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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR review, 3 years ago we developed a 11. Moorhens and Gallinules schedule for migratory game bird 12. Rails Fish and Wildlife Service hunting regulations that is more 13. Snipe efficient and establishes hunting season 14. Woodcock 50 CFR Part 20 15. Band-Tailed Pigeons dates earlier than was possible under 16. Doves [Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2018–0030; the old process. Under the new process, 17. Alaska FF09M21200–189–FXMB1231099BPP0] we develop proposed hunting season 18. Hawaii frameworks for a given year in the fall 19. Puerto Rico RIN 1018–BD10 of the prior year. We then finalize those 20. Virgin Islands frameworks a few months later, thereby 21. Falconry Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 22. Other Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting enabling the State agencies to select and Subsequent documents, including this Regulations publish their season dates in early summer. We provided a detailed document, refer only to numbered items AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, overview of the new process in the requiring attention. Therefore, it is Interior. August 3, 2017, Federal Register (82 FR important to note that we will omit ACTION: Final rule. 36308). This final rule is the fourth in those items requiring no attention, and a series of proposed and final rules for remaining numbered items will be SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife the establishment of the 2019–20 discontinuous and appear incomplete. Service (Service or we) prescribes final hunting seasons. The June 14 proposed rule also frameworks from which States may provided detailed information on the select season dates, limits, and other Regulations Schedule for 2019 proposed 2019–20 regulatory schedule options for the 2019–20 migratory bird On June 14, 2018, we published a and announced the Service Regulations hunting seasons. The effect of this final proposal to amend title 50 of the Code Committee (SRC) and Flyway Council rule is to facilitate the States’ selection of Federal Regulations (CFR) at part 20 meetings. On September 21, 2018, we of hunting seasons and to further the (83 FR 27836). The proposal provided a published in the Federal Register (83 annual establishment of the migratory background and overview of the FR 47868) a second document providing bird hunting regulations. We annually migratory bird hunting regulations supplemental proposals for migratory prescribe frameworks, or outer limits, process, and addressed the bird hunting regulations. The September for dates and times when hunting may establishment of seasons, limits, and 21 supplement also provided detailed occur and the number of birds that may other regulations for hunting migratory information on the 2019–20 regulatory be taken and possessed in hunting game birds under §§ 20.101 through schedule and re-announced the SRC and seasons. These frameworks are 20.107, 20.109, and 20.110 of subpart K. Flyway Council meetings. On October necessary to allow State selections of Major steps in the 2019–20 regulatory 16–17, 2018, we held open meetings seasons and limits and to allow cycle relating to open public meetings with the Flyway Council Consultants, at recreational harvest at levels compatible and Federal Register notifications were which the participants reviewed with population and habitat conditions. illustrated in the diagram at the end of information on the current status of DATES: This rule takes effect on August the June 14, 2018, proposed rule (83 FR migratory game birds and developed 19, 2019. 27836). Further, we explained that all recommendations for the 2019–20 sections of subsequent documents regulations for these species. ADDRESSES: States should send their On April 17, 2019, we published in season selections to: Chief, Division of outlining hunting frameworks and guidelines were organized under the Federal Register (84 FR 16152) the Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish proposed frameworks for the 2019–20 and Wildlife Service, MS: MB, 5275 numbered headings. Those headings are: season migratory bird hunting Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– regulations. This document establishes 3803. You may inspect comments 1. Ducks final frameworks for migratory bird received on the migratory bird hunting A. General Harvest Strategy hunting regulations for the 2019–20 regulations during normal business B. Regulatory Alternatives C. Zones and Split Seasons season. There are no substantive hours at the Service’s office at 5275 changes from the April 17, 2019, Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– D. Special Seasons/Species Management i. September Teal Seasons proposed rule, with the exception of 3803 or at http://www.regulations.gov at ii. September Teal/Wood Duck Seasons changes made in response to the John D. Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2018–0030. iii. Black Ducks Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, You may obtain copies of referenced iv. Canvasbacks and Recreation Act, which was signed reports from the street address above, or v. Pintails into law on March 12, 2019 (Pub. L. from the Division of Migratory Bird vi. Scaup 116–9), and amended the Migratory Bird Management’s website at http:// vii. Mottled Ducks viii. Wood Ducks Treaty Act; those changes are discussed www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/, or at below under Review of Public http://www.regulations.gov at Docket ix. Youth Hunt x. Mallard Management Units Comments and Flyway Council No. FWS–HQ–MB–2018–0030. xi. Other Recommendations. We will publish FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 2. Sea Ducks State selections in the Federal Register Richkus, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 3. Mergansers as amendments to §§ 20.101 through Department of the Interior, MS: MB, 4. Canada Geese 20.107 and 20.109 of title 50 CFR part 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA A. Special Early Seasons 20. 22041–3803; (703) 358–1780. B. Regular Seasons C. Special Late Seasons Population Status and Harvest SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5. White-Fronted Geese 6. Brant Each year we publish various species New Process for the Annual Migratory status reports that provide detailed Game Bird Hunting Regulations 7. Snow and Ross’s (Light) Geese 8. Swans information on the status and harvest of As part of the Department of the 9. Sandhill Cranes migratory game birds, including Interior’s retrospective regulatory 10. Coots information on the methodologies and

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results. These reports are available at certain migratory game bird populations Mississippi, Central, and Pacific the address indicated under FOR and to limit harvests to levels Flyways FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or from compatible with each population’s our website at https://www.fws.gov/ ability to maintain healthy, viable The prescribed regulatory alternative for the Mississippi, Central, and Pacific birds/surveys-and-data/reports-and- numbers. Having taken into account the Flyways is based on the status of publications/population-status.php. zones of temperature and the mallard populations that contribute We used the following reports: distribution, abundance, economic Adaptive Harvest Management, 2019 primarily to each Flyway. In the Central value, breeding habits, and times and and Mississippi Flyways, we set Hunting Season (September 2018); lines of flight of migratory birds, we American Woodcock Population Status, hunting regulations based on the status conclude that the hunting seasons and dynamics of mid-continent 2018 (August 2018); Band-tailed Pigeon provided for herein are compatible with Population Status, 2018 (August 2018); mallards. Mid-continent mallards are the current status of migratory bird Migratory Bird Hunting Activity and those breeding in central North America populations and long-term population Harvest During the 2016–17 and 2017– (Federal survey strata 13–18, 20–50, and goals. Additionally, we are obligated to, 18 Hunting Seasons (August 2018); 75–77, and State surveys in Minnesota, Mourning Dove Population Status, 2018 and do, give serious consideration to all Wisconsin, and Michigan). In the Pacific (August 2018); Status and Harvests of information received as public Flyway, we set hunting regulations Sandhill Cranes, Mid-continent, Rocky comment. While there are problems based on the status and dynamics of Mountain, Lower Colorado River Valley inherent with any type of representative western mallards. Western mallards are and Eastern Populations, 2018 (August management of public-trust resources, those breeding in Alaska and the 2018); and Waterfowl Population Status, we conclude that the Flyway Council northern Yukon Territory (as based on 2018 (August 2018). system of migratory bird management Federal surveys in strata 1–12), and in has been a longstanding example of California, Oregon, Washington, and Review of Public Comments and State-Federal cooperative management British Columbia (as based on State- or Flyway Council Recommendations since its establishment in 1952. Province-conducted surveys). The preliminary proposed However, as always, we continue to For the 2019–20 season, we will rulemaking, which appeared in the June seek new ways to streamline and continue to use independent 14, 2018, Federal Register, opened the improve the process. optimization to determine the optimal public comment period for migratory 1. Ducks regulatory choice for each mallard stock. game bird hunting regulations and This means that we develop regulations discussed the regulatory alternatives for A. General Harvest Strategy for mid-continent mallards and western the 2019–20 duck hunting season. mallards independently, based upon the Comments and recommendations are Council Recommendations: The breeding stock that contributes summarized below and numbered in the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and primarily to each Flyway. We detailed order used in the June 14, 2018, Pacific Flyway Councils recommended implementation of this AHM decision proposed rule. the adoption of the ‘‘liberal’’ regulatory framework for western and mid- We received recommendations from alternative for their respective flyways. continent mallards in the July 24, 2008, all four Flyway Councils. Some The Mississippi Flyway Council Federal Register (73 FR 43290). recommendations supported recommended that regulation changes continuation of last year’s frameworks. The optimal AHM strategies for mid- be restricted to one step per year, both Due to the comprehensive nature of the continent and western mallards for the when restricting as well as liberalizing annual review of the frameworks 2019–20 hunting season were calculated hunting regulations. performed by the Councils, support for using: (1) Harvest-management continuation of last year’s frameworks is Written Comments: An individual objectives specific to each mallard assumed for items for which no supported the new adaptive harvest stock; (2) the 2019–20 regulatory recommendations were received. management (AHM) protocol recently alternatives; and (3) current population Council recommendations for changes implemented for the Atlantic Flyway. models and associated weights. Based on ‘‘liberal’’ regulatory alternatives in the frameworks are summarized Service Response: As we stated in the below. We have included only the selected for the 2018–19 hunting season, June 14, 2018, and September 21, 2018, the 2018 Waterfowl Breeding numbered items pertaining to issues for proposed rules, we intend to continue which we received recommendations. Population and Habitat Survey use of AHM to help determine (WBPHS) results of 9.57 million mid- Consequently, the issues do not follow appropriate duck-hunting regulations in successive numerical order. continent mallards, 3.66 million ponds for the 2019–20 season. AHM is a tool in Prairie Canada, 1.03 million western General that permits sound resource decisions in mallards observed in Alaska (0.45 Written Comments: Several the face of uncertain regulatory impacts, million) and the southern Pacific commenters protested the entire as well as providing a mechanism for Flyway (0.57 million), the optimal migratory bird hunting regulations reducing that uncertainty over time. We regulatory choice for the three western process, the killing of any migratory use AHM to evaluate four alternative Flyways is the ‘‘liberal’’ alternative. birds, and status and habitat data on regulatory levels for duck hunting in the Therefore, we concur with the which the migratory bird hunting Mississippi, Central, and Pacific recommendations of the Mississippi, regulations are based. Flyways based on the population status Central, and Pacific Flyway Councils Several other commenters supported of mallards (discussed below). We will regarding selection of the ‘‘liberal’’ the overall migratory bird hunting use AHM based on the population status regulatory alternative for the 2019–20 regulatory process and supported the of a suite of four species in the Atlantic season and will adopt the ‘‘liberal’’ proposed regulations. Flyway (discussed below). We have regulatory alternative, as described in Service Response: Our long-term specific hunting strategies for species of the September 21, 2018, Federal objectives continue to include providing special concern, such as black ducks, Register, with one exception (see B. opportunities to harvest portions of scaup, and pintails. Regulatory Alternatives, below).

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Atlantic Flyway represent upland nesters in boreal and Other Issues Since 2000, the Service has used an southern Canada (green-winged teal), Regarding the Mississippi Flyway AHM protocol based on the status of over-water nesters in boreal Canada Council recommendation to limit eastern mallards to establish the annual (ring-necked duck), cavity nesters in the regulatory changes to one step per year, framework regulations for duck hunting United States and southern Canada we recognize the longstanding interest seasons in the Atlantic Flyway. This (wood duck), and cavity nesters in by the Council to impose a one-step protocol assumes that the mallard is an boreal Canada (goldeneye). The most constraint on regulatory changes. In the appropriate surrogate for other duck important winter waterfowl habitats in September 21, 2018, Federal Register, species in the Atlantic Flyway. the Atlantic Flyway (salt marsh, we noted that the Central and However, following a review of eastern freshwater marsh, tidal waters, Mississippi Flyways have worked with mallard AHM conducted in 2013, the freshwater ponds and lakes, rivers and Service staff during the past 3 years to Atlantic Flyway Council determined streams) are important to at least one of revisit the AHM protocol for managing that eastern mallards do not adequately these four species. harvest of mid-continent mallards. This represent duck harvest dynamics Species selection was also influenced effort has included a discussion of throughout the entire Flyway; they do by our need for sufficient time series of appropriate management objectives, not represent the breeding ecology and estimates of annual abundance and regulatory packages, and management of habitat requirements of other important estimates of harvest rate or annual non-mallard stocks. We continue to Atlantic Flyway duck species because harvest. The protocol has a harvest support that these discussions are the their breeding range does not overlap objective of no more than 98 percent of appropriate venue to discuss what role, with that of other ducks that breed in maximum sustainable long-term yield if any, a one-step constraint might play the flyway; and their breeding and/or for any of the four species. Regulatory in management of waterfowl in the wintering habitat needs differ from alternatives are the same as those used Central and Mississippi Flyways. Such many of the other duck species in the in the eastern mallard AHM, except that discussions should include the potential Flyway. Thus, although mallards the mallard bag limit is not prescribed impact of a one-step constraint on the comprise nearly 20 percent of the by the optimal regulatory alternative as frequency of when the liberal, moderate, Atlantic Flyway’s duck harvest, the and restrictive packages would be determined by the multi-stock AHM status of eastern mallards does not recommended. On a final note, while protocol. The mallard bag limit in the necessarily reflect that of other Atlantic we recognize the Council’s concern Atlantic Flyway is now based on a Flyway duck species. For example, about potentially communicating a large separate assessment of the harvest mallards in eastern North America have regulatory change to hunters, we have potential of eastern mallards (see xi. declined at an average annual rate of 1 concerns about the appropriateness of a percent since 1998, whereas over the Other for further discussion on the one-step constraint in situations when same time period all other duck species mallard bag limit in the Atlantic the status of the waterfowl resource may in eastern North America, for which Flyway). warrant a regulatory change larger than robust population estimates are The optimal AHM strategies for the one step. Furthermore, it is unclear how available, are stable or increasing. Atlantic Flyway for the 2019–20 the AHM protocol can accommodate a The Atlantic Flyway Council decided hunting season were calculated using: one-step constraint in the Mississippi that a decision framework based upon a (1) Harvest-management objectives Flyway if the same constraint is not suite of duck species that better specific to each stock; (2) the 2019–20 imposed in the Central Flyway. represents the habitat needs and harvest regulatory alternatives; and (3) current Technical work on the AHM revision distribution of ducks in the Atlantic population models and associated process tentatively should be completed Flyway would be superior to the current weights. Based on the ‘‘liberal’’ by summer 2019, with any potential eastern mallard AHM framework, and regulatory alternative selected for the changes to regulatory packages and the we concur. Accordingly, the Service and 2018–19 duck hunting season, the 2018 harvest strategy approved in October the Atlantic Flyway began working in WBPHS results of 0.35 million 2019 for the 2021–22 season. We look 2013 to develop a multi-stock AHM American green-winged teal, 1.12 forward to continued work with the protocol for setting annual duck hunting million wood ducks, 0.63 million ring- Flyway Councils on this issue. season frameworks for the Atlantic necked ducks, and 0.49 million B. Regulatory Alternatives Flyway. goldeneyes in the eastern survey area The development of multi-stock and Atlantic Flyway, the optimal Council Recommendations: The protocols has now been completed, and regulatory choice for the Atlantic Mississippi Flyway Council we adopted multi-stock AHM as a Flyway is the ‘‘liberal’’ alternative. recommended that the framework replacement for eastern mallard AHM Therefore, we concur with the closing date be modified from the last (September 21, 2018, Federal Register; recommendation of the Atlantic Flyway Sunday in January to January 31 for 83 FR 47868). The protocols are based Council regarding selection of the both the ‘‘liberal’’ and ‘‘moderate’’ AHM on a suite of four species that represents packages. ‘‘liberal’’ regulatory alternative for the the dynamics of duck harvest in the Service Response: We support the 2019–20 season and will adopt the Atlantic Flyway and the various habitat Mississippi Flyway’s recommendation ‘‘liberal’’ regulatory alternative, as types used by waterfowl throughout the for a closing date of January 31 for the described in the September 21, 2018, Atlantic Flyway: Green-winged teal 2019–20 midcontinent duck seasons. Federal Register. (Anas crecca), common goldeneye Although we recognize that this issue is (Bucephala clangula), ring-necked duck Further details on biological models currently being discussed as part of the (Aythya collaris), and wood duck (Aix used in the protocol, data sources, AHM revision process, we understand sponsa). These species comprise more optimization methods, and simulation that there is agreement among the than 40 percent of the Atlantic Flyway’s results are available at http:// Mississippi and Central Flyways and total duck harvest, and they reflect www.regulations.gov and on our website the Service’s Migratory Bird regional variation in harvest at https://www.fws.gov/birds/surveys- Management staff that the new composition. The selected species and-data/reports-and-publications.php. forthcoming regulatory alternatives will

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contain an ending framework date of finalized in 2011 (76 FR 53536; August hunting tradition; and equitable access January 31 for at least the ‘‘liberal’’ 26, 2011). Every 5 years, States are to the black duck resource between regulatory alternative. Thus, adopting afforded the opportunity to change the Canada and the United States while the Mississippi Flyway Council’s zoning and split-season configuration accommodating the fundamental proposed closing date for the 2019–20 within which they set their annual duck sources of uncertainty (partial seasons is acceptable at this time for hunting regulations. The next regularly controllability and partial observability, both the Mississippi and Central scheduled open season for changes to structural uncertainty, and flyways. Further, the Atlantic Flyway zone and split-season configurations environmental variation). currently also has a closing duck will be in 2020, for use during the 2021– For the 2019–20 season, the optimal framework date of January 31. 25 period. country-specific regulatory strategies Therefore, we proposed a January 31 Lastly, we note that duck hunting were calculated using: (1) The black closing date for duck frameworks for all zones are established at the State level duck harvest objective (98 percent of four flyways during the 2019–20 by the State based on the above long-term cumulative harvest); (2) 2019– hunting seasons. The additional few referenced guidelines. The selection of 20 country-specific regulatory days will have no measurable impact on season hunting dates is specifically a alternatives; (3) current parameter duck harvests, and satisfies the desires State decision based on the overall estimates for mallard competition and of the Flyway Councils and hunters. frameworks for each species. additive mortality; and (4) 2018 survey Subsequent to our proposed rule, the results of 0.53 million breeding black John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, D. Special Seasons/Species ducks and 0.40 million breeding Management, and Recreation Act (Act), Management mallards in the core survey area. The signed into law on March 12, 2019 (Pub. i. September Teal Seasons optimal regulatory choices for the 2019– L. 116–9), amended the Migratory Bird 20 season are the ‘‘liberal’’ package in Treaty Act to specify that the framework Council Recommendations: The Canada and the ‘‘moderate’’ package in closing date for hunting ducks, Atlantic Flyway Council requested that the United States. mergansers, and coots ‘‘shall not be later Florida be allowed to hold an iv. Canvasbacks than January 31 of each year.’’ The Act experimental September teal-only also states that, with regard to these season for an additional year (2019), to Council Recommendations: The species, the Secretary shall ‘‘adopt the allow sufficient time to evaluate impacts Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and recommendation of each respective to non-target species. Pacific Flyway Councils recommended flyway council (as defined in section Service Response: For the 2019–20 a full season for canvasbacks with a 2- 20.152 of title 50, Code of Federal season, we will utilize the 2018 bird daily bag limit. Season lengths Regulations) for the Federal framework breeding population estimate of 6.45 would be 60 days in the Atlantic and if the Secretary determines that the million blue-winged teal from the Mississippi Flyways, 74 days in the recommendation is consistent with traditional survey area and the criteria Central Flyway, and 107 days in the science-based and sustainable harvest developed for the teal season guidelines. Pacific Flyway. management.’’ Thus, as directed by the Thus, a 16-day September teal season in Service Response: As we discussed in Act, we have adopted January 31 as the the Atlantic, Central, and Mississippi the March 28, 2016, final rule (81 FR framework closing date for all four Flyways is appropriate for the 2019–20 17302), the canvasback harvest strategy Flyways. season. that we had relied on until 2015 was not We agree with the Atlantic Flyway viable under our new regulatory process C. Zones and Split Seasons Council’s request to extend Florida’s because it required biological Written Comments: A commenter experimental teal-only season through information that was not yet available at from Pennsylvania requested changes to 2019. The additional year will allow the time a decision on season structure the duck hunting zones in Florida to collect additional data to needed to be made. We do not yet have Pennsylvania. Several individuals from meet experimental sample size criteria a new harvest strategy to propose for use Louisiana were unhappy with the and study impacts to non-target species. in guiding canvasback harvest hunting dates selected by Louisiana. management in the future. However, we iii. Black Ducks Service Response: Zones and split have worked with technical staff of the seasons are special regulations designed Council Recommendations: The four Flyway Councils to develop a to distribute hunting opportunities and Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway decision framework (hereafter, decision harvests according to temporal, Councils recommended that the Service support tool) that relies on the best geographic, and demographic variability continue to follow the International biological information available to in waterfowl and other migratory game Black Duck AHM Strategy for the 2019– develop recommendations for annual bird populations. States have been 20 season. canvasback harvest regulations. The allowed the option of dividing their Service Response: In 2012, we decision support tool used available allotted duck hunting days into two (or adopted the International Black Duck information (1994–2014) on canvasback in some cases three) segments (splits) to AHM Strategy (77 FR 49868; August 17, population size, growth rate, survival, take advantage of species-specific peaks 2012). The formal strategy is the result and harvest and a discrete logistic of abundance or to satisfy hunters in of 14 years of technical and policy growth model to derive an optimal different areas who want to hunt during decisions developed and agreed upon harvest policy with an objective of the peak of waterfowl abundance in by both Canadian and U.S. agencies and maximum sustained yield. The decision their area. States also have the option to waterfowl managers. The strategy support tool calls for a closed season establish independent duck seasons in clarifies what harvest levels each when the observed population is below up to four zones within States for the country will manage for and reduces 460,000, a 1-bird daily bag limit when purpose of providing more equitable conflicts over country-specific the observed breeding population is distribution of harvest opportunity for regulatory policies. Further, the strategy between 460,000 and 480,000, and a 2- hunters throughout the State. allows for attainment of fundamental bird daily bag limit when the observed The guidelines were first established objectives of black duck management: population is greater than 480,000. in 1978, with the current guidelines Resource conservation; perpetuation of Given that the 2018 canvasback

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breeding population estimate from the optimal regulatory choice for the 2019– of those days is consistent with science- WBPHS was 686,000 birds, we support 20 season for all four Flyways is the based and sustainable harvest the Flyway Councils’ recommendations ‘‘moderate’’ regulatory alternative. management. Such days shall be treated for a 2-canvasback daily bag limit for the as separate from, and in addition to, the ix. Youth Hunt 2019–20 season. annual Federal framework hunting Council Recommendations: The season lengths.’’ The Act also states that v. Pintails Pacific Flyway Council recommended States may combine the 2 days allowed Council Recommendations: The replacing tundra swan with swan in the for youths with the 2 days allowed for Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and bag limits for the Special Youth veterans and members of the Armed Pacific Flyway Councils recommended Waterfowl Hunting Days. Forces on active duty, but that no State a full season for pintails, consisting of Service Response: We agree with the may have more than a total of 4 a 1-bird daily bag limit and a 60-day Pacific Flyway Council’s additional days added to its regular season in the Atlantic and Mississippi recommendation to replace tundra swan hunting season. Thus, as directed by the Flyways, a 74-day season in the Central with swan in the bag limits for the Act, we have adopted the inclusion of Flyway, and a 107-day season in the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days. the 2 additional days for veterans and Pacific Flyway. The change is intended to allow the take active military personnel into the final Service Response: The current derived of any swan species in the Pacific frameworks for the 2019–20 hunting pintail harvest strategy was adopted by Flyway (currently applicable to only season. the Service and Flyway Councils in Montana, Utah, and Nevada) consistent 2010 (75 FR 44856; July 29, 2010). For with the swan hunting framework that xi. Other the 2019–20 season, an optimal has existed in the Pacific Flyway since Council Recommendations: The regulatory strategy for pintails was 1995. Swans may only be taken by Atlantic Flyway Council recommended calculated with: (1) An objective of participants possessing applicable swan use of the Eastern Mallard Prescribed maximizing long-term cumulative hunting permits. This will not change Take Level (PTL) analysis for setting harvest, including a closed-season the number of swan hunting permits mallard bag limits at two (2) birds per constraint of 1.75 million birds; (2) the available in any State, but will provide day in the Atlantic Flyway until a regulatory alternatives and associated an opportunity for youths with a swan formal harvest strategy can be predicted harvest; and (3) current hunting permit to hunt swans during developed in conjunction with the population models and their relative the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunting Service. Further, they recommended weights. Based on a ‘‘liberal’’ regulatory Days in addition to the regular swan adopting a restriction of no more than alternative with a 2-bird daily bag limit season. Youth hunters in other flyways one (1) hen mallard per day in for the 2018–19 season, and the 2018 with a tundra swan hunting permit conjunction with reducing the mallard WBPHS survey results of 2.37 million would continue to be able to hunt bag limit for the 2019–20 hunting pintails observed at a mean latitude of tundra swans during the Special Youth season. 56.1 degrees, the optimal regulatory Waterfowl Hunting Days. The expected Written Comments: An individual choice for all four Flyways for the 2019– additional harvest from this change is from South Carolina questioned 20 hunting season is the ‘‘liberal’’ negligible because we anticipate that proposed mallard bag restrictions in alternative with a 1-bird daily bag limit. few youths will apply and successfully South Carolina given his interpretation draw the limited number of swan of band return data indicating most vi. Scaup hunting permits in the Pacific Flyway, mallards harvested in South Carolina Council Recommendations: The and any issued swan hunting permit originate in the Great Lake States and Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and may otherwise be filled during the southern Ontario rather than the Pacific Flyway Councils recommended regular swan hunting season. Hunting northeastern States. As such, he use of the ‘‘moderate’’ regulation during the Special Youth Waterfowl believed South Carolina regulations package, consisting of a 60-day season Hunting Days in the Pacific Flyway is should be based on mid-continent with a 2-bird daily bag in the Atlantic expected to result in the same ratio of mallards rather than eastern mallards. Flyway and a 3-bird daily bag in the take between trumpeter and tundra Service Response: The Atlantic Mississippi Flyway, a 74-day season swans as occurs in the regular season. Flyway Council’s multi-stock harvest with a 3-bird daily bag limit in the Subsequent to our proposed rule, the strategy (see above) did not specifically Central Flyway, and an 86-day season John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, address bag limits for mallards. The with a 3-bird daily bag limit in the Management, and Recreation Act (Act), number of breeding mallards in Pacific Flyway. signed into law on March 12, 2019 (Pub. northeastern United States (about two- Service Response: In 2008, we L. 116–9), amended the Migratory Bird thirds of the eastern mallard population adopted and implemented a new scaup Treaty Act to codify the 2 additional in 1998) has decreased by about 38 harvest strategy (73 FR 43290 on July hunting days we currently have for percent since 1998, and the overall 24, 2008, and 73 FR 51124 on August youth hunters and to specifically add 2 population has declined by about 1 29, 2008) with initial ‘‘restrictive,’’ additional hunting days for veterans and percent per year during that time ‘‘moderate,’’ and ‘‘liberal’’ regulatory active military personnel. The Act states period. This has resulted in reduced packages adopted for each Flyway. that ‘‘the Secretary shall allow States to harvest potential for that population. For scaup, optimal regulatory select 2 days for youths and 2 days for The Service conducted a PTL analysis to strategies for the 2019–20 season were veterans (as defined in section 101 of estimate the allowable take (kill rate) for calculated using: (1) An objective to title 38, United States Code) and eastern mallards, and compared that achieve 95 percent of long-term members of the Armed Forces on active with the expected kill rate under the cumulative harvest; (2) current scaup duty, including members of the National most liberal season length (60 days) regulatory alternatives; and (3) updated Guard and Reserves on active duty being considered as part of the multi- model parameters and weights. Based (other than for training), to hunt eligible stock framework’s regulatory on a ‘‘moderate’’ regulatory alternative ducks, geese, swans, mergansers, coots, alternatives. selected in 2018, and the 2018 WBPHS moorhens, and gallinules, if the PTL requires an estimate of the survey results of 3.99 million scaup, the Secretary determines that the addition maximum population growth rate (rmax)

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in the absence of harvest and density • Allow Maine to designate their virtually nonexistent in 2018. This is dependence. That estimate is then used Coastal Zone as a low harvest North unprecedented in the 22 years this to calculate the allowable rate of take as Atlantic Population (NAP) Zone for an metric has been monitored. Lastly, given (rmax/2)F, where F is a variable that experimental 3-year period (2019–21); current population trends and the poor reflects management objectives. Using • Implement the ‘‘restrictive’’ season 2018 production, the harvest strategy is contemporary data and assuming a option (30-day season with a daily bag highly likely to prescribe a ‘‘restrictive’’ management objective of maximum limit of two (2) geese in the New season in 2020–21. The Atlantic Flyway sustained yield, the PTL analysis England [Connecticut, Massachusetts, Council notes that reductions in harvest estimated an allowable take rate of and Vermont] and Mid-Atlantic [New achieved by implementing a restrictive 0.194–0.198. The expected take (kill) Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania] season 1 year earlier should slow the rate for eastern mallards under a 60-day Regions and one (1) goose in the rate of population decline, and in turn season and a 2-mallard daily bag limit Chesapeake Region [Delaware, reduce the likelihood of the population in the U.S. portion of the Atlantic Maryland, and Virginia]) for Atlantic declining to a level (60,000 pairs) at Flyway was 0.193 (SE = 0.016), which Population (AP) harvest areas in the which a closed season would be is slightly below (but not statistically Atlantic Flyway in 2019–20; prescribed. • different from) the point estimate of Allow Connecticut to modify the Third, the recommended changes to allowable take (PTL) at maximum boundary between the Atlantic Flyway zone boundaries (Connecticut), zone sustained yield. This indicates that a 2- Resident Population (AFRP) zone and designation (New Jersey), and NAP zone; framework dates (New York) are all the bird daily bag limit is sustainable at this • time. Thus, we agree with the Atlantic Allow New Jersey to change the result of a recent Atlantic Flyway Flyway Council’s recommendation of a designation of their Coastal Zone from Council assessment of migrant Canada 2-bird daily bag limit for mallards, of an AFRP to a NAP Canada goose high goose harvest in AFRP zones. The which only one may be a hen. We harvest area beginning in 2019; and assessment indicated that migrant • Modify the New York AFRP Canada expect that the hen restriction will help Canada goose harvest in AFRP zones in Goose Areas to no more than 80 days, conserve the population’s breeding those States exceeded the level allowed starting no earlier than the fourth stock. Further details on the PTL by the Atlantic Flyway Council’s Saturday in October and ending no later analysis are available at http:// established criteria. The Council’s than the last day of February. recommended changes will reduce www.regulations.gov and on our website Service Response: We agree with all of at https://www.fws.gov/birds/surveys- migrant Canada goose harvest in AFRP the Atlantic Flyway Council’s zones in those States and bring them and-data/reports-and-publications.php. recommendations concerning Canada Regarding the mallard bag restrictions back into compliance with AFRP zone geese. First, allowing Maine to change criteria. Thus, we agree that all three in South Carolina and the origin of the designation of their Coastal Zone to stocks, we have a long-standing policy changes are appropriate, and we a low harvest NAP Zone for an commend the Atlantic Flyway Council’s of setting duck hunting regulations by experimental 3-year period (2019–21) flyway, for both biological and continuing commitment to sustainable should allow for the harvest of more harvest of migrant Canada geese. administrative purposes. Furthermore, AFRP geese with the longer season we note that the proportion of the length and higher bag limit. While some 6. Brant southern Atlantic Flyway mallard additional harvest of NAP Canada geese Council Recommendations: The harvest that originates in the mid- may occur, the Coastal Zone currently Atlantic Flyway Council recommended continent region has declined meets the criteria as a low harvest zone that the 2019–20 season for Atlantic significantly since the 1970s and 1980s, under the current NAP harvest strategy. brant follow the Atlantic Flyway while that from eastern North America Second, while we note that the Council’s brant harvest strategy pending has increased. A 2012 report (Arnold current AP harvest strategy indicates the results of the 2019 Atlantic Flyway and de Sobrino) indicated that 53 that a continuation of the ‘‘moderate’’ Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey (MWS). percent of the mallard harvest in North season may be considered given the The Council also recommended that if Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and current population abundance, moving results of the 2019 MWS are not Florida during 1995–2009 was derived to a ‘‘restrictive’’ season in the AP available, then results of the most recent from mallards of eastern origin, either harvest strategy is the more prudent MWS should be used. eastern Canada (33 percent) or eastern choice. The breeding pair estimate (the The Pacific Flyway Council United States north of North Carolina primary metric used to inform AP recommended that the 2019–20 brant (20 percent). Harvest of locally harvest management decisions) has season frameworks be determined based produced mallards likely would declined sharply the past 2 years, and on the harvest strategy in the Council’s increase this percentage further. although the 3-year running average of management plan for the Pacific Because a majority of birds harvested in total indicated pairs (154,969) remains population of brant pending results of the southeastern states in the Atlantic above the harvest strategy threshold the 2019 Winter Brant Survey (WBS). If Flyway are derived from eastern stocks, (150,000 pairs) for consideration of a results of the 2019 WBS are not we do not agree with the implication moderate season, the 2018 single-year available, results of the most recent that South Carolina’s mallard bag limit estimate (112,235 pairs) is 25 percent WBS should be used. should be based on the status of mid- below that level. Further, the total Service Response: As we discussed in continent mallards. population index has declined by the March 28, 2016, final rule (81 FR 4. Canada Geese approximately one-third since 2009. 17302), the current harvest strategy used The Atlantic Flyway Council notes that to determine the Atlantic brant season B. Regular Seasons this decline, which is only now showing frameworks does not fit well within the Council Recommendations: The up in the breeding pair estimate, likely new regulatory process, similar to the Atlantic Flyway Council made several reflects an extended period (2009–16) of Rocky Mountain Population (RMP) recommendations concerning Canada average or below-average production sandhill crane issue discussed below goose regular seasons. Specifically, they years. Additionally, gosling production, under 9. Sandhill Cranes. In developing recommended: as indexed by age ratios at banding, was the annual proposed frameworks for

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Atlantic brant in the past, the Atlantic above Atlantic brant hunt strategies, the and the Saturday closest to September Flyway Council and the Service used appropriate Atlantic brant hunting 24 through the last Sunday in January the number of brant counted during the season for the 2019–20 season is a 30- in Washington. MWS in the Atlantic Flyway, and took day season with a 2-bird daily bag limit. The recent 3-year average (2017–2019) into consideration the brant As with the case for Atlantic brant, we WBS count of Pacific brant was 149,647. population’s expected productivity that also agree with the Pacific Flyway Using the above harvest strategy, the summer. The MWS is conducted each Council’s recommendation that the appropriate season length and daily bag January, and expected brant 2019–20 Pacific brant season limit framework for Pacific brant in the productivity is based on early-summer frameworks be determined by the 2019–20 season is a 107-day season observations of breeding habitat harvest strategy in the Council’s with a 4-bird daily bag limit in Alaska, conditions and nesting effort in management plan for the Pacific and a 37-day season with a 2-bird daily important brant nesting areas. Thus, the population of brant pending results of bag limit in California, Oregon, and data under consideration were available the 2019 WBS. Similarly, the harvest Washington. before the annual Flyway and SRC strategy used to determine the Pacific 8. Swans decision-making meetings took place in brant season frameworks does not fit late July. Although the former regulatory well within the new regulatory process. Council Recommendations: The alternatives for Atlantic brant were In developing the annual proposed Atlantic Flyway Council recommended developed by factoring together long- frameworks for Pacific brant, the Pacific that the allocation of tundra swan hunt term productivity rates (observed during Flyway Council and the Service use the permits in the Atlantic Flyway be based November and December productivity 3-year average number of brant counted on the proportion of tundra swans surveys) with estimated observed during the WBS in the Pacific Flyway to counted on the Mid-Winter Survey harvest under different framework determine annual allowable season (MWS) in each State that hunts swans. regulations, the primary decision- length and daily bag limits. The WBS is Permit allocation would be re-evaluated making criterion for selecting the annual conducted each January (that is, after every 3 years based on the past 3-year frameworks was the MWS count. the date that the proposed frameworks MWS average in each State that allows Under the new regulatory schedule, are formulated in the regulatory process) swan hunting. Permit allocation for the neither the expected brant production in coastal areas of western Mexico, the 2019–20 through the 2021–22 seasons information nor the MWS count for the United States, and Canada. However, will be 6,115 permits in North Carolina, current year is yet available at the time the data are typically available by the 801 permits in Virginia, and 84 permits the proposed frameworks are published. expected publication of these final in Delaware (for a total of 7,000 in the However, the MWS is typically frameworks. When we acquire the Atlantic Flyway). If the number of completed, and winter brant data are survey data, we select the appropriate permits available to the Atlantic Flyway available, by the expected publication of frameworks for the Pacific brant season should change or if additional States the final frameworks. Therefore, in the according to the harvest strategy in the initiate tundra swan hunting seasons, September 24, 2015, Federal Register Pacific Flyway Council’s management the Council recommends that permit (80 FR 57664), we adopted the Atlantic plan for Pacific brant and publish the allocation be adjusted based on the Flyway Council’s changes to the then- result in the final frameworks rule. The proportion of tundra swans counted in current Atlantic brant hunt plan current harvest strategy for Pacific brant each State. is as follows: The Pacific Flyway Council strategy. The current harvest strategy for • Atlantic brant is as follows: If the WBS index is <102,000 brant, recommended several changes to the • If the MWS count is <100,000 then the brant season is closed, and the swan season frameworks. Specifically, Atlantic brant, the season would be season may not reopen until the 3-year the Council recommended: closed. average WBS index exceeds 112,000 (1) Extending outside dates to the • If the MWS count is between brant. Saturday nearest September 24 • 100,000 and 115,000 brant, States could If the WBS index is between (currently the Saturday nearest October select a 30-day season with a 1-bird 102,000 and 122,000 brant, then Alaska 1) and closing consistent with the duck daily bag limit. may select a 51-day season with a 2-bird season framework of January 31 • If the MWS count is between daily bag limit, and California, Oregon, (currently varies by State from 115,000 and 130,000 brant, States could and Washington may select a 16-day December 1 to the Sunday following select a 30-day season with a 2-bird season with a 2-bird daily bag limit. January 1); • daily bag limit. If the WBS index is between (2) Extending the maximum season • If the MWS count is between 122,001 and 147,000 brant, then Alaska length to 107 days (currently varies by 130,000 and 150,000 brant, States could may select a 107-day season with a 2- State from 64 to 100 days), subject to select a 50-day season with a 2-bird bird daily bag limit, and California, season closure rules (see below); daily bag limit. Oregon, and Washington may select a (3) Allowing youths with a swan • If the MWS count is between 27-day season with a 2-brant daily bag hunting permit to hunt swans during 150,000 and 200,000 brant, States could limit. federal Special Youth Waterfowl select a 60-day season with a 2-bird • If the WBS index is greater than Hunting Days; daily bag limit. 147,000 brant, then Alaska may select a (4) Removing State requirements to • If the MWS count is >200,000 brant, 107-day season with a 4-bird daily bag monitor and report on swan populations States could select a 60-day season with limit, and California, Oregon, and within designated hunt areas; a 3-bird daily bag limit. Washington may select a 37-day season (5) Increasing the trumpeter swan Under all the above open-season with a 2-bird daily bag limit. quota from 5 to 10 in Nevada; alternatives, seasons would be between Under all the above open-season (6) Increasing the trumpeter swan the Saturday nearest September 24 and alternatives, the outside framework quota from 10 to 20 in Utah; January 31. Further, States could split season dates are September 1 through (7) Increasing permits from 2,000 to their seasons into 2 segments. January 26 in Alaska, the Saturday 2,750 in Utah; and The 2019 MWS Atlantic brant count closest to September 24 through (8) Increasing the hunt area in Utah was 120,109 brant. Thus, utilizing the December 15 in California and Oregon, (for clearer boundaries).

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Written Comments: The North Dakota population objective of 60,000 swans. youth waterfowl hunting days. Game and Fish Department (North Regarding RMP trumpeter swans, the Broadening the opening and closing Dakota) and the South Dakota recent (2015) fall count was 11,271 dates, extending the season length, and Department of Game, Fish, and Parks white swans (i.e., adult and subadult allowing take of swans during the two (South Dakota) have proposed to birds), and exceeded the Pacific Flyway youth waterfowl hunting days may temporarily transfer 200 tundra swan Council’s population objective of 10,000 increase swan harvest, but not in permits from South Dakota to North white swans. The Council also has an significant numbers because few swans Dakota. objective for the U.S. breeding segment are available to hunters outside of the Six individuals from Nevada and of RMP trumpeter swans. The recent swan winter migration period. Most Utah supported the Pacific Flyway’s (2018) fall count was 810 white swans, tundra and trumpeter swans migrate recommendations regarding proposed and exceeded the Council’s current through Montana, Nevada, and Utah changes to swan seasons in Nevada and population objective of 718 white from mid-October through the end of Utah. swans. The recent 3-year (2016–2018) November. Also, there is additional Service Response: Recently, we average count was 774 white swans. harvest opportunity for tundra swans supported the establishment of an The 2003 environmental assessment because the population is currently experimental tundra swan season in specified the swan season framework more than two times the Council’s Delaware beginning with the 2019–20 cannot be more liberal until the 3-year population objective. Despite these season (83 FR 47868; September 21, average number of trumpeter swans in liberalizations, adequate protection still 2018). The proposed hunting season the RMP U.S. breeding segment was ≥90 exists for trumpeter swans because followed the guidelines provided in the percent of the original (i.e., from an trumpeter swan harvest is capped at the Atlantic Flyway Council’s Eastern earlier management plan) goal of 614 quota for each State regardless of season Population Tundra Swan Hunt Plan and white swans (i.e., threshold of 553 white length, and the swan season ends in a is not expected to increase the overall swans). This threshold was exceeded in State upon reaching the trumpeter swan harvest of tundra swans. At that time, 2015, when the 3-year (2013–2015) quota in that State. we stated that the existing allowable average fall count was 563 white swans. We also agree with the Council’s harvest would be reallocated among the Gower et al. (2018) wrote a white recommendation to remove State States that hunt them. The Atlantic paper on the Pacific Flyway swan requirements to monitor and report on Flyway Council’s recommendation season. The purpose was to review data swan abundance within designated accomplishes that objective and does (status, distribution, and harvest) hunting areas. This does not affect the not affect permit allocation in any other associated with the swan season requirement that each State that allows Flyway. Thus, we agree. framework since implementation 23 swan hunting must evaluate hunter We also agree with the temporary years ago, and to consider the success of participation, species-specific swan transfer of 200 tundra swan permits the swan season framework in harvest, and hunter compliance in from South Dakota to North Dakota. The reconciling two potentially conflicting complying with State hunter original agreement between the States swan management objectives: Tundra participation and harvest monitoring was reached in 2003, and approved by swan hunting and trumpeter swan programs. Each State has monitored the Central Flyway Council in 2003, and population restoration. The data provide swan abundance during the swan recently was reaffirmed by North Dakota strong evidence the swan season hunting season since about 1995. and South Dakota. Further, the current framework in the Pacific Flyway has However, the monitoring that has been Eastern Population Tundra Swan Hunt been successful in the simultaneous done is limited to counts of swans with Plan allows the transfer of unused achievement of initial objectives for no distinction between tundra and portions or permits for temporary tundra swan hunting opportunity and trumpeter swans, and therefore has redistribution to other participating trumpeter swan population restoration. limited usefulness for informing us States. The white paper provides justification about swan population status. Further, In the Pacific Flyway, we authorized for the Pacific Flyway Council’s swan migration routes and timing of an experimental general swan hunting proposed changes to the swan season swan migration through each State are season (hereafter, swan season) within framework, particularly the increase in now well established, and both tundra the Pacific Flyway south of Alaska trumpeter swan quotas to rebalance swan and trumpeter swan populations (parts of Montana, Utah, and Nevada) in tradeoffs between potentially conflicting are monitored via cooperative State- 1995, which became operational in swan management objectives. The white Federal surveys, which are better tools 2003. We addressed impacts of the swan paper is available at https:// for assessing swan population status season in a sequence of environmental www.fws.gov/birds/surveys-and-data/ than the aforementioned surveys. assessments and findings of no reports-and-publications.php. We agree with the Council’s significant impact (1995, 2000, 2001, Regarding the Pacific Flyway recommendation to increase the 2003). Two native swan species occur in Council’s recommendations, we agree trumpeter swan quotas from 5 to 10 in the contiguous United States: Tundra with the recommendations for opening Nevada and from 10 to 20 in Utah. The swan (Cygnus columbianus) and and closing dates, season length, and swan hunting season must close in a trumpeter swan (C. buccinator). Only youth waterfowl hunting days. These State upon reaching the trumpeter swan the Western Population (WP) of tundra are all adjustments to realign the swan quota in that State regardless of the swans and Rocky Mountain Population season framework in the Pacific Flyway scheduled season closing date. The (RMP) of trumpeter swans are subjected with changes to the general duck and quotas (5 and 10 swans) have not been to harvest during the swan hunting goose season frameworks that have reached in any year since swan hunting season in the Pacific Flyway. occurred since 1995, when the swan was initiated in 1995, except that in Regarding WP tundra swans, the season framework was established. This Nevada in 2017, the 5-swan quota was recent 3-year (2016–2018) mean will allow States to simplify their reached on the last day of the swan abundance index during spring was waterfowl seasons by having one season season. Trumpeter swans have 133,340 (95 percent confidence interval for ducks, geese, and swans, and allow increased in abundance since 1995; (CI) = 83,962–182,719) swans, and youth hunters with a swan hunting however, the number allowed to be exceeded the Pacific Flyway Council’s permit to hunt swans during the Federal taken has not increased. The possibility

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of an early swan-season closure has harvest in Utah since 2000 has been 2.1 experimental season would include up increased with trumpeter swan swans per year, well below the quota. to 60 days and 1,200 harvest tags. abundance increasing at a higher rate We estimate that increasing the tundra The Central Flyway Council than tundra swan abundance. The most swan permits by 750 will result in less recommended an expansion of the areas recent abundance estimates indicate than 1 additional trumpeter swan open to Mid-continent Population RMP trumpeter swans have increased harvested per year on average. Thus, the sandhill crane hunting in South Dakota. 644 percent (1,820 to 11,721 white average trumpeter swan harvest per year The Central and Pacific Flyway swans) since 1995, and the U.S. is expected to remain well below Utah’s Councils recommended the breeding segment has increased 241 trumpeter swan quota. establishment of a new hunting area for percent (427 to 1,029 total swans). We also agree with the Council’s Rocky Mountain Population (RMP) Tundra swans have increased 126 recommendation to increase the hunting sandhill cranes in Arizona beginning percent (120,528 to 152,099) since 1995. area in Utah. This involves a small with the 2019–20 season, and that The increased quotas in Nevada and change to help clarify the hunting area allowable harvest of RMP cranes be Utah are commensurate with the change boundary through the Bear River determined based on the formula in trumpeter swan population status National Wildlife Refuge and adjacent described in the Pacific and Central since the quotas were negotiated in 1995 private lands currently along property Flyway Management Plan for RMP and 2000 (i.e., increased 200 percent). or imaginary lines that are not marked cranes. Service Response: We agree with the Also, these increases are consistent with by roads or other well-defined Mississippi Flyway Council’s an assessment of the harvest potential of geographic features or landmarks. This recommendation to establish an RMP trumpeter swans and U.S. breeding segment of the hunting area boundary experimental season in Alabama. A segment based on their observed growth will be moved to the nearest road, management plan for the Eastern rates and a conservative recovery factor which is north to State Route 83. The Population of sandhill cranes was of 0.5 considering that trumpeter swans new boundary will be more identifiable approved by the Atlantic and are of management concern but neither for hunters and law enforcement. The Mississippi Flyway Councils in 2010. endangered nor threatened (see the additional area included in the hunting The plan contained provisions and swan hunting white paper (Gower et al. area boundary is 124 square miles and guidelines for establishing hunting 2018) for more assessment details). represents an increase of 1.75 percent of seasons in the Mississippi and Atlantic Using a conservative maximum the current hunting area. The additional Flyway States if the fall population was allowable take estimate of trumpeter area is comprised of agriculture lands, above a minimum threshold of 30,000 swans in Utah and Nevada of 30 swans wetlands, and urban areas; cranes. The management plan also set combined and accounting for approximately 30 percent is swan an overall harvest objective of no more population segment composition (6.1 habitat. The swan hunting boundary than 10 percent of the 5-year average percent U.S. breeding), the expected will continue to exclude areas where peak population estimate for each State. harvest of trumpeter swans from the trumpeter swans have been consistently Alabama’s 5-year average peak U.S. breeding segment, which is of observed for the last 5 years in Utah population count is 14,104 cranes, greater concern than the Canada (northern Box Elder County, Cache setting the State’s maximum allowable breeding segment, should not exceed County, Rich County, and Daggett harvest under the plan at 1,410 birds. about 2 swans (30 × 0.061), or about 0.2 County). Alabama’s proposal for an experimental percent (2 of 1,029 total swans) of the Finally, we recognize that there are a season of 1,200 tags meets this population segment annually. number of changes that could provision. Further, Alabama’s We also agree with the Council’s cumulatively increase trumpeter swan experimental season would limit the recommendation to increase the number harvest, but we do not expect the number of crane hunters to 400 (with of hunting permits from 2,000 to 2,750 harvest to exceed the quotas established each getting 3 harvest tags). in Utah. Swan harvest will likely in Utah and Nevada. Tundra and The Council further notes that the increase with the increase in the trumpeter swan populations will management plan has the following number of swan hunting permits, but is continue to be monitored via thresholds for permit allocation among expected to be within allowable limits cooperative Federal-State surveys, and the States: and consistent with the Council’s swan States offering a swan season will • When the 3-year fall survey average management objectives. Tundra swans continue to be required to carefully is ≥30,000, maximum permit allocation are currently more than 2 times the monitor swan hunter participation and will be 10 percent of the 3-year fall Council’s population objective, and species-specific swan harvest. survey average; and trumpeter swan harvest is capped at the Thus, the Service and States are • When the 3-year fall survey average quota for each State. Since 2000, when committed to monitoring population is >60,000, the maximum permit about 2,000 swan hunting permits were abundance and harvest, and any allocation will be 12 percent of the 3- issued per year, the average estimated increase in trumpeter swan harvest or year fall survey average. harvest was 734 swans. Thus, increasing decrease in swan abundance of concern The latest fall survey 3-year average of the number of hunting permits by 750 will be reviewed and adjustments made the Eastern Population of sandhill is estimated to increase the average accordingly. cranes is 91,250 cranes, which would harvest by 275 swans (to about 1,009 allow a maximum harvest of up to 9. Sandhill Cranes swans in total). Utah issued 2,750 10,950 cranes under the current permits during 1995–2000, and at that Council Recommendations: The management plan. Currently, only time the average tundra swan harvest Mississippi Flyway Council Kentucky, Tennessee, and now Alabama was 1,444 swans per year. The number recommended that Alabama be allowed have seasons for Eastern Population of permits was reduced in 2000, to a 3-year experimental sandhill crane sandhill cranes. Including this new reduce the probability of trumpeter hunting season beginning in 2019, proposal for Alabama, the combined swan harvest. The harvest of trumpeter consistent with the guidelines in the number of harvest permits in all three swans is limited to a sustainable quota. Eastern Population of Sandhill Cranes States would allow the take of 5,424 However, the average trumpeter swan Management Plan (EP Plan). The cranes, well below the maximum

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allowable harvest. Thus, we support the and recruitment estimates, the allowable season framework with a 60-day season creation and implementation of an harvest for the 2019–20 season is 1,628 and 15-bird daily bag limit for States in experimental crane season in Alabama. cranes. the Western Management Unit. As with all experimental seasons, we Service Response: Based on the 14. Woodcock will implement a memorandum of harvest strategies and current agreement with Alabama to cover the Council Recommendations: The population status, we agree with the experimental period, which will Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central recommended selection of the describe each entities’ responsibilities Flyway Councils recommended use of ‘‘standard’’ season frameworks for doves during the experiment. the ‘‘moderate’’ season framework for in the Eastern, Central, and Western The Service agrees with the Central the 2019–20 season. Management Units for the 2019–20 Flyway Council’s proposal to modify The Mississippi Flyway Council season. the eastern boundary for Mid-continent recommended that the framework Required Determinations Population sandhill crane hunting in opening date for the Central South Dakota. Information suggests few Management Region be changed from Executive Order 13771—Reducing hunters will take advantage of this the Saturday nearest September 22 to a Regulation and Controlling Regulatory change, and any increase in harvest will fixed date of September 13. Costs be small. Service Response: In 2011, we This action is not subject to the We also agree with the implemented a harvest strategy for requirements of Executive Order (E.O.) recommendations to create a new woodcock (76 FR 19876; April 8, 2011). 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 3, 2017) hunting area for RMP cranes in Arizona. The harvest strategy provides a because it establishes annual harvest The new hunting area is consistent with transparent framework for making limits related to routine hunting or the hunting area requirements in the regulatory decisions for woodcock fishing. Pacific and Central Flyway Council’s season length and bag limits while we RMP crane management plan. work to improve monitoring and National Environmental Policy Act Regarding RMP crane harvest, as we assessment protocols for this species. (NEPA) Consideration discussed in the March 28, 2016, final Utilizing the criteria developed for the The programmatic document, rule (81 FR 17302), the current harvest strategy, the 3-year average for the ‘‘Second Final Supplemental strategy used to calculate the allowable Singing Ground Survey indices and Environmental Impact Statement: harvest of RMP cranes does not fit well associated confidence intervals fall Issuance of Annual Regulations within the new regulatory process, within the ‘‘moderate package’’ for both Permitting the Sport Hunting of similar to the brant issue discussed the Eastern and Central Management Migratory Birds (EIS 20130139),’’ filed above under 6. Brant. Results of the fall Regions. As such, a ‘‘moderate season’’ with the Environmental Protection abundance and recruitment surveys of for both management regions for the Agency (EPA) on May 24, 2013, RMP cranes, which are used in the 2019–20 season is appropriate. addresses NEPA compliance by the calculation of the annual allowable We do not support the Mississippi Service for issuance of the annual harvest, will continue to be released Flyway Council’s recommendation to framework regulations for hunting of between December 1 and January 31 change the woodcock opening migratory game bird species. We each year, which is after the date framework date to September 13. As we published a notice of availability in the proposed frameworks are formulated in stated earlier this year regarding the Federal Register on May 31, 2013 (78 the new regulatory process. If we were recommendation to change the FR 32686), and our Record of Decision to propose regulations at this point in woodcock harvest threshold for the on July 26, 2013 (78 FR 45376). We also time, data 2 to 4 years old would be liberal regulatory alternative and address NEPA compliance for waterfowl used to determine the annual allowable framework dates, we recommend that hunting frameworks through the annual harvest and State harvest allocations for the Woodcock Harvest Strategy Working preparation of separate environmental RMP cranes. We agree that relying on Group be reconvened to discuss and assessments, the most recent being data that are 2 to 4 years old is not ideal evaluate any proposed changes to the ‘‘Duck Hunting Regulations for 2019– due to the variability in fall abundance American Woodcock harvest strategy. 20,’’ with its corresponding June 2019, and recruitment for this population, and We understand that this group has finding of no significant impact. The the significance of these data in already met and started this work. programmatic document, as well as the determining the annual harvest separate environmental assessment, is allocations. Thus, we agree that the 16. Doves available on our website at https:// formula to determine the annual Council Recommendations: The www.fws.gov/birds/index.php, or from allowable harvest for RMP cranes Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway the address indicated under the caption published in the March 28, 2016, final Councils recommended use of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. rule should be used under the new ‘‘standard’’ season framework regulatory schedule. comprised of a 90-day season and 15- Endangered Species Act Consideration The 2018 fall RMP sandhill crane bird daily bag limit for States within the Section 7 of the Endangered Species abundance estimate was 21,801 cranes, Eastern Management Unit. The daily bag Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 resulting in a 3-year (2016–18) average limit could be composed of mourning et seq.), provides that the Secretary shall of 21,219 cranes, about 850 birds less doves and white-winged doves, singly insure that any action authorized, than the previous 3-year average, which or in combination. funded, or carried out is not likely to was 22,062 cranes. The RMP crane The Mississippi and Central Flyway jeopardize the continued existence of recruitment estimate was 7.90 percent Councils recommended the use of the any endangered species or threatened young in the fall population, resulting ‘‘standard’’ season package of a 90-day species or result in the destruction or in a 3-year (2016–18) average of 8.22 season and 15-bird daily bag limit for adverse modification of critical habitat. percent, a decrease from the previous 3- States within the Central Management Consequently, we conducted formal year average, which was 9.37 percent. Unit. consultations to ensure that actions Using the above formula and the above The Pacific Flyway Council resulting from these regulations would most recent 3-year average abundance recommended use of the ‘‘standard’’ not likely jeopardize the continued

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existence of endangered or threatened consumer surplus across all flyways of annual migratory bird hunting seasons species or result in the destruction or $334–$440 million with a mid-point under the following OMB control adverse modification of their critical estimate of $387 million. We also chose numbers: habitat. Findings from these alternative 3 for the 2009–10 through • 1018–0019, ‘‘North American consultations are included in a 2018–19 seasons. The 2019–20 analysis Woodcock Singing Ground Survey’’ biological opinion, which concluded is part of the record for this rule and is (expires 6/30/2021). that the regulations are not likely to available at http://www.regulations.gov • 1018–0023, ‘‘Migratory Bird jeopardize the continued existence of at Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2018– Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20’’ (expires 8/31/ any endangered or threatened species. 0030. 2020). Includes Migratory Bird Harvest Additionally, these findings may have Information Program, Migratory Bird Regulatory Flexibility Act caused modification of some regulatory Hunter Surveys, Sandhill Crane Survey, measures previously proposed, and the The annual migratory bird hunting and Parts Collection Survey. final frameworks reflect any such regulations have a significant economic • 1018–0171, ‘‘Establishment of modifications. Our biological opinions impact on substantial numbers of small Annual Migratory Bird Hunting resulting from this section 7 entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Seasons, 50 CFR part 20’’ (expires 06/ consultation are public documents Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). We analyzed 30/2021). available for public inspection at the the economic impacts of the annual You may view the information address indicated under ADDRESSES. hunting regulations on small business collection request(s) at http:// entities in detail as part of the 1981 cost- www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Regulatory Planning and Review benefit analysis. This analysis was An agency may not conduct or sponsor, (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) revised annually from 1990 through and a person is not required to respond E.O. 12866 provides that the Office of 1995. In 1995, the Service issued a to, a collection of information unless it Information and Regulatory Affairs Small Entity Flexibility Analysis displays a currently valid OMB control (OIRA) will review all significant rules. (Analysis), which was subsequently number. OIRA has reviewed this rule and has updated in 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008, determined that this rule is significant 2013, 2018, and 2019. The primary Unfunded Mandates Reform Act because it will have an annual effect of source of information about hunter We have determined and certify, in $100 million or more on the economy. expenditures for migratory game bird compliance with the requirements of the E.O. 13563 reaffirms the principles of hunting is the National Hunting and Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 E.O. 12866 while calling for Fishing Survey, which is generally U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking improvements in the nation’s regulatory conducted at 5-year intervals. The 2019 will not impose a cost of $100 million system to promote predictability, to Analysis is based on the 2011 National or more in any given year on local or reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, Hunting and Fishing Survey and the State government or private entities. most innovative, and least burdensome U.S. Department of Commerce’s County Therefore, this rule is not a ‘‘significant tools for achieving regulatory ends. The Business Patterns, from which it was regulatory action’’ under the Unfunded executive order directs agencies to estimated that migratory bird hunters Mandates Reform Act. consider regulatory approaches that would spend approximately $1.5 billion reduce burdens and maintain flexibility at small businesses in 2019. Copies of Civil Justice Reform—Executive Order and freedom of choice for the public the analysis are available upon request 12988 where these approaches are relevant, from the Division of Migratory Bird The Department, in promulgating this feasible, and consistent with regulatory Management (see FOR FURTHER rule, has determined that this rule will objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes INFORMATION CONTACT) or from http:// not unduly burden the judicial system further that regulations must be based www.regulations.gov at Docket No. and that it meets the requirements of on the best available science and that FWS–HQ–MB–2018–0030. sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of E.O. 12988. the rulemaking process must allow for public participation and an open Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Takings Implication Assessment exchange of ideas. We have developed Fairness Act In accordance with E.O. 12630, this this rule in a manner consistent with This final rule is a major rule under rule, authorized by the Migratory Bird these requirements. 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business Treaty Act, does not have significant An economic analysis was prepared Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. takings implications and does not affect for the 2019–20 season. This analysis For the reasons outlined above, this rule any constitutionally protected property was based on data from the 2011 will have an annual effect on the rights. This rule will not result in the National Hunting and Fishing Survey, economy of $100 million or more. physical occupancy of property, the the most recent year for which data are However, because this rule establishes physical invasion of property, or the available (see discussion under frameworks for hunting seasons, we do regulatory taking of any property. In Regulatory Flexibility Act, below). This not plan to defer the effective date fact, this rule will allow hunters to analysis estimated consumer surplus for under the exemption contained in 5 exercise otherwise unavailable three alternatives for duck hunting U.S.C. 808(1). privileges and, therefore, reduce (estimates for other species are not restrictions on the use of private and Paperwork Reduction Act quantified due to lack of data). The public property. alternatives are (1) issue restrictive This rule does not contain any new regulations allowing fewer days than collection of information that requires Energy Effects—Executive Order 13211 those issued during the 2018–19 season, approval by the Office of Management E.O. 13211 requires agencies to (2) issue moderate regulations allowing and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork prepare Statements of Energy Effects more days than those in alternative 1, Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 when undertaking certain actions. and (3) issue liberal regulations et seq.). OMB has previously approved While this rule is a significant identical to the regulations in the 2018– the information collection requirements regulatory action under E.O. 12866, it is 19 season. For the 2019–20 season, we associated with migratory bird surveys not expected to adversely affect energy chose Alternative 3, with an estimated and the procedures for establishing supplies, distribution, or use. 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this action is not a significant energy established what we concluded were the Dated: July 1, 2019. action and no Statement of Energy longest periods possible for public Karen Budd-Falen, Effects is required. comment and the most opportunities for Deputy Solicitor for Parks and Wildlife, Government-to-Government public involvement. We also provided Exercising the Authority of the Assistant Relationship With Tribes notification of our participation in Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. multiple Flyway Council meetings, In accordance with the President’s Final Regulations Frameworks for opportunities for additional public memorandum of April 29, 1994, 2019–20 Hunting Seasons on Certain review and comment on all Flyway ‘‘Government-to-Government Relations Migratory Game Birds with Native American Tribal Council proposals for regulatory change, Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), E.O. and opportunities for additional public Pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty 13175, and 512 DM 2, we have review during the SRC meeting. Act and delegated authorities, the evaluated possible effects on Federally Therefore, sufficient public notice and Department of the Interior approved the recognized Indian tribes and have opportunity for involvement have been following frameworks for season determined that there are no effects on given to affected persons regarding the lengths, shooting hours, bag and Indian trust resources. We have migratory bird hunting frameworks for possession limits, and outside dates consulted with Tribes affected by this the 2019–20 hunting seasons. Further, within which States may select seasons rule. after establishment of the final for hunting migratory game birds frameworks, States need sufficient time Federalism Effects between the dates of September 1, 2019, to conduct their own public processes to and March 10, 2020. These frameworks Due to the migratory nature of certain select season dates and limits; to are summarized below. species of birds, the Federal communicate those selections to us; and General Government has been given to establish and publicize the necessary responsibility over these species by the regulations and procedures to Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We annually Dates: All outside dates noted below implement their decisions. Thus, if prescribe frameworks from which the are inclusive. there were a delay in the effective date States make selections regarding the Shooting and Hawking (taking by hunting of migratory birds, and we of these regulations after this final falconry) Hours: Unless otherwise employ guidelines to establish special rulemaking, States might not be able to specified, from one-half hour before regulations on Federal Indian meet their own administrative needs sunrise to sunset daily. and requirements. reservations and ceded lands. This Possession Limits: Unless otherwise process preserves the ability of the For the reasons cited above, we find specified, possession limits are three States and tribes to determine which that ‘‘good cause’’ exists, within the times the daily bag limit. seasons meet their individual needs. terms of 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) of the Any State or Indian tribe may be more Administrative Procedure Act, and Permits: For some species of restrictive than the Federal frameworks these frameworks will take effect migratory birds, the Service authorizes at any time. The frameworks are immediately upon publication. the use of permits to regulate harvest or developed in a cooperative process with monitor their take by hunters, or both. the States and the Flyway Councils. Therefore, under authority of the In these cases, the Service determines This process allows States to participate Migratory Bird Treaty Act (July 3, 1918), the amount of harvest that may be taken in the development of frameworks from as amended (16 U.S.C. 703–711), we during hunting seasons during its which they will make selections, prescribe final frameworks setting forth formal regulations-setting process, and thereby having an influence on their the species to be hunted, the daily bag the States then issue permits to hunters own regulations. These rules do not and possession limits, the shooting at levels predicted to result in the have a substantial direct effect on fiscal hours, the season lengths, the earliest amount of take authorized by the capacity, change the roles or opening and latest closing season dates, Service. Thus, although issued by responsibilities of Federal or State and hunting areas, from which State States, the permits would not be valid governments, or intrude on State policy conservation agency officials will select unless the Service approved such take or administration. Therefore, in hunting season dates and other options. in its regulations. accordance with E.O. 13132, these Upon receipt of season selections from These Federally authorized, State- regulations do not have significant these officials, we will publish a final issued permits are issued to individuals, federalism effects and do not have rulemaking amending 50 CFR part 20 to and only the individual whose name sufficient federalism implications to reflect seasons, limits, and shooting and address appears on the permit at the warrant the preparation of a federalism hours for the United States for the 2019– time of issuance is authorized to take summary impact statement. 20 seasons. The rules that eventually migratory birds at levels specified in the Regulations Promulgation will be promulgated for the 2019–20 permit, in accordance with provisions of hunting season are authorized under 16 The rulemaking process for migratory both Federal and State regulations U.S.C. 703–712 and 742a–j. game bird hunting, by its nature, governing the hunting season. The operates under a time constraint as List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 permit must be carried by the permittee seasons must be established each year or when exercising its provisions and must hunting seasons remain closed. Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting be presented to any law enforcement However, we intend that the public be and recordkeeping requirements, officer upon request. The permit is not provided extensive opportunity for Transportation, Wildlife. transferrable or assignable to another public input and involvement in individual, and may not be sold, compliance with Administrative bartered, traded, or otherwise provided Procedure Act requirements. Thus, to another person. If the permit is when the preliminary proposed altered or defaced in any way, the rulemaking was published, we permit becomes invalid.

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Flyways and Management Units Central Management Region: gallinules and would be the same as Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, those allowed in the regular season. Waterfowl Flyways Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Flyway species and area restrictions Atlantic Flyway: Includes Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, would remain in effect. Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Shooting Hours: One-half hour before Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, sunrise to sunset. Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. Participation Restrictions for Youth North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Other geographic descriptions are Waterfowl Hunting Days: States may use Island, South Carolina, Vermont, contained in a later portion of this their established definition of age for Virginia, and West Virginia. document. youth hunters. However, youth hunters Mississippi Flyway: Includes must be under the age of 18. In addition, Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Definitions an adult at least 18 years of age must Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, For the purpose of the hunting accompany the youth hunter into the Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, regulations listed below, the collective field. This adult may not duck hunt but Tennessee, and Wisconsin. terms ‘‘dark’’ and ‘‘light’’ geese include may participate in other seasons that are Central Flyway: Includes Colorado the following species: open on the special youth day. Youth (east of the Continental Divide), Kansas, Dark geese: Canada geese (including hunters 16 years of age and older must Montana (Counties of Blaine, Carbon, cackling geese [Branta hutchinsii]), possess a Federal Migratory Bird Fergus, Judith Basin, Stillwater, white-fronted geese, brant (except in Hunting and Conservation Stamp (also Sweetgrass, Wheatland, and all counties Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, known as Federal Duck Stamp). Swans east thereof), Nebraska, New Mexico and the Atlantic Flyway), and all other may only be taken by participants (east of the Continental Divide except goose species except light geese. possessing applicable swan permits. the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation), Light geese: Snow (including blue) Participation Restrictions for Veterans North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, geese and Ross’s geese. and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Texas, and Wyoming (east of the Area, Zone, and Unit Descriptions: Hunting Days: Veterans (as defined in Continental Divide). Geographic descriptions related to section 101 of title 38, United States Pacific Flyway: Includes Alaska, regulations are contained in a later Code) and members of the Armed Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, portion of this document. Forces on active duty, including Oregon, Utah, Washington, and those Area-Specific Provisions: Frameworks members of the National Guard and portions of Colorado, Montana, New for open seasons, season lengths, bag Reserves on active duty (other than for Mexico, and Wyoming not included in and possession limits, and other special training), may participate. All hunters the Central Flyway. provisions are listed below by Flyway. must possess a Federal Migratory Bird Duck Management Units Migratory Game Bird Seasons in the Hunting and Conservation Stamp (also Atlantic Flyway known as Federal Duck Stamp). Swans High Plains Mallard Management may only be taken by participants Unit: Roughly defined as that portion of In the Atlantic Flyway States of possessing applicable swan permits. the Central Flyway that lies west of the Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 100th meridian. See Area, Unit, and Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Special September Teal Season Zone Descriptions, Ducks (Including North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, Outside Dates: Between September 1 Mergansers) and Coots for specific where Sunday hunting is prohibited and September 30, an open season on boundaries in each State. Statewide by State law, all Sundays are all species of teal may be selected by the Columbia Basin Mallard Management closed to the take of all migratory game following States in areas delineated by Unit: In Washington, all areas east of the birds. State regulations: Pacific Crest Trail and east of the Big Special Youth, Veteran, and Active Atlantic Flyway: Delaware, Florida, White Salmon River in Klickitat County; Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, and in Oregon, the counties of Gilliam, Days South Carolina, and Virginia. Morrow, and Umatilla. Mississippi Flyway: Alabama, Outside Dates: States may select 2 Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mourning Dove Management Units days per duck-hunting zone, designated Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Eastern Management Unit: All States as ‘‘Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days,’’ Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, east of the Mississippi River, and and 2 days per duck-hunting zone, and Wisconsin. Louisiana. designated as ‘‘Veterans and Active Central Flyway: Colorado (part), Central Management Unit: Arkansas, Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico (part), Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Days,’’ in addition to their regular duck Oklahoma, and Texas. Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New seasons. The days may be held Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South concurrently. The Youth Waterfowl Limits: Not to exceed 16 consecutive Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Hunting Days must be held outside any hunting days in the Atlantic, Western Management Unit: Arizona, regular duck season on weekends, Mississippi, and Central Flyways. The California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, holidays, or other non-school days daily bag limit is 6 teal. and Washington. when youth hunters would have the maximum opportunity to participate. Shooting Hours Woodcock Management Regions Both sets of days may be held up to 14 Atlantic Flyway: One-half hour before Eastern Management Region: days before or after any regular duck- sunrise to sunset, except in South Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, season frameworks or within any split Carolina, where the hours are from Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New of a regular duck season, or within any sunrise to sunset. Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, other open season on migratory birds. Mississippi and Central Flyways: One- North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Daily Bag Limits: The daily bag limits half hour before sunrise to sunset, Island, South Carolina, Vermont, may include ducks, geese, swans, except in the States of Arkansas, Virginia, and West Virginia. mergansers, coots, moorhens, and Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,

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Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Scoters, Eiders, and Long-Tailed Ducks sea duck hunting areas under the Wisconsin, where the hours are from Special Sea Duck Seasons hunting regulations adopted by the sunrise to sunset. respective States. Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Special September Duck Seasons Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Canada Geese Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee: In Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Special Early Canada Goose Seasons lieu of a special September teal season, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia may select a A Canada goose season of up to 15 a 5-consecutive-day teal/wood duck days during September 1–15 may be season may be selected in September. Special Sea Duck Season in designated Special Sea Duck Areas. If a Special Sea selected for the Eastern Unit of The daily bag limit may not exceed 6 Maryland. Seasons not to exceed 30 teal and wood ducks in the aggregate, of Duck Season is selected, scoters, eiders, and long-tailed ducks may be taken in days during September 1–30 may be which no more than 2 may be wood selected for Connecticut, Florida, ducks. In addition, a 4-consecutive-day the designated Special Sea Duck Area(s) only during the Special Sea Duck Georgia, New Jersey, New York (Long teal-only season may be selected in Island Zone only), North Carolina, September either immediately before or Season dates; scoters, eiders, and long- tailed ducks may be taken outside of Rhode Island, and South Carolina. immediately after the 5-consecutive-day Seasons may not exceed 25 days during teal/wood duck season. The daily bag Special Sea Duck Area(s) during the regular duck season, in accordance with September 1–25 in the remainder of the limit is 6 teal. The teal-only season in Flyway. Areas open to the hunting of Florida is experimental. the frameworks for ducks, mergansers, and coots specified above. Canada geese must be described, Waterfowl Outside Dates: Between September 15 delineated, and designated as such in and January 31. each State’s hunting regulations. Atlantic Flyway Special Sea Duck Seasons and Daily Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots Bag Limits: 60 consecutive hunting Canada geese. days, or 60 days that are concurrent Outside Dates: Between the Saturday Shooting Hours: One-half hour before with the regular duck season, with a nearest September 24 (September 21) sunrise to sunset, except that during any daily bag limit of 5, of the listed sea and January 31. special early Canada goose season, duck species, including no more than 4 shooting hours may extend to one-half Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: 60 scoters, 4 eiders, and 4 long-tailed hour after sunset if all other waterfowl days. The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, ducks. Within the special sea duck seasons are closed in the specific including no more than 2 mallards (no areas, during the regular duck season in applicable area. more than 1 of which can be female), 2 the Atlantic Flyway, States may choose black ducks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, to allow the above sea duck limits in Regular Canada Goose Seasons 1 fulvous whistling duck, 3 wood ducks, addition to the limits applying to other Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 2 canvasbacks, 4 ducks during the regular season. In all Limits: Specific regulations for Canada scoters, 4 eiders, and 4 long-tailed other areas, sea ducks may be taken only geese are shown below by State. These ducks. during the regular open season for seasons may also include white-fronted Closures: The season on harlequin ducks and are part of the regular duck geese in an aggregate daily bag limit. ducks is closed. season daily bag (not to exceed 4 Unless specified otherwise, seasons may Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit scoters, 4 eiders, and 4 long-tailed be split into two segments. of mergansers is 5, only 2 of which may ducks) and possession limits. be hooded mergansers. In States that Special Sea Duck Areas: In all coastal Connecticut include mergansers in the duck bag waters and all waters of rivers and North Atlantic Population (NAP) limit, the daily limit is the same as the streams seaward from the first upstream Zone: Between October 1 and January duck bag limit, only 2 of which may be bridge in Maine, New Hampshire, 31, a 60-day season may be held with hooded mergansers. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, a 2-bird daily bag limit. Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 Connecticut, and New York; in New Atlantic Population (AP) Zone: A 30- coots. Jersey, all coastal waters seaward from day season may be held between Lake Champlain Zone, New York: The the International Regulations for October 10 and February 5, with a 2- waterfowl seasons, limits, and shooting Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) bird daily bag limit. hours should be the same as those Demarcation Lines shown on National South Zone: A special season may be selected for the Lake Champlain Zone of Oceanic and Atmospheric held between January 15 and February Vermont. Administration (NOAA) Nautical Charts 15, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. Connecticut River Zone, Vermont: and further described in 33 CFR 80.165, Resident Population (RP) Zone: An The waterfowl seasons, limits, and 80.501, 80.502, and 80.503; in any 80-day season may be held between shooting hours should be the same as waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in any October 1 and February 15, with a 5- those selected for the Inland Zone of tidal waters of any bay that are bird daily bag limit. The season may be New Hampshire. separated by at least 1 mile of open split into 3 segments. Zoning and Split Seasons: Delaware, water from any shore, island, and Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North emergent vegetation in South Carolina Delaware Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Georgia; and in any waters of the A 30-day season may be held between Virginia, and West Virginia may split Atlantic Ocean and in any tidal waters November 15 and February 5, with a 1- their seasons into 3 segments; of any bay that are separated by at least bird daily bag limit. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, 800 yards of open water from any shore, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, island, and emergent vegetation in Florida Pennsylvania, and Vermont may select Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, An 80-day season may be held hunting seasons by zones and may split and Virginia; and provided that any between October 1 and March 10, with their seasons into two segments in each such areas have been described, a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season may zone. delineated, and designated as special be split into 3 segments.

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Georgia Western Long Island RP Zone: A 107- be held between January 15 and An 80-day season may be held day season may be held between the February 15, with a 5-bird daily bag between October 1 and March 10, with Saturday nearest September 24 limit. a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season may (September 21) and the last day of AP Zone: A 30-day season may be be split into 3 segments. February, with an 8-bird daily bag limit. held between November 15 and The season may be split into 3 February 5, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. Maine segments. RP Zone: An 80-day season may be North and South NAP–H Zones: A 60- Rest of State RP Zone: An 80-day held between November 15 and March day season may be held between season may be held between the fourth 10, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The October 1 and January 31, with a 2-bird Saturday in October (October 26) and season may be split into 3 segments. daily bag limit. the last day of February, with a 5-bird West Virginia Coastal NAP–L Zone: A 70-day season daily bag limit. The season may be split An 80-day season may be held may be held between October 1 and into 3 segments. between October 1 and March 10, with February 15, with a 3-bird daily bag North Carolina a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season may limit. RP Zone: An 80-day season may be be split into 3 segments in each zone. Maryland held between October 1 and March 10, Light Geese RP Zone: An 80-day season may be with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and held between November 15 and March may be split into 3 segments. Limits: States may select a 107-day 10, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The Northeast Hunt Unit: A 14-day season season between October 1 and March season may be split into 3 segments. may be held between the Saturday prior AP Zone: A 30-day season may be to December 25 (December 21) and 10, with a 25-bird daily bag limit and no held between November 15 and January 31, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. possession limit. States may split their seasons into 3 segments. February 5, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. Pennsylvania Brant Massachusetts SJBP Zone: A 78-day season may be Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and NAP Zone: A 60-day season may be held between the first Saturday in Limits: States may select a 30–day held between October 1 and January 31, October (October 5) and February 15, season between the Saturday nearest with a 2-bird daily bag limit. with a 3-bird daily bag limit. September 24 (September 21) and Additionally, a special season may be RP Zone: An 80-day season may be January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. held from January 15 to February 15, held between the fourth Saturday in States may split their seasons into two with a 5-bird daily bag limit. October (October 26) and March 10, AP Zone: A 30-day season may be with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season segments. held between October 10 and February may be split into 3 segments. Mississippi Flyway 5, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. AP Zone: A 30-day season may be held between the fourth Saturday in Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots New Hampshire October (October 26) and February 5, Outside Dates: Between the Saturday A 60-day season may be held with a 2-bird daily bag limit. nearest September 24 (September 21) Statewide between October 1 and and January 31. January 31 with a 2-bird daily bag limit. Rhode Island Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: A 60-day season may be held between The season may not exceed 60 days, New Jersey October 1 and January 31, with a 2-bird with a daily bag limit of 6 ducks, AP Zone: A 30-day season may be daily bag limit. A special late season including no more than 4 mallards (no held between the fourth Saturday in may be held in designated areas from more than 2 of which may be females), October (October 26) and February 5, January 15 to February 15, with a 5-bird 1 mottled duck, 2 black ducks, 1 pintail, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. daily bag limit. 3 wood ducks, 2 canvasbacks, 3 scaup, NAP Zone: A 60-day season may be and 2 redheads. held between October 1 and January 31, South Carolina Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit with a 2-bird daily bag limit. In designated areas, an 80-day season is 5, only 2 of which may be hooded Special Late Goose Season Area: A may be held between October 1 and mergansers. In States that include special season may be held in March 10, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. mergansers in the duck bag limit, the designated areas of North and South The season may be split into 3 daily limit is the same as the duck bag New Jersey from January 15 to February segments. limit, only 2 of which may be hooded 15, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. mergansers. Vermont Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 New York Lake Champlain Zone and Interior coots. NAP Zone: Between October 1 and Zone: A 30-day season may be held Zoning and Split Seasons: Illinois, January 31, a 60-day season may be between October 10 and February 5, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, held, with a 2-bird daily bag limit in the with a 2-bird daily bag limit. Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, High Harvest areas; and between Connecticut River Zone: A 60-day Tennessee, and Wisconsin may select October 1 and February 15, a 70-day season may be held between October 1 hunting seasons by zones. season may be held, with a 3-bird daily and January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag In Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, bag limit in the Low Harvest areas. limit. Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, AP Zone: A 30-day season may be Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and held between the fourth Saturday in Virginia Wisconsin, the season may be split into October (October 26), except in the Lake SJBP Zone: A 40-day season may be two segments in each zone. Champlain Area where the opening date held between November 15 and January In Alabama, Arkansas, and is October 10, through February 5, with 14, with a 3-bird daily bag limit. Mississippi, the season may be split into a 2-bird daily bag limit. Additionally, a special late season may 3 segments.

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Geese of which may be females), 3 scaup, 2 Regular Goose Seasons redheads, 3 wood ducks, 1 pintail, and Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may 2 canvasbacks. In Texas, the daily bag Limits be split into 3 segments. Three-way split limit on mottled ducks is 1, except that seasons for Canada geese require Central Canada Geese: States may select no mottled ducks may be taken during Flyway Council and U.S. Fish and seasons for Canada geese not to exceed the first 5 days of the season. In addition Wildlife Service approval, and a 3-year 107 days with a 5-bird daily bag limit to the daily limits listed above, the evaluation by each participating State. during September 1–30, and a 3-bird States of Montana, North Dakota, South daily bag limit for the remainder of the Dakota, and Wyoming, in lieu of Outside Dates: For dark geese, seasons season. Seasons may be held between selecting an experimental September may be selected between the outside September 1 and February 15, and may teal season, may include an additional dates of the Saturday nearest September be split into 4 segments. daily bag and possession limit of 2 and 24 (September 21) and the Sunday White-fronted Geese and Brant: 6 blue-winged teal, respectively, during nearest February 15 (February 16). For Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Kentucky, the first 16 days of the regular duck light geese, outside dates for seasons Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee season in each respective duck hunting may be selected between the Saturday may select a season for white-fronted zone. These extra limits are in addition nearest September 24 (September 21) geese not to exceed 74 days with 3 geese to the regular duck bag and possession and March 10. In the Rainwater Basin daily, or 88 days with 2 geese daily, or limits. Light Goose Area (East and West) of 107 days with 1 goose daily between Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit Nebraska, temporal and spatial September 1 and February 15; Alabama, is 5 mergansers, only 2 of which may be restrictions that are consistent with the Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, hooded mergansers. In States that late-winter snow goose hunting strategy Ohio, and Wisconsin may select a include mergansers in the duck daily cooperatively developed by the Central season for white-fronted geese not to bag limit, the daily limit may be the Flyway Council and the Service are exceed 107 days with 5 geese daily, in same as the duck bag limit, only two of required. aggregate with dark geese between which may be hooded mergansers. Season Lengths and Limits September 1 and February 15. States Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 may select a season for brant not to coots. Light Geese: States may select a light exceed 70 days with 2 brant daily, or Zoning and Split Seasons: Colorado, goose season not to exceed 107 days. 107 days with 1 brant daily with outside Kansas (Low Plains portion), Montana, The daily bag limit for light geese is 50 dates the same as for Canada geese; Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma (Low with no possession limit. alternately, States may include brant in Plains portion), South Dakota (Low Dark Geese: In Kansas, Nebraska, an aggregate goose bag limit with either Plains portion), Texas (Low Plains North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Canada geese, white-fronted geese, or portion), and Wyoming may select and the Eastern Goose Zone of Texas, dark geese. hunting seasons by zones. States may select a season for Canada Light Geese: States may select seasons In Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New geese (or any other dark goose species for light geese not to exceed 107 days, Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South except white-fronted geese) not to with 20 geese daily between September Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, the exceed 107 days with a daily bag limit 1 and February 15. There is no regular season may be split into two of 8. For white-fronted geese, these possession limit for light geese. segments. States may select either a season of 74 Shooting Hours: One-half hour before Geese days with a bag limit of 3, or an 88-day sunrise to sunset, except that during season with a bag limit of 2, or a season September 1–15 shooting hours may Special Early Canada Goose Seasons: of 107 days with a bag limit of 1. extend to one-half hour after sunset for In Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South In Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Canada geese if all other waterfowl and Dakota, and Texas, Canada goose and Wyoming, States may select seasons crane seasons are closed in the specific seasons of up to 30 days during not to exceed 107 days. The daily bag applicable area. September 1–30 may be selected. In limit for dark geese is 5 in the aggregate. Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, and Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may In the Western Goose Zone of Texas, Wyoming, Canada goose seasons of up be split into four segments unless the season may not exceed 95 days. The to 15 days during September 1–15 may otherwise indicated. daily bag limit for Canada geese (or any be selected. In North Dakota, Canada other dark goose species except white- Central Flyway goose seasons of up to 22 days during fronted geese) is 5. The daily bag limit Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots September 1–22 may be selected. The for white-fronted geese is 2. Outside Dates: Between the Saturday daily bag limit may not exceed 5 Canada nearest September 24 (September 21) geese, except in Kansas, Nebraska, and Pacific Flyway and January 31. Oklahoma, where the daily bag limit Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots may not exceed 8 Canada geese, and in Hunting Seasons North Dakota and South Dakota, where Outside Dates: Between the Saturday High Plains Mallard Management the daily bag limit may not exceed 15 nearest September 24 (September 21) Unit (roughly defined as that portion of Canada geese. Areas open to the hunting and January 31. the Central Flyway that lies west of the of Canada geese must be described, Hunting Seasons and Duck and 100th meridian): 97 days. The last 23 delineated, and designated as such in Merganser Limits: 107 days. The daily days must run consecutively and may each State’s hunting regulations. bag limit is 7 ducks and mergansers, start no earlier than the Saturday nearest Shooting Hours: One-half hour before including no more than 2 female December 10 (December 7). sunrise to sunset, except that during mallards, 1 pintail, 2 canvasbacks, 3 Remainder of the Central Flyway: 74 September 1–15 shooting hours may scaup, and 2 redheads. For scaup, the days. extend to one-half hour after sunset if season length is 86 days, which may be Duck Limits: The daily bag limit is 6 all other waterfowl and crane seasons split according to applicable zones and ducks, with species and sex restrictions are closed in the specific applicable split duck hunting configurations as follows: 5 mallards (no more than 2 area. approved for each State.

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Coot, Common Moorhen, and Purple into up to 3 segments. Three-way split Areas 2 Inland and 2 Coastal Gallinule Limits: The daily bag limit of seasons for Canada geese and white- (Southwest Permit Zone): A Canada coots, common moorhens, and purple fronted geese require Pacific Flyway goose season may be selected with gallinules is 25, singly or in the Council and U.S. Fish and Wildlife outside dates between the Saturday aggregate. Service approval and a 3-year nearest September 24 (September 21) Zoning and Split Seasons: Arizona, evaluation by each participating State. and March 10. Goose seasons may be California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, split into 3 segments. California Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Area 4: Goose seasons may be split Wyoming may select hunting seasons by The daily bag limit for Canada geese into 3 segments. zones and may split their seasons into is 10. Permit Zones 2 segments. Balance of State Zone: A Canada Montana and New Mexico may split goose season may be selected with In Oregon and Washington permit their seasons into 3 segments. outside dates between the Saturday zones, the hunting season is closed on Colorado River Zone, California: nearest September 24 (September 21) dusky Canada geese. A dusky Canada Seasons and limits should be the same and March 10. In the Sacramento Valley goose is any dark-breasted Canada goose as seasons and limits selected in the Special Management Area, the season (Munsell 10 YR color value 5 or less) adjacent portion of Arizona (South on white-fronted geese must end on or with a bill length between 40 and 50 Zone). before December 28, and the daily bag millimeters. Hunting of geese will only be by hunters possessing a State-issued Geese limit is 3 white-fronted geese. In the North Coast Special Management Area, permit authorizing them to do so. Special Early Canada Goose Seasons hunting days that occur after the last Shooting hours for geese may begin no A Canada goose season of up to 15 Sunday in January (January 26) should earlier than sunrise. Regular Canada days during September 1–20 may be be concurrent with Oregon’s South goose seasons in the permit zones of selected. The daily bag limit may not Coast Zone. Oregon and Washington remain subject exceed 5 Canada geese, except in Pacific Northeastern Zone: The white-fronted to the Memorandum of Understanding County, Washington, where the daily goose season may be split into 3 entered into with the Service regarding bag limit may not exceed 15 Canada segments. monitoring the impacts of take during geese. Areas open to hunting of Canada the regular Canada goose season on the Oregon geese in each State must be described, dusky Canada goose population. delineated, and designated as such in The daily bag limit for light geese is Swans each State’s hunting regulations. 6 on or before the last Sunday in In portions of the Pacific Flyway January (January 26). Regular Goose Seasons (Montana, Nevada, and Utah), an open Harney and Lake County Zone: For season for taking a limited number of Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and Lake County only, the daily white- Limits swans may be selected. These seasons fronted goose bag limit is 1. are also subject to the following Canada Geese and Brant: Except as Northwest Permit Zone: A Canada conditions: subsequently noted, 107-day seasons goose season may be selected with Outside Dates: Between the Saturday may be selected with outside dates outside dates between the Saturday nearest September 24 (September 21) between the Saturday nearest September nearest September 24 (September 21) and January 31. 24 (September 21) and the last Sunday and March 10. Goose seasons may be Hunting Seasons: Seasons may not in January (January 26). In Arizona, split into 3 segments. The daily bag exceed 107 days. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New limits of Canada geese and light geese Permits: Swan hunting is by permit Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, the daily are 6 each. In the Tillamook County only. Permits will be issued by the State bag limit is 4 Canada geese and brant in Management Area, the hunting season is and will authorize each permittee to the aggregate. In California, Oregon, and closed on geese. take no more than 1 swan per season Washington, the daily bag limit is 4 South Coast Zone: A Canada goose with each permit. Only 1 permit may be Canada geese. For brant, in California, season may be selected with outside issued per hunter in Montana and Utah, Oregon and Washington, a 37-day dates between the Saturday nearest 2 permits may be issued per hunter in season may be selected. Days must be September 24 (September 21) and Nevada. The total number of permits consecutive. Washington and California March 10. The daily bag limit of Canada issued may not exceed 500 in Montana, may select hunting seasons for up to 2 geese is 6. Hunting days that occur after 2,750 in Utah, and 650 in Nevada. zones. The daily bag limit is 2 brant and the last Sunday in January (January 26) Quotas: The swan season in the is in addition to other goose limits. In should be concurrent with California’s respective State must end upon Oregon and California, the brant season North Coast Special Management Area. attainment of the following reported must end no later than December 15. Goose seasons may be split into 3 harvest of trumpeter swans: 20 in Utah White-fronted Geese: Except as segments. and 10 in Nevada. There is no quota in subsequently noted, 107-day seasons Montana. Utah may be selected with outside dates Monitoring: Each State must evaluate between the Saturday nearest September A Canada goose and brant season may hunter participation, species-specific 24 (September 21) and March 10. The be selected in the Wasatch Front Zone swan harvest, and hunter compliance in daily bag limit is 10. with outside dates between the Saturday providing either species-determinant Light Geese: Except as subsequently nearest September 24 (September 21) parts (at least the intact head) or bill noted, 107-day seasons may be selected and the first Sunday in February measurements (bill length from tip to with outside dates between the Saturday (February 2). posterior edge of the nares opening, and nearest September 24 (September 21) presence or absence of yellow lore spots Washington and March 10. The daily bag limit is 20. on the bill in front of the eyes) of Split Seasons: Unless otherwise The daily bag limit for light geese is harvested swans for species specified, seasons for geese may be split 6. identification. Each State should use

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appropriate measures to maximize In the Central Flyway Special Seasons in the Central and hunter compliance with the State’s —The season may be 107 days, between Pacific Flyways program for swan harvest reporting. the Saturday nearest October 1 Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Each State must achieve a hunter (September 28) and January 31. New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming may compliance of at least 80 percent in —In the Central Flyway portion of select seasons for hunting sandhill providing species-determinant parts or Montana, no more than 625 permits cranes within the range of the Rocky bill measurements of harvested swans may be issued. Mountain Population (RMP) of sandhill for species identification or subsequent —In North Dakota, no more than 2,700 cranes subject to the following permits will be reduced by 10 percent permits may be issued. conditions: in the respective State. Each State must —In South Dakota, no more than 1,675 Outside Dates: Between September 1 provide to the Service by June 30 permits may be issued. and January 31. following the swan season a report Sandhill Cranes Hunting Seasons: The season in any detailing hunter participation, species- State or zone may not exceed 60 days, specific swan harvest, and hunter Regular Seasons in the Mississippi and may be split into no more than 3 Flyway compliance in reporting harvest. In segments. Montana, all hunters that harvest a swan Outside Dates: Between September 1 Bag limits: Not to exceed 3 daily and must complete and submit a reporting and February 28 in Minnesota, and 9 per season. card (bill card) with the bill between September 1 and January 31 in Permits: Participants must have a measurement and color information Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. valid permit, issued by the appropriate from the harvested swan within 72 Hunting Seasons: A season not to State, in their possession while hunting. hours of harvest for species exceed 37 consecutive days may be Other Provisions: Numbers of permits, selected in the designated portion of determination. In Utah and Nevada, all open areas, season dates, protection northwestern Minnesota (Northwest hunters that harvest a swan must have plans for other species, and other Goose Zone), and a season not to exceed provisions of seasons must be consistent the swan or species-determinant parts 60 consecutive days in Alabama, examined by a State or Federal biologist with the management plan and Kentucky, and Tennessee. The season in approved by the Central and Pacific within 72 hours of harvest for species Alabama is experimental. determination. Flyway Councils, with the following Daily Bag Limit: 1 sandhill crane in exceptions: Other Provisions: In Utah, the season Minnesota, 2 sandhill cranes in A. In Utah, 100 percent of the harvest is subject to the terms of the Kentucky, and 3 sandhill cranes in will be assigned to the RMP crane quota; Memorandum of Agreement entered Alabama and Tennessee. In Alabama, B. In Arizona, monitoring the racial into with the Service in July 2019, Kentucky, and Tennessee, the seasonal composition of the harvest must be regarding harvest monitoring, season bag limit is 3 sandhill cranes. conducted at 3-year intervals unless 100 closure procedures, and education Permits: Each person participating in percent of the harvest will be assigned requirements to minimize take of the regular sandhill crane seasons must to the RMP crane quota; trumpeter swans during the swan have a valid Federal or State sandhill C. In Idaho, 100 percent of the harvest season. crane hunting permit. will be assigned to the RMP crane quota; Other Provisions: The number of and Tundra Swans permits (where applicable), open areas, D. In New Mexico, the season in the season dates, protection plans for other Estancia Valley is experimental, with a In portions of the Atlantic Flyway species, and other provisions of seasons requirement to monitor the level and (Delaware, North Carolina, and Virginia) must be consistent with the and the Central Flyway (North Dakota, management plans and approved by the racial composition of the harvest; South Dakota [east of the Missouri Mississippi Flyway Council. greater sandhill cranes in the harvest River], and that portion of Montana in will be assigned to the RMP crane quota. Regular Seasons in the Central Flyway the Central Flyway), an open season for Common Moorhens and Purple taking a limited number of tundra swans Outside Dates: Between September 1 Gallinules may be selected. Permits will be issued and February 28. Outside Dates: Between September 1 by the States that authorize the take of Hunting Seasons: Seasons not to and the last Sunday in January (January no more than 1 tundra swan per permit. exceed 37 consecutive days may be 26) in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and A second permit may be issued to selected in designated portions of Texas (Area 2). Seasons not to exceed 58 Central Flyways. States in the Pacific hunters from unused permits remaining Flyway may select their hunting seasons after the first drawing. The States must consecutive days may be selected in designated portions of the following between the outside dates for the season obtain harvest and hunter participation on ducks, mergansers, and coots; data. These seasons are also subject to States: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and therefore, Pacific Flyway frameworks for the following conditions: Wyoming. Seasons not to exceed 93 common moorhens and purple In the Atlantic Flyway consecutive days may be selected in gallinules are included with the duck, designated portions of the following merganser, and coot frameworks. —The season may be 90 days, between States: New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag October 1 and January 31. Texas. Limits: Seasons may not exceed 70 days —In Delaware, no more than 84 permits Daily Bag Limits: 3 sandhill cranes, in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central may be issued. The season is except 2 sandhill cranes in designated Flyways. Seasons may be split into 2 experimental. portions of North Dakota (Area 2) and segments. The daily bag limit is 15 Texas (Area 2). common moorhens and purple —In North Carolina, no more than 6,115 Permits: Each person participating in gallinules, singly or in the aggregate of permits may be issued. the regular sandhill crane season must the two species. —In Virginia, no more than 801 permits have a valid Federal or State sandhill Zoning: Seasons may be selected by may be issued. crane hunting permit. zones established for duck hunting.

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Rails Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag A. The hunting season may be split Limits: Not more than 9 consecutive into not more than 2 segments, except Outside Dates: States included herein days, with a daily bag limit of 2. in that portion of Texas in which the may select seasons between September special white-winged dove season is 1 and the last Sunday in January Zoning: California may select hunting allowed, where a limited take of (January 26) on clapper, king, sora, and seasons not to exceed 9 consecutive mourning and white-tipped doves may Virginia rails. days in each of 2 zones. The season in the North Zone must close by October also occur during that special season Hunting Seasons: Seasons may not 3. (see Special White-winged Dove Area in exceed 70 days, and may be split into Texas). 2 segments. Four-Corners States (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah) B. A season may be selected for the Daily Bag Limits North and Central Zones between Outside Dates: Between September 1 September 1 and January 25; and for the Clapper and King Rails: In and November 30. Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New South Zone between September 14 and Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Jersey, and Rhode Island, 10, singly or January 25. Limits: Not more than 14 consecutive in the aggregate of the two species. In C. Except as noted above, regulations days, with a daily bag limit of 2. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, for bag and possession limits, season Zoning: New Mexico may select Mississippi, North Carolina, South length, and shooting hours must be hunting seasons not to exceed 14 Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, 15, singly uniform within each hunting zone. consecutive days in each of 2 zones. The or in the aggregate of the two species. season in the South Zone may not open Special White-Winged Dove Area in Sora and Virginia Rails: In the until October 1. Texas Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central Flyways and the Pacific Flyway Doves In addition, Texas may select a portions of Colorado, Montana, New hunting season of not more than 4 days Outside Dates: Between September 1 for the Special White-winged Dove Area Mexico, and Wyoming, 25 rails, singly and January 31 in the Eastern or in the aggregate of the two species. of the South Zone between September 1 Management Unit, and between and September 19. The daily bag limit The season is closed in the remainder of September 1 and January 15 in the the Pacific Flyway. may not exceed 15 white-winged, Central and Western Management Units, mourning, and white-tipped doves in Snipe except as otherwise provided, States the aggregate, of which no more than 2 may select hunting seasons and daily may be mourning doves and no more Outside Dates: Between September 1 bag limits as follows: and February 28, except in Connecticut, than 2 may be white-tipped doves. Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Eastern Management Unit Western Management Unit Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Limits Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Limits: Not more than 90 days, with a Vermont, and Virginia, where the daily bag limit of 15 mourning and Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and season must end no later than January white-winged doves in the aggregate. Washington: Not more than 60 days, 31. Zoning and Split Seasons: States may which may be split between 2 segments. Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag select hunting seasons in each of 2 The daily bag limit is 15 mourning and Limits: Seasons may not exceed 107 zones. The season within each zone may white-winged doves in the aggregate. days and may be split into 2 segments. be split into not more than 3 segments. Arizona and California: Not more The daily bag limit is 8 snipe. Regulations for bag and possession than 60 days, which may be split Zoning: Seasons may be selected by limits, season length, and shooting between 2 segments, September 1–15 zones established for duck hunting. hours must be uniform within specific and November 1–January 15. In American Woodcock hunting zones. Arizona, during the first segment of the season, the daily bag limit is 15 Central Management Unit Outside Dates: States in the Eastern mourning and white-winged doves in Management Region may select hunting For All States Except Texas the aggregate, of which no more than 10 seasons between October 1 and January could be white-winged doves. During 31. States in the Central Management Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Limits: Not more than 90 days, with a the remainder of the season, the daily Region may select hunting seasons bag limit is 15 mourning doves. In between the Saturday nearest September daily bag limit of 15 mourning and white-winged doves in the aggregate. California, the daily bag limit is 15 22 (September 21) and January 31. mourning and white-winged doves in Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Zoning and Split Seasons: States may select hunting seasons in each of 2 the aggregate, of which no more than 10 Limits: Seasons may not exceed 45 days could be white-winged doves. in the Eastern and Central Regions. The zones. The season within each zone may daily bag limit is 3. Seasons may be split be split into not more than 3 segments. Alaska into 2 segments. Texas Outside Dates: Between September 1 Zoning: New Jersey may select Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag and January 26. seasons in each of two zones. The Limits: Not more than 90 days, with a Hunting Seasons: Alaska may select season in each zone may not exceed 36 daily bag limit of 15 mourning, white- 107 consecutive days for waterfowl, days. winged, and white-tipped doves in the sandhill cranes, and common snipe Band-Tailed Pigeons aggregate, of which no more than 2 may concurrent in each of 5 zones. For brant, be white-tipped doves. the season may be split without penalty Pacific Coast States (California, Oregon, Zoning and Split Seasons: Texas may in the Kodiak Zone. Washington, and Nevada) select hunting seasons for each of 3 Closures: The hunting season is Outside Dates: Between September 15 zones subject to the following closed on spectacled eiders and Steller’s and January 1. conditions: eiders.

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Daily Bag and Possession Limits Brant: The daily bag limit is 4. Closed Areas: There is no open season Snipe: The daily bag limit is 8. Ducks: Except as noted, a basic daily on doves or pigeons in the following Sandhill Cranes: The daily bag limit bag limit of 7 ducks. Daily bag limits in areas: Municipality of Culebra, is 2 in the Southeast, Gulf Coast, the North Zone are 10, and in the Gulf Desecheo Island, Mona Island, El Verde Kodiak, and Aleutian Zones, and Unit Coast Zone, they are 8. The basic limits Closure Area, and Cidra Municipality 17 in the North Zone. In the remainder may include no more than 2 and adjacent areas. of the North Zone (outside Unit 17), the canvasbacks daily and may not include daily bag limit is 3. Ducks, Coots, Moorhens, Gallinules, and sea ducks. Tundra Swans: Open seasons for Snipe In addition to the basic duck limits, tundra swans may be selected subject to Outside Dates: Between October 1 and Alaska may select sea duck limits of 10 the following conditions: January 31. daily, singly or in the aggregate, A. All seasons are by permit only. Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 including no more than 6 each of either B. All season framework dates are days may be selected for hunting ducks, harlequin or long-tailed ducks. Sea September 1–October 31. common moorhens, and common snipe. ducks include scoters, common and C. In Unit 17, no more than 200 The season may be split into 2 king eiders, harlequin ducks, long-tailed permits may be issued during this segments. ducks, and common and red-breasted operational season. No more than 3 mergansers. tundra swans may be authorized per Daily Bag Limits Light Geese: The daily bag limit is 6. permit, with no more than 1 permit Ducks: Not to exceed 6 ducks. Canada Geese: The daily bag limit is issued per hunter per season. Common Moorhens: Not to exceed 6 4 with the following exceptions: D. In Unit 18, no more than 500 moorhens. A. In Units 5 and 6, the taking of permits may be issued during the Common Snipe: Not to exceed 8 Canada geese is permitted from operational season. No more than 3 snipe. September 28 through December 16. tundra swans may be authorized per Closed Seasons: The season is closed B. On Middleton Island in Unit 6, a permit. No more than 1 permit may be on the ruddy duck, white-cheeked special, permit-only Canada goose issued per hunter per season. pintail, West Indian whistling duck, season may be offered. A mandatory E. In Unit 22, no more than 300 fulvous whistling duck, and masked goose identification class is required. permits may be issued during the duck, which are protected by the Hunters must check in and check out. operational season. No more than 3 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The The bag limit is 1 daily and 1 in tundra swans may be authorized per season also is closed on the purple possession. The season will close if permit. No more than 1 permit may be gallinule, American coot, and Caribbean incidental harvest includes 5 dusky issued per hunter per season. coot. Canada geese. A dusky Canada goose is F. In Unit 23, no more than 300 Closed Areas: There is no open season any dark-breasted Canada goose permits may be issued during the on ducks, common moorhens, and (Munsell 10 YR color value 5 or less) operational season. No more than 3 common snipe in the Municipality of with a bill length between 40 and 50 tundra swans may be authorized per Culebra and on Desecheo Island. millimeters. permit. No more than 1 permit may be Virgin Islands C. In Units 9, 10, 17, and 18, the daily issued per hunter per season. bag limit is 6 Canada geese. Doves and Pigeons White-fronted Geese: The daily bag Hawaii Outside Dates: Between September 1 limit is 4 with the following exceptions: Outside Dates: Between October 1 and and January 15. January 31. A. In Units 9, 10, and 17, the daily bag Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 Hunting Seasons: Not more than 65 limit is 6 white-fronted geese. consecutive days. days (75 under the alternative) for B. In Unit 18, the daily bag limit is 10 Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not mourning doves. white-fronted geese. to exceed 10 Zenaida doves. Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 (12 Emperor Geese: Open seasons for Closed Seasons: No open season is under the alternative) mourning doves. emperor geese may be selected subject prescribed for ground or quail doves or to the following conditions: Note: Mourning doves may be taken in Hawaii in accordance with shooting pigeons. A. All seasons are by permit only. Closed Areas: There is no open season hours and other regulations set by the B. No more than 1 emperor goose may for migratory game birds on Ruth Cay State of Hawaii, and subject to the be harvested per hunter per season. (just south of St. Croix). applicable provisions of 50 CFR part 20. C. Total harvest may not exceed 1,000 Local Names for Certain Birds: emperor geese. Puerto Rico Zenaida dove, also known as mountain D. In State Game Management Unit 8, dove; bridled quail-dove, also known as Doves and Pigeons the Kodiak Island Road Area is closed Barbary dove or partridge; common to hunting. The Kodiak Island Road Outside Dates: Between September 1 ground-dove, also known as stone dove, Area consists of all lands and water and January 15. tobacco dove, rola, or tortolita; scaly- (including exposed tidelands) east of a Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 naped pigeon, also known as red-necked line extending from Crag Point in the days. or scaled pigeon. north to the west end of Saltery Cove in Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not the south and all lands and water south to exceed 20 Zenaida, mourning, and Ducks of a line extending from Termination white-winged doves in the aggregate, of Outside Dates: Between December 1 Point along the north side of Cascade which not more than 10 may be Zenaida and January 31. Lake extending to Anton Larsen Bay. doves and 3 may be mourning doves. Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 Marine waters adjacent to the closed Not to exceed 5 scaly-naped pigeons. consecutive days. area are closed to harvest within 500 Closed Seasons: The season is closed Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 6 feet from the water’s edge. The offshore on the white-crowned pigeon and the ducks. islands are open to harvest, for example: plain pigeon, which are protected by the Closed Seasons: The season is closed Woody, Long, Gull, and Puffin islands. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. on the ruddy duck, white-cheeked

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pintail, West Indian whistling duck, the Maine-New Hampshire border in migratory waterfowl may take migratory fulvous whistling duck, and masked Kittery. waterfowl and coots from the following duck. South Zone: Remainder of the State. designated area of the Inland Zone: The State of Vermont east of Rte. I–91 at the Special Falconry Regulations Maryland Massachusetts border, north on Rte. I– In accordance with 50 CFR 21.29, Special Teal Season Area: Calvert, 91 to Rte. 2, north on Rte. 2 to Rte. 102, falconry is a permitted means of taking Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, north on Rte. 102 to Rte. 253, and north migratory game birds in any State Kent, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, on Rte. 253 to the border with Canada except for Hawaii. States may select an Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and and the area of New Hampshire west of extended season for taking migratory Worcester Counties; that part of Anne Rte. 63 at the Massachusetts border, game birds in accordance with the Arundel County east of Interstate 895, north on Rte. 63 to Rte. 12, north on Rte. following: Interstate 97, and Route 3; that part of 12 to Rte. 12–A, north on Rte. 12–A to Extended Seasons: For all hunting Prince George’s County east of Route 3 Rte 10, north on Rte. 10 to Rte. 135, methods combined, the combined and Route 301; and that part of Charles north on Rte. 135 to Rte. 3, north on Rte. length of the extended season, regular County east of Route 301 to the Virginia 3 to the intersection with the season, and any special or experimental State Line. Connecticut River. Coastal Zone: That portion of the seasons must not exceed 107 days for Massachusetts any species or group of species in a State east of a line beginning at the geographical area. Each extended season Western Zone: That portion of the Maine-New Hampshire border in may be divided into a maximum of 3 State west of a line extending south Rollinsford, then extending to Rte. 4 segments. from the Vermont State line on I–91 to west to the city of Dover, south to the Framework Dates: Seasons must fall MA 9, west on MA 9 to MA 10, south intersection of Rte. 108, south along Rte. between September 1 and March 10. on MA 10 to U.S. 202, south on U.S. 202 108 through Madbury, Durham, and Daily Bag Limits: Falconry daily bag to the Connecticut State line. Newmarket to the junction of Rte. 85 in limits for all permitted migratory game Central Zone: That portion of the Newfields, south to Rte. 101 in Exeter, birds must not exceed 3 birds, singly or State east of the Berkshire Zone and east to Interstate 95 (New Hampshire in the aggregate, during extended west of a line extending south from the Turnpike) in Hampton, and south to the falconry seasons, any special or New Hampshire State line on I–95 to Massachusetts border. U.S. 1, south on U.S. 1 to I–93, south on experimental seasons, and regular New Jersey hunting seasons in all States, including I–93 to MA 3, south on MA 3 to U.S. those that do not select an extended 6, west on U.S. 6 to MA 28, west on MA Coastal Zone: That portion of the falconry season. 28 to I–195, west to the Rhode Island State seaward of a line beginning at the State line; except the waters, and the Regular Seasons: General hunting New York State line in Raritan Bay and lands 150 yards inland from the high- regulations, including seasons and extending west along the New York water mark, of the Assonet River hunting hours, apply to falconry. State line to NJ 440 at Perth Amboy; upstream to the MA 24 bridge, and the Regular season bag limits do not apply west on NJ 440 to the Garden State Taunton River upstream to the Center to falconry. The falconry bag limit is not Parkway; south on the Garden State St.–Elm St. bridge shall be in the Coastal in addition to gun limits. Parkway to NJ 109; south on NJ 109 to Zone. Cape May County Route 633 (Lafayette Area, Unit, and Zone Descriptions Coastal Zone: That portion of Street); south on Lafayette Street to Massachusetts east and south of the Ducks (Including Mergansers) and Coots Jackson Street; south on Jackson Street Central Zone. to the shoreline at Cape May; west along Atlantic Flyway New Hampshire the shoreline of Cape May beach to Connecticut COLREGS Demarcation Line 80.503 at Northern Zone: That portion of the Cape May Point; south along COLREGS North Zone: That portion of the State State east and north of the Inland Zone Demarcation Line 80.503 to the north of I–95. beginning at the Jct. of Rte. 10 and Rte. Delaware State line in Delaware Bay. South Zone: Remainder of the State. 25–A in Orford, east on Rte. 25–A to North Zone: That portion of the State Rte. 25 in Wentworth, southeast on Rte. Maine west of the Coastal Zone and north of 25 to Exit 26 of Rte. I–93 in Plymouth, a line extending west from the Garden North Zone: That portion north of the south on Rte. I–93 to Rte. 3 at Exit 24 State Parkway on NJ 70 to the New line extending east along Maine State of Rte. I–93 in Ashland, northeast on Jersey Turnpike, north on the turnpike Highway 110 from the New Hampshire- Rte. 3 to Rte. 113 in Holderness, north to U.S. 206, north on U.S. 206 to U.S. Maine State line to the intersection of on Rte. 113 to Rte. 113–A in Sandwich, 1 at Trenton, west on U.S. 1 to the Maine State Highway 11 in Newfield; north on Rte. 113–A to Rte. 113 in Pennsylvania State line in the Delaware then north and east along Route 11 to Tamworth, east on Rte. 113 to Rte. 16 River. the intersection of U.S. Route 202 in in Chocorua, north on Rte. 16 to Rte. South Zone: That portion of the State Auburn; then north and east on Route 302 in Conway, east on Rte. 302 to the not within the North Zone or the Coastal 202 to the intersection of I–95 in Maine-New Hampshire border. Zone. Augusta; then north and east along I–95 Inland Zone: That portion of the State to Route 15 in Bangor; then east along south and west of the Northern Zone, New York Route 15 to Route 9; then east along west of the Coastal Zone, and includes Lake Champlain Zone: That area east Route 9 to Stony Brook in Baileyville; the area of Vermont and New and north of a continuous line then east along Stony Brook to the U.S. Hampshire as described for hunting extending along U.S. 11 from the New border. reciprocity. A person holding a New York-Canada International boundary Coastal Zone: That portion south of a Hampshire hunting license that allows south to NY 9B, south along NY 9B to line extending east from the Maine-New the taking of migratory waterfowl or a U.S. 9, south along U.S. 9 to NY 22 Brunswick border in Calais at the Route person holding a Vermont resident south of Keesville; south along NY 22 to 1 Bridge; then south along Route 1 to hunting license that allows the taking of the west shore of South Bay, along and

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around the shoreline of South Bay to NY 91; north along Interstate 91 to U.S. 2; south bank of the Big Muddy River to 22 on the east shore of South Bay; east along U.S. 2 to VT 102; north along the Mississippi River, west across the southeast along NY 22 to U.S. 4, VT 102 to VT 253; north along VT 253 Mississippi River to the Missouri northeast along U.S. 4 to the Vermont to the Canadian border. border. State line. Connecticut River Zone: The South Central Zone: The remainder of Long Island Zone: That area remaining portion of Vermont east of the State between the south border of consisting of Nassau County, Suffolk the Interior Zone. the Central Zone and the North border County, that area of Westchester County of the South Zone. Mississippi Flyway southeast of I–95, and their tidal waters. Western Zone: That area west of a line Illinois Indiana extending from Lake Ontario east along North Zone: That portion of the State North Zone: That part of Indiana the north shore of the Salmon River to north of a line extending west from the north of a line extending east from the I–81, and south along I–81 to the Indiana border along Peotone–Beecher Illinois border along State Road 18 to Pennsylvania State line. Road to Illinois Route 50, south along U.S. 31; north along U.S. 31 to U.S. 24; Northeastern Zone: That area north of Illinois Route 50 to Wilmington– east along U.S. 24 to Huntington; a continuous line extending from Lake Peotone Road, west along Wilmington- southeast along U.S. 224; south along Ontario east along the north shore of the Peotone Road to Illinois Route 53, north State Road 5; and east along State Road Salmon River to I–81, south along I–81 along Illinois Route 53 to New River 124 to the Ohio border. Central Zone: That part of Indiana to NY 31, east along NY 31 to NY 13, Road, northwest along New River Road south of the North Zone boundary and north along NY 13 to NY 49, east along to Interstate Highway 55, south along I– north of the South Zone boundary. NY 49 to NY 365, east along NY 365 to 55 to Pine Bluff-Lorenzo Road, west South Zone: That part of Indiana NY 28, east along NY 28 to NY 29, east along Pine Bluff-Lorenzo Road to south of a line extending east from the along NY 29 to NY 22, north along NY Illinois Route 47, north along Illinois Illinois border along I–70; east along 22 to Washington County Route 153, Route 47 to I–80, west along I–80 to I– National Ave.; east along U.S. 150; east along CR 153 to the New York- 39, south along I–39 to Illinois Route 18, south along U.S. 41; east along State Vermont boundary, exclusive of the west along Illinois Route 18 to Illinois Road 58; south along State Road 37 to Lake Champlain Zone. Route 29, south along Illinois Route 29 Southeastern Zone: The remaining Bedford; and east along U.S. 50 to the to Illinois Route 17, west along Illinois portion of New York. Ohio border. Route 17 to the Mississippi River, and Pennsylvania due south across the Mississippi River Iowa Lake Erie Zone: The Lake Erie waters to the Iowa border. North Zone: That portion of Iowa of Pennsylvania and a shoreline margin Central Zone: That portion of the north of a line beginning on the South along Lake Erie from New York on the State south of the North Duck Zone line Dakota-Iowa border at Interstate 29, east to Ohio on the west extending 150 to a line extending west from the southeast along Interstate 29 to State yards inland, but including all of Indiana border along I–70 to Illinois Highway 175, east along State Highway Presque Isle Peninsula. Route 4, south along Illinois Route 4 to 175 to State Highway 37, southeast Northwest Zone: The area bounded on Illinois Route 161, west along Illinois along State Highway 37 to State the north by the Lake Erie Zone and Route 161 to Illinois Route 158, south Highway 183, northeast along State including all of Erie and Crawford and west along Illinois Route 158 to Highway 183 to State Highway 141, east Counties and those portions of Mercer Illinois Route 159, south along Illinois along State Highway 141 to U.S. and Venango Counties north of I–80. Route 159 to Illinois Route 3, south Highway 30, and along U.S. Highway 30 North Zone: That portion of the State along Illinois Route 3 to St. Leo’s Road, to the Illinois border. east of the Northwest Zone and north of south along St. Leo’s Road to Modoc Missouri River Zone: That portion of a line extending east on I–80 to U.S. Road, west along Modoc Road to Modoc Iowa west of a line beginning on the 220, Route 220 to I–180, I–180 to I–80, Ferry Road, southwest along Modoc South Dakota-Iowa border at Interstate and I–80 to the Delaware River. Ferry Road to Levee Road, southeast 29, southeast along Interstate 29 to State South Zone: The remaining portion of along Levee Road to County Route 12 Highway 175, and west along State Pennsylvania. (Modoc Ferry entrance Road), south Highway 175 to the Iowa-Nebraska along County Route 12 to the Modoc Vermont border. Ferry route and southwest on the Modoc South Zone: The remainder of Iowa. Lake Champlain Zone: The U.S. Ferry route across the Mississippi River portion of Lake Champlain and that area to the Missouri border. Kentucky north and west of the line extending South Zone: That portion of the State West Zone: All counties west of and from the New York border along U.S. 4 south and east of a line extending west including Butler, Daviess, Ohio, to VT 22A at Fair Haven; VT 22A to U.S. from the Indiana border along Interstate Simpson, and Warren Counties. 7 at Vergennes; U.S. 7 to VT 78 at 70, south along U.S. Highway 45, to East Zone: The remainder of Swanton; VT 78 to VT 36; VT 36 to Illinois Route 13, west along Illinois Kentucky. Maquam Bay on Lake Champlain; along Route 13 to Greenbriar Road, north on and around the shoreline of Maquam Greenbriar Road to Sycamore Road, Louisiana Bay and Hog Island to VT 78 at the West west on Sycamore Road to N Reed East Zone: That area of the State Swanton Bridge; VT 78 to VT 2 in Station Road, south on N Reed Station between the Mississippi State line and Alburg; VT 2 to the Richelieu River in Road to Illinois Route 13, west along a line going south on Highway (Hwy) 79 Alburg; along the east shore of the Illinois Route 13 to Illinois Route 127, from the Arkansas border to Homer, Richelieu River to the Canadian border. south along Illinois Route 127 to State then south on Hwy 9 to Arcadia, then Interior Zone: That portion of Forest Road (1025 N), west along State south on Hwy 147 to Hodge, then south Vermont east of the Lake Champlain Forest Road to Illinois Route 3, north on Hwy 167 to Turkey Creek, then south Zone and west of a line extending from along Illinois Route 3 to the south bank on Hwy 13 to Eunice, then west on Hwy the Massachusetts border at Interstate of the Big Muddy River, west along the 190 to Kinder, then south on Hwy 165

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to Iowa, then west on I–10 to its on Lincoln County Hwy N to MO Hwy 66 to U.S. 33, then east along U.S. 33 to junction with Hwy 14 at Lake Charles, 79; south on MO Hwy 79 to MO Hwy SR 385, then east along SR 385 to SR then south and east on Hwy 14 to its 47; west on MO Hwy 47 to I–70; west 117, then south along SR 117 to SR 273, junction with Hwy 90 in New Iberia, on I–70 to the Kansas border. then east along SR 273 to SR 31, then then east on Hwy 90 to the Mississippi Middle Zone: The remainder of south along SR 31 to SR 739, then east State line. Missouri not included in other zones. along SR 739 to SR 4, then north along West Zone: That area between the South Zone: That portion of Missouri SR 4 to SR 95, then east along SR 95 to Texas State line and a line going east on south of a line running west from the SR 13, then southeast along SR 13 to SR I–10 from the Texas border to Hwy 165 Illinois border on MO Hwy 74 to MO 3, then northeast along SR 3 to SR 60, at Iowa, then north on Hwy 165 to Hwy 25; south on MO Hwy 25 to U.S. then north along SR 60 to U.S. 30, then Kinder, then east on Hwy 190 to Eunice, Hwy 62; west on U.S. Hwy. 62 to MO east along U.S. 30 to SR 3, then south then north on Hwy 13 to Turkey Creek, Hwy 53; north on MO Hwy 53 to MO along SR 3 to SR 226, then south along then north on Hwy 167 to Hodge, then Hwy 51; north on MO Hwy 51 to U.S. SR 226 to SR 514, then southwest along north on Hwy 147 to Arcadia, then Hwy 60; west on U.S. Hwy 60 to MO SR 514 to SR 754, then south along SR north on Hwy 9 to Homer, then north Hwy 21; north on MO Hwy 21 to MO 754 to SR 39/60, then east along SR 39/ on Hwy 79 to the Arkansas border. Hwy 72; west on MO Hwy 72 to MO 60 to SR 241, then north along SR 241 Coastal Zone: Remainder of the State. Hwy 32; west on MO Hwy 32 to U.S. to U.S. 30, then east along U.S. 30 to SR Hwy 65; north on U.S. Hwy 65 to U.S. Michigan 39, then east along SR 39 to the Hwy 54; west on U.S. Hwy 54 to U.S. Pennsylvania State line. North Zone: The Upper Peninsula. Hwy 71; south on U.S. Hwy 71 to Jasper South Zone: The remainder of Ohio Middle Zone: That portion of the County Hwy M (Base Line Blvd.); west not included in the Lake Erie Marsh Lower Peninsula north of a line on Jasper County Hwy M (Base Line Zone or the North Zone. beginning at the Wisconsin State line in Blvd.) to CRD 40 (Base Line Blvd.); west Lake Michigan due west of the mouth of on CRD 40 (Base Line Blvd.) to the Tennessee Stony Creek in Oceana County; then due Kansas border. Reelfoot Zone: All or portions of Lake east to, and easterly and southerly along Ohio and Obion Counties. the south shore of Stony Creek to Scenic Remainder of State: That portion of Lake Erie Marsh Zone: Includes all Drive, easterly and southerly along Tennessee outside of the Reelfoot Zone. Scenic Drive to Stony Lake Road, land and water within the boundaries of easterly along Stony Lake and Garfield the area bordered by a line beginning at Wisconsin Roads to Michigan Highway 20, east the intersection of Interstate 75 at the North Zone: That portion of the State Ohio-Michigan State line and along Michigan 20 to U.S. Highway 10 north of a line extending east from the continuing south to Interstate 280, then Business Route (BR) in the city of Minnesota State line along U.S. south on I–280 to the Ohio Turnpike (I– Midland, easterly along U.S. 10 BR to Highway 10 into Portage County to 80/I–90), then east on the Ohio U.S. 10, easterly along U.S. 10 to County Highway HH, east on County Turnpike to the Erie-Lorain County line, Interstate Highway 75/U.S. Highway 23, Highway HH to State Highway 66 and then north to Lake Erie, then following northerly along I–75/U.S. 23 to the U.S. then east on State Highway 66 to U.S. the Lake Erie shoreline at a distance of 23 exit at Standish, easterly along U.S. Highway 10, continuing east on U.S. 200 yards offshore, then following the 23 to the centerline of the Au Gres Highway 10 to U.S. Highway 41, then shoreline west toward and around the River, then southerly along the north on U.S. Highway 41 to the centerline of the Au Gres River to northern tip of Cedar Point Amusement Park, then continuing from the Michigan State line. Saginaw Bay, then on a line directly east Mississippi River Zone: That area 10 miles into Saginaw Bay, and from westernmost point of Cedar Point toward the southernmost tip of the sand encompassed by a line beginning at the that point on a line directly northeast to intersection of the Burlington Northern the Canadian border. bar at the mouth of Sandusky Bay and out into Lake Erie at a distance of 200 & Santa Fe Railway and the Illinois South Zone: The remainder of State line in Grant County and Michigan. yards offshore continuing parallel to the Lake Erie shoreline north and west extending northerly along the Minnesota toward the northernmost tip of Cedar Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway to the city limit of Prescott in Pierce North Duck Zone: That portion of the Point National Wildlife Refuge, then following a direct line toward the County, then west along the Prescott State north of a line extending east from city limit to the Minnesota State line. the North Dakota State line along State southernmost tip of Wood Tick Peninsula in Michigan to a point that South Zone: The remainder of Highway 210 to State Highway 23 and Wisconsin. east to State Highway 39 and east to the intersects the Ohio-Michigan State line, Wisconsin State line at the Oliver then following the State line back to the Central Flyway point of the beginning. Bridge. Colorado (Central Flyway Portion) South Duck Zone: The portion of the North Zone: That portion of the State, State south of a line extending east from excluding the Lake Erie Marsh Zone, Special Teal Season Area: Lake and the South Dakota State line along U.S. north of a line extending east from the Chaffee Counties and that portion of the Highway 212 to Interstate 494 and east Indiana State line along U.S. Highway State east of Interstate Highway 25. to Interstate 94 and east to the (U.S.) 33 to State Route (SR) 127, then Northeast Zone: All areas east of Wisconsin State line. south along SR 127 to SR 703, then Interstate 25 and north of Interstate 70. Central Duck Zone: The remainder of south along SR 703 and including all Southeast Zone: All areas east of the State. lands within the Mercer Wildlife Area Interstate 25 and south of Interstate 70, to SR 219, then east along SR 219 to SR and all of El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Missouri 364, then north along SR 364 and and Las Animas Counties. North Zone: That portion of Missouri including all lands within the St. Mary’s Mountain/Foothills Zone: All areas north of a line running west from the Fish Hatchery to SR 703, then east along west of Interstate 25 and east of the Illinois border at Lock and Dam 25; west SR 703 to SR 66, then north along SR Continental Divide, except El Paso,

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Pueblo, Huerfano, and Las Animas Federal highway U.S.–56, then then southeast on State highway K–96 Counties. southwest on Federal highway U.S.–56 to its junction with State highway K–61, to its junction with North Main Street in then northeast on State highway K–61 to Kansas Spearville, then south on North Main its junction with McPherson County High Plains Zone: That portion of the Street to Davis Street, then east on Davis Arapaho Road, then east on McPherson State west of U.S. 283. Street to Ford County Road 126 (South County Arapaho Road to its junction Low Plains Early Zone: That part of Stafford Street), then south on Ford with McPherson County 14th Avenue, Kansas bounded by a line from the County Road 126 to Garnett Road, then then north on McPherson County 14th Federal highway U.S.–283 and State east on Garnett Road to Ford County Avenue to its junction with State highway 96 junction, then east on State Road 126, then south on Ford County highway K–61, then east on State highway 96 to its junction with Federal Road 126 to Ford Spearville Road, then highway K–61 to its junction with highway U.S.–183, then north on west on Ford Spearville Road to its interstate highway I–135, then north on Federal highway U.S.–183 to its junction with Federal highway U.S.– interstate highway I–135 to its junction junction with Federal highway U.S.–24, 400, then northwest on Federal highway with State highway K–4, then west on then east on Federal highway U.S.–24 to U.S.–400 to its junction with Federal State highway K–4 to its junction with its junction with Federal highway U.S.– highway U.S.–283, and then north on Federal highway U.S.–281, then north 281, then north on Federal highway Federal highway U.S.–283 to its on Federal highway U.S.–281 to its U.S.–281 to its junction with Federal junction with Federal highway U.S.–96. junction with State highway K–18, then highway U.S.–36, then east on Federal Low Plains Late Zone: That part of east on State highway K–18 to its highway U.S.–36 to its junction with junction with Federal highway U.S.– State highway K–199, then south on Kansas bounded by a line from the Federal highway U.S.–283 and State 181, then north on Federal highway State highway K–199 to its junction U.S.–181 to its junction with Federal with Republic County 30th Road, then highway 96 junction, then north on Federal highway U.S.–283 to the highway U.S.–24, then east on Federal south on Republic County 30th Road to highway U.S.–24 to its junction with its junction with State highway K–148, Kansas-Nebraska State line, then east along the Kansas-Nebraska State line to State highway K–9, then east on State then east on State highway K–148 to its highway K–9 to its junction with Cloud its junction with the Kansas-Missouri junction with Republic County 50th County 40th Road, then north on Cloud State line, then southeast along the Road, then south on Republic County County 40th Road to its junction with Kansas-Missouri State line to its 50th Road to its junction with Cloud Republic County 50th Road, then north junction with State highway K–68, then County 40th Road, then south on Cloud on Republic County 50th Road to its west on State highway K–68 to its County 40th Road to its junction with junction with State highway K–148, junction with interstate highway I–35, State highway K–9, then west on State then west on State highway K–148 to its then southwest on interstate highway I– highway K–9 to its junction with junction with Republic County 30th 35 to its junction with Butler County NE Federal highway U.S.–24, then west on Road, then north on Republic County 150th Street, then west on Butler Federal highway U.S.–24 to its junction 30th Road to its junction with State with Federal highway U.S.–181, then County NE 150th Street to its junction highway K–199, then north on State south on Federal highway U.S.–181 to with Federal highway U.S.–77, then highway K–199 to its junction with its junction with State highway K–18, south on Federal highway U.S.–77 to its Federal highway U.S.–36, then west on then west on State highway K–18 to its junction with the Kansas-Oklahoma Federal highway U.S.–36 to its junction junction with Federal highway U.S.– State line, then west along the Kansas- with Federal highway U.S.–281, then 281, then south on Federal highway Oklahoma State line to its junction with south on Federal highway U.S.–281 to U.S.–281 to its junction with State Federal highway U.S.–283, then north its junction with Federal highway U.S.– highway K–4, then east on State on Federal highway U.S.–283 to its 24, then west on Federal highway U.S.– highway K–4 to its junction with junction with Federal highway U.S.– 24 to its junction with Federal highway interstate highway I–135, then south on 400, then east on Federal highway U.S.– U.S.–183, then south on Federal interstate highway I–135 to its junction 400 to its junction with Ford Spearville highway U.S.–183 to its junction with with State highway K–61, then Road, then east on Ford Spearville Road Federal highway U.S.–96, and then west southwest on State highway K–61 to its to Ford County Road 126 (South on Federal highway U.S.–96 to its junction with McPherson County 14th Stafford Street), then north on Ford junction with Federal highway U.S.– Avenue, then south on McPherson County Road 126 to Garnett Road, then 283. County 14th Avenue to its junction with west on Garnett Road to Ford County Southeast Zone: That part of Kansas McPherson County Arapaho Rd, then Road 126, then north on Ford County bounded by a line from the Missouri- west on McPherson County Arapaho Rd Road 126 to Davis Street, then west on Kansas State line west on K–68 to its to its junction with State highway K–61, Davis Street to North Main Street, then junction with I–35, then southwest on I– then southwest on State highway K–61 north on North Main Street to its 35 to its junction with Butler County, to its junction with State highway K–96, junction with Federal highway U.S.–56, NE 150th Street, then west on NE 150th then northwest on State highway K–96 then east on Federal highway U.S.–56 to Street to its junction with Federal to its junction with Federal highway its junction with Federal highway U.S.– highway U.S.–77, then south on Federal U.S.–56, then southwest on Federal 183, then south on Federal highway highway U.S.–77 to the Oklahoma- highway U.S.–56 to its junction with U.S.–183 to its junction with Federal Kansas State line, then east along the State highway K–19, then east on State highway U.S.–54, then east on Federal Kansas-Oklahoma State line to its highway K–19 to its junction with highway U.S.–54 to its junction with junction with the Kansas-Missouri State Federal highway U.S.–281, then south Federal highway U.S.–281, then north line, then north along the Kansas- on Federal highway U.S.–281 to its on Federal highway U.S.–281 to its Missouri State line to its junction with junction with Federal highway U.S.–54, junction with State highway K–19, then State highway K–68. then west on Federal highway U.S.–54 west on State highway K–19 to its to its junction with Federal highway junction with Federal highway U.S.–56, Montana (Central Flyway Portion) U.S.–183, then north on Federal then east on Federal highway U.S.–56 to Zone 1: The Counties of Blaine, highway U.S.–183 to its junction with its junction with State highway K–96, Carter, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus,

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Garfield, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, 761; east to the Dawson County Canal; County Rd H; south to NE Hwy 92; west McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, south and east along the Dawson County to U.S. Hwy 81; south to NE Hwy 66; Phillips, Powder River, Richland, Canal to County Rd 444; south to U.S. west to Polk County Rd C; north to NE Roosevelt, Sheridan, Stillwater, Sweet Hwy 30; east to U.S. Hwy 183; north to Hwy 92; west to U.S. Hwy 30; west to Grass, Valley, Wheatland, and Wibaux. Buffalo County Rd 100; east to 46th Merrick County Rd 17; south to Zone 2: The Counties of Big Horn, Avenue; north to NE Hwy 40; south and Hordlake Road; southeast to Prairie Carbon, Custer, Prairie, Rosebud, east to NE Hwy 10; north to Buffalo Island Road; southeast to Hamilton Treasure, and Yellowstone. County Rd 220 and Hall County Husker County Rd T; south to NE Hwy 66; west Nebraska Hwy; east to Hall County Rd 70; north to NE Hwy 14; south to County Rd 22; to NE Hwy 2; east to U.S. Hwy 281; west to County Rd M; south to County High Plains: That portion of Nebraska north to Chapman Rd; east to 7th Rd; Rd 21; west to County Rd K; south to lying west of a line beginning at the south to U.S. Hwy 30; east to Merrick U.S. Hwy 34; west to NE Hwy 2; south South Dakota-Nebraska border on U.S. County Rd 13; north to County Rd O; to U.S. Hwy I–80; west to Gunbarrel Rd Hwy 183; south on U.S. Hwy 183 to U.S. east to NE Hwy 14; north to NE Hwy 52; (Hall/Hamilton County line); south to Hwy 20; west on U.S. Hwy 20 to NE west and north to NE Hwy 91; west to Giltner Rd; west to U.S. Hwy 281; south Hwy 7; south on NE Hwy 7 to NE Hwy U.S. Hwy 281; south to NE Hwy 22; to Lochland Rd; west to Holstein 91; southwest on NE Hwy 91 to NE Hwy west to NE Hwy 11; northwest to NE Avenue; south to U.S. Hwy 34; west to 2; southeast on NE Hwy 2 to NE Hwy Hwy 91; west to U.S. Hwy 183; south to NE Hwy 10; north to Kearney County Rd 92; west on NE Hwy 92 to NE Hwy 40; Round Valley Rd; west to Sargent River R and Phelps County Rd 742; west to south on NE Hwy 40 to NE Hwy 47; Rd; west to Drive 443; north to Sargent U.S. Hwy 283; south to U.S. Hwy 34; south on NE Hwy 47 to NE Hwy 23; east Rd; west to NE Hwy S21A; west to NE east to U.S. Hwy 136; east to U.S. Hwy on NE Hwy 23 to U.S. Hwy 283; and Hwy 2; west and north to NE Hwy 91; 183; north to NE Hwy 4; east to NE Hwy south on U.S. Hwy 283 to the Kansas- north and east to North Loup Spur Rd; 10; south to U.S. Hwy 136; east to NE Nebraska border. north to North Loup River Rd; east to Hwy 14; south to NE Hwy 8; east to U.S. Zone 1: Area bounded by designated Hwy 81; north to NE Hwy 4; east to NE Federal and State highways and Pleasant Valley/Worth Rd; east to Loup political boundaries beginning at the County line; north to Loup-Brown Hwy 15; south to U.S. Hwy 136; east to South Dakota-Nebraska border west of County line; east along northern Jefferson County Rd 578 Avenue; south NE Hwy 26E Spur and north of NE Hwy boundaries of Loup and Garfield to PWF Rd; east to NE Hwy 103; south 12; those portions of Dixon, Cedar, and Counties to Cedar River Rd; south to NE to NE Hwy 8; east to U.S. Hwy 75. Hwy 70; east to U.S. Hwy 281; north to Knox Counties north of NE Hwy 12; that New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion) portion of Keya Paha County east of U.S. NE Hwy 70; east to NE Hwy 14; south to NE Hwy 39; southeast to NE Hwy 22; North Zone: That portion of the State Hwy 183; and all of Boyd County. Both north of I–40 and U.S. 54. banks of the Niobrara River in Keya east to U.S. Hwy 81; southeast to U.S. Hwy 30; east to U.S. Hwy 75; north to South Zone: The remainder of New Paha and Boyd Counties east of U.S. Mexico. Hwy 183 shall be included in Zone 1. the Washington County line; east to the Zone 2: The area south of Zone 1 and Iowa-Nebraska border; south to the North Dakota Missouri-Nebraska border; south to north of Zone 3. High Plains Unit: That portion of the Kansas-Nebraska border; west along Zone 3: Area bounded by designated State south and west of a line beginning Kansas-Nebraska border to Colorado- Federal and State highways, County at the junction of U.S. Hwy 83 and the Nebraska border; north and west to roads, and political boundaries South Dakota State line, then north Wyoming-Nebraska border; north to beginning at the Wyoming-Nebraska along U.S. Hwy 83 and I–94 to ND Hwy intersection of Interstate Canal; and border at the intersection of the 41, then north on ND Hwy 41 to ND excluding that area in Zone 4. Interstate Canal; east along northern Hwy 53, then west on ND Hwy 53 to borders of Scotts Bluff and Morrill Zone 4: Area encompassed by U.S. Hwy 83, then north on U.S. Hwy Counties to Broadwater Road; south to designated Federal and State highways 83 to U.S. Hwy 2, then west on U.S. Morrill County Rd 94; east to County Rd and County roads beginning at the Hwy 2 to the Williams County line, then 135; south to County Rd 88; southeast intersection of NE Hwy 8 and U.S. Hwy north and west along the Williams and to County Rd 151; south to County Rd 75; north to U.S. Hwy 136; east to the Divide County lines to the Canadian 80; east to County Rd 161; south to intersection of U.S. Hwy 136 and the border. County Rd 76; east to County Rd 165; Steamboat Trace (Trace); north along the Low Plains Unit: The remainder of south to County Rd 167; south to U.S. Trace to the intersection with Federal North Dakota. Hwy 26; east to County Rd 171; north Levee R–562; north along Federal Levee to County Rd 68; east to County Rd 183; R–562 to the intersection with Nemaha Oklahoma south to County Rd 64; east to County County Rd 643A; south to the Trace; High Plains Zone: The Counties of Rd 189; north to County Rd 70; east to north along the Trace/Burlington Beaver, Cimarron, and Texas. County Rd 201; south to County Rd Northern Railroad right-of-way to NE Low Plains Zone 1: That portion of the 60A; east to County Rd 203; south to Hwy 2; west to U.S. Hwy 75; north to State east of the High Plains Zone and County Rd 52; east to Keith County NE Hwy 2; west to NE Hwy 50; north north of a line extending east from the Line; east along the northern boundaries to U.S. Hwy 34; west to NE Hwy 63; Texas State line along OK 33 to OK 47, of Keith and Lincoln Counties to NE north to NE Hwy 66; north and west to east along OK 47 to U.S. 183, south Hwy 97; south to U.S. Hwy 83; south to U.S. Hwy 77; north to NE Hwy 92; west along U.S. 183 to I–40, east along I–40 E Hall School Rd; east to N Airport to NE Hwy Spur 12F; south to Butler to U.S. 177, north along U.S. 177 to OK Road; south to U.S. Hwy 30; east to NE County Rd 30; east to County Rd X; 33, east along OK 33 to OK 18, north Hwy 47; north to Dawson County Rd south to County Rd 27; west to County along OK 18 to OK 51, west along OK 769; east to County Rd 423; south to Rd W; south to County Rd 26; east to 51 to I–35, north along I–35 to U.S. 412, County Rd 766; east to County Rd 428; County Rd X; south to County Rd 21 west along U.S. 412 to OK 132, then south to County Rd 763; east to NE Hwy (Seward County Line); west to NE Hwy north along OK 132 to the Kansas State 21 (Adams Street); south to County Rd 15; north to County Rd 34; west to line.

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Low Plains Zone 2: The remainder of Zone C3: Albany and Laramie Road to Wiley Well; southeast on Oklahoma. Counties; and that portion of Carbon Milpitas Wash Road to the Blythe, County east of the Continental Divide. Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south South Dakota on Blythe Ogilby Road also known as Pacific Flyway High Plains Zone: That portion of the County Highway 34 to its intersection State west of a line beginning at the Arizona with Ogilby Road; south on Ogilby Road North Dakota State line and extending North Zone: Game Management Units to its intersection with Interstate 8; east south along U.S. 83 to U.S. 14, east on 1–5, those portions of Game 7 miles on Interstate 8 to its intersection U.S. 14 to Blunt, south on the Blunt- Management Units 6 and 8 within with the Andrade-Algodones Road/ Canning Rd to SD 34, east and south on Coconino County, and Game Highway 186; south on Highway 186 to SD 34 to SD 50 at Lee’s Corner, south Management Units 7, 9, and 12A. its intersection with the U.S. Mexico on SD 50 to I–90, east on I–90 to SD 50, South Zone: Those portions of Game border at Los Algodones, Mexico. south on SD 50 to SD 44, west on SD Management Units 6 and 8 in Yavapai Southern Zone: That portion of 44 across the Platte-Winner bridge to SD County, and Game Management Units southern California (but excluding the 47, south on SD 47 to U.S. 18, east on 10 and 12B–45. Colorado River zone) south and east of U.S. 18 to SD 47, south on SD 47 to the a line beginning at the mouth of the California Nebraska State line. Santa Maria River at the Pacific Ocean; North Zone: That portion of Northeastern Zone: That portion of east along the Santa Maria River to northeastern South Dakota east of the California lying east and north of a line where it crosses Highway 101–166 near High Plains Unit and north of a line beginning at the intersection of the City of Santa Maria; north on extending east along U.S. 212 to the Interstate 5 with the California-Oregon Highway 101–166; east on Highway 166 Minnesota State line. line; south along Interstate 5 to its to the junction with Highway 99; south South Zone: That portion of Gregory junction with Walters Lane south of the on Highway 99 to the junction of County east of SD 47 and south of SD town of Yreka; west along Walters Lane Interstate 5; south on Interstate 5 to the 44; Charles Mix County south of SD 44 to its junction with Easy Street; south crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at to the Douglas County line; south on SD along Easy Street to the junction with Tejon Pass; east and north along the 50 to Geddes; east on the Geddes Old Highway 99; south along Old crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to Highway to U.S. 281; south on U.S. 281 Highway 99 to the point of intersection where it intersects Highway 178 at and U.S. 18 to SD 50; south and east on with Interstate 5 north of the town of Walker Pass; east on Highway 178 to the SD 50 to the Bon Homme County line; Weed; south along Interstate 5 to its junction of Highway 395 at the town of the Counties of Bon Homme, Yankton, junction with Highway 89; east and Inyokern; south on Highway 395 to the and Clay south of SD 50; and Union south along Highway 89 to Main Street junction of Highway 58; east on County south and west of SD 50 and I– Greenville; north and east to its junction Highway 58 to the junction of Interstate 29. with North Valley Road; south to its 15; east on Interstate 15 to the junction Middle Zone: The remainder of South junction of Diamond Mountain Road; with Highway 127; north on Highway Dakota. north and east to its junction with North 127 to the point of intersection with the Arm Road; south and west to the California-Nevada State line. Texas junction of North Valley Road; south to Southern San Joaquin Valley Zone: the junction with Arlington Road (A22); High Plains Zone: That portion of the All of Kings and Tulare Counties and west to the junction of Highway 89; State west of a line extending south that portion of Kern County north of the south and west to the junction of from the Oklahoma State line along U.S. Southern Zone. Highway 70; east on Highway 70 to 183 to Vernon, south along U.S. 283 to Highway 395; south and east on Balance of State Zone: The remainder Albany, south along TX 6 to TX 351 to Highway 395 to the point of intersection of California not included in the Abilene, south along U.S. 277 to Del with the California-Nevada State line; Northeastern, Colorado River, Southern, Rio, then south along the Del Rio north along the California-Nevada State and the Southern San Joaquin Valley International Toll Bridge access road to line to the junction of the California- Zones. the Mexico border. Nevada-Oregon State lines; west along Colorado (Pacific Flyway Portion) Low Plains North Zone: That portion the California-Oregon State line to the of northeastern Texas east of the High point of origin. Eastern Zone: Routt, Grand, Summit, Plains Zone and north of a line Colorado River Zone: Those portions Eagle, and Pitkin Counties, those beginning at the International Toll of San Bernardino, Riverside, and portions of Saguache, San Juan, Bridge south of Del Rio, then extending Imperial Counties east of a line from the Hinsdale, and Mineral Counties west of east on U.S. 90 to San Antonio, then intersection of Highway 95 with the the Continental Divide, those portions continuing east on I–10 to the Louisiana California-Nevada State line; south on of Gunnison County except the North State line at Orange, Texas. Highway 95 through the junction with Fork of the Gunnison River Valley Low Plains South Zone: The Highway 40; south on Highway 95 to (Game Management Units 521, 53, and remainder of Texas. Vidal Junction; south through the town 63), and that portion of Moffat County east of the northern intersection of Wyoming (Central Flyway Portion) of Rice to the San Bernardino-Riverside County line on a road known as Moffat County Road 29 with the Moffat- Zone C1: Big Horn, Converse, Goshen, ‘‘Aqueduct Road’’ also known as Routt County line, south along Moffat Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Platte, and Highway 62 in San Bernardino County; County Road 29 to the intersection of Washakie Counties; and Fremont southwest on Highway 62 to Desert Moffat County Road 29 with the Moffat- County excluding the portions west or Center Rice Road; south on Desert Routt County line (Elkhead Reservoir south of the Continental Divide. Center Rice Road/Highway 177 to the State Park). Zone C2: Campbell, Crook, Johnson, town of Desert Center; east 31 miles on Western Zone: All areas west of the Niobrara, Sheridan, and Weston Interstate 10 to its intersection with Continental Divide not included in the Counties. Wiley Well Road; south on Wiley Well Eastern Zone.

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Idaho West Zone: The remainder of Coastal NAP–L Zone: Same as Coastal Washington not included in the East Zone for ducks. Zone 1: All lands and waters within Zone. South NAP–H Zone: Same as South the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Zone for ducks. including private in-holdings; Bannock Wyoming (Pacific Flyway Portion) County; Bingham County except that Snake River Zone: Beginning at the Maryland portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir south boundary of Yellowstone National Early Canada Goose Seasons drainage; Caribou County within the Park and the Continental Divide; south Fort Hall Indian Reservation; and Power Eastern Unit: Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, along the Continental Divide to Union Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen County east of State Highway 37 and Pass and the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. State Highway 39. Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Road 600); west and south along the Wicomico, and Worcester Counties; and Zone 2: Bear Lake, Bonneville, Butte, Union Pass Road to U.S.F.S. Road 605; Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and that part of Anne Arundel County east south along U.S.F.S. Road 605 to the of Interstate 895, Interstate 97, and Teton Counties; Bingham County within Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; and Route 3; that part of Prince George’s along the national forest boundary to the County east of Route 3 and Route 301; Caribou County except within the Fort Idaho State line; north along the Idaho Hall Indian Reservation. and that part of Charles County east of State line to the south boundary of Route 301 to the Virginia State line. Zone 3: Ada, Adams, Benewah, Yellowstone National Park; east along Western Unit: Allegany, Baltimore, Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Boundary, the Yellowstone National Park boundary Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clearwater, to the Continental Divide. Montgomery, and Washington Counties Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Gem, Gooding, Balance of State Zone: The remainder and that part of Anne Arundel County Idaho, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, of the Pacific Flyway portion of west of Interstate 895, Interstate 97, and Lewis, Lincoln, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Wyoming not included in the Snake Route 3; that part of Prince George’s Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Shoshone, River Zone. County west of Route 3 and Route 301; Twin Falls, and Washington Counties; Geese and that part of Charles County west of and Power County west of State Route 301 to the Virginia State line. Highway 37 and State Highway 39. Atlantic Flyway Regular Seasons Zone 4: Valley County. Connecticut Nevada Resident Population (RP) Zone: Early Canada Goose Seasons Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, Northeast Zone: Elko and White Pine South Zone: Same as for ducks. Montgomery, and Washington Counties; Counties. North Zone: Same as for ducks. that portion of Prince George’s County Northwest Zone: Carson City, Regular Seasons west of Route 3 and Route 301; that Churchill, Douglas, Esmeralda, Eureka, portion of Charles County west of Route Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, AP Unit: Litchfield County and the 301 to the Virginia State line; and that Pershing, Storey, and Washoe Counties. portion of Hartford County west of a portion of Carroll County west of Route South Zone: Clark and Lincoln line beginning at the Massachusetts 31 to the intersection of Route 97, and Counties. border in Suffield and extending south west of Route 97 to the Pennsylvania along Route 159 to its intersection with Moapa Valley Special Management State line. I–91 in Hartford, and then extending Area: That portion of Clark County AP Zone: Remainder of the State. south along I–91 to its intersection with including the Moapa Valley to the the Hartford-Middlesex County line. Massachusetts confluence of the Muddy and Virgin NAP H–Unit: That part of the State Rivers. NAP Zone: Central and Coastal Zones east of a line beginning at the (see duck zones). Oregon Massachusetts border in Suffield and AP Zone: The Western Zone (see duck extending south along Route 159 to its Zone 1: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, zones). intersection with I–91 in Hartford and Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Special Late Season Area: The Central then extending south along I–91 to State Gilliam, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Zone and that portion of the Coastal Street in New Haven; then south on Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Zone (see duck zones) that lies north of State Street to Route 34, west on Route Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, the Cape Cod Canal, north to the New 34 to Route 8, south along Route 8 to Umatilla, Wasco, Washington, and Hampshire State line. Route 110, south along Route 110 to Yamhill, Counties. Route 15, north along Route 15 to the New Hampshire Zone 2: The remainder of Oregon not Milford Parkway, south along the Same zones as for ducks. included in Zone 1. Milford Parkway to I–95, north along I– New Jersey Utah 95 to the intersection with the east shore of the Quinnipiac River, south to the AP Zone: North and South Zones (see Northern Zone: Box Elder, Cache, mouth of the Quinnipiac River, and duck zones). Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, then south along the eastern shore of NAP Zone: The Coastal Zone (see Salt Lake, Summit, Uintah, Utah, New Haven Harbor to the Long Island duck zones). Wasatch, and Weber Counties, and that Sound. Special Late Season Area: In northern part of Toole County north of I–80. Atlantic Flyway Resident Population New Jersey, that portion of the State Southern Zone: The remainder of (AFRP) Unit: Remainder of the State not within a continuous line that runs east Utah not included in Zone 1. included in AP and NAP Units. along the New York State boundary line to the Hudson River; then south along Washington South Zone: Same as for ducks. the New York State boundary to its East Zone: All areas east of the Pacific Maine intersection with Route 440 at Perth Crest Trail and east of the Big White North NAP–H Zone: Same as North Amboy; then west on Route 440 to its Salmon River in Klickitat County. Zone for ducks. intersection with Route 287; then west

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along Route 287 to its intersection with the New York-Vermont boundary, Thruway, east along the Thruway 90 to Route 206 in Bedminster (Exit 18); then exclusive of the Lake Champlain Zone. Route 98 (at Thruway Exit 48) in north along Route 206 to its intersection East Central Goose Area: That area of Batavia, south along Route 98 to Route with Route 94; then west along Route 94 New York State lying inside of a 20, east along Route 20 to Route 19 in to the toll bridge in Columbia; then continuous line extending from Pavilion Center, south along Route 19 to north along the Pennsylvania State Interstate Route 81 in Cicero, east along Route 63, southeast along Route 63 to boundary in the Delaware River to the Route 31 to Route 13, north along Route Route 246, south along Route 246 to beginning point. In southern New 13 to Route 49, east along Route 49 to Route 39 in Perry, northeast along Route Jersey, that portion of the State within Route 365, east along Route 365 to 39 to Route 20A, northeast along Route a continuous line that runs west from Route 28, east along Route 28 to Route 20A to Route 20, east along Route 20 to the Atlantic Ocean at Ship Bottom along 29, east along Route 29 to Route 147 at Route 364 (near Canandaigua), south Route 72 to Route 70; then west along Kimball Corners, south along Route 147 and east along Route 364 to Yates Route 70 to Route 206; then south along to Schenectady County Route 40 (West County Route 18 (Italy Valley Road), Route 206 to Route 536; then west along Glenville Road), west along Route 40 to southwest along Route 18 to Yates Route 536 to Route 322; then west along Touareuna Road, south along Touareuna County Route 34, east along Route 34 to Route 322 to Route 55; then south along Road to Schenectady County Route 59, Yates County Route 32, south along Route 55 to Route 553 (Buck Road); then south along Route 59 to State Route 5, Route 32 to Steuben County Route 122, south along Route 553 to Route 40; then east along Route 5 to the Lock 9 bridge, south along Route 122 to Route 53, east along Route 40 to route 55; then southwest along the Lock 9 bridge to south along Route 53 to Steuben County south along Route 55 to Route 552 Route 5S, southeast along Route 5S to Route 74, east along Route 74 to Route (Sherman Avenue); then west along Schenectady County Route 58, 54A (near Pulteney), south along Route Route 552 to Carmel Road; then south southwest along Route 58 to the NYS 54A to Steuben County Route 87, east along Carmel Road to Route 49; then Thruway, south along the Thruway to along Route 87 to Steuben County Route east along Route 49 to Route 555; then Route 7, southwest along Route 7 to 96, east along Route 96 to Steuben south along Route 555 to Route 553; Schenectady County Route 103, south County Route 114, east along Route 114 then east along Route 553 to Route 649; along Route 103 to Route 406, east along to Schuyler County Route 23, east and then north along Route 649 to Route Route 406 to Schenectady County Route southeast along Route 23 to Schuyler 670; then east along Route 670 to Route 99 (Windy Hill Road), south along Route County Route 28, southeast along Route 47; then north along Route 47 to Route 99 to Dunnsville Road, south along 28 to Route 409 at Watkins Glen, south 548; then east along Route 548 to Route Dunnsville Road to Route 397, along Route 409 to Route 14, south 49; then east along Route 49 to Route 50; southwest along Route 397 to Route 146 along Route 14 to Route 224 at Montour then south along Route 50 to Route 9; at Altamont, west along Route 146 to Falls, east along Route 224 to Route 228 then south along Route 9 to Route 625 Albany County Route 252, northwest in Odessa, north along Route 228 to (Sea Isle City Boulevard); then east along Route 252 to Schenectady County Route 79 in Mecklenburg, east along along Route 625 to the Atlantic Ocean; Route 131, north along Route 131 to Route 79 to Route 366 in Ithaca, then north to the beginning point. Route 7, west along Route 7 to Route 10 northeast along Route 366 to Route 13, at Richmondville, south on Route 10 to New York northeast along Route 13 to Interstate Route 23 at Stamford, west along Route Route 81 in Cortland, north along Route Lake Champlain Goose Area: The 23 to Route 7 in Oneonta, southwest 81 to the north shore of the Salmon same as the Lake Champlain Waterfowl along Route 7 to Route 79 to Interstate River to shore of Lake Ontario, Hunting Zone, which is that area of New Route 88 near Harpursville, west along extending generally northwest in a York State lying east and north of a Route 88 to Interstate Route 81, north straight line to the nearest point of the continuous line extending along Route along Route 81 to the point of international boundary with Canada, 11 from the New York-Canada beginning. International boundary south to Route West Central Goose Area: That area of south and west along the international 9B, south along Route 9B to Route 9, New York State lying within a boundary to the point of beginning. south along Route 9 to Route 22 south continuous line beginning at the point Hudson Valley Goose Area: That area of Keeseville, south along Route 22 to where the northerly extension of Route of New York State lying within a the west shore of South Bay along and 269 (County Line Road on the Niagara- continuous line extending from Route 4 around the shoreline of South Bay to Orleans County boundary) meets the at the New York-Vermont boundary, Route 22 on the east shore of South Bay, International boundary with Canada, west and south along Route 4 to Route southeast along Route 22 to Route 4, south to the shore of Lake Ontario at the 149 at Fort Ann, west on Route 149 to northeast along Route 4 to the New eastern boundary of Golden Hill State Route 9, south along Route 9 to York-Vermont boundary. Park, south along the extension of Route Interstate Route 87 (at Exit 20 in Glens Northeast Goose Area: The same as 269 and Route 269 to Route 104 at Falls), south along Route 87 to Route 29, the Northeastern Waterfowl Hunting Jeddo, west along Route 104 to Niagara west along Route 29 to Route 147 at Zone, which is that area of New York County Route 271, south along Route Kimball Corners, south along Route 147 State lying north of a continuous line 271 to Route 31E at Middleport, south to Schenectady County Route 40 (West extending from Lake Ontario east along along Route 31E to Route 31, west along Glenville Road), west along Route 40 to the north shore of the Salmon River to Route 31 to Griswold Street, south along Touareuna Road, south along Touareuna Interstate 81, south along Interstate 81 to Griswold Street to Ditch Road, south Road to Schenectady County Route 59, Route 31, east along Route 31 to Route along Ditch Road to Foot Road, south south along Route 59 to State Route 5, 13, north along Route 13 to Route 49, along Foot Road to the north bank of east along Route 5 to the Lock 9 bridge, east along Route 49 to Route 365, east Tonawanda Creek, west along the north southwest along the Lock 9 bridge to along Route 365 to Route 28, east along bank of Tonawanda Creek to Route 93, Route 5S, southeast along Route 5S to Route 28 to Route 29, east along Route south along Route 93 to Route 5, east Schenectady County Route 58, 29 to Route 22 at Greenwich Junction, along Route 5 to Crittenden-Murrays southwest along Route 58 to the NYS north along Route 22 to Washington Corners Road, south on Crittenden- Thruway, south along the Thruway to County Route 153, east along CR 153 to Murrays Corners Road to the NYS Route 7, southwest along Route 7 to

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Schenectady County Route 103, south Roanoke Avenue (which becomes I–81 to intersection of I–80, and south along Route 103 to Route 406, east along County Route 73) to State Route 25; then of I–80 to the New Jersey State line. Route 406 to Schenectady County Route west on Route 25 to Peconic Avenue; SJBP Zone: The area north of I–80 and 99 (Windy Hill Road), south along Route then south on Peconic Avenue to west of I–79 including in the city of Erie 99 to Dunnsville Road, south along County Route (CR) 104 (Riverleigh west of Bay Front Parkway to and Dunnsville Road to Route 397, Avenue); then south on CR 104 to CR 31 including the Lake Erie Duck zone (Lake southwest along Route 397 to Route 146 (Old Riverhead Road); then south on CR Erie, Presque Isle, and the area within at Altamont, southeast along Route 146 31 to Oak Street; then south on Oak 150 yards of the Lake Erie Shoreline). to Main Street in Altamont, west along Street to Potunk Lane; then west on AP Zone: The area east of route SR 97 Main Street to Route 156, southeast Stevens Lane; then south on Jessup from Maryland State Line to the along Route 156 to Albany County Avenue (in Westhampton Beach) to intersection of SR 194, east of SR 194 to Route 307, southeast along Route 307 to Dune Road (CR 89); then due south to intersection of U.S. Route 30, south of Route 85A, southwest along Route 85A international waters. U.S. Route 30 to SR 441, east of SR 441 to Route 85, south along Route 85 to Western Long Island Goose Area (RP to SR 743, east of SR 743 to intersection Route 443, southeast along Route 443 to Area): That area of Westchester County of I–81, east of I–81 to intersection of I– Albany County Route 301 at Clarksville, and its tidal waters southeast of 80, south of I–80 to New Jersey State southeast along Route 301 to Route 32, Interstate Route 95 and that area of line. south along Route 32 to Route 23 at Nassau and Suffolk Counties lying west Cairo, west along Route 23 to Joseph of a continuous line extending due Rhode Island Chadderdon Road, southeast along south from the New York-Connecticut Special Area for Canada Geese: Kent Joseph Chadderdon Road to Hearts boundary to the northernmost end of and Providence Counties and portions Content Road (Greene County Route 31), Sound Road (just east of Wading River of the towns of Exeter and North southeast along Route 31 to Route 32, Marsh); then south on Sound Road to Kingston within Washington County south along Route 32 to Greene County North Country Road; then west on North (see State regulations for detailed Route 23A, east along Route 23A to Country Road to Randall Road; then descriptions). Interstate Route 87 (the NYS Thruway), south on Randall Road to Route 25A, south along Route 87 to Route 28 (Exit then west on Route 25A to the Sunken South Carolina 19) near Kingston, northwest on Route Meadow State Parkway; then south on Canada Goose Area: Statewide except 28 to Route 209, southwest on Route the Sunken Meadow Parkway to the for the following area: 209 to the New York-Pennsylvania Sagtikos State Parkway; then south on East of U.S. 301: That portion of boundary, southeast along the New the Sagtikos Parkway to the Robert Clarendon County bounded to the north York-Pennsylvania boundary to the New Moses State Parkway; then south on the by S–14–25, to the east by Hwy 260, and York-New Jersey boundary, southeast Robert Moses Parkway to its to the south by the markers delineating along the New York-New Jersey southernmost end; then due south to the channel of the Santee River. boundary to Route 210 near Greenwood international waters. Lake, northeast along Route 210 to Central Long Island Goose Area (NAP West of U.S. 301: That portion of Orange County Route 5, northeast along Low Harvest Area): That area of Suffolk Clarendon County bounded on the north Orange County Route 5 to Route 105 in County lying between the Western and by S–14–26 extending southward to that the Village of Monroe, east and north Eastern Long Island Goose Areas, as portion of Orangeburg County bordered along Route 105 to Route 32, northeast defined above. by Hwy 6. along Route 32 to Orange County Route South Goose Area: The remainder of Vermont 107 (Quaker Avenue), east along Route New York State, excluding New York 107 to Route 9W, north along Route 9W City. Same zones as for ducks. to the south bank of Moodna Creek, Virginia southeast along the south bank of North Carolina Moodna Creek to the New Windsor- Northeast Hunt Unit: Includes the AP Zone: The area east and south of Cornwall town boundary, northeast following counties or portions of the following line—the Stafford County along the New Windsor-Cornwall town counties: Bertie (that portion north and line from the Potomac River west to boundary to the Orange-Dutchess east of a line formed by NC 45 at the Interstate 95 at Fredericksburg, then County boundary (middle of the Hudson Washington County line to U.S. 17 in south along Interstate 95 to Petersburg, River), north along the county boundary Midway, U.S. 17 in Midway to U.S. 13 then Route 460 (SE) to City of Suffolk, to Interstate Route 84, east along Route in Windsor, U.S. 13 in Windsor to the then south along Route 32 to the North 84 to the Dutchess-Putnam County Hertford County line), Camden, Carolina line. boundary, east along the county Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, SJBP Zone: The area to the west of the boundary to the New York-Connecticut Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and AP Zone boundary and east of the boundary, north along the New York- Washington. following line: the ‘‘Blue Ridge’’ Connecticut boundary to the New York- RP Hunt Zone: Remainder of the (mountain spine) at the West Virginia- Massachusetts boundary, north along State. Virginia Border (Loudoun County– the New York-Massachusetts boundary Clarke County line) south to Interstate to the New York-Vermont boundary, Pennsylvania 64 (the Blue Ridge line follows county north to the point of beginning. Resident Canada Goose Zone: All of borders along the western edge of Eastern Long Island Goose Area (NAP Pennsylvania except for SJBP Zone and Loudoun-Fauquier-Rappahannock- High Harvest Area): That area of Suffolk the area east of route SR 97 from the Madison-Greene-Albemarle and into County lying east of a continuous line Maryland State Line to the intersection Nelson Counties), then east along extending due south from the New of SR 194, east of SR 194 to intersection Interstate Rte. 64 to Route 15, then south York–Connecticut boundary to the of U.S. Route 30, south of U.S. Route 30 along Rte. 15 to the North Carolina line. northernmost end of Roanoke Avenue in to SR 441, east of SR 441 to SR 743, east RP Zone: The remainder of the State the Town of Riverhead; then south on of SR 743 to intersection of I–81, east of west of the SJBP Zone.

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Mississippi Flyway South Central September Canada south along Taft Avenue to County Road Arkansas Goose Zone: The remainder of the State F62; then west along County Road F62 between the south border of the Central to Kansas Avenue; then north along Northwest Zone: Baxter, Benton, September Canada Goose Zone and the Kansas Avenue to Black Diamond Road; Boone, Carroll, Conway, Crawford, north border of the South September then west on Black Diamond Road to Faulkner, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Canada Goose Zone. Jasper Avenue; then north along Jasper Madison, Marion, Newton, Perry, Pope, Avenue to Rohert Road; then west along Regular Seasons Pulaski, Searcy, Sebastian, Scott, Van Rohert Road to Ivy Avenue; then north Buren, Washington, and Yell Counties. North Zone: That portion of the State along Ivy Avenue to 340th Street; then Remainder of State: That portion of north of a line extending west from the west along 340th Street to Half Moon the State outside of the Northwest Zone. Indiana border along Interstate 80 to I– Avenue; then north along Half Moon 39, south along I–39 to Illinois Route 18, Avenue to Highway 6; then west along Illinois west along Illinois Route 18 to Illinois Highway 6 to Echo Avenue; then north Early Canada Goose Seasons Route 29, south along Illinois Route 29 along Echo Avenue to 250th Street; then to Illinois Route 17, west along Illinois North September Canada Goose Zone: east on 250th Street to Green Castle Route 17 to the Mississippi River, and That portion of the State north of a line Avenue; then north along Green Castle due south across the Mississippi River extending west from the Indiana border Avenue to County Road F12; then west to the Iowa border. along Interstate 80 to I–39, south along along County Road F12 to County Road Central Zone: That portion of the W30; then north along County Road I–39 to Illinois Route 18, west along State south of the North Goose Zone line Illinois Route 18 to Illinois Route 29, W30 to Highway 151; then north along to a line extending west from the the Linn-Benton County line to the south along Illinois Route 29 to Illinois Indiana border along I–70 to Illinois Route 17, west along Illinois Route 17 point of beginning. Route 4, south along Illinois Route 4 to Des Moines Goose Zone: Includes to the Mississippi River, and due south Illinois Route 161, west along Illinois those portions of Polk, Warren, across the Mississippi River to the Iowa Route 161 to Illinois Route 158, south Madison, and Dallas Counties bounded border. and west along Illinois Route 158 to as follows: Beginning at the intersection Central September Canada Goose Illinois Route 159, south along Illinois of Northwest 158th Avenue and County Zone: That portion of the State south of Route 159 to Illinois Route 3, south Road R38 in Polk County; then south the North September Canada Goose along Illinois Route 3 to St. Leo’s Road, along R38 to Northwest 142nd Avenue; Zone line to a line extending west from south along St. Leo’s road to Modoc then east along Northwest 142nd the Indiana border along I–70 to Illinois Road, west along Modoc Road to Modoc Avenue to Northeast 126th Avenue; Route 4, south along Illinois Route 4 to Ferry Road, southwest along Modoc then east along Northeast 126th Avenue Illinois Route 161, west along Illinois Ferry Road to Levee Road, southeast to Northeast 46th Street; then south Route 161 to Illinois Route 158, south along Levee Road to County Route 12 along Northeast 46th Street to Highway and west along Illinois Route 158 to (Modoc Ferry entrance Road), south 931; then east along Highway 931 to Illinois Route 159, south along Illinois along County Route 12 to the Modoc Northeast 80th Street; then south along Route 159 to Illinois Route 3, south Ferry route and southwest on the Modoc Northeast 80th Street to Southeast 6th along Illinois Route 3 to St. Leo’s Road, Ferry route across the Mississippi River Avenue; then west along Southeast 6th south along St. Leo’s road to Modoc to the Missouri border. Avenue to Highway 65; then south and Road, west along Modoc Road to Modoc South Zone: Same zone as for ducks. west along Highway 65 to Highway 69 Ferry Road, southwest along Modoc South Central Zone: Same zone as for in Warren County; then south along Ferry Road to Levee Road, southeast ducks. Highway 69 to County Road G24; then along Levee Road to County Route 12 Indiana west along County Road G24 to (Modoc Ferry entrance Road), south Highway 28; then southwest along Same zones as for ducks. along County Route 12 to the Modoc Highway 28 to 43rd Avenue; then north Ferry route and southwest on the Modoc Iowa along 43rd Avenue to Ford Street; then Ferry route across the Mississippi River Early Canada Goose Seasons west along Ford Street to Filmore Street; to the Missouri border. then west along Filmore Street to 10th South September Canada Goose Zone: Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Goose Zone: Avenue; then south along 10th Avenue That portion of the State south and east Includes portions of Linn and Johnson to 155th Street in Madison County; then of a line extending west from the Counties bounded as follows: Beginning west along 155th Street to Cumming Indiana border along Interstate 70, south at the intersection of the west border of Road; then north along Cumming Road along U.S. Highway 45, to Illinois Route Linn County and Linn County Road to Badger Creek Avenue; then north 13, west along Illinois Route 13 to E2W; then south and east along County along Badger Creek Avenue to County Greenbriar Road, north on Greenbriar Road E2W to Highway 920; then north Road F90 in Dallas County; then east Road to Sycamore Road, west on along Highway 920 to County Road E16; along County Road F90 to County Road Sycamore Road to N. Reed Station Road, then east along County Road E16 to R22; then north along County Road R22 south on N. Reed Station Road to County Road W58; then south along to Highway 44; then east along Highway Illinois Route 13, west along Illinois County Road W58 to County Road E34; 44 to County Road R30; then north Route 13 to Illinois Route 127, south then east along County Road E34 to along County Road R30 to County Road along Illinois Route 127 to State Forest Highway 13; then south along Highway F31; then east along County Road F31 Road (1025 N), west along State Forest 13 to Highway 30; then east along to Highway 17; then north along Road to Illinois Route 3, north along Highway 30 to Highway 1; then south Highway 17 to Highway 415 in Polk Illinois Route 3 to the south bank of the along Highway 1 to Morse Road in County; then east along Highway 415 to Big Muddy River, west along the south Johnson County; then east along Morse Northwest 158th Avenue; then east bank of the Big Muddy River to the Road to Wapsi Avenue; then south along Northwest 158th Avenue to the Mississippi River, west across the along Wapsi Avenue to Lower West point of beginning. Mississippi River to the Missouri Branch Road; then west along Lower Cedar Falls/Waterloo Goose Zone: border. West Branch Road to Taft Avenue; then Includes those portions of Black Hawk

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County bounded as follows: Beginning Ohio Nebraska at the intersection of County Roads C66 Dark Geese and V49 in Black Hawk County, then Same zones as for ducks. south along County Road V49 to County Tennessee Niobrara Unit: That area contained Road D38, then west along County Road within and bounded by the intersection D38 to State Highway 21, then south Reelfoot Zone: The lands and waters of the South Dakota State line and the along State Highway 21 to County Road within the boundaries of Reelfoot Lake eastern Cherry County line, south along D35, then west along County Road D35 WMA only. the Cherry County line to the Niobrara to Grundy Road, then north along Remainder of State: The remainder of River, east to the Norden Road, south on Grundy Road to County Road D19, then the State. the Norden Road to U.S. Hwy 20, east along U.S. Hwy 20 to NE Hwy 14, north west along County Road D19 to Butler Wisconsin Road, then north along Butler Road to along NE Hwy 14 to NE Hwy 59 and County Road C57, then north and east Early Canada Goose Seasons County Road 872, west along County along County Road C57 to U.S. Highway Early-Season Subzone A: That portion Road 872 to the Knox County Line, 63, then south along U.S. Highway 63 to of the State encompassed by a line north along the Knox County Line to the County Road C66, then east along beginning at the intersection of U.S. South Dakota State line. Where the County Road C66 to the point of Highway 141 and the Michigan border Niobrara River forms the boundary, both beginning. near Niagara, then south along U.S. 141 banks of the river are included in the Niobrara Unit. Regular Seasons to State Highway 22, west and southwest along State 22 to U.S. 45, East Unit: That area north and east of Same zones as for ducks. south along U.S. 45 to State 22, west U.S. 81 at the Kansas-Nebraska State Louisiana and south along State 22 to State 110, line, north to NE Hwy 91, east to U.S. south along State 110 to U.S. 10, south 275, south to U.S. 77, south to NE 91, North Zone: That portion of the State east to U.S. 30, east to the Nebraska- north of the line from the Texas border along U.S. 10 to State 49, south along State 49 to State 23, west along State 23 Iowa State line. at Hwy 190/12 east to Hwy 49, then Platte River Unit: That area north and south on Hwy 49 to I–10, then east on to State 73, south along State 73 to State 60, west along State 60 to State 23, west of U.S. 81 at the Kansas-Nebraska I–10 to I–12, then east on I–12 to I–10, State line, north to NE Hwy 91, west then east on I–10 to the Mississippi south along State 23 to State 11, east along State 11 to State 78, then south along NE 91 to NE 11, north to the Holt State line. County line, west along the northern South Zone: Remainder of the State. along State 78 to the Illinois border. Early-Season Subzone B: The border of Garfield, Loup, Blaine, and Michigan remainder of the State. Thomas Counties to the Hooker County line, south along the Thomas-Hooker North Zone: Same as North duck Regular Seasons County lines to the McPherson County zone. line, east along the south border of Middle Zone: Same as Middle duck Same zones as for ducks. Thomas County to the western line of zone. Custer County, south along the Custer- South Zone: Same as South duck Central Flyway Logan County line to NE 92, west to zone. Colorado (Central Flyway Portion) Allegan County Game Management U.S. 83, north to NE 92, west to NE 61, Unit (GMU): That area encompassed by Northern Front Range Area: All areas south along NE 61 to NE 92, west along a line beginning at the junction of 136th in Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties NE 92 to U.S. Hwy 26, south along U.S. Avenue and Interstate Highway 196 in from the Continental Divide east along Hwy 26 to Keith County Line, south Lake Town Township and extending the Wyoming border to U.S. 85, south along Keith County Line to the Colorado easterly along 136th Avenue to on U.S. 85 to the Adams County line, State line. Michigan Highway 40, southerly along and all lands in Adams, Arapahoe, Panhandle Unit: That area north and Michigan 40 through the city of Allegan Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, west of Keith-Deuel County Line at the to 108th Avenue in Trowbridge Douglas, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties. Nebraska-Colorado State line, north Township, westerly along 108th Avenue North Park Area: Jackson County. along the Keith County Line to U.S. to 46th Street, northerly along 46th South Park Area: Chaffee, Custer, Hwy 26, west to NE Hwy 92, east to NE Street to 109th Avenue, westerly along Fremont, Lake, Park, and Teller Hwy 61, north along NE Hwy 61 to NE 109th Avenue to I–196 in Casco Counties. Hwy 2, west along NE 2 to the corner formed by Garden-Grant-Sheridan Township, then northerly along I–196 to San Luis Valley Area: All of Alamosa, Counties, west along the north border of the point of beginning. Conejos, Costilla, and Rio Grande Garden, Morrill, and Scotts Bluff Muskegon Wastewater GMU: That Counties, and those portions of Counties to the intersection of the portion of Muskegon County within the Saguache, Mineral, and Hinsdale Interstate Canal, west to the Wyoming boundaries of the Muskegon County Counties east of the Continental Divide. wastewater system, east of the State line. Remainder: Remainder of the Central North-Central Unit: The remainder of Muskegon State Game Area, in sections Flyway portion of Colorado. 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, and 32, the State. Eastern Colorado Late Light Goose T10N R14W, and sections 1, 2, 10, 11, Area: That portion of the State east of Light Geese 12, 13, 14, 24, and 25, T10N R15W, as Interstate Highway 25. posted. Rainwater Basin Light Goose Area: Montana (Central Flyway Portion) The area bounded by the junction of NE Minnesota Hwy 92 and NE Hwy 15, south along NE Same zones as for ducks. Zone 1: Same as Zone 1 for ducks and Hwy 15 to NE Hwy 4, west along NE coots. Hwy 4 to U.S. Hwy 34, west along U.S. Missouri Zone 2: Same as Zone 2 for ducks and Hwy 34 to U.S. Hwy 283, north along Same zones as for ducks. coots. U.S. Hwy 283 to U.S. Hwy 30, east along

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U.S. Hwy 30 to NE Hwy 92, east along Mix-Douglas County boundary; that in San Antonio, then easterly along I– NE Hwy 92 to the beginning. portion of Bon Homme County north of 10 to the Texas-Louisiana border. Remainder of State: The remainder of State Highway 50; those portions of West Goose Zone: The remainder of Nebraska. Yankton and Clay Counties north of a the State. line beginning at the junction of State New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion) Wyoming (Central Flyway Portion) Highway 50 and 306th Street/County Dark Geese Highway 585 in Bon Homme County, Dark Geese Middle Rio Grande Valley Unit: east to U.S. Highway 81, then north on Zone G1: Big Horn, Converse, Hot Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia Counties. U.S. Highway 81 to 303rd Street, then Springs, Natrona, Park, and Washakie Remainder: The remainder of the east on 303rd Street to 444th Avenue, Counties. Central Flyway portion of New Mexico. then south on 444th Avenue to 305th Zone G1A: Goshen and Platte Street, then east on 305th Street/Bluff Counties. North Dakota Road to State Highway 19, then south to Zone G2: Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Missouri River Canada Goose Zone: State Highway 50 and east to the Clay/ Niobrara, Sheridan, and Weston The area within and bounded by a line Union County Line; Aurora, Beadle, Counties. starting where ND Hwy 6 crosses the Brookings, Brown, Butte, Corson, Zone G3: Albany and Laramie South Dakota border; then north on ND Davison, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, Counties; and that portion of Carbon Hwy 6 to I–94; then west on I–94 to ND Haakon, Hand, Hanson, Harding, County east of the Continental Divide. Hwy 49; then north on ND Hwy 49 to Hutchinson, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Zone G4: Fremont County excluding ND Hwy 200; then west on ND Hwy Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, McPherson, those portions south or west of the 200; then north on ND Hwy 8 to the Meade, Mellette, Miner, Moody, Oglala Continental Divide. Mercer/McLean County line; then east Lakota (formerly Shannon), Sanborn, following the county line until it turns Spink, Todd, Turner, and Ziebach Pacific Flyway south toward Garrison Dam; then east Counties; and those portions of Arizona Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties along a line (including Mallard Island) Same zones as for ducks. of Lake Sakakawea to U.S. Hwy 83; then outside of an area bounded by a line south on U.S. Hwy 83 to ND Hwy 200; beginning at the junction of the South California then east on ND Hwy 200 to ND Hwy Dakota-Minnesota State line and Northeastern Zone: That portion of 41; then south on ND Hwy 41 to U.S. Minnehaha County Highway 122 (254th California lying east and north of a line Hwy 83; then south on U.S. Hwy 83 to Street) west to its junction with beginning at the intersection of I–94; then east on I–94 to U.S. Hwy 83; Minnehaha County Highway 149 (464th Interstate 5 with the California-Oregon then south on U.S. Hwy 83 to the South Avenue), south on Minnehaha County line; south along Interstate 5 to its Dakota border; then west along the Highway 149 (464th Avenue) to junction with Walters Lane south of the South Dakota border to ND Hwy 6. Hartford, then south on Minnehaha town of Yreka; west along Walters Lane Western North Dakota Canada Goose County Highway 151 (463rd Avenue) to to its junction with Easy Street; south Zone: Same as the High Plains Unit for State Highway 42, east on State along Easy Street to the junction with ducks, mergansers and coots, excluding Highway 42 to State Highway 17, south Old Highway 99; south along Old the Missouri River Canada Goose Zone. on State Highway 17 to its junction with Highway 99 to the point of intersection Rest of State: Remainder of North Lincoln County Highway 116 (Klondike with Interstate 5 north of the town of Dakota. Road), and east on Lincoln County Weed; south along Interstate 5 to its Highway 116 (Klondike Road) to the South Dakota junction with Highway 89; east and South Dakota-Iowa State line, then south along Highway 89 to main street Early Canada Goose Seasons north along the South Dakota-Iowa and Greenville; north and east to its junction Special Early Canada Goose Unit: The South Dakota-Minnesota border to the with North Valley Road; south to its Counties of Campbell, Clark, Codington, junction of the South Dakota-Minnesota junction of Diamond Mountain Road; Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, State line and Minnehaha County north and east to its junction with North Roberts, Walworth; that portion of Highway 122 (254th Street). Arm Road; south and west to the Perkins County west of State Highway Regular Seasons junction of North Valley Road; south to 75 and south of State Highway 20; that Unit 1: Same as that for the September the junction with Arlington Road (A22); portion of Dewey County north of Canada goose season. west to the junction of Highway 89; Bureau of Indian Affairs Road 8, Bureau Unit 2: Remainder of South Dakota. south and west to the junction of of Indian Affairs Road 9, and the section Unit 3: Bennett County. Highway 70; east on Highway 70 to of U.S. Highway 212 east of the Bureau Highway 395; south and east on of Indian Affairs Road 8 junction; that Texas Highway 395 to the point of intersection portion of Potter County east of U.S. Northeast Goose Zone: That portion of with the California-Nevada State line; Highway 83; that portion of Sully Texas lying east and north of a line north along the California-Nevada State County east of U.S. Highway 83; beginning at the Texas-Oklahoma border line to the junction of the California- portions of Hyde, Buffalo, Brule, and at U.S. 81, then continuing south to Nevada-Oregon State lines west along Charles Mix Counties north and east of Bowie and then southeasterly along U.S. the California-Oregon State line to the a line beginning at the Hughes–Hyde 81 and U.S. 287 to I–35W and I–35 to point of origin. County line on State Highway 34, east the juncture with I–10 in San Antonio, Klamath Basin Special Management to Lees Boulevard, southeast to State then east on I–10 to the Texas-Louisiana Area: Beginning at the intersection of Highway 34, east 7 miles to 350th border. Highway 161 and Highway 97; east on Avenue, south to Interstate 90 on 350th Southeast Goose Zone: That portion Highway 161 to Hill Road; south on Hill Avenue, south and east on State of Texas lying east and south of a line Road to N Dike Road West Side; east on Highway 50 to Geddes, east on 285th beginning at the International Toll N Dike Road West Side until the Street to U.S. Highway 281, and north Bridge at Laredo, then continuing north junction of the Lost River; north on N on U.S. Highway 281 to the Charles following I–35 to the juncture with I–10 Dike Road West Side until the Volcanic

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Legacy Scenic Byway; east on Volcanic with Highway 127; north on Highway Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Shoshone, Legacy Scenic Byway until N Dike Road 127 to the point of intersection with the Twin Falls, and Washington Counties; East Side; south on the N Dike Road California-Nevada State line. and Power County west of State East Side; continue east on N Dike Road Imperial County Special Management Highway 37 and State Highway 39. East Side to Highway 111; south on Area: The area bounded by a line Zone 4: Bear Lake County; Bingham Highway 111/Great Northern Road to beginning at Highway 86 and the Navy County within the Blackfoot Reservoir Highway 120/Highway 124; west on Test Base Road; south on Highway 86 to drainage; and Caribou County, except Highway 120/Highway 124 to Hill Road; the town of Westmoreland; continue that portion within the Fort Hall Indian south on Hill Road until Lairds Camp through the town of Westmoreland to Reservation. Road; west on Lairds Camp Road until Route S26; east on Route S26 to Zone 5: Valley County. Willow Creek; west and south on Highway 115; north on Highway 115 to White-Fronted Geese Willow Creek to Red Rock Road; west Weist Road; north on Weist Road to on Red Rock Road until Meiss Lake Flowing Wells Road; northeast on Zone 1: All lands and waters within Road/Old State Highway; north on Flowing Wells Road to the Coachella the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Meiss Lake Road/Old State Highway to Canal; northwest on the Coachella Canal including private in-holdings; Bannock Highway 97; north on Highway 97 to the to Drop 18; a straight line from Drop 18 County; Bingham County except that point of origin. to Frink Road; south on Frink Road to portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir Colorado River Zone: Those portions Highway 111; north on Highway 111 to drainage; Caribou County within the of San Bernardino, Riverside, and Niland Marina Road; southwest on Fort Hall Indian Reservation; and Power Imperial Counties east of a line from the Niland Marina Road to the old Imperial County east of State Highway 37 and intersection of Highway 95 with the County boat ramp and the water line of State Highway 39. California-Nevada State line; south on the Salton Sea; from the water line of Zone 2: Bear Lake, Bonneville, Butte, Highway 95 through the junction with the Salton Sea, a straight line across the Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and Highway 40; south on Highway 95 to Salton Sea to the Salinity Control Teton Counties; Bingham County within Vidal Junction; south through the town Research Facility and the Navy Test the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; and of Rice to the San Bernardino-Riverside Base Road; southwest on the Navy Test Caribou County except within the Fort County line on a road known as Base Road to the point of beginning. Hall Indian Reservation. ‘‘Aqueduct Road’’ also known as Balance of State Zone: The remainder Zone 3: Adams, Benewah, Blaine, Highway 62 in San Bernardino County; of California not included in the Bonner, Boundary, Camas, Clearwater, southwest on Highway 62 to Desert Northeastern, Colorado River, and Custer, Franklin, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Center Rice Road; south on Desert Southern Zones. Lemhi, Lewis, Nez Perce, Oneida, and Center Rice Road/Highway 177 to the North Coast Special Management Shoshone Counties; and Power County town of Desert Center; east 31 miles on Area: Del Norte and Humboldt west of State Highway 37 and State Interstate 10 to its intersection with Counties. Highway 39. Zone 4: Ada, Boise, Canyon, Cassia, Wiley Well Road; south on Wiley Well Sacramento Valley Special Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Road to Wiley Well; southeast on Management Area: That area bounded Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Milpitas Wash Road to the Blythe, by a line beginning at Willows south on and Washington Counties. Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south I–5 to Hahn Road; easterly on Hahn Zone 5: Valley County. on Blythe Ogilby Road also known as Road and the Grimes-Arbuckle Road to County Highway 34 to its intersection Grimes; northerly on CA 45 to the Light Geese with Ogilby Road; south on Ogilby Road junction with CA 162; northerly on CA to its intersection with Interstate 8; east Zone 1: All lands and waters within 45/162 to Glenn; and westerly on CA 7 miles on Interstate 8 to its intersection the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, 162 to the point of beginning in with the Andrade-Algodones Road/ including private in-holdings; Bannock Willows. Highway 186; south on Highway 186 to County; Bingham County east of the its intersection with the U.S.-Mexico Colorado (Pacific Flyway Portion) west bank of the Snake River, west of the McTucker boat ramp access road, border at Los Algodones, Mexico. Same zones as for ducks. Southern Zone: That portion of and east of the American Falls Reservoir southern California (but excluding the Idaho bluff, except that portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; Caribou Colorado River zone) south and east of Canada Geese and Brant a line beginning at the mouth of the County within the Fort Hall Indian Santa Maria River at the Pacific Ocean; Zone 1: All lands and waters within Reservation; and Power County below east along the Santa Maria River to the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, the American Falls Reservoir bluff, and where it crosses Highway 101–166 near including private in-holdings; Bannock within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. the City of Santa Maria; north on County; Bingham County, except that Zone 2: Franklin and Oneida Highway 101–166; east on Highway 166 portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir Counties; Bingham County west of the to the junction with Highway 99; south drainage; Caribou County within the west bank of the Snake River, east of the on Highway 99 to the junction of Fort Hall Indian Reservation; and Power McTucker boat ramp access road, and Interstate 5; south on Interstate 5 to the County east of State Highway 37 and west of the American Falls Reservoir crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at State Highway 39. bluff; Power County, except below the Tejon Pass; east and north along the Zone 2: Bonneville, Butte, Clark, American Falls Reservoir bluff and crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and Teton those lands and waters within the Fort where it intersects Highway 178 at Counties. Hall Indian Reservation. Walker Pass; east on Highway 178 to the Zone 3: Ada, Adams, Benewah, Zone 3: Ada, Boise, Canyon, Cassia, junction of Highway 395 at the town of Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Boundary, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Inyokern; south on Highway 395 to the Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clearwater, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, junction of Highway 58; east on Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Gem, Gooding, and Washington Counties. Highway 58 to the junction of Interstate Idaho, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Zone 4: Adams, Benewah, Blaine, 15; east on Interstate 15 to the junction Lewis, Lincoln, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Bonner, Boundary, Camas, Clearwater,

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Custer, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Klamath County Zone: Klamath Counties, and that portion of Grays Lewis, Nez Perce, and Shoshone County. Harbor County east of Highway 101 Counties. Harney and Lake County Zone: Area 2 Coastal (Southwest Permit Zone 5: Bear Lake, Bonneville, Butte, Harney and Lake Counties. Zone): Pacific County and that portion Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and Malheur County Zone: Malheur of Grays Harbor County west of Teton Counties; Bingham County within County. Highway 101. the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; and Utah Area 3: All areas west of the Pacific Caribou County except within the Fort Crest Trail and west of the Big White Hall Indian Reservation. East Box Elder County Zone: Salmon River that are not included in Zone 6: Valley County. Boundary begins at the intersection of Areas 1, 2A, and 2B. the eastern boundary of Public Shooting Nevada Area 4: Adams, Benton, Chelan, Grounds Waterfowl Management Area Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Same zones as for ducks. and SR–83 (Promontory Road); east Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, and Walla along SR–83 to I–15; south on I–15 to New Mexico (Pacific Flyway Portion) Walla Counties. the Perry access road; southwest along North Zone: The Pacific Flyway this road to the Bear River Bird Refuge Area 5: All areas east of the Pacific portion of New Mexico located north of boundary; west, north, and then east Crest Trail and east of the Big White I–40. along the refuge boundary until it Salmon River that are not included in South Zone: The Pacific Flyway intersects the Public Shooting Grounds Area 4. portion of New Mexico located south of Waterfowl Management Area boundary; I–40. Brant east and north along the Public Shooting Oregon Grounds Waterfowl Management Area Pacific Flyway Northwest Permit Zone: Benton, boundary to SR–83. California Wasatch Front Zone: Boundary begins Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Lane, Northern Zone: Del Norte, Humboldt, at the Weber–Box Elder County line at Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, and Mendocino Counties. Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and I–15; east along Weber County line to U.S.–89; south on U.S.–89 to I–84; east Balance of State Zone: The remainder Yamhill Counties. of the State not included in the Lower Columbia/N. Willamette Valley and south on I–84 to I–80; south on I– Northern Zone. Management Area: Those portions of 80 to U.S.–189; south and west on U.S.– Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, and 189 to the Utah County line; southeast Washington Washington Counties within the and then west along this line to the Puget Sound Zone: Clallam, Skagit, Northwest Special Permit Zone. Tooele County line; north along the Tillamook County Management Area: Tooele County line to I–80; east on I– and Whatcom Counties. That portion of Tillamook County 80 to Exit 99; north from Exit 99 along Coastal Zone: Pacific County. a direct line to the southern tip of beginning at the point where Old Woods Swans Road crosses the south shores of Horn Promontory Point and Promontory Creek, north on Old Woods Road to Road; east and north along this road to Central Flyway the causeway separating Bear River Bay Sand Lake Road at Woods, north on South Dakota: Aurora, Beadle, from Ogden Bay; east on this causeway Sand Lake Road to the intersection with Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, ∼ to the southwest corner of Great Salt McPhillips Drive, due west ( 200 yards) Campbell, Clark, Codington, Davison, Lake Mineral Corporations (GSLMC) from the intersection to the Pacific Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, west impoundment; north and east coastline, south along the Pacific Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hyde, along GSLMC’s west impoundment to coastline to a point due west of the Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Marshall, the northwest corner of the western end of Pacific Avenue in Pacific McCook, McPherson, Miner, ∼ impoundment; north from this point City, east from this point ( 250 yards) to Minnehaha, Moody, Potter, Roberts, along a direct line to the southern Pacific Avenue, east on Pacific Avenue Sanborn, Spink, Sully, and Walworth boundary of Bear River Migratory Bird to Brooten Road, south and then east on Counties. Brooten Road to Highway 101, north on Refuge; east along this southern Highway 101 to Resort Drive, north on boundary to the Perry access road; Pacific Flyway Resort Drive to a point due west of the northeast along this road to I–15; south Montana (Pacific Flyway Portion) south shores of Horn Creek at its along I–15 to the Weber–Box Elder confluence with the Nestucca River, due County line. Open Area: Cascade, Chouteau, Hill, east (∼80 yards) across the Nestucca Northern Zone: The remainder of Liberty, and Toole Counties and those River to the south shores of Horn Creek, Utah not included in the East Box Elder portions of Pondera and Teton Counties east along the south shores of Horn County, Wasatch Front, and Southern lying east of U.S. 287–89. Creek to the point of beginning. Zones. Nevada Southwest Zone: Those portions of Southern Zone: Boundary includes Douglas, Coos, and Curry Counties east Beaver, Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Open Area: Churchill, Lyon, and of Highway 101, and Josephine and Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Pershing Counties. Jackson Counties. Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, and Utah South Coast Zone: Those portions of Wayne Counties, and that part of Tooele Douglas, Coos, and Curry Counties west County south of I–80. Open Area: Begins at I–15 and Exit of Highway 101. 365 (SR 13/83); west and north on SR– Washington Eastern Zone: Baker, Crook, 83 to I–84; west on I–84 to SR–30; Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Hood River, Area 1: Skagit, Island, and Snohomish southwest on SR–30 to the Nevada-Utah Jefferson, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Counties. state line; south on this state line to I– Union, Wallowa, Wasco, and Wheeler Area 2 Inland (Southwest Permit 80; east on I–80 to I–15; north on I–15 Counties. Zone): Clark, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum to Exit 365 (SR 13/83).

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Doves Band-Tailed Pigeons Tennessee Alabama California Southeast Crane Zone: That portion of the State south of Interstate 40 and east South Zone: Baldwin, Barbour, North Zone: Alpine, Butte, Del Norte, of State Highway 56. Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, Remainder of State: That portion of Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Mobile Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Tennessee outside of the Southeast Counties. Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties. North Zone: Remainder of the State. Crane Zone. South Zone: The remainder of the Central Flyway Florida State not included in the North Zone. Colorado Northwest Zone: The Counties of Bay, New Mexico Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Open Area: The Central Flyway Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, North Zone: North of a line following portion of the State except the San Luis Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, U.S. 60 from the Arizona State line east Valley (Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Washington, Leon (except that portion to I–25 at Socorro and then south along Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, and north of U.S. 27 and east of State Road I–25 from Socorro to the Texas State Saguache Counties east of the 155), Jefferson (south of U.S. 27, west of line. Continental Divide) and North Park State Road 59 and north of U.S. 98), and South Zone: The remainder of the (Jackson County). Wakulla (except that portion south of State not included in the North Zone. Kansas U.S. 98 and east of the St. Marks River). South Zone: The remainder of the Washington Open Area: That portion of the State State. west of a line beginning at the Western Washington: The State of Oklahoma border, north on I–35 to Louisiana Washington excluding those portions Wichita, north on I–135 to Salina, and North Zone: That portion of the State lying east of the Pacific Crest Trail and north on U.S. 81 to the Nebraska border. north of a line extending east from the east of the Big White Salmon River in Montana Texas border along State Highway 12 to Klickitat County. U.S. Highway 190, east along U.S. 190 Woodcock Regular Season Open Area: The to Interstate Highway 12, east along Central Flyway portion of the State Interstate Highway 12 to Interstate New Jersey except for that area south and west of Highway 10, then east along Interstate Interstate 90, which is closed to sandhill Highway 10 to the Mississippi border. North Zone: That portion of the State crane hunting. South Zone: The remainder of the north of NJ 70. Special Season Open Area: Carbon State. South Zone: The remainder of the County. State. Mississippi New Mexico North Zone: That portion of the State Sandhill Cranes Regular-Season Open Area: Chaves, north and west of a line extending west Mississippi Flyway Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Quay, and from the Alabama State line along U.S. Roosevelt Counties. Alabama Highway 84 to its junction with State Special Season Open Areas Highway 35, then south along State Hunting Zone: That area north of Highway 35 to the Louisiana State line. Interstate 20 from the Georgia State line Middle Rio Grande Valley Area: The South Zone: The remainder of to the interchange with Interstate 65, Central Flyway portion of New Mexico Mississippi. then east of Interstate 65 to the in Socorro and Valencia Counties. Estancia Valley Area: Those portions Texas interchange with Interstate 22, then north of Interstate 22 to the Mississippi of Santa Fe, Torrance, and Bernallilo North Zone: That portion of the State State line. Counties within an area bounded on the north of a line beginning at the west by New Mexico Highway 55 International Bridge south of Fort Non-Hunting Zone: Remainder of the beginning at Mountainair north to NM Hancock; north along FM 1088 to TX 20; State. 337, north to NM 14, north to I–25; on west along TX 20 to TX 148; north along Minnesota the north by I–25 east to U.S. 285; on TX 148 to I–10 at Fort Hancock; east the east by U.S. 285 south to U.S. 60; along I–10 to I–20; northeast along I–20 Northwest Zone: That portion of the and on the south by U.S. 60 from U.S. to I–30 at Fort Worth; northeast along I– State encompassed by a line extending 285 west to NM 55 in Mountainair. 30 to the Texas-Arkansas State line. east from the North Dakota border along Southwest Zone: Area bounded on the Central Zone: That portion of the U.S. Highway 2 to State Trunk Highway south by the New Mexico-Mexico State lying between the North and South (STH) 32, north along STH 32 to STH border; on the west by the New Mexico- Zones. 92, east along STH 92 to County State Arizona border north to Interstate 10; on South Zone: That portion of the State Aid Highway (CSAH) 2 in Polk County, the north by Interstate 10 east to U.S. south and west of a line beginning at the north along CSAH 2 to CSAH 27 in 180, north to NM 26, east to NM 27, International Bridge south of Del Rio, Pennington County, north along CSAH north to NM 152, and east to Interstate proceeding east on U.S. 90 to State Loop 27 to STH 1, east along STH 1 to CSAH 25; on the east by Interstate 25 south to 1604 west of San Antonio; then south, 28 in Pennington County, north along Interstate 10, west to the Luna County east, and north along Loop 1604 to I–10 CSAH 28 to CSAH 54 in Marshall line, and south to the New Mexico- east of San Antonio; then east on I–10 County, north along CSAH 54 to CSAH Mexico border. to Orange, Texas. 9 in Roseau County, north along CSAH Special White-winged Dove Area in 9 to STH 11, west along STH 11 to STH North Dakota the South Zone: Same as the South 310, and north along STH 310 to the Area 1: That portion of the State west Zone. Manitoba border. of U.S. 281.

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Area 2: That portion of the State east 35W in Fort Worth, then southwest Hwy 80; south along the State line to the of U.S. 281. along I–35 to its junction with U.S. U.S.-Mexico border; west along the Highway 290 East in Austin, then east border to the San Pedro River; north Oklahoma along U.S. Highway 290 to its junction along the San Pedro River to the Open Area: That portion of the State with Interstate Loop 610 in Harris junction with Arizona Hwy 77; west of I–35. County, then south and east along northerly along Arizona Hwy 77 to the South Dakota Interstate Loop 610 to its junction with Gila River; northeast along the Gila Interstate Highway 45 in Houston, then River to the San Carlos Indian Open Area: That portion of the State south on Interstate Highway 45 to State Reservation boundary; south then east lying west of a line beginning at the Highway 342, then to the shore of the and north along the reservation South Dakota-North Dakota border and Gulf of Mexico, and then north and east boundary to U.S. Hwy 70; southeast on State Highway 25, south on State along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to U.S. Hwy 70 to U.S. Hwy 191; south on Highway 25 to its junction with State the Texas-Louisiana State line. U.S. Hwy 191 to the 352 exit on I–10; Highway 34, east on State Highway 34 B. That portion of the State lying east on I–10 to Bowie-Apache Pass to its junction with U.S. Highway 81, within the boundaries of a line Road; southerly on the Bowie-Apache then south on U.S. Highway 81 to the beginning at the Kleberg-Nueces County Pass Road to Arizona Hwy 186; South Dakota-Nebraska border. line and the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, southeasterly on Arizona Hwy 186 to Texas then west along the County line to Park Arizona Hwy 181; south on Arizona Road 22 in Nueces County, then north Hwy 181 to the West Turkey Creek- Zone A: That portion of Texas lying and west along Park Road 22 to its Kuykendall cutoff road; southerly on the west of a line beginning at the junction with State Highway 358 in Kuykendall cutoff road to Rucker international toll bridge at Laredo, then Corpus Christi, then west and north Canyon Road; easterly on Rucker northeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its along State Highway 358 to its junction Canyon Road to the Tex Canyon Road; junction with Interstate Highway 35 in with State Highway 286, then north southerly on Tex Canyon Road to U.S. Laredo, then north along Interstate along State Highway 286 to its junction Hwy 80; northeast on U.S. Hwy 80 to Highway 35 to its junction with with Interstate Highway 37, then east the New Mexico State line. Interstate Highway 10 in San Antonio, along Interstate Highway 37 to its then northwest along Interstate Highway junction with U.S. Highway 181, then Zone 2: Beginning at I–10 and the 10 to its junction with U.S. Highway 83 north and west along U.S. Highway 181 New Mexico State line; north along the at Junction, then north along U.S. to its junction with U.S. Highway 77 in State line to Arizona Hwy 78; southwest Highway 83 to its junction with U.S. Sinton, then north and east along U.S. on Arizona Hwy 78 to U.S. Hwy 191; Highway 62, 16 miles north of Highway 77 to its junction with U.S. northwest on U.S. Hwy 191 to Clifton; Childress, then east along U.S. Highway Highway 87 in Victoria, then south and westerly on the Lower Eagle Creek Road 62 to the Texas-Oklahoma State line. east along U.S. Highway 87 to its (Pump Station Road) to Eagle Creek; Zone B: That portion of Texas lying junction with State Highway 35 at Port northerly along Eagle Creek to the San within boundaries beginning at the Lavaca, then north and east along State Carlos Indian Reservation boundary; junction of U.S. Highway 81 and the Highway 35 to the south end of the southerly and west along the reservation Texas-Oklahoma State line, then Lavaca Bay Causeway, then south and boundary to U.S. Hwy 70; southeast on southeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its east along the shore of Lavaca Bay to its U.S. Hwy 70 to U.S. Hwy 191; south on junction with U.S. Highway 287 in junction with the Port Lavaca Ship U.S. Hwy 191 to I–10; easterly on I–10 Montague County, then southeast along Channel, then south and east along the to the New Mexico State line. U.S. Highway 287 to its junction with Lavaca Bay Ship Channel to the Gulf of Zone 3: Beginning on I–10 at the New Interstate Highway 35W in Fort Worth, Mexico, and then south and west along Mexico State line; westerly on I–10 to then southwest along Interstate the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to the the Bowie-Apache Pass Road; southerly Highway 35 to its junction with Kleberg-Nueces County line. on the Bowie-Apache Pass Road to AZ Interstate Highway 10 in San Antonio, Wyoming Hwy 186; southeast on AZ Hwy 186 to then northwest along Interstate Highway AZ Hwy 181; south on AZ Hwy 181 to 10 to its junction with U.S. Highway 83 Area 7: Campbell, Converse, Crook, the West Turkey Creek-Kuykendall in the town of Junction, then north Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte, and cutoff road; southerly on the Kuykendall along U.S. Highway 83 to its junction Weston Counties. cutoff road to Rucker Canyon Road; with U.S. Highway 62, 16 miles north of Area 4: All lands within the Bureau easterly on the Rucker Canyon Road to of Reclamation’s Riverton and Boysen Childress, then east along U.S. Highway Tex Canyon Road; southerly on Tex Unit boundaries; those lands within 62 to the Texas-Oklahoma State line, Canyon Road to U.S. Hwy 80; northeast Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood then south along the Texas-Oklahoma on U.S. Hwy 80 to the New Mexico Creek, west of Boysen Reservoir, and State line to the south bank of the Red State line; north along the State line to south of U.S. Highway 20–26; and all River, then eastward along the I–10. vegetation line on the south bank of the non-Indian owned fee title lands within Red River to U.S. Highway 81. the exterior boundaries of the Wind Idaho Zone C: The remainder of the State, River Reservation, excluding those Area 1: All of Bear Lake County and except for the closed areas. lands within Hot Springs County. Closed areas: Area 6: Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, all of Caribou County except that A. That portion of the State lying east and Washakie Counties. portion lying within the Grays Lake and north of a line beginning at the Area 8: Johnson, Natrona, and Basin. junction of U.S. Highway 81 and the Sheridan Counties. Area 2: All of Teton County except Texas-Oklahoma State line, then Pacific Flyway that portion lying west of State Highway southeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its 33 and south of Packsaddle Road (West junction with U.S. Highway 287 in Arizona 400 North) and north of the North Montague County, then southeast along Zone 1: Beginning at the junction of Cedron Road (West 600 South) and east U.S. Highway 287 to its junction with I– the New Mexico State line and U.S. of the west bank of the Teton River.

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Area 3: All of Fremont County except junction with State Route 200, the point All Migratory Game Birds in the Virgin the Chester Wetlands Wildlife of beginning. Islands Management Area. Zone 3: Beaverhead, Gallatin, Ruth Cay Closure Area: The island of Area 4: All of Jefferson County. Jefferson, and Madison Counties. Ruth Cay, just south of St. Croix. Area 5: All of Bannock County east of Zone 4: Broadwater County. Interstate 15 and south of U.S. Highway All Migratory Game Birds in Puerto Utah 30; and all of Franklin County. Rico Area 6: That portion of Oneida Cache County: Cache County. Municipality of Culebra Closure Area: County within the boundary beginning East Box Elder County: That portion All of the municipality of Culebra. of Box Elder County beginning on the at the intersection of the Idaho-Utah Desecheo Island Closure Area: All of Utah-Idaho State line at the Box Elder- border and Old Highway 191, then Desecheo Island. north on Old Highway 191 to 1500 S, Cache County line; west on the State Mona Island Closure Area: All of then west on 1500 S to Highway 38, line to the Pocatello Valley County Mona Island. then west on Highway 38 to 5400 W, Road; south on the Pocatello Valley El Verde Closure Area: Those areas of then south on 5400 W to Pocatello County Road to I–15; southeast on I–15 the municipalities of Rio Grande and Valley Road, then west and south on to SR–83; south on SR–83 to Lamp Loiza delineated as follows: (1) All Pocatello Valley Road to 10000 W, then Junction; west and south on the lands between Routes 956 on the west south on 10000 W to the Idaho-Utah Promontory Point County Road to the and 186 on the east, from Route 3 on the border, then east along the Idaho-Utah tip of Promontory Point; south from north to the juncture of Routes 956 and border to the beginning point. Promontory Point to the Box Elder- Weber County line; east on the Box 186 (Km 13.2) in the south; (2) all lands Montana Elder-Weber County line to the Box between Routes 186 and 966 from the Zone 1: Those portions of Deer Lodge Elder-Cache County line; north on the juncture of 186 and 966 on the north, to County lying within the following Box Elder-Cache County line to the the Caribbean National Forest Boundary described boundary: Beginning at the Utah–Idaho State line. on the south; (3) all lands lying west of Route 186 for 1 kilometer from the intersection of I–90 and Highway 273, Rich County: Rich County. juncture of Routes 186 and 956 south to then westerly along Highway 273 to the Uintah County: Uintah County. junction of Highway 1, then southeast Km 6 on Route 186; (4) all lands within along said highway to Highway 275 at Wyoming Km 14 and Km 6 on the west and the Opportunity, then east along said Area 1: All of the Bear River and Caribbean National Forest Boundary on highway to East Side County road, then Ham’s Fork River drainages in Lincoln the east; and (5) all lands within the north along said road to Perkins Lane, County. Caribbean National Forest Boundary then west on said lane to I–90, then Area 2: All of the Salt River drainage whether private or public. north on said interstate to the junction in Lincoln County south of the McCoy Cidra Municipality and adjacent of Highway 273, the point of beginning. Creek Road. areas: All of Cidra Municipality and Except for sections 13 and 24, T5N, Area 3: All lands within the Bureau portions of Aguas Buenas, Caguas, R10W; and Warm Springs Pond number of Reclamation’s Eden Project in Cayey, and Comerio Municipalities as 3. Sweetwater County. encompassed within the following Zone 2: That portion of the Pacific Area 5: Uinta County. boundary: Beginning on Highway 172 as Flyway, located in Powell County lying it leaves the municipality of Cidra on All Migratory Game Birds in Alaska within the following described the west edge, north to Highway 156, boundary: Beginning at the junction of North Zone: State Game Management east on Highway 156 to Highway 1, State Routes 141 and 200, then west Units 11–13 and 17–26. south on Highway 1 to Highway 765, along Route 200 to its intersection with Gulf Coast Zone: State Game south on Highway 765 to Highway 763, the Blackfoot River at Russell Gates Management Units 5–7, 9, 14–16, and south on Highway 763 to the Rio Fishing Access Site (Powell-Missoula 10 (Unimak Island only). Guavate, west along Rio Guavate to County line), then southeast along said Southeast Zone: State Game Highway 1, southwest on Highway 1 to river to its intersection with the Management Units 1–4. Highway 14, west on Highway 14 to Ovando-Helmville Road (County Road Pribilof and Aleutian Islands Zone: Highway 729, north on Highway 729 to 104) at Cedar Meadows Fishing Access State Game Management Unit 10 (except Cidra Municipality boundary to the Site, then south and east along said road Unimak Island). point of the beginning. to its junction with State Route 141, Kodiak Zone: State Game [FR Doc. 2019–17561 Filed 8–16–19; 8:45 am] then north along said route to its Management Unit 8. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

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