.S. Highway 54; Republic Co. Road 563; south on Rd.; west to U.S. Hwy. 281; south to

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U.S. Hwy. 34; west to NE Hwy. 10; east on the Geddes Hwy. to U.S. 281, Forest Service Road 45N22; south and north to County Road ‘‘R’’ (Kearney south on U.S. 281 and U.S. 18 to SD 50, west to its junction with Highway 97 County) and County Road #742 (Phelps south and east on SD 50 to Bon Homme and Grass Lake Summit; south along to County); west to County Road #438 County line, the Counties of Bon its junction with Interstate 5 at the town (Gosper County line); south along Homme, Yankton, and Clay south of SD of Weed; south to its junction with County Road #438 (Gosper County line) 50, and Union County south and west Highway 89; east and south along to County Road #726 (Furnas County of SD 50 and I–29. Highway 89 to Main Street Greenville; Line); east to County Road #438 (Harlan Middle Zone: The remainder of South north and east to its junction with North County Line); south to U.S. Hwy. 34; Dakota. Valley Road; south to its junction of south and west to U.S. Hwy. 136; east Texas: High Plains Zone: That portion Diamond Mountain Road; north and to NE Hwy. 10; south to the Kansas- of the State west of a line extending east to its junction with North Arm Nebraska State line. south from the Oklahoma State line Road; south and west to the junction of Low Plains Zone 3: The area east of along U.S. 183 to Vernon, south along North Valley Road; south to the junction the High Plains Zone, excluding Low U.S. 283 to Albany, south along TX 6 to with Arlington Road (A22); west to the Plains Zone 1, north of Low Plains Zone TX 351 to Abilene, south along U.S. 277 junction of Highway 89; south and west 2. to Del Rio, then south along the Del Rio to the junction of Highway 70; east on Low Plains Zone 4: The area east of International Toll Bridge access road to Highway 70 to Highway 395; south and the High Plains Zone and south of Zone the Mexico border. east on Highway 395 to the point of 2. Low Plains North Zone: That portion intersection with the California-Nevada New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion): of northeastern Texas east of the High State line; north along the California- North Zone: That portion of the State Plains Zone and north of a line Nevada State line to the junction of the north of I–40 and U.S. 54. beginning at the International Toll California-Nevada-Oregon State lines; South Zone: The remainder of New Bridge south of Del Rio, then extending west along the California-Oregon State Mexico. east on U.S. 90 to San Antonio, then line to the point of origin. North Dakota: High Plains Unit: That continuing east on I–10 to the Louisiana Colorado River Zone: Those portions portion of the State south and west of State line at Orange, Texas. of San Bernardino, Riverside, and a line from the South Dakota State line Low Plains South Zone: The Imperial Counties east of a line along U.S. 83 and I–94 to ND 41, north remainder of Texas. extending from the Nevada State line to U.S. 2, west to the Williams/Divide Wyoming (Central Flyway portion): south along U.S. 95 to Vidal Junction; County line, then north along the Zone 1: The Counties of Converse, south on a road known as ‘‘Aqueduct County line to the Canadian border. Goshen, Hot Springs, Natrona, Platte, Road’’ in San Bernardino County Low Plains: The remainder of North and Washakie; and the portion of Park through the town of Rice to the San Dakota. County east of the Shoshone National Bernardino-Riverside County line; south Oklahoma: High Plains Zone: The Forest boundary and south of a line on a road known in Riverside County as Counties of Beaver, Cimarron, and beginning where the Shoshone National the ‘‘Desert Center to Rice Road’’ to the Texas. Forest boundary meets Park County town of Desert Center; east 31 miles on Low Plains Zone 1: That portion of Road 8VC, east along Park County Road I–10 to the Wiley Well Road; south on the State east of the High Plains Zone 8VC to Park County Road 1AB, this road to Wiley Well; southeast along and north of a line extending east from continuing east along Park County Road the Army-Milpitas Road to the Blythe, the Texas State line along OK 33 to OK 1AB to Wyoming Highway 120, north Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south 47, east along OK 47 to U.S. 183, south along WY Highway 120 to WY Highway on the Blythe-Brawley paved road to the along U.S. 183 to I–40, east along I–40 294, south along WY Highway 294 to Ogilby and Tumco Mine Road; south on to U.S. 177, north along U.S. 177 to OK Lane 9, east along Lane 9 to Powel and this road to U.S. 80; east seven miles on 33, west along OK 33 to I–35, north WY Highway 14A, and finally east along U.S. 80 to the Andrade-Algodones Road; along I–35 to U.S. 412, west along U.S. WY Highway 14A to the Park County south on this paved road to the Mexican 412 to OK 132, then north along OK 132 and Big Horn County line. border at Algodones, Mexico. to the Kansas State line. Zone 2: The remainder of Wyoming. Southern Zone: That portion of Low Plains Zone 2: The remainder of southern California (but excluding the Oklahoma. Pacific Flyway Colorado River Zone) south and east of South Dakota: High Plains Unit: That Arizona—Game Management Units a line extending from the Pacific Ocean portion of the State west of a line (GMU) as follows: South Zone: Those east along the Santa Maria River to CA beginning at the North Dakota State line portions of GMUs 6 and 8 in Yavapai 166 near the City of Santa Maria; east on and extending south along U.S. 83 to County, and GMUs 10 and 12B–45. CA 166 to CA 99; south on CA 99 to the U.S. 14, east along U.S. 14 to Blunt- North Zone: GMUs 1–5, those crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at Canning Road in Blunt, south along portions of GMUs 6 and 8 within Tejon Pass; east and north along the Blunt-Canning Road to SD 34, east to SD Coconino County, and GMUs 7, 9, 12A. crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to CA 47, south to I–90, east to SD 47, south California: Northeastern Zone: In that 178 at Walker Pass; east on CA 178 to to SD 49, south to Colome and then portion of California lying east and U.S. 395 at the town of Inyokern; south continuing south on U.S. 183 to the north of a line beginning at the on U.S. 395 to CA 58; east on CA 58 to Nebraska State line. intersection of the Klamath River with I–15; east on I–15 to CA 127; north on North Zone: That portion of the California-Oregon line; south and CA 127 to the Nevada State line. northeastern South Dakota east of the west along the Klamath River to the Southern San Joaquin Valley High Plains Unit and north of a line mouth of Shovel Creek; along Shovel Temporary Zone: All of Kings and extending east along U.S. 212 to the Creek to its intersection with Forest Tulare Counties and that portion of Minnesota State line. Service Road 46N05 at Burnt Camp; Kern County north of the Southern South Zone: That portion of Gregory west to its junction with Forest Service Zone. County east of SD 47, Charles Mix Road 46N10; south and east to its Balance-of-the-State Zone: The County south of SD 44 to the Douglas Junction with County Road 7K007; remainder of California not included in County line, south on SD 50 to Geddes, south and west to its junction with the Northeastern, Southern, and

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Colorado River Zones, and the Southern Columbia Basin Mallard Management in the Delaware River to the beginning San Joaquin Valley Temporary Zone. Unit: Same as East Zone. point. Idaho: Zone 1: Includes all lands and West Zone: All areas to the west of the South—that portion of the State waters within the Fort Hall Indian East Zone. within a continuous line that runs west Reservation, including private from the Atlantic Ocean at Ship Bottom Geese inholdings; Bannock County; Bingham along Route 72 to Route 70; then west County, except that portion within the Atlantic Flyway along Route 70 to Route 206; then south along Route 206 to Route 536; then west Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; and Power Connecticut: NAP L-Unit: That along Route 536 to Route 322; then west County east of ID 37 and ID 39. portion of Fairfield County north of along Route 322 to Route 55; then south Zone 2: Includes the following Interstate 95 and that portion of New along Route 55 to Route 553 (Buck Counties or portions of Counties: Haven County: starting at I–95 bridge on Road); then south along Route 553 to Adams; Bear Lake; Benewah; Bingham Housatonic River; north of Interstate 95; within the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; Route 40; then east along Route 40 to west of Route 10 to the intersection of route 55; then south along Route 55 to those portions of Blaine west of ID 75, Interstate 691; west along Interstate 691 south and east of U.S. 93, and between Route 552 (Sherman Avenue); then west to Interstate 84; west and south on along Route 552 to Carmel Road; then ID 75 and U.S. 93 north of U.S. 20 Interstate 84 to Route 67; north along outside the Silver Creek drainage; south along Carmel Road to Route 49; Route 67 to the Litchfield County line, then east along Route 49 to Route 555; Bonner; Bonneville; Boundary; Butte; then extending west along the Litchfield Camas; Caribou except the Fort Hall then south along Route 555 to Route County line to the Shepaug River, then 553; then east along Route 553 to Route Indian Reservation; Cassia within the south to the intersection of the Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge; 649; then north along Route 649 to Litchfield and Fairfield County lines. Route 670; then east along Route 670 to Clark; Clearwater; Custer; Elmore within NAP H-Unit: All of the rest of the the Camas Creek drainage; Franklin; Route 47; then north along Route 47 to State not included in the AP or NAP-L Route 548; then east along Route 548 to Fremont; Idaho; Jefferson; Kootenai; descriptions. Latah; Lemhi; Lewis; Madison; Nez Route 49; then east along Route 49 to AP Unit: Litchfield County and the Route 50; then south along Route 50 to Perce; Oneida; Power within the portion of Hartford County, west of a Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge; Route 9; then south along Route 9 to line beginning at the Massachusetts Route 625 (Sea Isle City Boulevard); Shoshone; Teton; and Valley Counties. State line in Suffield and extending Zone 3: Includes the following then east along Route 625 to the Atlantic south along Route 159 to its intersection Ocean; then north to the beginning Counties or portions of Counties: Ada; with Route 91 in Hartford, and then Blaine between ID 75 and U.S. 93 south point. extending south along Route 91 to its New York: Lake Champlain Area: that of U.S. 20 and that additional area intersection with the Hartford/ area east and north of a continuous line between ID 75 and U.S. 93 north of U.S. Middlesex County line. extending along Route 11 from the New 20 within the Silver Creek drainage; South Zone: Same as for ducks. York–Canada boundary south to Route Boise; Canyon; Cassia except within the North Zone: Same as for ducks. 9B, south along Route 9B to Route 9, Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge; Maryland: SJBP Zone: Allegheny, south along Route 9 to Route 22 south Elmore except the Camas Creek Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Washington of Keeseville, south along Route 22 to drainage; Gem; Gooding; Jerome; Counties and the portion of the west shore of South Bay along and Lincoln; Minidoka; Owyhee; Payette; Montgomery County south of Interstate around the shoreline of South Bay to Power west of ID 37 and ID 39 except 270 and west of Interstate 495 to the Route 22 on the east shore of South Bay, that portion within the Minidoka Potomac River. southeast along Route 22 to Route 4, National Wildlife Refuge; Twin Falls; AP Zone: Remainder of the State. northeast along Route 4 to the New and Washington Counties. Massachusetts: NAP Zone: Central York–Vermont State line. Nevada: Lincoln and Clark County Zone (same as for ducks) and that St. Lawrence Area: New York State Zone: All of Clark and Lincoln Counties. portion of the Coastal Zone that lies Wildlife Management Units (WMUs): Remainder-of-the-State Zone: The north of route 139 from Green Harbor. 6A, 6C, and 6H. remainder of Nevada. AP Zone: Remainder of the State. Northeast Area: that area north of a Oregon: Zone 1: Clatsop, Tillamook, Special Late Season Area: That continuous line extending from Lake Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Coos, Curry, portion of the Coastal Zone (see duck Ontario east along the north shore of the Josephine, Jackson, Linn, Benton, Polk, zones) that lies north of the Cape Cod Salmon River to Interstate 81, south Marion, Yamhill, Washington, Canal and east of Route 3, north to the along Interstate Route 81 to Route 31, Columbia, Multnomah, Clackamas, New Hampshire line. east along Route 31 to Route 13, north Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, New Hampshire: Same zones as for along Route 13 to Route 49, east along Morrow and Umatilla Counties. ducks. Route 49 to Route 365, east along Route Columbia Basin Mallard Management New Jersey: North—that portion of the 365 to Route 28, east along Route 28 to Unit: Gilliam, Morrow, and Umatilla State within a continuous line that runs Route 29, east along Route 29 to Counties. east along the New York State boundary Interstate Route 87, north along Zone 2: The remainder of the State. line to the Hudson River; then south Interstate Route 87 to Route 9 (at Exit Utah: Zone 1: All of Box Elder, Cache, along the New York State boundary to 20), north along Route 9 to Route 149, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, its intersection with Route 440 at Perth east along Route 149 to Route 4, north Salt Lake, Summit, Unitah, Utah, Amboy; then west on Route 440 to its along Route 4 to the New York–Vermont Wasatch, and Weber Counties, and that intersection with Route 287; then west boundary, excluding the Lake part of Toole County north of I–80. along Route 287 to its intersection with Champlain and St. Lawrence Areas. Zone 2: The remainder of Utah. Route 206 in Bedminster (Exit 18); then Southwest Area: consists of the Washington: East Zone: All areas east north along Route 206 to its intersection following WMUs: 9C, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, of the Pacific Crest Trail and east of the with Route 94; then west along Route 94 9M, 9N, and 9R; that part of WMU 9A Big White Salmon River in Klickitat to the tollbridge in Columbia; then north lying south of a continuous line County. along the Pennsylvania State boundary extending from the New York–Ontario

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boundary east along Interstate Route 190 Special Late Hunting Area: consists of 158 and east of NC 35), Pasquotank, to State Route 31, then east along Route that area of Westchester County lying Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington. 31 to Route 78 in Lockport; that part of southeast of Interstate Route 95 and that Pennsylvania: Resident Canada Goose WMU 9F lying in Erie County; and that area of Nassau and Suffolk Counties Zone: All of Pennsylvania except for part of WMU 8G lying south and west lying north of State Route 25A and west Crawford, Erie, and Mercer Counties of a continuous line extending from of a continuous line extending and the area east of I–83 from the WMU 9F east along the NYS Thruway northward from State Route 25A along Maryland State line to the intersection to Exit 48 in Batavia, then south along Randall Road (near Shoreham) to North of U.S. Route 30 to the intersection of State Route 98 to WMU 9H. Country Road, then east to Sound Road SR 441 to the intersection of I–283, east South Central Area: consists of the and then north to Long Island Sound of I–283 to I–83, east of I–83 to the following WMUs: 3A, 3C, 3H, 3K, 3N, and then due north to the New York– intersection of I–81, east of I–81 to the 3P, 3R, 4G, 4H, 4N, 4O, 4P, 4R, 4W, 4X, Connecticut boundary. intersection of U.S. Route 322, east of 7R, 7S, 8T, 8W, 8X, 8Y, 9P, 9S, 9T, 9W, North Carolina: SJBP Hunt Zone: U.S. Route 322 to the intersection of SR 9X, and 9Y; that part of WMU 3G lying Includes the following counties or 147, east of SR 147 to the intersection in Putnam County; that part of WMU 3S portions of counties: Anson, Cabarrus, of I–180, east of I–180 to the intersection lying northwest of Interstate Route 95; Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Halifax of U.S. Route 220, east of U.S. Route 220 and that part of WMU 7M lying south (that portion east of NC 903), Iredell to the New York State line. of a continuous line extending from IR (that portion south of Interstate 40), SJBP Zone: Erie, Mercer and Crawford 81 at Cortland east along Route 41 to Montgomery (that portion west of NC Counties, except for the Pymatuning Route 26, then north along Route 26 to 109), Northampton (all of the county Zone (the area south of SR 198 from the Route 23, then east along Route 23 to with the exception of that portion that Ohio State line to the intersection of SR Route 8 at South New Berlin. is both north of U.S. 158 and east of NC 18 to the intersection of U.S. Route 322/ West Central Area: that area west of 35), Richmond (that portion south of NC SR 18, to the intersection of SR 3013, a continuous line extending from Lake 73 and west of U.S. 220 and north of south to the Crawford/Mercer County Ontario east along the north shore of the U.S. 74), Rowan, Stanly, Union, and line). Pymatuning Zone: The area south of Salmon River to Interstate Route 81 and Wake. RP Hunt Zone: Includes the following SR 198 from the Ohio State line to the then south along Interstate Route 81 to counties or portions of counties: intersection of SR 18 to the intersection the New York–Pennsylvania boundary, Alamance, Alleghany, Alexander, Ashe, of U.S. Route 322/SR 18, to the excluding the Southwest and South Avery, Beaufort, Bertie (that portion intersection of SR 3013, south to the Central Areas. south and west of a line formed by NC Crawford/Mercer County line. East Central Area: that area east of 45 at the Washington Co. line to U.S. 17 AP Zone: The area east of I–83 from Interstate 81 that is south of a in Midway, U.S. 17 in Midway to U.S. the Maryland State line to the continuous line extending from 13 in Windsor, U.S. 13 in Windsor to intersection of U.S. Route 30 to the Interstate Route 81 east along Route 31 the Hertford Co. line), Bladen, intersection of SR 441 to the to Route 13, north along Route 13 to Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, intersection of I–283, east of I–283 to I– Route 49, east along Route 49 to Route Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Cherokee, 83, east of I–83 to the intersection of I– 365, east along Route 365 to Route 28, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, 81, east of I–81 to the intersection of east along Route 28 to Route 29, east Cumberland, Davie, Duplin, Edgecombe, U.S. Route 322, east of U.S. Route 322 along Route 29 to Interstate Route 87, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, to the intersection of SR 147, east of SR north along Interstate Route 87 to Route Graham, Granville, Greene, Guilford, 147 to the intersection of I–180, east of 9 (at Exit 20), north along Route 9 to Halifax (that portion west of NC 903), I–180 to the intersection of U.S. Route Route 149, east along Route 149 to Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, 220, east of U.S. Route 220 to the New Route 4, north along Route 4 to the New Hoke, Iredell (that portion north of York State line. York–Vermont boundary, and northwest Interstate 40), Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Special Late Canada Goose Season of Interstate Route 95 in Westchester Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, McDowell, Macon, Area: The SJBP zone (excluding the County, excluding the South Central Madison, Martin, Mecklenburg, Pymatuning zone) and the northern Area. Mitchell, Montgomery (that portion that portion of the AP zone defined as east Western Long Island Area: that area of is east of NC 109), Moore, Nash, New of U.S. Route 220 from the New York Westchester County and its tidal waters Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, State line, east of U.S. Route 220 to the southeast of Interstate Route 95 and that Pender, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, intersection of I–180, east of I–180 to the area of Nassau and Suffolk Counties Richmond (all of the county with intersection of SR 147, east of SR 147 to lying west of a continuous line exception of that portion that is south of the intersection of U.S. Route 322, east extending due south from the New NC 73 and west of U.S. 220 and north of U.S. Route 322 to the intersection of York–Connecticut boundary to the of U.S. 74), Robeson, Rockingham, I–81, north of I–81 to the intersection of northern end of Sound Road (near Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stokes, I–80, and north of I–80 to the New Wading River), then south along Sound Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Vance, Jersey State line. Road to North Country Road, then west Warren, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Rhode Island: Special Area for along North Country Road to Randall Wilson, Yadkin, and Yancey. Canada Geese: Kent and Providence Road, then south along Randall Road to Northeast Hunt Unit: Includes the Counties and portions of the towns of State Route 25A, then west along Route following counties or portions of Exeter and North Kingston within 25A to the William Floyd Parkway counties: Bertie (that portion north and Washington County (see State (County Route 46), then south along east of a line formed by NC 45 at the regulations for detailed descriptions). William Floyd Parkway to Fire Island Washington County line to U.S. 17 in South Carolina: Canada Goose Area: Beach Road, then due south to Midway, U.S. 17 in Midway to U.S. 13 Statewide except for Clarendon County International waters. in Windsor, U.S. 13 in Windsor to the and that portion of Lake Marion in Eastern Long Island Area: that area of Hertford Co. line), Camden, Chowan, Orangeburg County and Berkeley Suffolk County that is not part of the Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Northampton County. Western Long Island Area. (that portion that is both north of U.S. Vermont: Same zones as for ducks.

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Virginia: AP Zone: The area east and portions of Grundy, LaSalle and Will Highway 23, then northerly along I–75/ south of the following line—the Stafford Counties south of Interstate Highway 80. U.S. 23 to the U.S. 23 exit at Standish, County line from the Potomac River South Zone: then easterly on U.S. 23 to the west to Interstate 95 at Fredericksburg, Southern Illinois Quota Zone: centerline of the Au Gres River, then then south along Interstate 95 to Alexander, Jackson, Union, and southerly along the centerline of the Au Petersburg, then Route 460 (SE) to City Williamson Counties. Gres River to Saginaw Bay, then on a of Suffolk, then south along Route 32 to Indiana: Same zones as for ducks, but line directly east 10 miles into Saginaw the North Carolina line. in addition: Bay, and from that point on a line SJBP Zone: The area to the west of the SJBP Zone: Jasper, LaGrange, LaPorte, directly northeast to the Canadian AP Zone boundary and east of the Starke, and Steuben Counties, and that border. following line: the ‘‘Blue Ridge’’ portion of the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and SJBP Zone is the rest of the State, that (mountain spine) at the West Virginia– Wildlife Area in Pulaski County. area south and east of the boundary Virginia Border (Loudoun County– Iowa: North Zone: That portion of the described above. Clarke County line) south to Interstate State north of U.S. Highway 20. Tuscola/Huron Goose Management South Zone: The remainder of Iowa. 64 (the Blue Ridge line follows county Unit (GMU): Those portions of Tuscola Kentucky: Western Zone: That portion and Huron Counties bounded on the borders along the western edge of of the State west of a line beginning at Loudoun-Fauquier-Rappahannock- south by Michigan Highway 138 and the Tennessee State line at Fulton and Bay City Road, on the east by Colwood Madison-Greene-Albemarle and into extending north along the Purchase Nelson Counties), then east along and Bay Port Roads, on the north by Parkway to Interstate Highway 24, east Kilmanagh Road and a line extending Interstate Rt. 64 to Route 15, then south along I–24 to U.S. Highway 641, north along Rt. 15 to the North Carolina line. directly west off the end of Kilmanagh along U.S. 641 to U.S. 60, northeast Road into Saginaw Bay to the west RP Zone: The remainder of the State along U.S. 60 to the Henderson County west of the SJBP Zone. boundary, and on the west by the line, then south, east, and northerly Tuscola-Bay County line and a line Back Bay Area: The waters of Back along the Henderson County line to the extending directly north off the end of Bay and its tributaries and the marshes Indiana State line. the Tuscola-Bay County line into adjacent thereto, and on the land and Ballard Reporting Area: That area Saginaw Bay to the north boundary. marshes between Back Bay and the encompassed by a line beginning at the Allegan County GMU: That area Atlantic Ocean from Sandbridge to the northwest city limits of Wickliffe in encompassed by a line beginning at the North Carolina line, and on and along Ballard County and extending westward junction of 136th Avenue and Interstate the shore of North Landing River and to the middle of the Mississippi River, Highway 196 in Lake Town Township the marshes adjacent thereto, and on north along the Mississippi River and and extending easterly along 136th and along the shores of Binson Inlet along the low-water mark of the Ohio Avenue to Michigan Highway 40, Lake (formerly known as Lake River on the Illinois shore to the southerly along Michigan 40 through Tecumseh) and Red Wing Lake and the Ballard-McCracken County line, south the city of Allegan to 108th Avenue in marshes adjacent thereto. along the county line to Kentucky Trowbridge Township, westerly along West Virginia: Same zones as for Highway 358, south along Kentucky 358 108th Avenue to 46th Street, northerly ducks. to U.S. Highway 60 at LaCenter; then 2 mile along 46th Street to 109th Mississippi Flyway southwest along U.S. 60 to the northeast Avenue, westerly along 109th Avenue to city limits of Wickliffe. I–196 in Casco Township, then Alabama: Same zones as for ducks, Henderson-Union Reporting Area: northerly along I–196 to the point of but in addition: Henderson County and that portion of beginning. SJBP Zone: That portion of Morgan Union County within the Western Zone. Saginaw County GMU: That portion County east of U.S. Highway 31, north Pennyroyal/Coalfield Zone: Butler, of Saginaw County bounded by of State Highway 36, and west of U.S. Daviess, Ohio, Simpson, and Warren Michigan Highway 46 on the north; 231; that portion of Limestone County Counties and all counties lying west to Michigan 52 on the west; Michigan 57 south of U.S. 72; and that portion of the boundary of the Western Goose on the south; and Michigan 13 on the Madison County south of Swancott Zone. east. Road and west of Triana Road. Michigan: MVP Zone: The MVP Zone Muskegon Wastewater GMU: That Arkansas: Northwest Zone: Benton, consists of an area north and west of the portion of Muskegon County within the Carroll, Baxter, Washington, Madison, point beginning at the southwest corner boundaries of the Muskegon County Newton, Crawford, Van Buren, Searcy, of Branch county, north continuing wastewater system, east of the Sebastion, Scott, Franklin, Logan, along the western border of Branch and Muskegon State Game Area, in sections Johnson, Pope, Yell, Conway, Perry, Calhoun counties to the northwest 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, and 32, Faulkner, Pulaski, Boone, and Marion corner of Calhoun county, then easterly T10N R14W, and sections 1, 2, 10, 11, Counties. to the southwest corner of Eaton county, 12, 13, 14, 24, and 25, T10N R15W, as Illinois: Same zones as for ducks, but then northerly to the southern border of posted. in addition: Ionia County, then easterly to the Special Canada Goose Seasons: North Zone: southwest corner of Clinton County, Southern Michigan GMU: That Northern Illinois Quota Zone: The then northerly along the western border portion of the State, including the Great Counties of McHenry, Lake, Kane, of Clinton County continuing northerly Lakes and interconnecting waterways DuPage, and those portions of LaSalle along the county border of Gratiot and and excluding the Allegan County and Will Counties north of Interstate Montcalm Counties to the southern GMU, south of a line beginning at the Highway 80. border of Isabella County, then easterly Ontario border at the Bluewater Bridge Central Zone: to the southwest corner of Midland in the city of Port Huron and extending Central Illinois Quota Zone: The County, then northerly along the west westerly and southerly along Interstate Counties of Woodford, Peoria, Knox, Midland County border to Highway M– Highway 94 to I–69, westerly along I–69 Fulton, Tazewell, Mason, Cass, Morgan, 20, then easterly to U.S. Highway 10, to Michigan Highway 21, westerly along Pike, Calhoun, and Jersey, and those then easterly to U.S. Interstate 75/U.S. Michigan 21 to I–96, northerly along I–

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96 to I–196, westerly along I–196 to County, south along CSAH 17 to CSAH Trumbull County, north along the Lake Michigan Drive (M–45) in Grand 9 in Chippewa County, south along Pennsylvania State line to SR 6 in Rapids, westerly along Lake Michigan CSAH 9 to STH 40, east along STH 40 Ashtabula County, west along SR 6 to Drive to the Lake Michigan shore, then to STH 29, then south along STH 29 to the Lake/Cuyahoga County line, north directly west from the end of Lake the point of beginning. along the Lake/Cuyahoga County line to Michigan Drive to the Wisconsin State Northwest Zone: That portion of the the shore of Lake Erie. line. State encompassed by a line extending Tennessee: Southwest Zone: That Central Michigan GMU: That portion east from the North Dakota State line portion of the State south of State of the Lower Peninsula north of the along U.S. Highway 2 to State Trunk Highways 20 and 104, and west of U.S. Southern Michigan GMU but south of a Highway (STH) 32, north along STH 32 Highways 45 and 45W. line beginning at the Wisconsin State to STH 92, east along STH 92 to County Northwest Zone: Lake, Obion, and line in Lake Michigan due west of the State Aid Highway (CSAH) 2 in Polk Weakley Counties and those portions of mouth of Stony Creek in Oceana County, north along CSAH 2 to CSAH Gibson and Dyer Counties not included County; then due east to, and easterly 27 in Pennington County, north along in the Southwest Tennessee Zone. and southerly along the south shore of CSAH 27 to STH 1, east along STH 1 to Kentucky/Barkley Lakes Zone: That Stony Creek to Scenic Drive, easterly CSAH 28 in Pennington County, north portion of the State bounded on the and southerly along Scenic Drive to along CSAH 28 to CSAH 54 in Marshall west by the eastern boundaries of the Stony Lake Road, easterly along Stony County, north along CSAH 54 to CSAH Northwest and Southwest Zones and on Lake and Garfield Roads to Michigan 9 in Roseau County, north along CSAH the east by State Highway 13 from the Highway 20, easterly along Michigan 20 9 to STH 11, west along STH 11 to STH Alabama State line to Clarksville and to U.S. Highway 10 Business Route (BR) 310, and north along STH 310 to the U.S. Highway 79 from Clarksville to the in the city of Midland, easterly along Manitoba border. Kentucky State line. U.S. 10 BR to U.S. 10, easterly along Special Canada Goose Seasons: Wisconsin: Same zones as for ducks U.S. 10 to Interstate Highway 75/U.S. Southeast Zone: That part of the State but in addition: Highway 23, northerly along I–75/U.S. within the following described Horicon Zone: That area encompassed 23 to the U.S. 23 exit at Standish, boundaries: beginning at the by a line beginning at the intersection of easterly along U.S. 23 to the centerline intersection of U.S. Highway 52 and the State Highway 21 and the Fox River in of the Au Gres River, then southerly south boundary of the Twin Cities Winnebago County and extending along the centerline of the Au Gres Metro Canada Goose Zone; thence along westerly along State 21 to the west River to Saginaw Bay, then on a line the U.S. Highway 52 to State Trunk boundary of Winnebago County, directly east 10 miles into Saginaw Bay, Highway (STH) 57; thence along STH 57 southerly along the west boundary of and from that point on a line directly to the municipal boundary of Kasson; northeast to the Canadian border, Winnebago County to the north thence along the municipal boundary of boundary of Green Lake County, excluding the Tuscola/Huron GMU, Kasson County State Aid Highway Saginaw County GMU, and Muskegon westerly along the north boundaries of (CSAH) 13, Dodge County; thence along Green Lake and Marquette Counties to Wastewater GMU. CSAH 13 to STH 30; thence along STH Minnesota: West Zone: That portion State 22, southerly along State 22 to 30 to U.S. Highway 63; thence along State 33, westerly along State 33 to of the State encompassed by a line U.S. Highway 63 to the south boundary beginning at the junction of State Trunk Interstate Highway 39, southerly along of the State; thence along the south and Interstate Highway 39 to Interstate Highway (STH) 60 and the Iowa State east boundaries of the State to the south line, then north and east along STH 60 Highway 90/94, southerly along I–90/94 boundary of the Twin Cities Metro to State 60, easterly along State 60 to to U.S. Highway 71, north along U.S. 71 Canada Goose Zone; thence along said to Interstate Highway 94, then north and State 83, northerly along State 83 to boundary to the point of beginning. State 175, northerly along State 175 to west along I–94 to the North Dakota Missouri: Same zones as for ducks but State 33, easterly along State 33 to U.S. State line. in addition: West Central Zone: That area Highway 45, northerly along U.S. 45 to encompassed by a line beginning at the Middle Zone the east shore of the Fond Du Lac River, intersection of State Trunk Highway Southeast Zone: That portion of the northerly along the east shore of the (STH) 29 and U.S. Highway 212 and State encompassed by a line beginning Fond Du Lac River to Lake Winnebago, extending west along U.S. 212 to U.S. at the intersection of Missouri Highway northerly along the western shoreline of 59, south along U.S. 59 to STH 67, west (MO) 34 and Interstate 55 and extending Lake Winnebago to the Fox River, then along STH 67 to U.S. 75, north along south along I–55 to U.S. Highway 62, westerly along the Fox River to State 21. U.S. 75 to County State Aid Highway west along U.S. 62 to MO 53, north Collins Zone: That area encompassed (CSAH) 30 in Lac qui Parle County, west along MO 53 to MO 51, north along MO by a line beginning at the intersection of along CSAH 30 to the western boundary 51 to U.S. 60, west along U.S. 60 to MO Hilltop Road and Collins Marsh Road in of the State, north along the western 21, north along MO 21 to MO 72, east Manitowoc County and extending boundary of the State to a point due along MO 72 to MO 34, then east along westerly along Hilltop Road to Humpty south of the intersection of STH 7 and MO 34 to I–55. Dumpty Road, southerly along Humpty CSAH 7 in Big Stone County, and Ohio: Same zones as for ducks but in Dumpty Road to Poplar Grove Road, continuing due north to said addition: easterly and southerly along Poplar intersection, then north along CSAH 7 Grove Road to County Highway JJ, to CSAH 6 in Big Stone County, east North Zone southeasterly along County JJ to Collins along CSAH 6 to CSAH 21 in Big Stone Lake Erie SJBP Zone: That portion of Road, southerly along Collins Road to County, south along CSAH 21 to CSAH the State encompassed by a line the Manitowoc River, southeasterly 10 in Big Stone County, east along beginning in Lucas County at the along the Manitowoc River to Quarry CSAH 10 to CSAH 22 in Swift County, Michigan State line on I–75, and Road, northerly along Quarry Road to east along CSAH 22 to CSAH 5 in Swift extending south along I–75 to I–280, Einberger Road, northerly along County, south along CSAH 5 to U.S. 12, south along I–280 to I–80, east along I– Einberger Road to Moschel Road, east along U.S. 12 to CSAH 17 in Swift 80 to the Pennsylvania State line in westerly along Moschel Road to Collins

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Marsh Road, northerly along Collins Dark Geese Canada Geese Marsh Road to Hilltop Road. Niobrara Unit: Keya Paha County east Unit 1: Statewide except for Units 2, Exterior Zone: That portion of the of U.S. 183 and all of Boyd County, 3 and 4. State not included in the Horicon or including the boundary waters of the Big Stone Power Plant Area: That Collins Zones. Niobrara River. Where the Niobrara portion of Grant and Roberts Counties Mississippi River Subzone: That area River forms the boundary, both banks east of SD 15 and north of SD 20. encompassed by a line beginning at the will be in the Niobrara Unit. Unit 2: Bon Homme, Brule, Buffalo, intersection of the Burlington Northern East Unit: That area north and east of Charles Mix, Gregory, Hughes, Lyman, & Santa Fe Railway and the Illinois U.S. 281 at the Kansas/Nebraska State Stanley, and Sully Counties, that State line in Grant County and line, north to Giltner Road (near portion of Dewey County south of U.S. extending northerly along the Doniphan), east to NE 14, north to NE 212, that portion of Hyde County south Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway 66, east to U.S. 81, north to NE 22, west of U.S. Highway 14, and that portion of to the city limit of Prescott in Pierce to NE 14 north to NE 91, east to U.S. Potter County west of U.S. Highway 83. County, then west along the Prescott 275, south to U.S. 77, south to NE 91, Unit 3: Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, city limit to the Minnesota State line. east to U.S. 30, east to Nebraska-Iowa Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, and Roberts Rock Prairie Subzone: That area State line. Counties. encompassed by a line beginning at the Platte River Unit: That area south and Unit 4: Bennett County. intersection of the Illinois State line and west of U.S. 281 at the Kansas/Nebraska Texas: Northeast Goose Zone: That Interstate Highway 90 and extending State line, north to Giltner Road (near portion of Texas lying east and north of north along I–90 to County Highway A, Doniphan), east to NE 14, north to NE a line beginning at the Texas-Oklahoma east along County A to U.S. Highway 12, 66, east to U.S. 81, north to NE 22, west border at U.S. 81, then continuing south southeast along U.S. 12 to State to NE 14 north to NE 91, west along NE to Bowie and then southeasterly along Highway 50, west along State 50 to State 91 to NE 11, north to the Holt County U.S. 81 and U.S. 287 to I–35W and I– 120, then south along 120 to the Illinois line, west along the northern border of 35 to the juncture with I–10 in San State line. Garfield, Loup, Blaine and Thomas Antonio, then east on I–10 to the Texas- Brown County Subzone: That area Counties to the Hooker County line, Louisiana border. encompassed by a line beginning at the south along the Thomas/Hooker County Southeast Goose Zone: That portion of intersection of the Fox River with Green lines to the McPherson County line, east Texas lying east and south of a line Bay in Brown County and extending along the south border of Thomas beginning at the International Toll southerly along the Fox River to State County to the western line of Custer Bridge at Laredo, then continuing north Highway 29, northwesterly along State County, south along the Custer/Logan following I–35 to the juncture with I–10 29 to the Brown County line, south, County line to NE 92, west to U.S. 83, in San Antonio, then easterly along I– east, and north along the Brown County north to NE 92, west to NE 61, north 10 to the Texas-Louisiana border. line to Green Bay, due west to the along NE 61 to NE 2, west along NE 2 West Goose Zone: The remainder of midpoint of the Green Bay Ship to the corner formed by Garden B Grant the State. Channel, then southwesterly along the B Sheridan Counties, west along the Wyoming (Central Flyway Portion): Green Bay Ship Channel to the Fox north border of Garden, Morrill and Dark Geese River. Scotts Bluff Counties to the Wyoming State line. Area 1: Converse, Hot Springs, Central Flyway North-Central Unit: The remainder of Natrona, and Washakie Counties, and Colorado (Central Flyway Portion): the State. the portion of Park County east of the Shoshone National Forest boundary and Northern Front Range Area: All lands Light Geese in Adams, Boulder, Clear Creek, Denver, south of a line beginning where the Gilpin, Jefferson, Larimer, and Weld Rainwater Basin Light Goose Area Shoshone National Forest boundary Counties west of I–25 from the (West): The area bounded by the crosses Park County Road 8VC, easterly Wyoming State line south to I–70; west junction of U.S. 283 and U.S. 30 at along said road to Park County Road on I–70 to the Continental Divide; north Lexington, east on U.S. 30 to U.S. 281, 1AB, easterly along said road to along the Continental Divide to the south on U.S. 281 to NE 4, west on NE Wyoming Highway 120, northerly along Jackson-Larimer County Line to the 4 to U.S. 34, continue west on U.S. 34 said highway to Wyoming Highway 294, Wyoming State line. to U.S. 283, then north on U.S. 283 to southeasterly along said highway to South Park/San Luis Valley Area: the beginning. Lane 9, easterly along said lane to the Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Rainwater Basin Light Goose Area town of Powel and Wyoming Highway Custer, Fremont, Lake, Park, Teller, and (East): The area bounded by the junction 14A, easterly along said highway to the Rio Grande Counties and those portions of U.S. 281 and U.S. 30 at Grand Island, Park County and Big Horn County Line. of Hinsdale, Mineral, and Saguache north and east on U.S. 30 to NE 92, east Area 2: Albany, Campbell, Crook, Counties east of the Continental Divide. on NE 92 to NE 15, south on NE 15 to Johnson, Laramie, Niobrara, Sheridan, and Weston Counties, and that portion North Park Area: Jackson County. NE 4, west on NE 4 to U.S. 281, north on U.S. 281 to the beginning. of Carbon County east of the Continental Arkansas Valley Area: Baca, Bent, Remainder of State: The remainder Divide; that portion of Park County west Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers portion of Nebraska. of the Shoshone National Forest Counties. New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion): boundary, and that portion of Park Pueblo County Area: Pueblo County. County north of a line beginning where Remainder: Remainder of the Central Dark Geese the Shoshone National Forest boundary Flyway portion of Colorado. Middle Rio Grande Valley Unit: crosses Park County Road 8VC, easterly Eastern Colorado Late Light Goose Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia Counties. along said road to Park County Road Area: that portion of the State east of Remainder: The remainder of the 1AB, easterly along said road to Interstate Highway 25. Central Flyway portion of New Mexico. Wyoming Highway 120, northerly along Nebraska: South Dakota: said highway to Wyoming Highway 294,

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southeasterly along said highway to this road to Wiley Well; southeast along Cherokee Canal; north on the Cherokee Lane 9, easterly along said lane to the the Army-Milpitas Road to the Blythe, Canal to the point of beginning. town of Powel and Wyoming Highway Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south Sacramento Valley Special 14A, easterly along said highway to the on the Blythe-Brawley paved road to the Management Area (West): That area Park County and Big Horn County Line. Ogilby and Tumco Mine Road; south on bounded by a line beginning at Willows Area 3: Goshen and Platte Counties. this road to U.S. 80; east seven miles on south on I–5 to Hahn Road; easterly on Area 4: Big Horn and Fremont U.S. 80 to the Andrade-Algodones Road; Hahn Road and the Grimes-Arbuckle Counties. south on this paved road to the Mexican Road to Grimes; northerly on CA 45 to Pacific Flyway border at Algodones, Mexico. the junction with CA 162; northerly on Southern Zone: That portion of CA 45/162 to Glenn; and westerly on Arizona: North Zone: Game southern California (but excluding the CA 162 to the point of beginning in Management Units 1–5, those portions Colorado River Zone) south and east of Willows. of Game Management Units 6 and 8 a line extending from the Pacific Ocean Western Canada Goose Hunt Area: within Coconino County, and Game east along the Santa Maria River to CA That portion of the above described Management units 7, 9, and 12A. 166 near the City of Santa Maria; east on Sacramento Valley Area lying east of a South Zone: Those portions of Game CA 166 to CA 99; south on CA 99 to the line formed by Butte Creek from the Management Units 6 and 8 in Yavapai crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at Gridley-Colusa Highway south to the County, and Game Management Units Tejon Pass; east and north along the Cherokee Canal; easterly along the 10 and 12B–45. crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to CA Cherokee Canal and North Butte Road to California: Northeastern Zone: In that 178 at Walker Pass; east on CA 178 to West Butte Road; southerly on West portion of California lying east and U.S. 395 at the town of Inyokern; south Butte Road to Pass Road; easterly on north of a line beginning at the on U.S. 395 to CA 58; east on CA 58 to Pass Road to West Butte Road; southerly intersection of the Klamath River with I–15; east on I–15 to CA 127; north on on West Butte Road to CA 20; and the California-Oregon line; south and CA 127 to the Nevada border. Imperial westerly along CA 20 to the Sacramento west along the Klamath River to the County Special Management Area: The River. mouth of Shovel Creek; along Shovel area bounded by a line beginning at Colorado (Pacific Flyway Portion): Creek to its intersection with Forest Highway 86 and the Navy Test Base West Central Area: Archuleta, Delta, Service Road 46N05 at Burnt Camp; Road; south on Highway 86 to the town Dolores, Gunnison, LaPlata, west to its junction with Forest Service of Westmoreland; continue through the Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan, Road 46N10; south and east to its town of Westmoreland to Route S26; and San Miguel Counties and those Junction with County Road 7K007; east on Route S26 to Highway 115; portions of Hinsdale, Mineral, and south and west to its junction with north on Highway 115 to Weist Rd.; Saguache Counties west of the Forest Service Road 45N22; south and north on Weist Rd. to Flowing Wells Continental Divide. west to its junction with Highway 97 Rd.; northeast on Flowing Wells Rd. to State Area: The remainder of the and Grass Lake Summit; south along to the Coachella Canal; northwest on the Pacific-Flyway Portion of Colorado. its junction with Interstate 5 at the town Coachella Canal to Drop 18; a straight Idaho: Zone 1: Benewah, Bonner, of Weed; south to its junction with line from Drop 18 to Frink Rd.; south on Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Highway 89; east and south along Frink Rd. to Highway 111; north on Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, and Shoshone Highway 89 to main street Greenville; Highway 111 to Niland Marina Rd.; Counties. north and east to its junction with North southwest on Niland Marina Rd. to the Zone 2: The Counties of Ada; Adams; Valley Road; south to its junction of old Imperial County boat ramp and the Boise; Canyon; those portions of Elmore Diamond Mountain Road; north and water line of the Salton Sea; from the north and east of I–84, and south and east to its junction with North Arm water line of the Salton Sea, a straight west of I–84, west of ID 51, except the Road; south and west to the junction of line across the Salton Sea to the Salinity Camas Creek drainage; Gem; Owyhee North Valley Road; south to the junction Control Research Facility and the Navy west of ID 51; Payette; Valley; and with Arlington Road (A22); west to the Test Base Road; southwest on the Navy Washington. junction of Highway 89; south and west Test Base Road to the point of Zone 3: The Counties of Blaine; to the junction of Highway 70; east on beginning. Camas; Cassia; those portions of Elmore Highway 70 to Highway 395; south and Balance-of-the-State Zone: The south of I–84 east of ID 51, and within east on Highway 395 to the point of remainder of California not included in the Camas Creek drainage; Gooding; intersection with the California-Nevada the Northeastern, Southern, and the Jerome; Lincoln; Minidoka; Owyhee east state line; north along the California- Colorado River Zones. of ID 51; Power within the Minidoka Nevada state line to the junction of the Del Norte and Humboldt Area: The National Wildlife Refuge; and Twin California-Nevada-Oregon state lines Counties of Del Norte and Humboldt. Falls. west along the California-Oregon state Sacramento Valley Special Zone 4: The Counties of Bear Lake; line to the point of origin. Management Area (East): That area Bingham within the Blackfoot Reservoir Colorado River Zone: Those portions bounded by a line beginning at the drainage; Bonneville, Butte; Caribou of San Bernardino, Riverside, and junction of the Gridley-Colusa Highway except the Fort Hall Indian Reservation; Imperial Counties east of a line and the Cherokee Canal; west on the Clark; Custer; Franklin; Fremont; extending from the Nevada border south Gridley-Colusa Highway to Gould Road; Jefferson; Lemhi; Madison; Oneida; along U.S. 95 to Vidal Junction; south west on Gould Road and due west 0.75 Power west of ID 37 and ID 39 except on a road known as ‘‘Aqueduct Road’’ miles directly to Highway 45; south on the Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge; in San Bernardino County through the Highway 45 to Highway 20; east on and Teton. town of Rice to the San Bernardino- Highway 20 to West Butte Road; north Zone 5: All lands and waters within Riverside County line; south on a road on West Butte Road to Pass Road; west the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, known in Riverside County as the on Pass Road to West Butte Road; north including private inholdings; Bannock ‘‘Desert Center to Rice Road’’ to the on West Butte Road to North Butte County; Bingham County, except that town of Desert Center; east 31 miles on Road; west on North Butte Road and portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir I–10 to the Wiley Well Road; south on due west 0.5 miles directly to the drainage; and Power County east of ID

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37 and ID 39. In addition, goose Road to Territorial Hwy; then west on Salmon River that are not included in frameworks are set by the following Territorial Hwy to OR 126; then west on Area 4. geographical areas: OR 126 to OR 36; then north on OR 36 Wyoming (Pacific Flyway Portion): Northern Unit: Benewah, Bonner, to Forest Road 5070 at Brickerville; then See State Regulations. Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, west and south on Forest Road 5070 to Bear River Area: That portion of Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, and Shoshone OR 126; then west on OR 126 to Lincoln County described in State Counties. Milepost 19, north to the intersection of regulations. Southwestern Unit: That area west of the Benton and Lincoln County line, Salt River Area: That portion of the line formed by U.S. 93 north from north along the western boundary of Lincoln County described in State the Nevada State line to Shoshone, Benton and Polk Counties to the regulations. northerly on ID 75 (formerly U.S. 93) to southern boundary of Tillamook Challis, northerly on U.S. 93 to the County, west along the Tillamook Eden-Farson Area: Those portions of Montana State line (except the Northern County boundary to the Pacific Coast. Sweetwater and Sublette Counties Unit and except Custer and Lemhi Lower Columbia/N. Willamette Valley described in State regulations. Counties). Management Area: Those portions of Swans Southeastern Unit: That area east of Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, and the line formed by U.S. 93 north from Washington Counties within the Central Flyway the Nevada State line to Shoshone, Northwest Special Permit Zone. South Dakota: Aurora, Beadle, northerly on ID 75 (formerly U.S. 93) to Northwest Zone: Those portions of Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Challis, northerly on U.S. 93 to the Clackamas, Lane, Linn, Marion, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Davison, Montana State line, including all of Multnomah, and Washington Counties Deuel, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Custer and Lemhi Counties. outside of the Northwest Special Permit Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hyde, Montana (Pacific Flyway Portion): Zone and all of Lincoln County. Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Marshall, East of the Divide Zone: The Pacific Closed Zone: Those portions of Coos McCook, McPherson, Miner, Flyway portion of the State located east and Curry Counties south of Bandon Minnehaha, Moody, Potter, Roberts, of the Continental Divide. and west of U.S. 101 and all of Sanborn, Spink, Sully, and Walworth West of the Divide Zone: The Tillamook and Lincoln Counties. Counties. remainder of the Pacific Flyway portion Eastern Zone: Hood River, Wasco, of Montana. Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Pacific Flyway Nevada: Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Wheeler, Montana (Pacific Flyway Portion): Lincoln Clark County Zone: All of Grant, Baker, Union, and Wallowa Counties. Open Area: Cascade, Chouteau, Hill, Lincoln and Clark Counties. Liberty, and Toole Counties and those Remainder-of-the-State Zone: The Harney, Klamath, Lake, and Malheur County Zone: All of Harney, Klamath, portions of Pondera and Teton Counties remainder of Nevada. lying east of U.S. 287–89. New Mexico (Pacific Flyway Portion): Lake, and Malheur Counties. Utah: Washington County Zone: All Nevada: Open Area: Churchill, Lyon, North Zone: The Pacific Flyway portion and Pershing Counties. of New Mexico located north of I–40. of Washington County. Remainder-of-the-State Zone: The Utah: Open Area: Those portions of South Zone: The Pacific Flyway remainder of Utah. Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, and portion of New Mexico located south of Washington: Area 1: Skagit, Island, Toole Counties lying west of I–15, north I–40. and Snohomish Counties. of I–80 and south of a line beginning Oregon: Southwest Zone: Douglas, Area 2A (SW Quota Zone): Clark from the Forest Street exit to the Bear Coos, Curry, Josephine, and Jackson County, except portions south of the River National Wildlife Refuge Counties. Washougal River; Cowlitz, and boundary, then north and west along the Northwest Special Permit Zone: That Wahkiakum Counties. Bear River National Wildlife Refuge portion of western Oregon west and Area 2B (SW Quota Zone): Pacific and boundary to the farthest west boundary north of a line running south from the Grays Harbor Counties. of the Refuge, then west along a line to Columbia River in Portland along I–5 to Area 3: All areas west of the Pacific Promontory Road, then north on OR 22 at Salem; then east on OR 22 to Crest Trail and west of the Big White Promontory Road to the intersection of the Stayton Cutoff; then south on the Salmon River that are not included in SR 83, then north on SR 83 to I–84, then Stayton Cutoff to Stayton and due south Areas 1, 2A, and 2B. north and west on I–84 to State Hwy 30, to the Santiam River; then west along Area 4: Adams, Benton, Chelan, then west on State Hwy 30 to the the north shore of the Santiam River to Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Nevada-Utah State line, then south on I–5; then south on I–5 to OR 126 at Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, and Walla the Nevada-Utah State line to I–80. Eugene; then west on OR 126 to Walla Counties. Greenhill Road; then south on Greenhill Area 5: All areas east of the Pacific [FR Doc. 04–21277 Filed 9–22–04; 8:45 am] Road to Crow Road; then west on Crow Crest Trail and east of the Big White BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

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