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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Flyway Council Recommendations, Process for Establishing Annual below, for more information). Migratory Game Bird Hunting Fish and Wildlife Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regulations (Subpart K) Jerome Ford, U.S. Fish and Wildlife As part of the Department of the 50 CFR Part 20 Service, Department of the Interior, Interior’s retrospective regulatory [Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0032; (202) 208–1050. review, in 2015 we developed a FF09M21200–212–FXMB1231099BPP0] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The schedule for migratory game bird process for promulgating annual hunting regulations that is more RIN 1018–BE34 regulations for the hunting of migratory efficient and establishes hunting season game birds involves the publication of dates earlier than was possible under Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed the previous process. Under the current 2021–22 Frameworks, and Special a series of proposed and final rulemaking documents. In this proposed process, we develop proposed hunting Procedures for Issuance of Annual season frameworks for a given year in Hunting Regulations rule, in addition to our normal procedure of setting forth proposed the fall of the prior year. We then AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, frameworks for the annual hunting finalize those frameworks a few months Interior. regulations (described below), we are later, thereby enabling the State agencies to select and publish their ACTION: Proposed rule; supplemental. also proposing minor changes to the permanent regulations that govern the season dates in early summer. We SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife migratory bird hunting program. The provided a detailed overview of the Service (Service or we) is proposing to annual regulations are set forth in current process in the August 3, 2017, establish the 2021–22 hunting subpart K of part 20 of the regulations Federal Register (82 FR 36308). This regulations for certain migratory game in title 50 of the Code of Federal proposed rule is the second in a series birds, and make a minor change to the Regulations (CFR). In this document, we of proposed and final rules that special procedures for issuance of also propose minor changes to subpart establish regulations for the 2021–22 annual hunting regulations. We N of 50 CFR part 20, as follows: migratory bird-hunting season. annually prescribe outside limits, Regulations Schedule for 2021 frameworks, within which States may Proposed Changes to Regulations at 50 select hunting seasons. Frameworks CFR Part 20 (Subpart N) On October 9, 2020, we published in specify the outside dates, season the Federal Register (85 FR 64097) a The regulations governing special proposal to amend 50 CFR part 20. The lengths, shooting hours, bag and procedures for issuance of annual possession limits, and areas where proposal provided a background and hunting regulations are at 50 CFR part overview of the migratory bird hunting migratory game bird hunting may occur. 20, subpart N. The rules of subpart N These frameworks are necessary to regulations process, and addressed the apply only to subpart K regarding the establishment of seasons, limits, and allow State selections of seasons and issuance of the annual regulations limits and to allow harvest at levels other regulations for hunting migratory establishing seasons, bag limits, and game birds under §§ 20.101 through compatible with migratory game bird other requirements for the seasonal population status and habitat 20.107, 20.109, and 20.110 of subpart K. hunting of migratory birds. This document is the second in a series conditions. Migratory game bird hunting In subpart N, the current regulations seasons provide opportunities for of proposed and final rules for migratory require that the Service publish a notice game bird hunting regulations. Major recreation and sustenance, and aid of meetings of the Service’s Regulations Federal, State, and Tribal governments steps in the 2021–22 regulatory cycle Committee and the Flyway Councils in relating to open public meetings and in the management of migratory game the process of developing frameworks birds. Federal Register notifications were for migratory bird hunting seasons. illustrated in the diagram at the end of DATES: You must submit comments on Specifically, notice of each meeting of the October 9, 2020, proposed rule. For the proposed migratory bird hunting the Regulations Committee and Flyway this regulatory cycle, we have combined frameworks and special procedures for Council to be attended by any official of elements of the document that is issuance of annual hunting regulations the Department of the Interior will be described in the diagram as by March 24, 2021. published in the Federal Register at Supplemental Proposals with the ADDRESSES: Comments: You may submit least 2 weeks before the meeting or as document that is described as Proposed comments on the proposals by one of soon as practicable after the Service Season Frameworks. the following methods: learns of the Flyway Council meeting. Further, in the October 9, 2020, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// In addition to or in place of proposed rule we explained that all www.regulations.gov. Follow the publishing a meeting notice in the sections of subsequent documents instructions for submitting comments Federal Register, we propose to add that outlining hunting frameworks and on Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2020– we post on the Service’s Migratory Bird guidelines would be organized under 0032. Program website as a method to notify numbered headings, which were set • U.S. Mail: Public Comments the public of these meetings. We are forth at 85 FR 64097. This and Processing, Attn: FWS–HQ–MB–2020– proposing this change because it will subsequent documents will refer only to 0032; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, increase our ability to provide more numbered items requiring attention. We MS: JAO/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls timely information as meeting will omit those items not requiring Church, VA 22041–3803. information becomes available, and attention, and remaining numbered We will not accept emailed or faxed more flexibility to inform the public of items may be discontinuous and appear comments. We will post all comments changes in meeting dates and locations incomplete. on http://www.regulations.gov. This should such changes be necessary. We provided the meeting dates and generally means that we will post any Greater flexibility has become critical locations for the Service Regulations personal information you provide us when unforeseen exigencies require Committee (SRC) and Flyway Council (see Review of Public Comments and venue changes for these meetings. meetings on Flyway calendars posted on

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our website at https://www.fws.gov/ Our long-term objectives continue to corresponding to the numbered items in birds/management/flyways.php. We include providing opportunities to the October 9, 2020, proposed rule. announced the April SRC meeting in the harvest portions of certain migratory General April 9, 2020, Federal Register (84 FR game bird populations and to limit 14130). The October 9, 2020, proposed harvests to levels compatible with each Written Comments: Several rule provided detailed information on population’s ability to maintain healthy, commenters protested the entire the proposed 2021–22 regulatory viable numbers. Migratory game bird migratory bird hunting regulations schedule and announced the October hunting seasons provide opportunities process, the killing of all migratory SRC meeting. The SRC conducted an for recreation and sustenance, and aid birds, and questioned the status and open meeting with the Flyway Council Federal, State, and Tribal governments habitat data on which the migratory bird Consultants on April 28, 2020, to in the management of migratory game hunting regulations are based. discuss preliminary issues for the 2021– birds. Having taken into account the Service Response: As we indicated 22 regulations, and on October 20–21, zones of temperature and the above under Population Status and 2020, to review information on the distribution, abundance, economic Harvest, our long-term objectives current status of migratory game birds value, breeding habits, and times and continue to include providing and develop recommendations for the lines of flight of migratory birds, we opportunities to harvest portions of 2021–22 regulations for these species. conclude that the proposed hunting certain migratory game bird populations This supplemental proposed rule seasons provided for herein are and to limit harvests to levels provides the regulatory alternatives for compatible with the current status of compatible with each population’s the 2021–22 duck hunting season, and migratory bird populations and long- ability to maintain healthy, viable provides proposed frameworks for the term population goals. Additionally, we numbers. Sustaining migratory bird 2021–22 migratory bird hunting season. are obligated to, and do, give serious populations and ensuring a variety of It will lead to final frameworks from consideration to all information sustainable uses, including harvest, is which States may select season dates, received during the public comment consistent with the guiding principles shooting hours, areas, and limits. We period. by which migratory birds are to be have considered all pertinent comments managed under the conventions Review of Public Comments and between the United States and several received through October 2020, which Flyway Council Recommendations includes comments submitted in foreign nations for the protection and response to our October 9 proposed The preliminary proposed management of these birds. We have rulemaking document and comments rulemaking, which appeared in the taken into account available information from the October SRC meeting. In October 9, 2020, Federal Register, and considered public comments and addition, new proposals for certain opened the public comment period for continue to conclude that the hunting regulations are provided for public migratory game bird hunting regulations seasons provided for herein are comment. The comment period is and described the proposed regulatory compatible with the current status of specified above under DATES. We alternatives for the 2021–22 duck migratory bird populations and long- anticipate publishing final regulatory hunting season. Comments and term population goals. In regard to the frameworks for migratory game bird recommendations are summarized regulations process, the Flyway Council hunting in the Federal Register around below and numbered in the order used system of migratory bird management February 2021. in the October 9, 2020, proposed rule has been a longstanding example of (see 85 FR 64097). State-Federal cooperative management Population Status and Harvest We received recommendations from since its establishment in 1952 in Each year we publish reports that all four Flyway Councils at the April regulation development process and provide detailed information on the and October SRC meetings; all bird population and habitat monitoring. status and harvest of certain migratory recommendations are from the October However, as always, we continue to game bird species. These reports are meeting unless otherwise noted. Some seek new ways to streamline and available at the address indicated under recommendations supported improve the process and ensure FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or continuation of last year’s frameworks. adequate conservation of the resource. from our website at https:// Due to the comprehensive nature of the 1. Ducks www.fws.gov/birds/surveys-and-data/ annual review of the frameworks reports-and-publications/population- performed by the Councils, support for A. General Harvest Strategy status.php. continuation of last year’s frameworks is Council Recommendations: The We used the following annual reports assumed for items for which no Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and published in August 2020 in the recommendations were received. Pacific Flyway Councils recommended development of proposed frameworks Council recommendations for changes adoption of the liberal regulatory for the migratory bird hunting in the frameworks are summarized alternative for their respective flyways. regulations: Adaptive Harvest below. As explained earlier in this Service Response: As we stated in the Management, 2021 Hunting Season; document, we have included only the October 9, 2020, proposed rule, we American Woodcock Population Status, numbered items pertaining to issues for intend to continue use of Adaptive 2020; Band-tailed Pigeon Population which we received recommendations. Harvest Management (AHM) to help Status, 2020; Migratory Bird Hunting Consequently, the issues do not follow determine appropriate duck-hunting Activity and Harvest During the 2018– in successive numerical order. regulations for the 2021–22 season. 19 and 2019–20 Hunting Seasons; We seek additional information and AHM is a tool that permits sound Mourning Dove Population Status, 2020; comments on the recommendations in resource decisions in the face of Status and Harvests of Sandhill Cranes, this supplemental proposed rule. New uncertain regulatory impacts and Mid-continent, Rocky Mountain, Lower proposals and modifications to provides a mechanism for reducing that Colorado River Valley and Eastern previously described proposals are uncertainty over time. We use an AHM Populations, 2020; and Waterfowl discussed below. Wherever possible, protocol (decision framework) to Population Status, 2020. they are discussed under headings evaluate four regulatory alternatives,

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each with a different expected harvest Atlantic Flyway Mississippi and Central Flyways level, and choose the optimal regulation For the Atlantic Flyway, we set duck- For the Mississippi and Central for duck hunting based on the status Flyways, we set duck-hunting and demographics of mallards for the hunting regulations based on the status and demographics of a suite of four regulations based on the status and Mississippi, Central, and Pacific demographics of mid-continent duck species (eastern waterfowl) in Flyways, and based on the status and mallards and habitat conditions (pond eastern Canada and the Atlantic Flyway demographics of a suite of four species numbers in Prairie Canada). For States: Green-winged teal, common (eastern waterfowl) in the Atlantic purposes of the assessment, mid- Flyway (see below, and the earlier goldeneye, ring-necked duck, and wood continent mallards are those breeding in referenced report ‘‘Adaptive Harvest duck. For purposes of the assessment, central North America (Federal WBPHS Management, 2021 Hunting Season’’ for eastern waterfowl stocks are those strata 13–18, 20–50, and 75–77), and in more details). We have specific AHM breeding in eastern Canada and Maine Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin protocols that guide appropriate bag (Federal WBPHS fixed-wing surveys in (State surveys). limits and season lengths for species of strata 51–53, 56, and 62–70, and For the 2021–22 hunting season, we special concern, including black ducks, helicopter plot surveys in strata 51–52, evaluated alternative harvest regulations scaup, and pintails, within the general 63–64, 66–68, and 70–72) and in for mid-continent mallards using: (1) A duck season. These protocols use the Atlantic Flyway States from New management objective of maximum same outside season dates and lengths Hampshire south to Virginia (Atlantic long-term sustainable harvest; (2) the as those regulatory alternatives for the Flyway Breeding Waterfowl Survey, 2021–22 regulatory alternatives; and (3) 2021–22 general duck season. AFBWS). Abundance estimates for current population models and For the 2021–22 hunting season, we green-winged teal, ring-necked ducks, associated weights. Based on a liberal will continue to use independent and goldeneyes are derived annually by regulatory alternative selected for the optimizations to determine the integrating fixed-wing and helicopter 2020–21 hunting season, the 2020 appropriate regulatory alternative for survey data from eastern Canada and model predictions of 9.07 million mid- mallard stocks in the Mississippi, Maine (WBPHS strata 51–53, 56, and continent mallards and 3.40 million Central, and Pacific Flyways and for 62–72). Counts of green-winged teal, ponds in Prairie Canada, the optimal eastern waterfowl in the Atlantic ring-necked ducks, and goldeneyes in regulation for the Mississippi and Flyway. This means that we will the AFBWS are negligible and therefore Central Flyways is the liberal develop regulations for mid-continent excluded from population estimates for alternative. Therefore, we concur with mallards, western mallards, and eastern those species. Abundance estimates for the recommendations of the Mississippi waterfowl independently based on the wood ducks in the Atlantic Flyway and Central Flyway Councils regarding breeding stock(s) that contributes (Maine south to Florida) are estimated selection of the liberal regulatory primarily to each Flyway. We detailed by integrating data from the AFBWS and alternative as described in the October implementation of AHM protocols for the North American Breeding Bird 9, 2020, proposed rule for the 2021–22 mid-continent and western mallards in Survey. Counts of wood ducks from the season. the July 24, 2008, Federal Register (73 WBPHS are negligible and therefore Pacific Flyway FR 43290), and for eastern waterfowl in excluded from population estimates. For the Pacific Flyway, we set duck- the September 21, 2018, Federal For the 2021–22 hunting season, we hunting regulations based on the status Register (83 FR 47868). evaluated alternative harvest regulations and demographics of western mallards. We also stated in the October 9, 2020, for eastern waterfowl using: (1) A For purposes of the assessment, western proposed rule, that the coronavirus management objective of 98 percent of mallards consist of two substocks and prevented the Service and their partners maximum long-term sustainable harvest are those breeding in Alaska and Yukon from performing the Waterfowl for eastern waterfowl; (2) the 2021–22 Territory (Federal WBPHS strata 1–12) Breeding Population and Habitat Survey regulatory alternatives; and (3) current and those breeding in the southern (WBPHS) and estimating waterfowl stock-specific population models and Pacific Flyway including California, breeding abundances and habitat associated weights. Based on the liberal Oregon, Washington, and British conditions in the spring of 2020. As a regulatory alternative selected for the Columbia (State and Provincial surveys) result, AHM protocols have been 2020–21 duck hunting season, the 2020 combined. adjusted to inform decisions on duck model predictions of 0.35 million green- For the 2021–22 hunting season, we hunting regulations based on model winged teal, 0.94 million wood ducks, evaluated alternative harvest regulations predictions of breeding abundances and 0.70 million ring-necked ducks, and for western mallards using: (1) A habitat conditions. In most cases, 0.58 million goldeneyes, the optimal management objective of maximum system models specific to each AHM regulation for the Atlantic Flyway is the long-term sustainable harvest; (2) the decision framework have been used to liberal alternative. Therefore, we concur 2021–22 regulatory alternatives; and (3) predict breeding abundances from the with the recommendation of the the current population model. Based on available information (e.g., 2019 Atlantic Flyway Council regarding a liberal regulatory alternative selected observations). However, for some selection of the liberal regulatory for the 2020–21 hunting season, the system state variables (i.e., pond 2020 model predictions of 0.94 million alternative as described in the October numbers and mean latitude) we have western mallards in Alaska and the 9, 2020, proposed rule for the 2021–22 used updated time series models to Yukon Territory (0.41 million) and the season. forecast 2020 values based on the most southern Pacific Flyway (0.53 million), recent information. These technical The mallard bag limit in the Atlantic the optimal regulation for the Pacific adjustments are described in detail in Flyway is based on a separate Flyway is the liberal alternative. the report entitled ‘‘Adaptive Harvest assessment of the harvest potential of Therefore, we concur with the Management, 2021 Hunting Season’’ eastern mallards (see xi. Other, below, recommendation of the Pacific Flyway referenced above under Population for further discussion on the mallard Council regarding selection of the Status and Harvest. bag limit in the Atlantic Flyway). liberal regulatory alternative as

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described in the October 9, 2020, our decision also has not changed. and these selections would remain in proposed rule for the 2021–22 season. Because mid-continent mallards are effect for the 2022–25 seasons. The shared between the two Flyways, the deadline for States to select their zone B. Regulatory Alternatives two Flyways need to work together to and split-season configuration and to Council Recommendations: At the create a suite of regulatory alternatives define potential new zone boundaries April SRC meeting, the Atlantic, to which both can agree. Since such an for the 2022–25 seasons is May 1, 2021, Mississippi, Central, and Pacific Flyway agreement between the flyways has not but we encourage States to submit their Councils recommended that AHM yet been reached, the Service supports selections and zone boundaries as soon regulatory alternatives for duck hunting mallard bag limits for the 2021–22 as possible. The guidelines for duck seasons in 2021–22 remain the same as season that are the same as those from zones and split seasons during 2022–25 those used in the previous year with one the 2020–21 season where the two seasons will remain the same as those exception that we agreed to in 2020: Councils were last in agreement (i.e., no established in the August 21, 2020, final Moving the opening framework date to change). rule (85 FR 51857). Any State that 1 week earlier in the restrictive selects the new configuration allowed C. Zones and Split Seasons regulatory alternative for the Mississippi by the Service beginning with the 2021– and Central Flyways beginning with the Zones and split seasons are ‘‘special 22 season (i.e., two zones with three 2021–22 season based on their regulations’’ designed to distribute segments in each zone) must conduct an recommendations (85 FR 15870; March hunting opportunities and harvests evaluation of the impacts of zones and 19, 2020). The Central Flyway Council according to temporal, geographic, and splits on hunter dynamics (e.g., hunter further recommended at the April SRC demographic variability in waterfowl numbers, satisfaction) and harvest. meeting that the bag limit for male and other migratory game bird We are agreeable to allow States an mallards in the moderate and liberal populations. For ducks, States have additional opportunity to select their regulatory alternatives for the Central been allowed the option of dividing zone and split-season configurations Flyway be increased by one bird, so that their allotted hunting days into two (or because some States were planning the male mallard bag limit would be the in some cases three) segments (splits) to public input meetings during early same as the overall duck bag limit of six take advantage of species-specific peaks spring 2020 to gather additional input ducks. This recommendation is in of abundance or to satisfy hunters in prior to making their selection for the opposition to Mississippi Flyway different areas who want to hunt during 2021–25 seasons. However, due to the Council’s recommendation that AHM the peak of waterfowl abundance in coronavirus, those public meetings were regulatory alternatives for duck hunting their area. We discussed and presented cancelled, so States were unable to seasons in 2021–22 remain the same as guidelines for duck zones and split gather that input. However, in the those used in the previous year with the seasons during 2021–25 seasons in the future, we expect to adhere to our exception noted above. August 21, 2020, final rule (85 FR established guidelines that restrict the Service Response: Consistent with 51857). Also at that time, based on a frequency of changes in State selection Flyway Council recommendations in Flyway Council recommendation, we among these configurations to open April and the Flyway Council extended the deadline for States to seasons at the beginning of five-year recommendations we earlier adopted in select their zone and split-season intervals. This is necessary to increase the August 21, 2020, final rule (85 FR configurations and to define potential our ability to detect the impacts of zones 51854) for the 2021–22 duck season, the new zone boundaries for the 2021–25 and splits on waterfowl demographics AHM regulatory alternatives proposed seasons from May 1, 2020, to August 15, and harvest. Substantial concern for the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, 2020. remains about the unknown and Pacific Flyways in the October 9, Council Recommendations: The consequences of zones and split seasons 2020, proposed rule (85 FR 64097) will Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway on duck populations and harvest be used for the 2021–22 hunting season Councils recommended that States be redistribution among States and (see accompanying table at the end of allowed an additional year to select flyways, potential reduced effectiveness that document for specific information). their zone and split-season of regulations (season length and bag The AHM regulatory alternatives consist configurations and to define potential limit) to reduce duck harvest if needed, only of the maximum season lengths, new zone boundaries for the 2021–25 and the administrative burden framework dates, and bag limits for total seasons, and that those selections would associated with changing regulations ducks and mallards. Restrictions for remain in effect for 4 years (2022–25). annually. certain species within these frameworks At the April SRC meeting, the Pacific After this open period, the next that are not covered by existing harvest Flyway Council recommended that regularly scheduled open season for strategies will be addressed elsewhere Alaska be allowed to move their two- changes to zone and split-season in these proposed frameworks. For those segment season option from the Kodiak configurations will be in 2026, for use species with specific harvest strategies zone to the Southeast Zone and retain during the 2026–30 seasons. In order to (pintails, black ducks, and scaup), those grandfathered status (5 zones and 1 zone allow sufficient time for States to solicit strategies will again be used for the with a split season). public input regarding their selections 2021–22 hunting season. Service Response: We agree with the of zone and split season configurations Last year, we considered proposals for Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway in 2026, we will reaffirm the criteria mid-continent mallard duck regulations Councils’ recommendation to allow during the 2025 season regulations from the Central and Mississippi States an additional opportunity to process. At that time, we will notify Flyways, which differed in the number select their duck zone and split-season States that changes to zone and split- of drake mallards in the daily bag limit. configurations and to define potential season configurations should be The recommendations from the two new zone boundaries for the 5-year provided to the Service by May 1, 2026. Councils in April are the same with period originally planned for the 2021– We also agree with the Pacific Flyway regard to the bag limit for drake 25 seasons. This opportunity will apply Council’s recommendation that Alaska mallards as those we addressed in 2020 only to States that have not yet made a be allowed to move their two-segment (85 FR 51854; August 21, 2020). Since change in their zone and split-season season option from the Kodiak zone to the recommendations have not changed, configurations for the 2021–25 seasons, the Southeast Zone and retain

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grandfathered status. The current assessment of the harvest potential for winged teal estimate reported above guidelines indicate that only minor (less teal (blue-winged, green-winged, and indicate a 5-day September teal–wood than a county in size) boundary changes cinnamon), as well as an assessment of duck season with a daily bag limit of 6 will be allowed for any grandfathered the impacts of current special birds in the aggregate, of which no more arrangement. Although this is not a September seasons on these three than 2 may be wood ducks, is boundary change, the transfer of the species. The assessment indicated that appropriate in Florida, Kentucky, and split to a different, existing zone is additional hunting opportunity could be Tennessee for the 2021–22 season. provided for teal. Therefore, we simply a reconfiguration of the iii. Black Ducks grandfathered zone and split structure, supported recommendations from the and the change is expected to have Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central Council Recommendations: The negligible impacts to duck population Flyway Councils to establish new Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway status and harvest. However, because hunting seasons (e.g., September teal Councils recommended continued use the intent of zone and split regulations seasons in northern States) and of the AHM protocol for black ducks, is not to affect harvest distribution, the expanded hunting opportunities (e.g., and adoption of the moderate regulatory State of Alaska will be required to season lengths, bag limits) in States with alternative for their respective flyways. provide the Service with an evaluation existing teal seasons. Further, we The Flyway-specific regulations consist of impacts to duck harvest and hunter confirmed that we were willing to of a daily bag limit of two black ducks dynamics (e.g., hunter numbers, hunter consider proposals to conduct and a season length of 60 days. success, hunter satisfaction, etc.) during experimental September teal seasons in Service Response: The Service, the fixed five-year period it is northern (production) States if fully Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway implemented (e.g., 2021–25 period), and evaluated for impacts to teal and Councils, and Canada adopted an are encouraged to involve a human nontarget species. We also provided international AHM protocol for black dimensions specialist in the assessment. criteria for evaluation of these ducks in 2012 (77 FR 49868; August 17, This review should assist the Service in experimental seasons. Thus, we agree 2012) whereby we set black duck ascertaining whether major undesirable with the Mississippi Flyway Council’s hunting regulations for the Atlantic and changes in harvest occurred or hunter recommendation to allow an Mississippi Flyways (and Canada) based participation improved as a result of the experimental special September teal on the status and demographics of these regulation change. season in Minnesota beginning in 2020 birds. The AHM protocol clarifies or 2021. country-specific target harvest levels, D. Special Seasons/Species We earlier approved a 3-year and reduces conflicts over regulatory Management experimental season in Minnesota policies. For the 2021–22 hunting season, we i. September Teal Seasons beginning in 2014. However, Minnesota opted out of the experiment at that time. evaluated country-specific alternative Because a spring 2020 abundance The criteria established in 2014 harvest regulations using: (1) A estimate from the WBPHS for blue- regarding the experimental season and management objective of 98 percent of winged teal was not available, we used transition to operational status will maximum long-term sustainable time series models to predict their again apply (see 79 FR 51403, August harvest; (2) country-specific regulatory abundance. The predicted estimate was 28, 2014). In addition, we clarify that alternatives; and (3) current population 5.83 million birds. Because this estimate criteria for operational status must be models and associated weights. Based is greater than 4.7 million birds, the teal met by Minnesota’s experimental season on the moderate regulatory alternative season guidelines indicate that a 16-day results alone, and not in combination selected for the 2020–21 hunting season special September teal season with a 6- with data from other States. We will and the 2020 model predictions of 0.50 teal daily bag limit is appropriate for work with Minnesota to develop an million breeding black ducks and 0.39 States in the Atlantic, Mississippi and evaluation plan and associated million breeding mallards (Federal Central flyways. Further, the guidelines memorandum of agreement (MOA) for WBPHS strata 51, 52, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, indicate that in Florida, Kentucky, and this experiment detailing the required 70, 71, and 72; core survey area), the Tennessee, in lieu of a 16-day special sample sizes, decision criteria for the optimal regulation for the Atlantic and September teal season, a 5-day special experimental season to become Mississippi Flyways is the moderate September teal–wood duck season with operational, and roles and alternative (and the liberal alternative in a daily bag limit of 6 birds in the responsibilities. The plan will consist of Canada). Therefore, we concur with the aggregate, of which no more than 2 may a 3-year evaluation of hunter recommendations of the Atlantic and be wood ducks, is appropriate. In performance (via spy blind studies) with Mississippi Flyway Councils. addition, a 4-day special September teal regard to attempt and kill rates on season with a 6-teal daily bag limit, nontarget species during the iv. Canvasbacks either immediately before or experimental September teal season. Council Recommendations: The immediately after the 5-day teal–wood Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and ii. September Teal–Wood Duck Seasons duck season, is appropriate. Pacific Flyway Councils recommended Council Recommendations: The Using band-recovery data for birds adoption of the liberal regulatory Mississippi Flyway Council banded in summer and fall 2019 and alternative for their respective flyways. recommended that Minnesota be harvested during the 2019–20 hunting The Flyway-specific regulations consist allowed to conduct an experimental season, we estimated kill rates for adult of a daily bag limit of two canvasbacks special September teal season for a 3- male wood ducks in the eastern United and a season length of 60 days in the year period beginning in 2021 or 2022 States to be 0.112 (range-wide) and Atlantic and Mississippi Flyways, 74 following the framework for all other 0.119 (northern birds only). These days in the Central Flyway, and 107 States in the Mississippi Flyway. values are below those in which days in the Pacific Flyway. Service Response: As we described in analyses suggest bag limit restrictions Service Response: As we discussed in the August 28, 2014, Federal Register may be needed (range-wide = 0.166; the March 28, 2016, Federal Register (79 FR 51402), the Flyway Councils and northern birds = 0.143). These results, (81 FR 17302), the canvasback harvest Service completed a thorough combined with the predicted blue- strategy that we had relied on until 2015

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was not viable under our new regulatory for pintails using: (1) A management the recommendations of the four Flyway process because it required biological objective of maximum long-term Councils regarding selection of the information that was not yet available at sustainable harvest, including a closed- restrictive alternative for the 2021–22 the time a decision on season structure season constraint of 1.75 million birds; season. needed to be made. We do not yet have (2) the regulatory alternatives; and (3) We do not support the Mississippi a new harvest strategy to propose for use current population models and Flyway Council’s recommendation to in guiding canvasback harvest associated weights. Based on a liberal revise the restrictive scaup regulatory management in the future. However, we regulatory alternative with a 1-bird daily alternative for the Mississippi Flyway to have worked with technical staff of the bag limit for the 2020–21 season, and include a 60-day season with a 2-bird four Flyway Councils to develop a the 2020 model predictions of 2.45 daily bag limit. The scaup harvest decision framework (hereafter, decision million pintails with the center of the strategy prescribes allowable harvest support tool) that relies on the best population predicted to occur at a mean limits for each flyway. In 2009, we biological information available to latitude of 55.2 degrees (Federal WBPHS accepted the Mississippi Flyway develop recommendations for annual traditional survey area, strata 1–18, 20– Council’s recommendation for a hybrid canvasback harvest regulations. The 50, and 75–77), the optimal regulation season with 45 days at a 2-bird daily bag decision support tool uses available for all four Flyways is the liberal limit and 15 days at a 1-bird daily bag information (1994–2014) on canvasback alternative with a 1-pintail daily bag under the restrictive alternative to stay breeding population size in Alaska and limit. Therefore, we concur with the within allowable harvest limits. We do north-central North America (Federal recommendations of the four Flyway not support the current WBPHS traditional survey area, strata Councils. recommendation because it is outside 1–18, 20–50, and 75–77), growth rate, the normal process for revising national vi. Scaup survival, and harvest, and a population harvest strategies, which involves model to evaluate alternative harvest Council Recommendations: The working with the Service and Flyway regulations based on a management Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Councils through the Harvest objective of maximum long-term Pacific Flyway Councils recommended Management Working Group. Further, sustainable harvest. The decision adoption of the restrictive regulatory predicted harvest under this support tool calls for a closed season alternative for the 2021–22 season. The recommendation would exceed the when the population is below 460,000, Flyway-specific regulations consist of a harvest threshold established for the a 1-bird daily bag limit when the 60-day season with a 1-bird daily bag Mississippi Flyway restrictive population is between 460,000 and limit during 40 consecutive days and a alternative, as we previously indicated 480,000, and a 2-bird daily bag limit 2-bird daily bag limit during 20 in 2008 when we received a similar when the population is greater than consecutive days in the Atlantic recommendation. We note the 480,000. Because abundance estimates Flyway, a 60-day season with a 2-bird Mississippi Flyway Council observation were not available from the WBPHS, we daily bag limit during 45 consecutive that realized harvests in the Mississippi used two different methods to predict days and a 1-bird daily bag limit during Flyway have exceeded thresholds in canvasback abundance during spring 15 consecutive days in the Mississippi other years, but do not agree that 2020. One used a population model Flyway, a 1-bird daily bag limit for 74 because that has occurred the initially developed in the 1990s, and the days in the Central Flyway (which may alternative should be replaced with one other used the time series of recent have separate segments of 39 days and that explicitly exceeds the threshold. abundances from the WBPHS. Based on 35 days), and an 86-day season with a We encourage the Mississippi Flyway the resulting predictions of 550,799 and 2-bird daily bag limit in the Pacific Council to work with the other Flyway 671,280 canvasbacks, respectively, for Flyway. Also, at the April SRC meeting, Councils through the Harvest the two approaches, we concur with the the Mississippi Flyway Council Management Working Group to review recommendations of the four Flyway recommended that the restrictive and possibly revise the current scaup Councils regarding selection of the regulatory alternative for scaup in the harvest strategy as appropriate, similar liberal regulatory alternative for the Mississippi Flyway be a season of 60 to the process that is underway for the 2021–22 season. days with a daily bag limit of 2 scaup. pintail harvest strategy. Service Response: The Service and v. Pintails four Flyway Councils adopted an AHM xi. Other Council Recommendations: The protocol for scaup in 2008 (73 FR 43290, Council Recommendations: The Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and July 24, 2008; and 73 FR 51124, August Atlantic Flyway Council recommended Pacific Flyway Councils recommended 29, 2008) whereby we set scaup hunting a mallard daily bag limit of two birds, adoption of the liberal regulatory regulations in all four Flyways based on only one of which could be female, for alternative with a 1-pintail daily bag the status and demographics of these the Atlantic Flyway. At the April SRC limit for their respective flyways. The birds. meeting, the Central Flyway Council Flyway-specific regulations consist of a For the 2021–22 hunting season, we presented an evaluation plan in support season length of 60 days in the Atlantic evaluated alternative harvest regulations of their earlier recommendation that the and Mississippi Flyways, 74 days in the for scaup using: (1) A management Service allow South Dakota and Central Flyway, and 107 days in the objective of 95 percent of maximum Nebraska to evaluate a two-tier Pacific Flyway. sustainable harvest; (2) the regulatory regulations system, wherein two Service Response: The Service and alternatives; and (3) the current different types of regulations would be four Flyway Councils adopted an AHM population model. Based on a moderate available to hunters to harvest ducks (85 protocol for pintail in 2010 (75 FR regulatory alternative for the 2020–21 FR 51857, August 21, 2020). 44856; July 29, 2010) whereby we set season, and the 2020 model prediction Service Response: We agree with the pintail hunting regulations in all four of 3.53 million scaup (Federal WBPHS Atlantic Flyway Council’s Flyways based on the status and traditional survey area, strata 1–18, 20– recommendation for a mallard daily bag demographics of these birds. 50, and 75–77), the optimal regulation limit of two birds, of which only one For the 2021–22 hunting season, we for all four Flyways is the restrictive may be female, for the Atlantic Flyway. evaluated alternative harvest regulations alternative. Therefore, we concur with The Atlantic Flyway Council’s eastern

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waterfowl AHM protocol (see above) did responsibilities of each partner in the geese is 235,137, which is near the not specifically address bag limits for agreement. lower end of the Council’s population mallards. The number of breeding We appreciate the work that the objective of 250,000 ± 10 percent mallards in the northeastern United Flyway Councils and the Division have (225,000–275,000). The decrease in bag States (about two-thirds of the eastern completed to finalize an evaluation plan limit is specifically intended to mallard population in 1998) has for the first year of a two-tier regulation maintain objective abundance of decreased by about 38 percent since study for duck harvests. The group has minima cackling geese, and is consistent 1998, and the overall population has completed the work we requested last with the Council’s harvest strategy for declined by about 1 percent per year October, and therefore we support these birds. Also, the bag limit for during that time period. This situation moving forward with the study Canada and cackling geese of 4 per day has resulted in reduced harvest beginning with the 2021–22 season. The in the aggregate in Oregon’s Northwest potential for that population. The study will allow different species- Permit Zone will simplify regulations by Service conducted a Prescribed Take specific and overall bag limits for each matching the 4-bird bag limit currently Level (PTL) analysis to estimate the of the two license types. We encourage allowed for Canada and cackling geese allowable take (kill rate) for eastern the Central Flyway and the Division to in the aggregate in the basic season mallards, and compared that with the review information collected during the framework for Oregon and the Pacific expected kill rate under the most liberal first season and as the study progresses. Flyway. season length (60 days) considered as The goal of the data collection is to 6. Brant part of the eastern waterfowl AHM determine whether improvement of regulatory alternatives. collection methods is necessary or Council Recommendations: The Using contemporary data and appropriate, and to assess possible Atlantic Flyway Council recommended assuming a management objective of enforcement issues faced by that the Service discontinue use of the maximum long-term sustainable conservation officers from two-tier harvest strategy for Atlantic brant harvest, the PTL analysis estimated an regulations. adopted by the Service in 2015 for allowable kill rate of 0.194–0.198. The setting annual Atlantic brant hunting expected kill rate for eastern mallards 4. Canada and Cackling Geese regulations. The Atlantic Flyway under a 60-day season and a 2-mallard B. Regular Seasons Council also recommended frameworks daily bag limit in the U.S. portion of the with a 50-day season and a 2-bird daily Atlantic Flyway was 0.193 (SE = 0.016), Council Recommendations: The bag limit for Atlantic brant in the which is slightly below (but not Mississippi Flyway Council Atlantic Flyway for the 2021–22 season. significantly different from) the point recommended increasing the daily bag The Pacific Flyway Council estimate of allowable kill at maximum limit for Canada and cackling geese recommended that the 2020–21 brant long-term sustainable harvest. This from 3 to 5 geese in the aggregate in the season frameworks be determined based indicates that a 2-bird daily bag limit is Mississippi Flyway. The Pacific Flyway on the harvest strategy in the Council’s sustainable at this time. Council recommended decreasing the management plan for the Pacific Regarding the Central Flyway daily bag limit for Canada and cackling population of brant pending results of Council’s evaluation plan for a two-tier geese from 6 to 4 geese in the aggregate the 2021 Winter Brant Survey (WBS). If regulations system, we earlier noted our in Oregon’s Northwest Permit Zone. results of the 2021 WBS are not intent to approve the Central Flyway Service Response: We agree with the available, results of the most recent Council’s recommendation for a limited Mississippi Flyway Council’s WBS should be used. two-tier regulations system in selected recommendation to increase the daily Service Response: We agree with the States to assess impacts to hunters and bag limit for Canada and cackling geese Atlantic Flyway Council’s duck harvests during the 2021–22 from 3 to 5 geese in the aggregate for the recommendation to discontinue use of season as published in the Federal entire 107-day season. The Council’s the harvest strategy for Atlantic brant Register (85 FR 51857, August 21, technical assessment suggests that this adopted by the Service in 2015 for 2020). In October 2019, the Service change will maintain the harvest rate for establishing Atlantic brant season tasked Division of Migratory Bird subarctic Canada and cackling goose frameworks. As we discussed in the Management staff to work with the breeding populations at or below 11 March 28, 2016, Federal Register (81 FR Flyway Councils to develop a team to percent, which serves as a decision 17302), we adopted in 2015 the Atlantic address the components needed in an threshold between liberal and standard Flyway Council’s harvest strategy to evaluation, and to have a draft frameworks in the Mississippi Flyway determine the Atlantic brant season evaluation plan that is supported by Council’s management plan. If frameworks. In developing the annual both the Division of Migratory Bird operational monitoring for subarctic proposed frameworks for Atlantic brant, Management and the Flyway Councils Canada and cackling goose populations the Atlantic Flyway Council and the ready for review prior to the spring 2020 is not conducted during spring and Service used the number of brant SRC meeting. The Service concludes summer 2021 due to the ongoing counted during the Midwinter that completing National Environmental COVID–19 pandemic, we will discuss Waterfowl Survey (MWS) in the Policy Act compliance, developing with the Mississippi Flyway Council the Atlantic Flyway to determine annual shared objectives, identifying appropriate daily bag limit for the allowable season length and daily bag appropriate metrics for evaluation, subsequent season due to the lack of limits. The MWS is conducted each potentially modifying monitoring monitoring information. January, which is after the date that efforts, and addressing law enforcement We also agree with the Pacific Flyway proposed frameworks are formulated in concerns are important elements to Council’s recommendation to decrease the regulatory process. However, the consider before implementing a limited the daily bag limit for Canada and data were typically available by the two-tier regulations system for cackling geese from 6 to 4 geese in the expected publication of final evaluation. The elements of the aggregate in Oregon’s Northwest Permit frameworks. When we acquired the evaluation plan will be addressed in an Zone. The most recently available 3-year survey data, we determined the MOA between the Service and the two average predicted fall population appropriate allowable harvest for the States, which will outline the roles and estimate (2017–19) for minima cackling Atlantic brant season according to the

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harvest strategy, and published the 1. In Oregon, increasing the daily bag in northcentral Montana, and that results in the final frameworks rule. limit for light geese to 20 per day, allowable harvest of RMP cranes be However, in 2020, the Atlantic Flyway statewide and during the entire season determined based on the formula Council developed and adopted a new framework, and described in the Pacific and Central harvest strategy for Atlantic brant that 2. In Washington, increasing the daily Flyway Councils’ Management Plan for uses available data and a demographic bag limit for light geese on or before the RMP cranes. model to predict population abundance last Sunday in January to 10 per day and Service Response: We agree with the for the subsequent year and determine 20 per day thereafter. Central and Pacific Flyway Councils’ the appropriate regulatory alternative. Service Response: We agree with the recommendations to establish the two The Atlantic Flyway Council’s newly Pacific Flyway Council’s new hunting areas for RMP cranes. The adopted harvest strategy now fits within recommendations for increasing the new hunting areas are consistent with the regulatory schedule, and makes the daily bag limit for light geese in Oregon the hunting area requirements in the Service’s 2015 adopted harvest strategy and Washington. Three populations of Pacific and Central Flyway Councils’ obsolete and unnecessary. Based on the light geese occur in the Pacific Flyway RMP crane management plan. Atlantic Flyway Council’s new harvest and are above the Council’s We also agree with the Central and strategy, the 2021 predicted Atlantic management plan population objectives Pacific Flyway Councils’ brant population index is 126,000 birds based on the most recently available recommendations to determine and results in a prescribed season breeding population indices. The allowable harvest of RMP cranes using framework with a 50-day season and a population estimate for the Western the formula in the Pacific and Central 2-bird daily bag limit for Atlantic brant Arctic Population (WAP) of lesser snow Flyway Councils’ management plan for in the Atlantic Flyway for the 2021–22 geese was 419,800 in 2013, which is RMP cranes pending results of the fall season. Therefore, we also agree with above the objective of 200,000 geese. 2020 abundance and recruitment the Atlantic Flyway Council’s Ross’s geese were estimated at 233,300 surveys. As we discussed in the March recommendation for a framework for in 2019, and are above the objective of 28, 2016, Federal Register (81 FR Atlantic brant with a 50-day season and 100,000 geese. The Wrangel Island 17302), the harvest strategy used to 2-bird daily bag limit for the 2021–22 Population (WIP) of lesser snow geese calculate the allowable harvest of RMP season. was 685,120 in 2020 and the recent 3- cranes does not fit well within the We also agree with the Pacific Flyway year (2018–2020) average was 477,640, current regulatory process. In Council’s recommendation that the which is above the objective of 120,000 developing the annual proposed 2021–22 Pacific brant season framework geese based on the 3-year average. Also, frameworks for RMP cranes, the Flyway be determined by the harvest strategy in light geese in the Pacific Flyway are Councils and the Service use the fall the Council’s management plan for the indexed by fall and winter surveys in abundance and recruitment surveys of Pacific population of brant pending California, Oregon, Washington, and RMP cranes to determine annual results of the 2021 WBS. As we British Columbia. The most recent allowable harvest. Results of the fall discussed in the August 21, 2020, winter index was 1,599,641 light geese abundance and recruitment surveys of Federal Register (85 FR 51854), the in 2019. The annual index has increased RMP cranes are released between harvest strategy used to determine the 6.04 percent annually since 2000 when December 1 and January 31 each year, Pacific brant season frameworks does the index averaged about 550,000, and which is after the date proposed not fit well within the current regulatory indicates continued growth of light frameworks are developed. However, process. In developing the annual goose populations in the Pacific Flyway. the data are typically available by the proposed frameworks for Pacific brant, Current evidence suggests most light expected publication of final the Pacific Flyway Council and the geese in Oregon and Washington during frameworks. When we acquire the Service use the 3-year average number fall and early winter are primarily WIP survey data, we will determine the of brant counted during the WBS in the snow geese, but an influx of WAP snow appropriate allowable harvest for the Pacific Flyway to determine annual and Ross’s geese occurs during late RMP crane season according to the allowable season length and daily bag winter as birds begin to move north harvest strategy in the Central and limits. The WBS is conducted each toward breeding areas. The current 6- Pacific Flyway Councils’ management January, which is after the date that bird daily bag limit for light geese in plan for RMP cranes published in the proposed frameworks are formulated in Oregon (on or before the last Sunday in March 28, 2016, Federal Register (81 FR the regulatory process. However, the January, and in the Northwest Permit 17302) and publish the results in the data are typically available by the Zone season long) and Washington were final frameworks rule. expected publication of final intended to minimize harvest of WIP 14. American Woodcock frameworks. When we acquire the snow geese when they were below the survey data, we will determine the population objective. The bag limit Council Recommendations: At the appropriate allowable harvest for the increase to 20 light geese per day in April SRC meeting, the Atlantic, Pacific brant season according to the Oregon and Washington will simplify Mississippi, and Central Flyway harvest strategy in the Pacific Flyway regulations by matching the 20-bird Councils recommended season Council’s management plan for the daily bag limit currently allowed for framework dates for American Pacific population of brant published in light geese in the basic season woodcock in the Eastern Management the August 21, 2020, Federal Register framework for the Pacific Flyway. Region and Central Management Region (85 FR 51854) and publish the results in be changed to September 13–January 31 9. Sandhill Cranes the final frameworks rule. and use of the ‘‘moderate’’ season Council Recommendations: The framework for the 2020–21 season. 7. Snow and Ross’s (Light) Geese Central and Pacific Flyway Councils Service Response: In 2011, we Council Recommendations: The recommended establishment of two new implemented a harvest strategy for Pacific Flyway Council recommended hunting areas for the Rocky Mountain American woodcock (76 FR 19876, two changes to the light goose season Population (RMP) of sandhill cranes April 8, 2011). The harvest strategy frameworks in the Pacific Flyway. including Duchesne County in northeast provides a transparent framework for Specifically, the Council recommended: Utah and Cascade and Teton Counties making regulatory decisions for

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American woodcock season length and population status, we agree with the your address, phone number, email bag limits while we work to improve recommended selection of the standard address, or other personal identifying monitoring and assessment protocols for season frameworks for doves in the information in your comment, you this species. The American Woodcock Eastern, Central, and Western should be aware that your entire Harvest Strategy is available on our Management Units for the 2021–22 comment—including your personal website at https://www.fws.gov/birds/ season. We also agree with the Central identifying information—may be made surveys-and-data/webless-migratory- Flyway Council’s recommendation to publicly available at any time. While game-birds/american-woodcock.php. add 2 days to the existing 4 hunting you can ask us in your comment to In the October 9, 2020, proposed rule days permitted in the Special White- withhold your personal identifying (85 FR 64097), we proposed to change winged Dove Area in Texas, and to information from public review, we the opening framework date for codify in Federal regulations that cannot guarantee that we will be able to American woodcock in the Eastern and shooting hours for those 6 days will be do so. Comments and materials we Central Management Regions to a fixed from noon to sunset. The additional receive, as well as supporting date of September 13. Framework dates days will allow more opportunity and documentation we used in preparing currently are October 1–January 31 and flexibility to hunters by providing 3 this proposed rule, will be available for the Saturday nearest September 22– consecutive days of dove hunting each public inspection on http:// January 31 for the Eastern and Central of the first two weekends in September. www.regulations.gov, or by Management Regions, respectively. As we have stated in the past (76 FR appointment, during normal business Results from an assessment conducted 54056, August 30, 2011), the Service hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife by Service staff suggest that total season remains concerned about the effect of Service, Division of Migratory Bird harvest would not increase in either early September hunting on late-nesting Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls management region as a result of these mourning doves. We note that Church, Virginia. We will consider, but changes. Consistent with our earlier abundances of mourning doves in the possibly may not respond in detail to, proposal, we agree with the Atlantic, Central Management Unit have declined each comment. As in the past, we will Mississippi, and Central Flyway since 2008, and additional harvest summarize all comments we receive Councils’ recommendations that the associated with this change could during the comment period and respond framework dates for the Eastern exacerbate that trend. We encourage to them after the closing date in the Management Region and Central Texas and the Central Flyway Council preambles of any final rules. Management Region be changed to to conduct appropriate monitoring of September 13–January 31. both mourning and white-winged doves Required Determinations Utilizing the criteria developed for the that will inform adjustments to the dove Based on our most current data, we strategy, the 3-year average for the harvest management strategy, if are affirming our required Singing Ground Survey indices and necessary, to maintain desired determinations made in the October 9, associated confidence intervals fall abundances of doves. Such efforts 2020, proposed rule; for descriptions of within the ‘‘moderate package’’ for both should include contemporary nesting our actions to ensure compliance with the Eastern and Central Management ecology studies to determine the extent the following statutes and Executive Regions. As such, a ‘‘moderate season’’ of nesting activity in September, various Orders, see our October 9, 2020, for both management regions for the aspects of nesting ecology (e.g., nesting proposed rule (85 FR 64097): 2020–21 season is appropriate. rate, clutch size, nest success), and • National Environmental Policy Act 16. Doves exposure of nesting adults to harvest. (NEPA) Consideration; • Public Comments Endangered Species Act Council Recommendations: The Consideration; Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and The Department of the Interior’s • Regulatory Flexibility Act; Pacific Flyway Councils recommended policy is, whenever possible, to afford • Small Business Regulatory adoption of the standard regulatory the public an opportunity to participate Enforcement Fairness Act; alternative as prescribed in the national in the rulemaking process. Accordingly, • Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; mourning dove harvest strategy for their we invite interested persons to submit • Unfunded Mandates Reform Act; respective Mourning Dove Management written comments, suggestions, or • Executive Orders 12630, 12866, Units. The standard regulatory recommendations regarding the 12988, 13132, 13175, 13211, and 13563. alternative consists of a 90-day season proposed regulations. Before and 15-bird daily bag limit for States promulgating final migratory game bird Authority within the Eastern and Central hunting regulations, we will consider all The rules that eventually will be Management Units, and a 60-day season comments we receive. These comments, promulgated for the 2021–22 hunting and 15-bird daily bag limit for States in and any additional information we season are authorized under 16 U.S.C. the Western Management Unit. receive, may lead to final regulations 703–712 and 16 U.S.C. 742 a–j. The Central Flyway Council also that differ from these proposals. recommended changes to the Special You may submit your comments and List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 White-winged Dove Area in Texas. They materials concerning this proposed rule Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting proposed to add 2 days to the existing by one of the methods listed in and recordkeeping requirements, 4 days allowed in that area, and to ADDRESSES. We will not accept Transportation, Wildlife. codify in Federal regulations that comments sent by email or fax. We will Proposed Regulations Frameworks for hunting may occur only from noon to not consider hand-delivered comments 2021–22 Hunting Seasons on Certain sunset during those days. This latter that we do not receive, or mailed Migratory Game Birds restriction has been in Texas’ State comments that are not postmarked, by regulations, so making this provision the date specified in DATES. Pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty would involve only codifying the We may post all comments in their Act and delegated authorities, the shooting hours in Federal regulations. entirety—including your personal Department of the Interior is proposing Service Response: Based on the identifying information—on http:// the following frameworks for outside harvest strategies and current www.regulations.gov. Before including dates, season lengths, shooting hours,

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bag and possession limits, and areas transferrable or assignable to another Central Management Unit: Arkansas, within which States may select seasons individual, and may not be sold, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, for hunting migratory game birds bartered, traded, or otherwise provided Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New between the dates of September 1, 2021, to another person. If the permit is Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South and March 10, 2022. These frameworks altered or defaced in any way, the Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. are summarized below. permit becomes invalid. Western Management Unit: Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, General Flyways and Management Units and Washington. Dates: All outside dates specified We set migratory bird hunting Woodcock Management Regions below are inclusive. frameworks for the conterminous U.S. Season Lengths: All season lengths States by Flyway or Management Unit/ Eastern Management Region: specified below are the maximum Region. Frameworks for Alaska, Hawaii, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, number of days allowed. Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Season Segments: All season contained in separate sections near the Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, segments specified below are the end of the frameworks portion of this North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode maximum number of segments allowed. document. The States included in the Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Zones: Unless otherwise specified, Flyways and Management Units/ Virginia, and West Virginia. States may select hunting seasons by Regions are described below. Central Management Region: zone. Zones for duck seasons (and Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, associated youth and veterans-active Waterfowl Flyways Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, military waterfowl hunting days, Atlantic Flyway: Includes Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, gallinule seasons, and snipe seasons) Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and dove seasons may be selected only Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, in years we declare such changes can be Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. made (i.e., open seasons for zones and North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Definitions splits) and according to federally Island, South Carolina, Vermont, established guidelines for duck and Virginia, and West Virginia. For the purpose of the hunting dove zones and split seasons. Areas Mississippi Flyway: Includes regulations listed below, the collective open to hunting must be described, Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, terms ‘‘dark’’ and ‘‘light’’ geese include delineated, and designated as such in Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, the following species: each State’s hunting regulations and Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Dark geese: Canada geese, cackling published in the Federal Register as a Tennessee, and Wisconsin. geese, white-fronted geese, brant (except Federal migratory bird hunting Central Flyway: Includes Colorado in Alaska, California, Oregon, frameworks final rule. (east of the Continental Divide), Kansas, Washington, and the Atlantic Flyway), Shooting and Hawking (taking by Montana (Counties of Blaine, Carbon, and all other goose species except light falconry) Hours: Unless otherwise Fergus, Judith Basin, Stillwater, geese. specified, from one-half hour before Sweetgrass, Wheatland, and all counties Light geese: Snow (including blue) sunrise to sunset daily. east thereof), Nebraska, New Mexico geese and Ross’s geese. Area, Zone, and Unit Descriptions: Possession Limits: Unless otherwise (east of the Continental Divide except Geographic descriptions related to specified, possession limits are three the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation), regulations are contained in a later times the daily bag limit. North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, portion of this document. Permits: For some species of Texas, and Wyoming (east of the migratory birds, the Service authorizes Continental Divide). Migratory Game Bird Seasons in the the use of permits to regulate harvest or Pacific Flyway: Includes Arizona, Atlantic Flyway monitor their take by hunters, or both. California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, In such cases, the Service determines In the Atlantic Flyway States of Washington, and those portions of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, the amount of harvest that may be taken Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and during hunting seasons during its Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wyoming not included in the Central North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, formal regulations-setting process, and Flyway. the States then issue permits to hunters where Sunday hunting of migratory at levels predicted to result in the Mallard Management Units birds is prohibited statewide by State law or regulation, all Sundays are closed amount of take authorized by the High Plains Management Unit: to the take of all migratory game birds. Service. Thus, although issued by Roughly defined as that portion of the States, the permits would not be valid Central Flyway that lies west of the Season Frameworks unless the Service approved such take 100th meridian. See Area, Unit, and Special Youth and Veterans-Active in its regulations. Zone Descriptions, Ducks (Including Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting These federally authorized, State- Mergansers) and Coots, below, for Days issued permits are issued to individuals, specific boundaries in each State. and only the individual whose name Columbia Basin Management Unit: In Outside Dates: States may select 2 and address appears on the permit at the Washington, all areas east of the Pacific days per duck-hunting zone, designated time of issuance is authorized to take Crest Trail and east of the Big White as ‘‘Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days,’’ migratory birds at levels specified in the Salmon River in Klickitat County; and and 2 days per duck-hunting zone, permit, in accordance with provisions of in Oregon, the counties of Gilliam, designated as ‘‘Veterans and Active both Federal and State regulations Morrow, and Umatilla. Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting governing the hunting season. The Days,’’ in addition to their regular duck permit must be carried by the permittee Mourning Dove Management Units seasons. The days may be held when exercising its provisions and must Eastern Management Unit: All States concurrently. The Youth Waterfowl be presented to any law enforcement east of the Mississippi River, and Hunting Days must be held outside any officer upon request. The permit is not Louisiana. regular duck season on weekends,

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holidays, or other non-school days Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag those selected for the Inland Zone of when youth hunters would have the Limits: Not to exceed 16 consecutive New Hampshire. maximum opportunity to participate. days in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Zoning and Split Seasons: Delaware, Both sets of days may be held up to 14 Central Flyways. The daily bag limit is Florida, Georgia, Rhode Island, South days before or after any regular duck- 6 teal. Carolina, and West Virginia may split season frameworks or within any split their seasons into 3 segments. Maine, Shooting Hours of a regular duck season, or within any Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New other open season on migratory birds. One-half hour before sunrise to Jersey, and Vermont may select seasons Daily Bag Limits: The daily bag limits sunset, except in the States of Arkansas, in each of 3 zones; Pennsylvania may may include ducks, geese, swans, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, select seasons in each of 4 zones; and mergansers, coots, and gallinules. Bag Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South New York may select seasons in each of limits would be the same as those Carolina, and Wisconsin, where the 5 zones; and all these States may split allowed in the regular season except in hours are from sunrise to sunset. their season in each zone into 2 States that implement a hybrid season Special September Duck Seasons segments. Connecticut, Maryland, North for scaup (i.e., different bag limits Carolina, and Virginia may select during different portions of the season), Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee: In seasons in each of 2 zones; and all these in which case the bag limit will be 2 lieu of a special September teal season, States may split their season in each scaup per day. Flyway species and area a 5-consecutive-day teal/wood duck zone into 3 segments. Connecticut, restrictions would remain in effect. season may be selected in September. Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia Participation Restrictions for Youth The daily bag limit may not exceed 6 must conduct an evaluation of the Waterfowl Hunting Days: States may use teal and wood ducks in the aggregate, of impacts of zones and splits on hunter their established definition of age for which no more than 2 may be wood dynamics (e.g., hunter numbers, youth hunters. However, youth hunters ducks. In addition, a 4-consecutive-day satisfaction) and harvest during the must be under the age of 18. In addition, teal-only season may be selected in 2021–25 seasons. September either immediately before or an adult at least 18 years of age must Scoters, Eiders, and Long-Tailed Ducks accompany the youth hunter into the immediately after the 5-consecutive-day field. This adult may not duck hunt but teal/wood duck season. The daily bag Special Sea Duck Seasons limit is 6 teal. may participate in other seasons that are Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, open on the special youth day. Youth Waterfowl Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New hunters 16 years of age and older must Atlantic Flyway Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, possess a Federal Migratory Bird North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Hunting and Conservation Stamp (also Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots Carolina, and Virginia may select a known as Federal Duck Stamp). Swans Outside Dates: Between the Saturday Special Sea Duck Season in designated may only be taken by participants nearest September 24 (September 25) Special Sea Duck Areas. If a Special Sea possessing applicable swan permits. and January 31. Duck Season is selected, scoters, eiders, Participation Restrictions for Veterans Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: 60 and long-tailed ducks may be taken in and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl days. The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, the designated Special Sea Duck Area(s) Hunting Days: Veterans (as defined in including no more than 2 mallards (no only during the Special Sea Duck section 101 of title 38, United States more than 1 of which can be female), 2 Season dates; scoters, eiders, and long- Code) and members of the Armed black ducks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, tailed ducks may be taken outside of Forces on active duty, including 1 fulvous whistling duck, 3 wood ducks, Special Sea Duck Area(s) during the members of the National Guard and 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 4 scoters, 4 regular duck season, in accordance with Reserves on active duty (other than for eiders, and 4 long-tailed ducks. The the frameworks for ducks, mergansers, training), may participate. All hunters season for scaup may be split into 2 and coots specified above. must possess a Federal Migratory Bird segments, with one segment consisting Outside Dates: Between September 15 Hunting and Conservation Stamp (also of 40 consecutive days with a 1-scaup and January 31. known as Federal Duck Stamp). Swans daily bag limit, and the second segment Special Sea Duck Seasons and Daily may only be taken by participants consisting of 20 consecutive days with Bag Limits: 60 consecutive days, or 60 possessing applicable swan permits. a 2-scaup daily bag limit. days that are concurrent with the Special September Teal Seasons Closures: The season on harlequin regular duck season, with a daily bag ducks is closed. limit of 5, of the listed sea duck species, Outside Dates: Between September 1 Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit including no more than 4 scoters, 4 and September 30, an open season on of mergansers is 5, only 2 of which may eiders, and 4 long-tailed ducks. Within all species of teal may be selected by the be hooded mergansers. In States that the special sea duck areas, during the following States in areas delineated by include mergansers in the duck bag regular duck season in the Atlantic State regulations: limit, the daily limit is the same as the Flyway, States may choose to allow the Atlantic Flyway: Delaware, Florida, duck bag limit, only 2 of which may be above sea duck limits in addition to the Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, hooded mergansers. limits applying to other ducks during South Carolina, and Virginia. Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 the regular season. In all other areas, sea Mississippi Flyway: Alabama, coots. ducks may be taken only during the Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Lake Champlain Zone, New York: The regular open season for ducks and are Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, waterfowl seasons, limits, and shooting part of the regular duck season daily bag Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, hours should be the same as those (not to exceed 4 scoters, 4 eiders, and Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The season selected for the Lake Champlain Zone of 4 long-tailed ducks) and possession in Minnesota is experimental. Vermont. limits. Central Flyway: Colorado (part), Connecticut River Zone, Vermont: Special Sea Duck Areas: In all coastal Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico (part), The waterfowl seasons, limits, and waters and all waters of rivers and Oklahoma, and Texas. shooting hours should be the same as streams seaward from the first upstream

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bridge in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut New Jersey Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Atlantic Population (NAP) AP Zone: A 30-day season may be Connecticut, and New York; in New Zone: Between October 1 and January held between the fourth Saturday in Jersey, all coastal waters seaward from 31, a 60-day season may be held with October (October 24) and February 5, the International Regulations for a 2-bird daily bag limit. with a 2-bird daily bag limit. Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) Atlantic Population (AP) Zone: A 30- Demarcation Lines shown on National NAP Zone: A 60-day season may be day season may be held between held between October 1 and January 31, Oceanic and Atmospheric October 10 and February 5, with a 2- Administration (NOAA) Nautical Charts with a 2-bird daily bag limit. bird daily bag limit. Special Late Goose Season Area: A and further described in 33 CFR 80.165, South Zone: A special season may be 80.501, 80.502, and 80.503; in any special season may be held in held between January 15 and February designated areas of north and south waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in any 15, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. tidal waters of any bay that are New Jersey from January 15 to February Resident Population (RP) Zone: An 15, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. separated by at least 1 mile of open 80-day season may be held between water from any shore, island, and October 1 and February 15, with a 5- New York emergent vegetation in South Carolina bird daily bag limit. The season may be NAP Zone: Between October 1 and and Georgia; and in any waters of the split into 3 segments. Atlantic Ocean and in any tidal waters January 31, a 60-day season may be of any bay that are separated by at least Delaware held, with a 2-bird daily bag limit in the 800 yards of open water from any shore, A 30-day season may be held between High Harvest areas; and between island, and emergent vegetation in November 15 and February 5, with a 1- October 1 and February 15, a 70-day Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, bird daily bag limit. season may be held, with a 3-bird daily and Virginia; and provided that any bag limit in the Low Harvest areas. such areas have been described, Florida AP Zone: A 30-day season may be delineated, and designated as special An 80-day season may be held held between the fourth Saturday in sea duck hunting areas under the between October 1 and March 10, with October (October 23), except in the Lake hunting regulations adopted by the a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season may Champlain Area where the opening date respective States. be split into 3 segments. is October 10, through February 5, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. Canada and Cackling Geese Georgia Western Long Island RP Zone: A 107- Special Early Canada and Cackling An 80-day season may be held day season may be held between the Goose Seasons between October 1 and March 10, with Saturday nearest September 24 a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season may (September 25) and the last day of Season lengths and Outside Dates: A be split into 3 segments. February, with an 8-bird daily bag limit. Canada and cackling goose season of not The season may be split into 3 Maine more than 15 days during September 1– segments. 15 may be selected for the Eastern Unit North and South NAP–H Zones: A 60- Rest of State RP Zone: An 80-day of Maryland. Seasons not to exceed 30 day season may be held between season may be held between the fourth days during September 1–30 may be October 1 and January 31, with a 2-bird Saturday in October (October 23) and selected for Connecticut, Florida, daily bag limit. the last day of February, with a 5-bird Georgia, New Jersey, New York (Long Coastal NAP–L Zone: A 70-day season daily bag limit. The season may be split Island Zone only), North Carolina, may be held between October 1 and into 3 segments. Rhode Island, and South Carolina. February 15, with a 3-bird daily bag Seasons may not exceed 25 days during limit. North Carolina September 1–25 in the remainder of the Maryland RP Zone: An 80-day season may be Flyway. Areas open to the hunting of held between October 1 and March 10, Canada and cackling geese must be RP Zone: An 80-day season may be with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season described, delineated, and designated as held between November 15 and March may be split into 3 segments. such in each State’s hunting regulations. 10, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The Northeast Zone: A 14-day season may season may be split into 3 segments. Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 be held between the Saturday prior to AP Zone: A 30-day season may be Canada and cackling geese in the December 25 (December 18) and January held between November 15 and aggregate. 31, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. February 5, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. Shooting Hours: One-half hour before Pennsylvania sunrise to sunset, except that during any Massachusetts special early Canada and cackling goose NAP Zone: A 60-day season may be Southern James Bay Population season, shooting hours may extend to held between October 1 and January 31, (SJBP) Zone: A 78-day season may be one-half hour after sunset if all other with a 2-bird daily bag limit. held between the first Saturday in waterfowl seasons are closed in the Additionally, a special season may be October (October 2) and February 15, specific applicable area. held from January 15 to February 15, with a 3-bird daily bag limit. Regular Dark Goose Seasons with a 5-bird daily bag limit. RP Zone: An 80-day season may be AP Zone: A 30-day season may be held between the fourth Saturday in Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and held between October 10 and February October (October 23) and March 10, Limits: Specific regulations are provided 5, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season below by State. The daily bag limit for may be split into 3 segments. Canada, cackling, and white-fronted New Hampshire AP Zone: A 30-day season may be geese is in the aggregate. Unless A 60-day season may be held held between the fourth Saturday in subsequently provided, seasons may be statewide between October 1 and October (October 23) and February 5, split into 2 segments. January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. with a 2-bird daily bag limit.

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Rhode Island Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: 60 Alabama, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, A 60-day season may be held between days. The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin may October 1 and January 31, with a 2-bird including no more than 4 mallards (no select a 107-day dark goose season daily bag limit. A special late season more than 2 of which may be females), between September 1 and February 15 with a daily bag limit of 5 geese in the may be held in designated areas from 1 mottled duck, 2 black ducks, 1 pintail, aggregate. January 15 to February 15, with a 5-bird 3 wood ducks, 2 canvasbacks, and 2 Light Geese: States may select a 107- daily bag limit. redheads. The season for scaup may be split into 2 segments, with one segment day season between September 1 and South Carolina consisting of 45 consecutive days with February 15 with a daily bag limit of 20 geese. There is no possession limit for In designated areas, an 80-day season a 2-scaup daily bag limit, and the second segment consisting of 15 light geese. may be held between October 1 and Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may March 10, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. consecutive days with a 1-scaup daily bag limit. be split into 4 segments. The season may be split into 3 Shooting Hours: One-half hour before segments. Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit is 5, only 2 of which may be hooded sunrise to sunset, except that during Vermont mergansers. In States that include September 1–15 shooting hours may mergansers in the duck bag limit, the extend to one-half hour after sunset for Lake Champlain Zone and Interior Canada and cackling geese if all other Zone: A 30-day season may be held daily limit is the same as the duck bag limit, only 2 of which may be hooded waterfowl and crane seasons are closed between October 10 and February 5, in the specific applicable area. with a 2-bird daily bag limit. mergansers. Connecticut River Zone: A 60-day Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 Central Flyway coots. season may be held between October 1 Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots and January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag Zoning and Split Seasons: Alabama, Outside Dates: Between the Saturday limit. Arkansas, and Mississippi may split their seasons into 3 segments. Kentucky nearest September 24 (September 25) Virginia and Tennessee may select seasons in and January 31. SJBP Zone: A 40-day season may be each of 2 zones; and Indiana, Iowa, Hunting Seasons held between November 15 and January Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin may select seasons in High Plains Mallard Management 14, with a 3-bird daily bag limit. Unit (roughly defined as that portion of Additionally, a special late season may each of 3 zones; and all these States may split their season in each zone into 2 the Central Flyway that lies west of the be held between January 15 and 100th meridian): 97 days. The last 23 February 15, with a 5-bird daily bag segments. Illinois may select seasons in each of 4 zones. Louisiana may select days must run consecutively and may limit. start no earlier than the Saturday nearest AP Zone: A 30-day season may be seasons in each of 2 zones and may split their season in each zone into 3 December 10 (December 11). held between November 15 and Remainder of the Central Flyway: 74 segments. Louisiana must conduct an February 5, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. days. RP Zone: An 80-day season may be evaluation of the impacts of zones and Duck Limits: The daily bag limit is 6 held between November 15 and March splits on hunter dynamics (e.g., hunter ducks, including no more than 5 10, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The numbers, satisfaction) and harvest mallards (no more than 2 of which may season may be split into 3 segments. during the 2021–25 seasons. be females), 2 redheads, 3 wood ducks, West Virginia Geese 1 pintail, and 2 canvasbacks. The daily bag limit for scaup is 1, and the season An 80-day season may be held Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and for scaup may be split into 2 segments, between October 1 and March 10, with Limits with one segment consisting of 39 a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season may Canada and Cackling Geese: States consecutive days and another segment be split into 3 segments. may select a 107-day season between consisting of 35 consecutive days. In Light Geese September 1 and February 15 with a Texas, the daily bag limit on mottled daily bag limit of 5 geese in the ducks is 1, except that no mottled ducks Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and aggregate. may be taken during the first 5 days of Limits: States may select a 107-day White-fronted Geese: States may the season. In addition to the daily season between October 1 and March select either a 74-day season with a limits listed above, the States of 10, with a 25-bird daily bag limit and no daily bag limit of 3 geese, an 88-day Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, possession limit. Seasons may be split season with a daily bag limit of 2 geese, and Wyoming, in lieu of selecting an into 3 segments. or a 107-day season with a daily bag experimental September teal season, Brant limit of 1 goose. Seasons must be may include an additional daily bag and between September 1 and February 15. possession limit of 2 and 6 blue-winged Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and Brant: States may select either a 70- teal, respectively, during the first 16 Limits: States may select a 50-day day season with a daily bag limit of 2 days of the regular duck season in each season between the Saturday nearest brant or a 107-day season with a daily respective duck hunting zone. These September 24 (September 25) and bag limit of 1 brant. Seasons must be extra limits are in addition to the regular January 31. Seasons may be split into 2 between September 1 and February 15. duck bag and possession limits. segments. In lieu of a separate brant season, brant Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit Mississippi Flyway may be included in the season for is 5 mergansers, only 2 of which may be Canada and cackling geese with a daily hooded mergansers. In States that Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots bag limit of 5 geese in the aggregate. include mergansers in the duck daily Outside Dates: Between the Saturday Dark Geese: In lieu of separate bag limit, the daily limit may be the nearest September 24 (September 25) seasons for Canada and cackling geese, same as the duck bag limit, only two of and January 31. white-fronted geese, and brant, which may be hooded mergansers.

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Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 Light Goose Area (East and West) of these States may split their season in coots. Nebraska, temporal and spatial each zone into 2 segments. Idaho may Zoning and Split Seasons: Colorado, restrictions that are consistent with the select seasons in each of 4 zones. Kansas (Low Plains portion), Montana, late-winter snow goose hunting strategy Colorado River Zone, California: Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma (Low cooperatively developed by the Central Seasons and limits should be the same Plains portion), South Dakota (Low Flyway Council and the Service are as seasons and limits selected in the Plains portion), Texas (Low Plains required. adjacent portion of Arizona (South portion), and Wyoming may select Dark Geese: In Kansas, Nebraska, Zone). hunting seasons by zones. North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Geese North Dakota may split their season and the Eastern Goose Zone of Texas, into 3 segments. Montana, New Mexico, States may select a season for Canada Special Early Canada and Cackling Oklahoma, and Texas may select and cackling geese (or any other dark Goose Seasons seasons in each of 2 zones; and goose species except white-fronted A Canada and cackling goose season Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and geese) not to exceed 107 days with a of not more than 15 days during Wyoming may select seasons in each of daily bag limit of 8 in the aggregate. For September 1–20 may be selected. The 3 zones; and all these States may split white-fronted geese, these States may daily bag limit may not exceed 5 Canada their season in each zone into 2 select either a season of 74 days with a and cackling geese in the aggregate, segments. Nebraska may select seasons bag limit of 3, or an 88-day season with except in Pacific County, Washington, in each of 4 zones. a bag limit of 2, or a season of 107 days where the daily bag limit may not Geese with a bag limit of 1. exceed 15 Canada and cackling geese in In Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, the aggregate. Areas open to hunting of Special Early Canada and Cackling and Wyoming, States may select seasons Canada and cackling geese in each State Goose Seasons not to exceed 107 days. The daily bag must be described, delineated, and Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and limit for dark geese is 5 in the aggregate. designated as such in each State’s Limits: In Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, In the Western Goose Zone of Texas, hunting regulations. South Dakota, and Texas, Canada and the season may not exceed 95 days. The cackling goose seasons of not more than daily bag limit for Canada and cackling Regular Goose Seasons 30 days during September 1–30 may be geese (or any other dark goose species Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and selected. In Colorado, New Mexico, except white-fronted geese) is 5 in the Limits Montana, and Wyoming, Canada and aggregate. The daily bag limit for white- Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, and cackling goose seasons of not more than fronted geese is 2. Brant: Except as subsequently provided, 15 days during September 1–15 may be Light Geese: States may select a light 107-day seasons may be selected with selected. In North Dakota, Canada and goose season not to exceed 107 days. outside dates between the Saturday cackling goose seasons of not more than The daily bag limit for light geese is 50 nearest September 24 (September 25) 22 days during September 1–22 may be with no possession limit. and January 31. In Arizona, Colorado, selected. The daily bag limit may not Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, exceed 5 Canada and cackling geese in be split into 3 segments. Three-segment Utah, and Wyoming, the daily bag limit the aggregate, except in Kansas, seasons for Canada geese require Central is 4 Canada and cackling geese and Nebraska, and Oklahoma, where the Flyway Council and U.S. Fish and brant in the aggregate. In California, daily bag limit may not exceed 8 Canada Wildlife Service approval, and a 3-year Oregon, and Washington, the daily bag and cackling geese in the aggregate, and evaluation by each participating State. limit is 4 Canada and cackling geese in in North Dakota and South Dakota, Pacific Flyway the aggregate. For brant, in California, where the daily bag limit may not Oregon and Washington, the season Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots exceed 15 Canada and cackling geese in lengths and daily bag limits will be the aggregate. Areas open to the hunting Outside Dates: Between the Saturday based on the upcoming Winter Brant of Canada and cackling geese must be nearest September 24 (September 25) Survey results and the Pacific brant described, delineated, and designated as and January 31. harvest strategy. Days must be such in each State’s hunting regulations. Hunting Seasons and Duck and consecutive. Washington and California Shooting Hours: One-half hour before Merganser Limits: 107 days. The daily may select hunting seasons for up to 2 sunrise to sunset, except that during bag limit is 7 ducks and mergansers, zones. The daily bag limit is 2 brant and September 1–15 shooting hours may including no more than 2 female is in addition to other goose limits. In extend to one-half hour after sunset if mallards, 1 pintail, 2 canvasbacks, 2 Oregon and California, the brant season all other waterfowl and crane seasons scaup, and 2 redheads. For scaup, the must end no later than December 15. are closed in the specific applicable season length is 86 days, which may be White-fronted Geese: Except as area. split according to applicable zones and subsequently provided, 107-day seasons Regular Goose Seasons split duck hunting configurations may be selected with outside dates approved for each State. between the Saturday nearest September Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and Coot and Gallinule Limits: The daily 24 (September 25) and March 10. The Limits bag limit of coots and gallinules is 25 in daily bag limit is 10. Outside Dates: For dark geese, seasons the aggregate. Light Geese: Except as subsequently may be selected between the outside Zoning and Split Seasons: Montana provided, 107-day seasons may be dates of the Saturday nearest September and New Mexico may split their seasons selected with outside dates between the 24 (September 25) and the Sunday into 3 segments. Arizona, Colorado, Saturday nearest September 24 nearest February 15 (February 13). For Oregon, Utah, Washington, and (September 25) and March 10. The daily light geese, outside dates for seasons Wyoming may select seasons in each of bag limit is 20. may be selected between the Saturday 2 zones; Nevada may select seasons in Split Seasons: Seasons may be split nearest September 24 (September 25) each of 3 zones; and California may into 3 segments. Three-segment seasons and March 10. In the Rainwater Basin select seasons in each of 5 zones; and all for Canada geese and white-fronted

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geese require Pacific Flyway Council and cackling goose and white-fronted harvested swans for species and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service goose seasons may be split into 3 identification. Each State should use approval and a 3-year evaluation by segments. appropriate measures to maximize each participating State. Area 4: Canada and cackling goose hunter compliance with the State’s and white-fronted goose seasons may be program for swan harvest reporting. California split into 3 segments. Each State must achieve a hunter The daily bag limit for Canada and compliance of at least 80 percent in cackling geese is 10 in the aggregate. Permit Zones providing species-determinant parts or Balance of State Zone: A Canada and In Oregon and Washington permit bill measurements of harvested swans cackling goose season may be selected zones, the hunting season is closed on for species identification or subsequent with outside dates between the Saturday dusky Canada geese. A dusky Canada permits will be reduced by 10 percent nearest September 24 (September 25) goose is any dark-breasted Canada goose in the respective State. Each State must and March 10. In the Sacramento Valley (Munsell 10 YR color value 5 or less) provide to the Service by June 30 Special Management Area, the season with a bill length between 40 and 50 following the swan season a report on white-fronted geese must end on or millimeters. Hunting of geese will only detailing hunter participation, species- before December 28, and the daily bag be by hunters possessing a State-issued specific swan harvest, and hunter limit is 3 white-fronted geese. In the permit authorizing them to do so. compliance in reporting harvest. In North Coast Special Management Area, Shooting hours for geese may begin no Idaho and Montana, all hunters that hunting days that occur after January 31 earlier than sunrise. Regular Canada and harvest a swan must complete and should be concurrent with Oregon’s cackling goose seasons in the permit submit a reporting card (bill card) with South Coast Zone. zones of Oregon and Washington remain the bill measurement and color Northeastern Zone: The white-fronted subject to the Memorandum of information from the harvested swan goose season may be split into 3 Understanding entered into with the within 72 hours of harvest for species segments. Service regarding monitoring the determination. In Utah and Nevada, all hunters that harvest a swan must have Oregon impacts of take during the regular Canada and cackling goose season on the swan or species-determinant parts Eastern Zone: For Lake County only, the dusky Canada goose population. examined by a State or Federal biologist the daily white-fronted goose bag limit within 72 hours of harvest for species is 1. Swans determination. Northwest Permit Zone: A Canada and Pacific Flyway Other Provisions: In Utah, the season cackling goose season may be selected is subject to the terms of the with outside dates between the Saturday In portions of the Pacific Flyway Memorandum of Agreement entered nearest September 24 (September 25) (Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Utah), an into with the Service in January 2019 and March 10. Canada and cackling open season for taking a limited number regarding harvest monitoring, season goose and white-fronted goose seasons of swans may be selected. These seasons closure procedures, and education may be split into 3 segments. In the are also subject to the following requirements to minimize take of Tillamook County Management Area, conditions: trumpeter swans during the swan the hunting season is closed on geese. Outside Dates: Between the Saturday season. South Coast Zone: A Canada and nearest September 24 (September 25) Atlantic and Central Flyways cackling goose season may be selected and January 31. with outside dates between the Saturday Hunting Seasons: Seasons may not In portions of the Atlantic Flyway nearest September 24 (September 25) exceed 107 days, and may be split into (Delaware, North Carolina, and Virginia) and March 10. Canada and cackling 2 segments. and the Central Flyway (North Dakota, goose and white-fronted goose seasons Permits: Swan hunting is by permit South Dakota [east of the Missouri may be split into 3 segments. The daily only. Permits will be issued by the State River], and that portion of Montana in bag limit of Canada and cackling geese and will authorize each permittee to the Central Flyway), an open season for is 6 in the aggregate. Hunting days that take no more than 1 swan per season taking a limited number of swans may occur after January 31 should be with each permit. Only 1 permit may be be selected. Permits will be issued by concurrent with California’s North Coast issued per hunter in Montana and Utah, the States that authorize the take of no Special Management Area. 2 permits may be issued per hunter in more than 1 swan per permit. A second Nevada. The total number of permits permit may be issued to hunters from Utah issued may not exceed 50 in Idaho, 500 unused permits remaining after the first A Canada and cackling goose and in Montana, 650 in Nevada, and 2,750 drawing. brant season may be selected in the in Utah. Monitoring: Each State must evaluate Wasatch Front Zone with outside dates Quotas: The swan season in the hunter participation, species-specific between the Saturday nearest September respective State must end upon swan harvest, and hunter compliance in 24 (September 25) and the first Sunday attainment of the following reported providing measurements of harvested in February (February 6). harvest of trumpeter swans: 20 in Utah swans for species identification. Each and 10 in Nevada. There is no quota in State should use appropriate measures Washington Montana. to maximize hunter compliance with The daily bag limit for light geese is Monitoring: Each State must evaluate the State’s program for swan harvest 10 on or before the last Sunday in hunter participation, species-specific reporting. Each State must achieve a January (January 30). swan harvest, and hunter compliance in hunter compliance of at least 80 percent Areas 2 Inland and 2 Coastal providing either species-determinant in providing species-determinant (Southwest Permit Zone): A Canada and parts (at least the intact head) or bill measurements of harvested swans for cackling goose season may be selected measurements (bill length from tip to species identification. Each State must in each zone with outside dates between posterior edge of the nares opening, and provide to the Service by June 30 the Saturday nearest September 24 presence or absence of yellow lore spots following the swan season a report (September 25) and March 10. Canada on the bill in front of the eyes) of detailing hunter participation, species-

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specific swan harvest, and hunter Regular Seasons in the Central Flyway Gallinules compliance in reporting harvest. Outside Dates: Between September 1 Outside Dates: Between September 1 In lieu of a general swan hunting and February 28. and January 31 in the Atlantic, season, States may select a season only Hunting Seasons: Seasons not to Mississippi, and Central Flyways. States for tundra swans. States selecting a exceed 37 consecutive days may be in the Pacific Flyway may select their season only for tundra swans must selected in a designated portion of hunting seasons between the outside obtain harvest and hunter participation Texas (Zone C). Seasons not to exceed dates for the season on ducks, data. 58 consecutive days may be selected in mergansers, and coots; therefore, Pacific These general swan seasons and designated portions of the following Flyway frameworks for gallinules are tundra swan seasons are also subject to States: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, included with the duck, merganser, and the following conditions: North Dakota, South Dakota, and coot frameworks. In the Atlantic Flyway Wyoming. Seasons not to exceed 93 Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag consecutive days may be selected in Limits: Seasons may not exceed 70 days —The season may be 90 days, between designated portions of the following in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central October 1 and January 31. States: New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Flyways. Seasons may be split into 2 —In Delaware, no more than 67 permits Texas. segments. The daily bag limit is 15 may be issued. The season is Daily Bag Limits: 3 sandhill cranes, gallinules in the aggregate. experimental. except 2 sandhill cranes in designated Zoning: Seasons may be selected by —In North Carolina, no more than 4,895 portions of North Dakota (Area 2) and zones established for duck hunting. permits may be issued. Texas (Zone C). Rails —In Virginia, no more than 638 permits Permits: Each person participating in may be issued. the regular sandhill crane season must Outside Dates: States included herein have a valid Federal or State sandhill may select seasons between September In the Central Flyway crane hunting permit. 1 and January 31 on clapper, king, sora, —The season may be 107 days, between and Virginia rails. the Saturday nearest October 1 Special Seasons in the Central and Hunting Seasons: Seasons may not (October 2) and January 31. Pacific Flyways exceed 70 days, and may be split into —In the Central Flyway portion of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, 2 segments. Montana, no more than 500 permits New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming may Daily Bag Limits select seasons for hunting sandhill may be issued. Clapper and King Rails: In cranes within the range of the Rocky —In North Dakota, no more than 2,200 Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Mountain Population (RMP) of sandhill permits may be issued. Jersey, and Rhode Island, 10 rails in the cranes subject to the following —In South Dakota, no more than 1,300 aggregate. In Alabama, Florida, Georgia, conditions: permits may be issued. Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Outside Dates: Between September 1 South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, 15 Sandhill Cranes and January 31. rails in the aggregate. Hunting Seasons: The season in any Regular Seasons in the Mississippi Sora and Virginia Rails: In the State or zone may not exceed 60 days, Flyway Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central and may be split into 3 segments. Flyways and the Pacific Flyway Outside Dates: Between September 1 Bag limits: Not to exceed 3 daily and portions of Colorado, Montana, New and February 28 in Minnesota, and 9 per season. Mexico, and Wyoming, 25 rails in the between September 1 and January 31 in Permits: Participants must have a aggregate. The season is closed in the Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee. valid permit, issued by the appropriate remainder of the Pacific Flyway. Hunting Seasons: A season not to State, in their possession while hunting. exceed 37 consecutive days may be Other Provisions: Numbers of permits, Snipe selected in the designated portion of open areas, season dates, protection Outside Dates: Between September 1 northwestern Minnesota (Northwest plans for other species, and other and February 28, except in Connecticut, Goose Zone), and a season not to exceed provisions of seasons must be consistent Delaware, Maine, Maryland, 60 consecutive days in Alabama, with the management plan and Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Kentucky, and Tennessee. The season in approved by the Central and Pacific Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Alabama is experimental. Flyway Councils, with the following Vermont, and Virginia, where the Daily Bag Limit: 1 sandhill crane in exceptions: season must end no later than January Minnesota, 2 sandhill cranes in A. In Utah, 100 percent of the harvest 31. Kentucky, and 3 sandhill cranes in will be assigned to the RMP crane quota; Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Alabama and Tennessee. In Alabama, B. In Arizona, monitoring the racial Limits: Seasons may not exceed 107 Kentucky, and Tennessee, the seasonal composition of the harvest must be days and may be split into 2 segments. bag limit is 3 sandhill cranes. conducted at 3-year intervals unless 100 The daily bag limit is 8 snipe. Permits: Each person participating in percent of the harvest will be assigned Zoning: Seasons may be selected by the regular sandhill crane seasons must to the RMP crane quota; zones established for duck hunting. have a valid State sandhill crane C. In Idaho, 100 percent of the harvest hunting permit. will be assigned to the RMP crane quota; American Woodcock Other Provisions: The number of and Outside Dates: States in the Eastern permits (where applicable), open areas, D. In the Estancia Valley hunt area of and Central Management Regions may season dates, protection plans for other New Mexico, the level and racial select hunting seasons between species, and other provisions of seasons composition of the harvest must be September 13 and January 31. must be consistent with the monitored; greater sandhill cranes in the Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag management plans and approved by the harvest will be assigned to the RMP Limits: Seasons may not exceed 45 days Mississippi Flyway Council. crane quota. in the Eastern and Central Regions. The

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daily bag limit is 3. Seasons may be split Texas Alaska into 2 segments. Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Outside Dates: Between September 1 Zoning: New Jersey may select Limits: Not more than 90 days, with a and January 26. seasons in each of two zones. The daily bag limit of 15 mourning, white- Hunting Seasons: Except as season in each zone may not exceed 36 winged, and white-tipped doves in the subsequently provided, not more than days. aggregate, of which no more than 2 may 107 consecutive days for waterfowl Band-Tailed Pigeons be white-tipped doves. (except brant), sandhill cranes, and Zoning and Split Seasons: Texas may snipe concurrent in each of 5 zones. The Pacific Coast States (California, Oregon, select hunting seasons for each of 3 season length for brant will be Washington, and Nevada) zones subject to the following determined based on the upcoming Outside Dates: Between September 15 conditions: brant winter survey results and the and January 1. A. The season may be split into 2 Pacific brant harvest strategy. The Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag segments, except in that portion of season may be split into 2 segments in Limits: Not more than 9 consecutive Texas in which the special white- the Southeast Zone. Closures: The hunting season is days, with a daily bag limit of 2. winged dove season is allowed, where closed on spectacled eiders and Steller’s Zoning: California may select hunting a limited take of mourning and white- eiders. seasons not to exceed 9 consecutive tipped doves may also occur during that days in each of 2 zones. The season in special season (see Special White- Daily Bag and Possession Limits the North Zone must close by October winged Dove Area in Texas, below). B. A season may be selected for the Ducks: Except as subsequently 3. North and Central Zones between provided, the basic daily bag limit is 7 Four-Corners States (Arizona, Colorado, September 1 and January 25; and for the ducks. Basic daily bag limit in the North New Mexico, and Utah) South Zone between September 14 and Zone is 10, and in the Gulf Coast Zone January 25. is 8. The basic daily bag limits may Outside Dates: Between September 1 include no more than 2 canvasbacks and November 30. Special White-Winged Dove Area in daily and may not include sea ducks. Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Texas In addition to the basic daily bag Limits: Not more than 14 consecutive In addition, Texas may select a limits, Alaska may select sea duck limits days, with a daily bag limit of 2. hunting season of not more than 6 days, of 10 daily in the aggregate, including Zoning: New Mexico may select consisting of two 3-consecutive-day no more than 6 each of either harlequin hunting seasons not to exceed 14 periods, for the Special White-winged or long-tailed ducks. Sea ducks include consecutive days in each of 2 zones. The Dove Area between September 1 and scoters, common and king eiders, season in the South Zone may not open September 19. The daily bag limit may harlequin ducks, long-tailed ducks, and until October 1. not exceed 15 white-winged, mourning, common, hooded, and red-breasted Doves and white-tipped doves in the aggregate, mergansers. of which no more than 2 may be Light Geese: The daily bag limit is 6. Outside Dates: Between September 1 mourning doves and no more than 2 Canada and Cackling Geese: The and January 31 in the Eastern may be white-tipped doves. Shooting daily bag limit is 4 Canada and cackling Management Unit, and between hours are from noon to sunset. geese in the aggregate with the following September 1 and January 15 in the exceptions: Central and Western Management Units, Western Management Unit A. In Units 5 and 6, the taking of except as subsequently provided, States Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Limits Canada and cackling geese is permitted may select hunting seasons and daily from September 28 through December Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and bag limits as follows: 16. Washington: Not more than 60 days. B. On Middleton Island in Unit 6, a Eastern Management Unit The daily bag limit is 15 mourning and special, permit-only Canada and Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag white-winged doves in the aggregate. cackling goose season may be offered. A Arizona and California: Not more Limits: Not more than 90 days, with a mandatory goose identification class is than 60 days, which may be split daily bag limit of 15 mourning and required. Hunters must check in and between 2 segments, September 1–15 white-winged doves in the aggregate. check out. The daily bag and possession and November 1–January 15. In Zoning and Split Seasons: Seasons limits are 1 Canada or cackling goose. Arizona, during the first segment of the may be split into 3 segments; Alabama, The season will close if incidental season, the daily bag limit is 15 Louisiana, and Mississippi may select harvest includes 5 dusky Canada geese. mourning and white-winged doves in seasons in each of 2 zones, and may A dusky Canada goose is any dark- the aggregate, of which no more than 10 split their season in each zone into 3 breasted Canada goose (Munsell 10 YR could be white-winged doves. During segments. color value 5 or less) with a bill length the remainder of the season, the daily between 40 and 50 millimeters. Central Management Unit bag limit is 15 mourning doves. In C. In Units 9, 10, 17, and 18, the daily For All States Except Texas California, the daily bag limit is 15 bag limit is 6 Canada and cackling geese mourning and white-winged doves in in the aggregate. Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag the aggregate, of which no more than 10 White-fronted Geese: The daily bag Limits: Not more than 90 days, with a could be white-winged doves. limit is 4 with the following exceptions: daily bag limit of 15 mourning and Zoning and Split Seasons: Arizona, A. In Units 9, 10, and 17, the daily bag white-winged doves in the aggregate. California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and limit is 6 white-fronted geese. Zoning and Split Seasons: Seasons Washington may split their seasons into B. In Unit 18, the daily bag limit is 10 may be split into 3 segments; New 2 segments. Oregon may select hunting white-fronted geese. Mexico may select seasons in each of 2 seasons in each of 2 zones and may split Emperor Geese: Open seasons for zones and may split their season in each their season in each zone into 2 emperor geese may be selected subject zone into 3 segments. segments. to the following conditions:

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A. All seasons are by permit only. Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 (12 Closed Areas: There is no open season B. No more than 1 emperor goose may under the alternative) mourning doves. for migratory game birds on Ruth Cay be harvested per hunter per season. Note: Mourning doves may be taken in (just south of St. Croix). C. Total harvest may not exceed 500 Hawaii in accordance with shooting hours Local Names for Certain Birds: emperor geese. and other regulations set by the State of Zenaida dove, also known as mountain D. In State Game Management Unit 8, Hawaii, and subject to the applicable dove; bridled quail-dove, also known as the Kodiak Island Road Area is closed provisions of 50 CFR part 20. Barbary dove or partridge; common to hunting. The Kodiak Island Road ground-dove, also known as stone dove, Area consists of all lands and water Puerto Rico tobacco dove, rola, or tortolita; scaly- (including exposed tidelands) east of a Doves and Pigeons naped pigeon, also known as red-necked line extending from Crag Point in the or scaled pigeon. north to the west end of Saltery Cove in Outside Dates: Between September 1 the south and all lands and water south and January 15. Ducks of a line extending from Termination Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 days. Outside Dates: Between December 1 Point along the north side of Cascade and January 31. Lake extending to Anton Larsen Bay. Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not Marine waters adjacent to the closed to exceed 30 Zenaida, mourning, and Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 area are closed to harvest within 500 white-winged doves in the aggregate, of consecutive days. feet from the water’s edge. The offshore which not more than 10 may be Zenaida Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 6 islands are open to harvest, for example: doves and 3 may be mourning doves. ducks. Woody, Long, Gull, and Puffin islands. Not to exceed 5 scaly-naped pigeons. Closed Seasons: The season is closed Brant: The daily bag limit will be Closed Seasons: The season is closed on the ruddy duck, white-cheeked determined based on the upcoming on the white-crowned pigeon and the pintail, West Indian whistling duck, brant winter survey results and the plain pigeon, which are protected by the fulvous whistling duck, and masked Pacific brant harvest strategy. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. duck. Snipe: The daily bag limit is 8. Closed Areas: There is no open season Sandhill Cranes: The daily bag limit on doves or pigeons in the following Special Falconry Regulations is 2 in the Southeast, Gulf Coast, areas: Municipality of Culebra, In accordance with 50 CFR 21.29, Kodiak, and Aleutian Zones, and Unit Desecheo Island, Mona Island, El Verde falconry is a permitted means of taking 17 in the North Zone. In the remainder Closure Area, and Cidra Municipality migratory game birds in any State of the North Zone (outside Unit 17), the and adjacent areas. except for Hawaii. States may select an daily bag limit is 3. Ducks, Coots, Gallinules, and Snipe extended season for taking migratory Tundra Swans: Open seasons for Outside Dates: Between October 1 and game birds in accordance with the tundra swans may be selected subject to following: the following conditions: January 31. Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 Extended Seasons: For all hunting A. All seasons are by permit only. methods combined, the combined B. All season framework dates are days may be selected for hunting ducks, length of the extended season, regular September 1–October 31. common gallinules, and snipe. The season, and any special or experimental C. In Unit 17, no more than 200 season may be split into 2 segments. seasons must not exceed 107 days for permits may be issued during this Daily Bag Limits any species or group of species in a operational season. No more than 3 geographical area. Each extended season tundra swans may be authorized per Ducks: Not to exceed 6 ducks. may be split into 3 segments. permit, with no more than 1 permit Common Gallinules: Not to exceed 6 issued per hunter per season. common gallinules. Outside Dates: Seasons must fall D. In Unit 18, no more than 500 Snipe: Not to exceed 8 snipe. between September 1 and March 10. Closed Seasons: The season is closed permits may be issued during the Daily Bag Limits: Falconry daily bag on ruddy duck, white-cheeked pintail, operational season. No more than 3 limits for all permitted migratory game West Indian whistling duck, fulvous tundra swans may be authorized per birds must not exceed 3 birds in the whistling duck, and masked duck, permit. No more than 1 permit may be aggregate, during extended falconry which are protected by the issued per hunter per season. seasons, any special or experimental E. In Unit 22, no more than 300 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The seasons, and regular hunting seasons in permits may be issued during the season is closed for purple gallinule, all States, including those that do not operational season. No more than 3 American coot, and Caribbean coot. select an extended falconry season. Closed Areas: There is no open season tundra swans may be authorized per on ducks, common gallinules, and snipe Regular Seasons: General hunting permit. No more than 1 permit may be in the Municipality of Culebra and on regulations, including seasons and issued per hunter per season. Desecheo Island. hunting hours, apply to falconry. F. In Unit 23, no more than 300 Regular season bag limits do not apply permits may be issued during the Virgin Islands to falconry. The falconry bag limit is not operational season. No more than 3 in addition to shooting limits. tundra swans may be authorized per Doves and Pigeons permit. No more than 1 permit may be Outside Dates: Between September 1 Area, Unit, and Zone Descriptions issued per hunter per season. and January 15. Ducks (Including Mergansers) and Coots Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 Hawaii consecutive days. Atlantic Flyway Outside Dates: Between October 1 and Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not Connecticut January 31. to exceed 10 Zenaida doves. Hunting Seasons: Not more than 65 Closed Seasons: No open season is North Zone: That portion of the State days (75 under the alternative) for prescribed for ground or quail doves or north of I-95. mourning doves. pigeons. South Zone: Remainder of the State.

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Maine State line; except the waters, and the New Jersey North Zone: That portion north of the lands 150 yards inland from the high- Coastal Zone: That portion of the line extending east along Maine State water mark, of the Assonet River State seaward of a line beginning at the Highway 110 from the New Hampshire- upstream to the MA 24 bridge, and the New York State line in Raritan Bay and Maine State line to the intersection of Taunton River upstream to the Center extending west along the New York Maine State Highway 11 in Newfield; Street-Elm Street bridge shall be in the State line to NJ 440 at Perth Amboy; then north and east along Route 11 to Coastal Zone. west on NJ 440 to the Garden State the intersection of U.S. Route 202 in Coastal Zone: That portion of Parkway; south on the Garden State Auburn; then north and east on Route Massachusetts east and south of the Parkway to NJ 109; south on NJ 109 to 202 to the intersection of I-95 in Central Zone. Cape May County Route 633 (Lafayette Street); south on Lafayette Street to Augusta; then north and east along I-95 New Hampshire to Route 15 in Bangor; then east along Jackson Street; south on Jackson Street Route 15 to Route 9; then east along Northern Zone: That portion of the to the shoreline at Cape May; west along Route 9 to Stony Brook in Baileyville; State east and north of the Inland Zone the shoreline of Cape May beach to then east along Stony Brook to the U.S. beginning at the Jct. of Route 10 and COLREGS Demarcation Line 80.503 at border. Route 25-A in Orford, east on Route Cape May Point; south along COLREGS Coastal Zone: That portion south of a 25-A to Route 25 in Wentworth, Demarcation Line 80.503 to the line extending east from the Maine-New southeast on Route 25 to Exit 26 of Delaware State line in Delaware Bay. North Zone: That portion of the State Brunswick border in Calais at the Route Route I-93 in Plymouth, south on Route west of the Coastal Zone and north of 1 Bridge; then south along Route 1 to I-93 to Route 3 at Exit 24 of Route I-93 a line extending west from the Garden the Maine-New Hampshire border in in Ashland, northeast on Route 3 to State Parkway on NJ 70 to the New Kittery. Route 113 in Holderness, north on Jersey Turnpike, north on the turnpike South Zone: Remainder of the State. Route 113 to Route 113-A in Sandwich, to U.S. 206, north on U.S. 206 to U.S. north on Route 113-A to Route 113 in Maryland 1 at Trenton, west on U.S. 1 to the Tamworth, east on Route 113 to Route Pennsylvania State line in the Delaware Western Zone: Allegany, Carroll, 16 in Chocorua, north on Route 16 to Garrett, Frederick and Washington River. Route 302 in Conway, east on Route 302 South Zone: That portion of the State Counties; and those portions of to the Maine-New Hampshire border. Baltimore, Howard, Prince George’s, and not within the North Zone or the Coastal Montgomery Counties west of a line Inland Zone: That portion of the State Zone. south and west of the Northern Zone, beginning at I-83 at the Pennsylvania New York state line, following I-83 south to the west of the Coastal Zone, and includes the area of Vermont and New Lake Champlain Zone: That area east intersection of I-83 and I-695 (Outer and north of a continuous line Loop), south following I-695 (Outer Hampshire as described for hunting reciprocity. A person holding a New extending along U.S. 11 from the New Loop) to its intersection with I-95, south York-Canada International boundary following I-95 to its intersection with I- Hampshire hunting license that allows the taking of migratory waterfowl or a south to NY 9B, south along NY 9B to 495 (Outer Loop), and following I-495 U.S. 9, south along U.S. 9 to NY 22 (Outer Loop) to the Virginia shore of the person holding a Vermont resident hunting license that allows the taking of south of Keesville; south along NY 22 to Potomac River. the west shore of South Bay, along and Eastern Zone: That portion of the migratory waterfowl may take migratory waterfowl and coots from the following around the shoreline of South Bay to NY State not included in the Western Zone. 22 on the east shore of South Bay; Special Teal Season Area: Calvert, designated area of the Inland Zone: The State of Vermont east of Route I-91 at southeast along NY 22 to U.S. 4, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, northeast along U.S. 4 to the Vermont Kent, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, the Massachusetts border, north on Route I-91 to Route 2, north on Route 2 State line. Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Long Island Zone: That area Worcester Counties; that part of Anne to Route 102, north on Route 102 to Route 253, and north on Route 253 to consisting of Nassau County, Suffolk Arundel County east of Interstate 895, County, that area of Westchester County Interstate 97, and Route 3; that part of the border with Canada and the area of New Hampshire west of Route 63 at the southeast of I-95, and their tidal waters. Prince George’s County east of Route 3 Western Zone: That area west of a line Massachusetts border, north on Route and Route 301; and that part of Charles extending from Lake Ontario east along 63 to Route 12, north on Route 12 to County east of Route 301 to the Virginia the north shore of the Salmon River to Route 12-A, north on Route 12-A to State Line. I-81, and south along I-81 to the Route 10, north on Route 10 to Route Massachusetts Pennsylvania State line. 135, north on Route 135 to Route 3, Northeastern Zone: That area north of Western Zone: That portion of the north on Route 3 to the intersection a continuous line extending from Lake State west of a line extending south with the Connecticut River. Ontario east along the north shore of the from the Vermont State line on I-91 to Coastal Zone: That portion of the Salmon River to I-81, south along I-81 MA 9, west on MA 9 to MA 10, south State east of a line beginning at the to NY 31, east along NY 31 to NY 13, on MA 10 to U.S. 202, south on U.S. 202 Maine-New Hampshire border in north along NY 13 to NY 49, east along to the Connecticut State line. Rollinsford, then extending to Route 4 NY 49 to NY 365, east along NY 365 to Central Zone: That portion of the west to the city of Dover, south to the NY 28, east along NY 28 to NY 29, east State east of the Berkshire Zone and intersection of Route 108, south along along NY 29 to NY 22, north along NY west of a line extending south from the Route 108 through Madbury, Durham, 22 to Washington County Route 153, New Hampshire State line on I-95 to and Newmarket to the junction of Route east along CR 153 to the New York- U.S. 1, south on U.S. 1 to I-93, south on 85 in Newfields, south to Route 101 in Vermont boundary, exclusive of the I-93 to MA 3, south on MA 3 to U.S. 6, Exeter, east to Interstate 95 (New Lake Champlain Zone. west on U.S. 6 to MA 28, west on MA Hampshire Turnpike) in Hampton, and Southeastern Zone: The remaining 28 to I-195, west to the Rhode Island south to the Massachusetts border. portion of New York.

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North Carolina Illinois Route 53 to New River Road, Central Zone: That part of Indiana Coastal Zone: All counties and northwest along New River Road to south of the North Zone boundary and portions of counties east of I-95. Interstate Highway 55, south along I-55 north of the South Zone boundary. Inland Zone: All counties and to Pine Bluff-Lorenzo Road, west along South Zone: That part of Indiana portions of counties west of I-95. Pine Bluff-Lorenzo Road to Illinois south of a line extending east from the Route 47, north along Illinois Route 47 Illinois border along I-70; east along Pennsylvania to I-80, west along I-80 to I-39, south National Ave.; east along U.S. 150; Lake Erie Zone: The Lake Erie waters along I-39 to Illinois Route 18, west south along U.S. 41; east along State of Pennsylvania and a shoreline margin along Illinois Route 18 to Illinois Route Road 58; south along State Road 37 to along Lake Erie from New York on the 29, south along Illinois Route 29 to Bedford; and east along U.S. 50 to the east to Ohio on the west extending 150 Illinois Route 17, west along Illinois Ohio border. Route 17 to the Mississippi River, and yards inland, but including all of Iowa Presque Isle Peninsula. due south across the Mississippi River Northwest Zone: The area bounded on to the Iowa border. North Zone: That portion of Iowa the north by the Lake Erie Zone and Central Zone: That portion of the north of a line beginning on the South including all of Erie and Crawford State south of the North Duck Zone line Dakota-Iowa border at Interstate 29, to a line extending west from the Counties and those portions of Mercer southeast along Interstate 29 to State Indiana border along I-70 to Illinois and Venango Counties north of I-80. Highway 20 to the Iowa-Illinois border. Route 4, south along Illinois Route 4 to North Zone: That portion of the State The south duck hunting zone is that Illinois Route 161, west along Illinois east of the Northwest Zone and north of part of Iowa west of Interstate 29 and Route 161 to Illinois Route 158, south a line extending east on I-80 to U.S. 220, south of State Highway 92 east to the and west along Illinois Route 158 to Route 220 to I-180, I-180 to I-80, and I- Iowa-Illinois border. The central duck Illinois Route 159, south along Illinois 80 to the Delaware River. hunting zone is the remainder of the Route 159 to Illinois Route 3, south South Zone: The remaining portion of state. along Illinois Route 3 to St. Leo’s Road, Pennsylvania. Central Zone: The remainder of Iowa south along St. Leo’s Road to Modoc not included in the North and South Vermont Road, west along Modoc Road to Modoc zones. Lake Champlain Zone: The U.S. Ferry Road, southwest along Modoc South Zone: The south duck hunting portion of Lake Champlain and that area Ferry Road to Levee Road, southeast zone is that part of Iowa west of north and west of the line extending along Levee Road to County Route 12 Interstate 29 and south of State Highway from the New York border along U.S. 4 (Modoc Ferry entrance Road), south 92 east to the Iowa-Illinois border. to VT 22A at Fair Haven; VT 22A to U.S. along County Route 12 to the Modoc Ferry route and southwest on the Modoc Kentucky 7 at Vergennes; U.S. 7 to VT 78 at Ferry route across the Mississippi River West Zone: All counties west of and Swanton; VT 78 to VT 36; VT 36 to to the Missouri border. including Butler, Daviess, Ohio, Maquam Bay on Lake Champlain; along South Zone: That portion of the State Simpson, and Warren Counties. and around the shoreline of Maquam south and east of a line extending west East Zone: The remainder of Bay and Hog Island to VT 78 at the West from the Indiana border along Interstate Kentucky. Swanton Bridge; VT 78 to VT 2 in 70, south along U.S. Highway 45, to Alburg; VT 2 to the Richelieu River in Illinois Route 13, west along Illinois Louisiana Alburg; along the east shore of the Route 13 to Greenbriar Road, north on East Zone: That area of the State Richelieu River to the Canadian border. Greenbriar Road to Sycamore Road, beginning at the Arkansas border, then Interior Zone: That portion of west on Sycamore Road to N Reed south on U.S. Hwy 79 to State Hwy 9, Vermont east of the Lake Champlain Station Road, south on N Reed Station then south on State Hwy 9 to State Hwy Zone and west of a line extending from Road to Illinois Route 13, west along 147, then south on State Hwy 147 to the Massachusetts border at Interstate Illinois Route 13 to Illinois Route 127, U.S. Hwy 167, then south and east on 91; north along Interstate 91 to U.S. 2; south along Illinois Route 127 to State U.S. Hwy 167 to U.S. Hwy 90, then east along U.S. 2 to VT 102; north along Forest Road (1025 N), west along State south on U.S. Hwy 90 to the Mississippi VT 102 to VT 253; north along VT 253 Forest Road to Illinois Route 3, north State line. to the Canadian border. along Illinois Route 3 to the south bank West Zone: Remainder of the State. Connecticut River Zone: The of the Big Muddy River, west along the Michigan remaining portion of Vermont east of south bank of the Big Muddy River to the Interior Zone. the Mississippi River, west across the North Zone: The Upper Peninsula. Virginia Mississippi River to the Missouri Middle Zone: That portion of the Lower Peninsula north of a line Western Zone: All counties and border. South Central Zone: The remainder of beginning at the Michigan-Wisconsin portions of counties west of I-95. the State between the south border of boundary line in Lake Michigan, Eastern Zone: All counties and the Central Zone and the North border directly due west of the mouth of portions of counties east of I-95. of the South Zone. Stoney Creek in section 31, T14N R18W, Mississippi Flyway Oceana County, then proceed easterly Indiana and southerly along the centerline of Illinois North Zone: That part of Indiana Stoney Creek to its intersection with North Zone: That portion of the State north of a line extending east from the Scenic Drive, southerly on Scenic Drive north of a line extending west from the Illinois border along State Road 18 to to Stoney Lake Road in section 5, T13N Indiana border along Peotone-Beecher U.S. 31; north along U.S. 31 to U.S. 24; R18W, Oceana County, easterly on Road to Illinois Route 50, south along east along U.S. 24 to Huntington; Stoney Lake Road then both west and Illinois Route 50 to Wilmington-Peotone southeast along U.S. 224; south along east Garfield Roads (name change only; Road, west along Wilmington-Peotone State Road 5; and east along State Road not an intersection) then crossing Road to Illinois Route 53, north along 124 to the Ohio border. highway U.S.-31 to State Highway M-20

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(north of the town of New Era; also Hwy 32; west on MO Hwy 32 to U.S. South Zone: The remainder of Ohio locally named Hayes Road) in section Hwy 65; north on U.S. Hwy 65 to U.S. not included in the Lake Erie Marsh 33, T14N R17W, Oceana County, Hwy 54; west on U.S. Hwy 54 to the Zone or the North Zone. easterly on M-20 through Oceana, Kansas border. Tennessee Newaygo, Mecosta, Isabella, and Midland Counties to highway U.S.-10 Ohio Reelfoot Zone: All or portions of Lake and Obion Counties. business route in the city of Midland, Lake Erie Marsh Zone: Includes all easterly on U.S.-10 BR to highway U.S.- Remainder of State: That portion of land and water within the boundaries of Tennessee outside of the Reelfoot Zone. 10 at the Bay County line, easterly on the area bordered by a line beginning at U.S.-10 then crossing U.S.-75 to State the intersection of Interstate 75 at the Wisconsin Highway M-25 (west of the town of Bay Ohio-Michigan State line and North Zone: That portion of the State City), easterly along M-25 into Tuscola continuing south to Interstate 280, then north of a line extending east from the County then northeasterly and easterly south on I-280 to the Ohio Turnpike (I- Minnesota State line along U.S. on M-25 through Tuscola County into 80/I-90), then east on the Ohio Turnpike Highway 10 to U.S. Highway 41, then Huron County, turning southeasterly on to the Erie-Lorain County line, then north on U.S. Highway 41 to the M-25 (near the town of Huron City; also north to Lake Erie, then following the Michigan State line. locally named North Shore Road) to the Lake Erie shoreline at a distance of 200 Open Water Zone: That portion of the centerline of Willow Creek in section 4, yards offshore, then following the State extending 500 feet or greater from T18N R14E, Huron County, then shoreline west toward and around the the Lake Michigan shoreline bounded northerly along the centerline of Willow northern tip of Cedar Point Amusement by the Michigan State line and the Creek to the mouth of Willow Creek into Park, then continuing from the Illinois State line. Lake Huron, then directly due east along westernmost point of Cedar Point South Zone: The remainder of the a line from the mouth of Willow Creek toward the southernmost tip of the sand State. heading east into Lake Huron to a point bar at the mouth of Sandusky Bay and due east and on the Michigan/U.S.- Central Flyway out into Lake Erie at a distance of 200 Canadian border. Colorado (Central Flyway Portion) South Zone: The remainder of yards offshore continuing parallel to the Michigan. Lake Erie shoreline north and west Special Teal Season Area: Lake and toward the northernmost tip of Cedar Chaffee Counties and that portion of the Minnesota Point National Wildlife Refuge, then State east of Interstate Highway 25. North Duck Zone: That portion of the following a direct line toward the Northeast Zone: All areas east of State north of a line extending east from southernmost tip of Wood Tick Interstate 25 and north of Interstate 70. the North Dakota State line along State Peninsula in Michigan to a point that Southeast Zone: All areas east of Highway 210 to State Highway 23 and intersects the Ohio-Michigan State line, Interstate 25 and south of Interstate 70, east to State Highway 39 and east to the then following the State line back to the and all of El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Wisconsin State line at the Oliver point of the beginning. and Las Animas Counties. Mountain/Foothills Zone: All areas Bridge. North Zone: That portion of the State, west of Interstate 25 and east of the South Duck Zone: The portion of the excluding the Lake Erie Marsh Zone, Continental Divide, except El Paso, State south of a line extending east from north of a line extending east from the Pueblo, Huerfano, and Las Animas the South Dakota State line along U.S. Indiana State line along U.S. Highway Counties. Highway 212 to Interstate 494 and east (U.S.) 33 to State Route (SR) 127, then to Interstate 94 and east to the south along SR 127 to SR 703, then Kansas Wisconsin State line. south along SR 703 and including all High Plains: That portion of the State Central Duck Zone: The remainder of lands within the Mercer Wildlife Area the State. west of U.S. 283. to SR 219, then east along SR 219 to SR Low Plains Early Zone: That part of Missouri 364, then north along SR 364 and Kansas bounded by a line from the North Zone: That portion of Missouri including all lands within the St. Mary’s Federal Hwy U.S.-283 and State Hwy 96 north of a line running west from the Fish Hatchery to SR 703, then east along junction, then east on State Hwy 96 to Illinois border at I-70; west on I-70 to SR 703 to SR 66, then north along SR its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-183, Hwy 65; north on Hwy 65 to Hwy 41, 66 to U.S. 33, then east along U.S. 33 to then north on Federal Hwy U.S.-183 to north on Hwy 41 to Hwy 24; west on SR 385, then east along SR 385 to SR its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-24, Hwy 24 to MO Hwy 10, west on Hwy 117, then south along SR 117 to SR 273, then east on Federal Hwy U.S.-24 to its 10 to Hwy 69, north on Hwy 69 to MO then east along SR 273 to SR 31, then junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-281, Hwy 116, west on MO Hwy 116 to Hwy south along SR 31 to SR 739, then east then north on Federal Hwy U.S.-281 to 59, south on Hwy 59 to the Kansas along SR 739 to SR 4, then north along its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-36, border. SR 4 to SR 95, then east along SR 95 to then east on Federal Hwy U.S.-36 to its Middle Zone: The remainder of SR 13, then southeast along SR 13 to SR junction with State Hwy K-199, then Missouri not included in other zones. 3, then northeast along SR 3 to SR 60, south on State Hwy K-199 to its junction South Zone: That portion of Missouri then north along SR 60 to U.S. 30, then with Republic County 30th Road, then south of a line running west from the east along U.S. 30 to SR 3, then south south on Republic County 30th Road to Illinois border on MO Hwy 74 to MO along SR 3 to SR 226, then south along its junction with State Hwy K-148, then Hwy 25; south on MO Hwy 25. to U.S. SR 226 to SR 514, then southwest along east on State Hwy K-148 to its junction Hwy 62; west on U.S. Hwy 62 to MO SR 514 to SR 754, then south along SR with Republic County 50th Road, then Hwy 53; north on MO Hwy 53 to MO 754 to SR 39/60, then east along SR 39/ south on Republic County 50th Road to Hwy 51; north on MO Hwy 51 to U.S. 60 to SR 241, then north along SR 241 its junction with Cloud County 40th Hwy 60; west on U.S. Hwy 60 to MO to U.S. 30, then east along U.S. 30 to SR Road, then south on Cloud County 40th Hwy 21; north on MO Hwy 21 to MO 39, then east along SR 39 to the Road to its junction with State Hwy K- Hwy 72; west on MO Hwy 72 to MO Pennsylvania State line. 9, then west on State Hwy K-9 to its

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junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-24, then with the Kansas-Oklahoma State line, Federal Hwy U.S.-24 to its junction with west on Federal Hwy U.S.-24 to its then west along the Kansas-Oklahoma Federal Hwy U.S.-183, then south on junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-181, State line to its junction with Federal Federal Hwy U.S.-183 to its junction then south on Federal Hwy U.S.-181 to Hwy U.S.-283, then north on Federal with Federal Hwy U.S.-96, and then its junction with State Hwy K-18, then Hwy U.S.-283 to its junction with west on Federal Hwy U.S.-96 to its west on State Hwy K-18 to its junction Federal Hwy U.S.-400, then east on junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-283. with Federal Hwy U.S.-281, then south Federal Hwy U.S.-400 to its junction Low Plains Southeast Zone: That part on Federal Hwy U.S.-281 to its junction with Ford Spearville Road, then east on of Kansas bounded by a line from the with State Hwy K-4, then east on State Ford Spearville Road to Ford County Missouri-Kansas State line west on K-68 Hwy K-4 to its junction with interstate Road 126 (South Stafford Street), then to its junction with I-35, then southwest Hwy I-135, then south on interstate Hwy north on Ford County Road 126 to on I-35 to its junction with Butler I-135 to its junction with State Hwy K- Garnett Road, then west on Garnett County, NE 150th Street, then west on 61, then southwest on State Hwy K-61 Road to Ford County Road 126, then NE 150th Street to its junction with to its junction with McPherson County north on Ford County Road 126 to Davis Federal Hwy U.S.-77, then south on 14th Avenue, then south on McPherson Street, then west on Davis Street to Federal Hwy U.S.-77 to the Oklahoma- County 14th Avenue to its junction with North Main Street, then north on North Kansas State line, then east along the McPherson County Arapaho Road, then Main Street to its junction with Federal Kansas-Oklahoma State line to its west on McPherson County Arapaho Hwy U.S.-56, then east on Federal Hwy junction with the Kansas-Missouri State Road to its junction with State Hwy K- U.S.-56 to its junction with Federal Hwy line, then north along the 61, then southwest on State Hwy K-61 U.S.-183, then south on Federal Hwy KansasMissouri State line to its junction to its junction with State Hwy K-96, U.S.-183 to its junction with Federal with State Hwy K-68. then northwest on State Hwy K-96 to its Hwy U.S.-54, then east on Federal Hwy Montana (Central Flyway Portion) junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-56, then U.S.-54 to its junction with Federal Hwy Zone 1: The Counties of Blaine, southwest on Federal Hwy U.S.-56 to its U.S.-281, then north on Federal Hwy Carter, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, junction with State Hwy K-19, then east U.S.-281 to its junction with State Hwy Garfield, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, on State Hwy K-19 to its junction with K-19, then west on State Hwy K-19 to McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, Federal Hwy U.S.-281, then south on its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-56, Phillips, Powder River, Richland, Federal Hwy U.S.-281 to its junction then east on Federal Hwy U.S.-56 to its Roosevelt, Sheridan, Stillwater, Sweet with Federal Hwy U.S.-54, then west on junction with State Hwy K-96, then Grass, Valley, Wheatland, and Wibaux. Federal Hwy U.S.-54 to its junction with southeast on State Hwy K-96 to its Zone 2: The Counties of Big Horn, Federal Hwy U.S.-183, then north on junction with State Hwy K-61, then Carbon, Custer, Prairie, Rosebud, Federal Hwy U.S.-183 to its junction northeast on State Hwy K-61 to its Treasure, and Yellowstone. with Federal Hwy U.S.-56, then junction with McPherson County southwest on Federal Hwy U.S.-56 to its Arapaho Road, then east on McPherson Nebraska junction with North Main Street in County Arapaho Road to its junction High Plains: That portion of Nebraska Spearville, then south on North Main with McPherson County 14th Avenue, lying west of a line beginning at the Street to Davis Street, then east on Davis then north on McPherson County 14th South Dakota-Nebraska border on U.S. Street to Ford County Road 126 (South Avenue to its junction with State Hwy Hwy 183; south on U.S. Hwy 183 to U.S. Stafford Street), then south on Ford K-61, then east on State Hwy K-61 to its Hwy 20; west on U.S. Hwy 20 to NE County Road 126 to Garnett Road, then junction with interstate Hwy I-135, then Hwy 7; south on NE Hwy 7 to NE Hwy east on Garnett Road to Ford County north on interstate Hwy I-135 to its 91; southwest on NE Hwy 91 to NE Hwy Road 126, then south on Ford County junction with State Hwy K-4, then west 2; southeast on NE Hwy 2 to NE Hwy Road 126 to Ford Spearville Road, then on State Hwy K-4 to its junction with 92; west on NE Hwy 92 to NE Hwy 40; west on Ford Spearville Road to its Federal Hwy U.S.-281, then north on south on NE Hwy 40 to NE Hwy 47; junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-400, Federal Hwy U.S.-281 to its junction south on NE Hwy 47 to NE Hwy 23; east then northwest on Federal Hwy U.S.- with State Hwy K-18, then east on State on NE Hwy 23 to U.S. Hwy 283; and 400 to its junction with Federal Hwy Hwy K-18 to its junction with Federal south on U.S. Hwy 283 to the Kansas- U.S.-283, and then north on Federal Hwy U.S.-181, then north on Federal Nebraska border. Hwy U.S.-283 to its junction with Hwy U.S.-181 to its junction with Zone 1: Area bounded by designated Federal Hwy U.S.-96. Federal Hwy U.S.-24, then east on Federal and State highways and Low Plains Late Zone: That part of Federal Hwy U.S.-24 to its junction with political boundaries beginning at the Kansas bounded by a line from the State Hwy K-9, then east on State Hwy South Dakota-Nebraska border at U.S. Federal Hwy U.S.-283 and State Hwy 96 K-9 to its junction with Cloud County Hwy 183; south along Hwy 183 to NE junction, then north on Federal Hwy 40th Road, then north on Cloud County Hwy 12; east to NE Hwy 137; south to U.S.-283 to the Kansas-Nebraska State 40th Road to its junction with Republic U.S. Hwy 20; east to U.S. Hwy 281; line, then east along the Kansas- County 50th Road, then north on north to the Niobrara River; east along Nebraska State line to its junction with Republic County 50th Road to its the Niobrara River to the Boyd County the Kansas-Missouri State line, then junction with State Hwy K-148, then Line; north along the Boyd County line southeast along the Kansas-Missouri west on State Hwy K-148 to its junction to NE Hwy 12; east to NE 26E Spur; State line to its junction with State Hwy with Republic County 30th Road, then north along the NE 26E Spur to the K-68, then west on State Hwy K-68 to north on Republic County 30th Road to Ponca State Park boat ramp; north and its junction with interstate Hwy I-35, its junction with State Hwy K-199, then west along the Missouri River to the then southwest on interstate Hwy I-35 to north on State Hwy K-199 to its junction Nebraska-South Dakota border; west its junction with Butler County NE with Federal Hwy U.S.-36, then west on along the Nebraska-South Dakota border 150th Street, then west on Butler Federal Hwy U.S.-36 to its junction with to U.S. Hwy 183. Both banks of the County NE 150th Street to its junction Federal Hwy U.S.-281, then south on Niobrara River in Keya Paha and Boyd with Federal Hwy U.S.-77, then south Federal Hwy U.S.-281 to its junction counties east of U.S. Hwy 183 shall be on Federal Hwy U.S.-77 to its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.-24, then west on included in Zone 1.

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Zone 2: Those areas of the state that west to County Rd K; south to U.S. Hwy 183; north to Round Valley Rd; west to are not contained in Zones 1, 3, or 4. 34; west to NE Hwy 2; south to U.S. Sargent River Rd; west to Sargent Rd; Zone 3: Area bounded by designated Hwy I-80; west to Gunbarrel Rd (Hall/ west to NE Hwy S21A; west to NE Hwy Federal and State highways, County Hamilton county line); south to Giltner 2; north to NE Hwy 91 to North Loup Roads, and political boundaries Rd; west to U.S. Hwy 281; south to W Spur Rd; north to North Loup River Rd; beginning at the Wyoming-Nebraska 82nd St; west to Holstein Ave.; south to north and east along to Pleasant Valley/ border at its northernmost intersection U.S. Hwy 34; west to NE Hwy 10; north Worth Rd; east to Loup County Line; with the Interstate Canal; southeast to Kearney County Rd R and Phelps north along the Loup County Line to along the Interstate Canal to the County Rd 742; west to Gosper County Loup-Brown County line; east along northern border of Scotts Bluff County; Rd 433; south to N Railway Street; west northern boundaries of Loup and east along northern borders of Scotts to Commercial Ave.; south to NE Hwy Garfield Counties to NE Hwy 11; south Bluff and Morrill Counties to Morrill 23; west to Gosper County Rd 427; south to Cedar River Road; east and south to County Road 125; south to Morrill to Gosper County Rd 737; west to NE Hwy 70; east to U.S. Hwy 281; north County Rd 94; east to County Rd 135; Gosper County Rd 426; south to Gosper to NE Hwy 70; east to NE Hwy 14; south south to County Rd 88; east to County County Rd 735; east to Gosper County to NE Hwy 39; southeast to NE Hwy 22; Rd 147; south to County Rd 88; Rd 427; south to Furnas County Rd 276; east to U.S. Hwy 81; southeast to U.S. southeast to County Rd 86; east to west to Furnas County Rd 425.5/425; Hwy 30; east to the Iowa-Nebraska County Rd 151; south to County Rd 80; south to U.S. Hwy 34; east to NE Hwy border; south to the Missouri-Nebraska east to County Rd 161; south to County 4; east to NE Hwy 10; south to U.S. Hwy border; south to Kansas-Nebraska Rd 76; east to County Rd 165; south to 136; east to NE Hwy 14; south to NE border; west along Kansas-Nebraska County Rd 167; south to U.S. Hwy 26; Hwy 8; east to U.S. Hwy 81; north to NE border to U.S. Hwy 283. east to County Rd 171; north to County Hwy 4; east to NE Hwy 15; north to U.S. Rd 68; east to County Rd 183; south to New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion) Hwy 6; east to NE Hwy 33; east to SW County Rd 64; east to County Rd 189; 142 Street; south to W. Hallam Rd; east North Zone: That portion of the State north to County Rd 70; east to County to SW 100 Rd; south to W. Chestnut Rd; north of I-40 and U.S. 54. Rd 201; south to County Rd 60A; east west to NE Hwy 103; south to NE Hwy South Zone: The remainder of New to County Rd 203; south to County Rd 4; west to NE Hwy 15; south to U.S. Mexico. 52; east to Keith County Line; north Hwy 136; east to Jefferson County Rd along the Keith County line to the North Dakota northern border of Keith County; east 578 Ave.; south to PWF Rd; east to NE High Plains: That portion of the State along the northern boundaries of Keith Hwy 103; south to NE Hwy 8; east to south and west of a line beginning at the and Lincoln Counties to NE Hwy 97; U.S. Hwy 75; north to U.S. Hwy 136; junction of U.S. Hwy 83 and the South south to U.S. Hwy 83; south to E Hall east to the intersection of U.S. Hwy 136 Dakota State line, then north along U.S. School Rd; east to North Airport Road; and the Steamboat Trace (Trace); north Hwy 83 and I-94 to ND Hwy 41, then south to U.S. Hwy 30; east to NE Hwy along the Trace to the intersection with north on ND Hwy 41 to ND Hwy 53, 47; south to NE Hwy 23; east on NE Federal Levee R-562; north along then west on ND Hwy 53 to U.S. Hwy Hwy 23 to U.S. Hwy 283; south on U.S. Federal Levee R-562 to the intersection 83, then north on U.S. Hwy 83 to U.S. Hwy 283 to the Kansas-Nebraska border; with Nemaha County Rd 643A; south to Hwy 2, then west on U.S. Hwy 2 to the west along Kansas-Nebraska border to the Trace; north along the Trace/ Williams County line, then north and the Nebraska-Colorado border; north Burlington Northern Railroad right-of- west along the Williams and Divide and west to the Wyoming-Nebraska way to NE Hwy 2; west to U.S. Hwy 75; County lines to the Canadian border. border; north along the Wyoming- north to NE Hwy 2; west to NE Hwy 50; Low Plains: The remainder of North Nebraska border to its northernmost- north to Otoe County Rd D; east to N Dakota. intersection with the Interstate Canal. 32nd Rd; north to Otoe County Rd B; Zone 4: Area encompassed by west to NE Hwy 50; north to U.S. Hwy Oklahoma designated Federal and State highways 34; west to NE Hwy 63; north to NE High Plains: The Counties of Beaver, and County Roads beginning at the Hwy 66; north and west to U.S. Hwy 77; Cimarron, and Texas. intersection of U.S. Hwy 283 at the north to NE Hwy 109; west along NE Low Plains Zone 1: That portion of the Kansas-Nebraska border; north to NE Hwy 109 and Saunders County Rd X to State east of the High Plains Zone and Hwy 23; west to NE Hwy 47; north to Saunders County 19; south to NE Hwy north of a line extending east from the Dawson County Rd 769; east to County 92; west to NE Hwy Spur 12F; south to Texas State line along OK 33 to OK 47, Rd 423; south to County Rd 766; east to Butler County Rd 30; east to County Rd east along OK 47 to U.S. 183, south County Rd 428; south to County Rd 763; X; south to County Rd 27; west to along U.S. 183 to I-40, east along I-40 to east to NE Hwy 21; south to County Rd County Rd W; south to County Rd 26; U.S. 177, north along U.S. 177 to OK 33, 761; east on County Rd 761 to County east to County Rd X; south to County Rd east along OK 33 to OK 18, north along Road 437; south to the Dawson County 21 (Seward County Line); west to NE OK 18 to OK 51, west along OK 51 to Canal; southeast along Dawson County Hwy 15; north to County Rd 34; west to I-35, north along I-35 to U.S. 412, west Canal; east to County Rd 444; south to County Rd H; south to NE Hwy 92; west along U.S. 412 to OK 132, then north U.S. Hwy 30; east to U.S. Hwy 183; to U.S. Hwy 81; south to NE Hwy 66; along OK 132 to the Kansas State line. north to Buffalo County Rd 100; east to west to Dark Island Trail, north to Low Plains Zone 2: The remainder of 46th Ave.; north to NE Hwy 40; east to Merrick County Rd M; east to Merrick Oklahoma. NE Hwy 10; north to County Rd 220 and County Rd 18; north to NE Hwy 92; west Hall County Husker Highway; east to to NE Hwy 14; north to NE Hwy 52; South Dakota Hall County S 70th Rd; north to NE Hwy west and north to NE Hwy 91; west to High Plains: That portion of the State 2; east to U.S. Hwy 281; north to U.S. Hwy 281; south to NE Hwy 58; west of a line beginning at the North Chapman Rd; east to 7th Rd; south to west to NE Hwy 11; west and south to Dakota State line and extending south U.S. Hwy 30; north and east to NE Hwy NE Hwy 2; west to NE Hwy 68; north along U.S. 83 to U.S. 14, east on U.S. 14 14; south to County Rd 22; west to to NE Hwy L82A; west to NE Hwy 10; to Blunt, south on the Blunt-Canning County Rd M; south to County Rd 21; north to NE Hwy 92; west to U.S. Hwy Road to SD 34, east and south on SD 34

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to SD 50 at Lee’s Corner, south on SD South Zone: Those portions of Game Southern Zone: That portion of 50 to I-90, east on I-90 to SD 50, south Management Units 6 and 8 in Yavapai southern California (but excluding the on SD 50 to SD 44, west on SD 44 across County, and Game Management Units Colorado River zone) south and east of the Platte-Winner bridge to SD 47, south 10 and 12B-45. a line beginning at the mouth of the Santa Maria River at the Pacific Ocean; on SD 47 to U.S. 18, east on U.S. 18 to California SD 47, south on SD 47 to the Nebraska east along the Santa Maria River to State line. Northeastern Zone: That portion of where it crosses Highway 101-166 near Low Plains North Zone: That portion California lying east and north of a line the City of Santa Maria; north on of northeastern South Dakota east of the beginning at the intersection of Highway 101-166; east on Highway 166 High Plains Unit and north of a line Interstate 5 with the California-Oregon to the junction with Highway 99; south extending east along U.S. 212 to the line; south along Interstate 5 to its on Highway 99 to the junction of Minnesota State line. junction with Walters Lane south of the Interstate 5; south on Interstate 5 to the Low Plains South Zone: That portion town of Yreka; west along Walters Lane crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at of Gregory County east of SD 47 and to its junction with Easy Street; south Tejon Pass; east and north along the south of SD 44; Charles Mix County along Easy Street to the junction with crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to south of SD 44 to the Douglas County Old Highway 99; south along Old where it intersects Highway 178 at line; south on SD 50 to Geddes; east on Highway 99 to the point of intersection Walker Pass; east on Highway 178 to the the Geddes Highway to U.S. 281; south with Interstate 5 north of the town of junction of Highway 395 at the town of on U.S. 281 and U.S. 18 to SD 50; south Weed; south along Interstate 5 to its Inyokern; south on Highway 395 to the and east on SD 50 to the Bon Homme junction with Highway 89; east and junction of Highway 58; east on County line; the Counties of Bon south along Highway 89 to Main Street Highway 58 to the junction of Interstate Homme, Yankton, and Clay south of SD Greenville; north and east to its junction 15; east on Interstate 15 to the junction 50; and Union County south and west with North Valley Road; south to its with Highway 127; north on Highway of SD 50 and I-29. junction of Diamond Mountain Road; 127 to the point of intersection with the Low Plains Middle Zone: The north and east to its junction with North California-Nevada State line. Arm Road; south and west to the remainder of South Dakota. Southern San Joaquin Valley Zone: junction of North Valley Road; south to All of Kings and Tulare Counties and Texas the junction with Arlington Road (A22); that portion of Kern County north of the High Plains: That portion of the State west to the junction of Highway 89; Southern Zone. west of a line extending south from the south and west to the junction of Balance of State Zone: The remainder Oklahoma State line along U.S. 183 to Highway 70; east on Highway 70 to of California not included in the Vernon, south along U.S. 283 to Albany, Highway 395; south and east on Northeastern, Colorado River, Southern, south along TX 6 to TX 351 to Abilene, Highway 395 to the point of intersection and the Southern San Joaquin Valley south along U.S. 277 to Del Rio, then with the California-Nevada State line; Zones. north along the California-Nevada State south along the Del Rio International line to the junction of the California- Colorado (Pacific Flyway Portion) Toll Bridge access road to the Mexico Nevada Oregon State lines; west along border. Eastern Zone: Routt, Grand, Summit, the California-Oregon State line to the Low Plains North Zone: That portion Eagle, and Pitkin Counties, those point of origin. of northeastern Texas east of the High portions of Saguache, San Juan, Colorado River Zone: Those portions Hinsdale, and Mineral Counties west of Plains Zone and north of a line of San Bernardino, Riverside, and beginning at the International Toll the Continental Divide, those portions Imperial Counties east of a line from the of Gunnison County except the North Bridge south of Del Rio, then extending intersection of Highway 95 with the east on U.S. 90 to San Antonio, then Fork of the Gunnison River Valley California-Nevada State line; south on (Game Management Units 521, 53, and continuing east on I-10 to the Louisiana Highway 95 through the junction with State line at Orange, Texas. 63), and that portion of Moffat County Highway 40; south on Highway 95 to east of the northern intersection of Low Plains South Zone: The Vidal Junction; south through the town remainder of Texas. Moffat County Road 29 with the Moffat- of Rice to the San Bernardino-Riverside Routt County line, south along Moffat Wyoming (Central Flyway portion) County line on a road known as County Road 29 to the intersection of ‘‘Aqueduct Road’’ also known as Zone C1: Big Horn, Converse, Goshen, Moffat County Road 29 with the Moffat- Highway 62 in San Bernardino County; Routt County line (Elkhead Reservoir Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Platte, and southwest on Highway 62 to Desert Washakie Counties; and Fremont State Park). Center Rice Road; south on Desert Western Zone: All areas west of the County excluding the portions west or Center Rice Road/Highway 177 to the south of the Continental Divide. Continental Divide not included in the town of Desert Center; east 31 miles on Eastern Zone. Zone C2: Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Interstate 10 to its intersection with Niobrara, Sheridan, and Weston Wiley Well Road; south on Wiley Well Idaho Counties. Road to Wiley Well; southeast on Zone 1: All lands and waters within Zone C3: Albany and Laramie Milpitas Wash Road to the Blythe, the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Counties; and that portion of Carbon Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south including private in-holdings; Bannock County east of the Continental Divide. on Blythe Ogilby Road also known as County; Bingham County except that Pacific Flyway County Highway 34 to its intersection portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir with Ogilby Road; south on Ogilby Road drainage; Caribou County within the Arizona to its intersection with Interstate 8; east Fort Hall Indian Reservation; and Power North Zone: Game Management Units 7 miles on Interstate 8 to its intersection County east of State Highway 37 and 1-5, those portions of Game with the Andrade-Algodones Road/ State Highway 39. Management Units 6 and 8 within Highway 186; south on Highway 186 to Zone 2: Bear Lake, Bonneville, Butte, Coconino County, and Game its intersection with the U.S.-Mexico Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and Management Units 7, 9, and 12A. border at Los Algodones, Mexico. Teton Counties; Bingham County within

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the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; and Idaho State line; north along the Idaho Route 3; that part of Prince George’s Caribou County except within the Fort State line to the south boundary of County east of Route 3 and Route 301; Hall Indian Reservation. Yellowstone National Park; east along and that part of Charles County east of Zone 3: Ada, Adams, Benewah, the Yellowstone National Park boundary Route 301 to the Virginia State line. Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Boundary, to the Continental Divide. Western Unit: Allegany, Baltimore, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clearwater, Balance of State Zone: The remainder Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Gem, Gooding, of the Pacific Flyway portion of Montgomery, and Washington Counties Idaho, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Wyoming not included in the Snake and that part of Anne Arundel County Lewis, Lincoln, Minidoka, Nez Perce, River Zone. west of Interstate 895, Interstate 97, and Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Shoshone, Route 3; that part of Prince George’s Geese Twin Falls, and Washington Counties; County west of Route 3 and Route 301; and Power County west of State Atlantic Flyway and that part of Charles County west of Highway 37 and State Highway 39. Connecticut Route 301 to the Virginia State line. Zone 4: Valley County. Early Canada and Cackling Goose Regular Seasons Nevada Seasons Resident Population (RP) Zone: Northeast Zone: Elko, Eureka, Lander, South Zone: Same as for ducks. Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and White Pine Counties. North Zone: Same as for ducks. Montgomery, and Washington Counties; Northwest Zone: Carson City, that portion of Prince George’s County Churchill, Douglas, Humboldt, Lyon, Regular Seasons west of Route 3 and Route 301; that Mineral, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe AP Unit: Litchfield County and the portion of Charles County west of Route Counties. portion of Hartford County west of a 301 to the Virginia State line; and that South Zone: Clark, Esmeralda, line beginning at the Massachusetts portion of Carroll County west of Route Lincoln, and Nye Counties. border in Suffield and extending south 31 to the intersection of Route 97, and Moapa Valley Special Management along Route 159 to its intersection with west of Route 97 to the Pennsylvania Area: That portion of Clark County I-91 in Hartford, and then extending State line. including the Moapa Valley to the south along I-91 to its intersection with AP Zone: Remainder of the State. confluence of the Muddy and Virgin the Hartford-Middlesex County line. Massachusetts Rivers. NAP H-Unit: That part of the State NAP Zone: Central and Coastal Zones Oregon east of a line beginning at the Massachusetts border in Suffield and (see duck zones). AP Zone: The Western Zone (see duck Zone 1: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, extending south along Route 159 to its zones). Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, intersection with I-91 in Hartford and Special Late Season Area: The Central Gilliam, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, then extending south along I-91 to State Zone and that portion of the Coastal Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Street in New Haven; then south on Zone (see duck zones) that lies north of Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, State Street to Route 34, west on Route the Cape Cod Canal, north to the New Umatilla, Wasco, Washington, and 34 to Route 8, south along Route 8 to Hampshire State line. Yamhill, Counties. Route 110, south along Route 110 to Zone 2: The remainder of Oregon not Route 15, north along Route 15 to the New Hampshire included in Zone 1. Milford Parkway, south along the Same zones as for ducks. Utah Milford Parkway to I-95, north along I- New Jersey Zone 1: Box Elder, Cache, Daggett, 95 to the intersection with the east shore Davis, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Salt of the Quinnipiac River, south to the AP Zone: North and South Zones (see Lake, Summit, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, mouth of the Quinnipiac River and then duck zones). and Weber Counties, and that part of south along the eastern shore of New NAP Zone: The Coastal Zone (see Toole County north of I-80. Haven Harbor to the Long Island Sound. duck zones). Zone 2: The remainder of Utah not Atlantic Flyway Resident Population Special Late Season Area: In northern included in Zone 1. (AFRP) Unit: Remainder of the State not New Jersey, that portion of the State included in AP and NAP Units. within a continuous line that runs east Washington South Zone: Same as for ducks. along the New York State boundary line East Zone: All areas east of the Pacific Maine to the Hudson River; then south along Crest Trail and east of the Big White the New York State boundary to its Salmon River in Klickitat County. North NAP-H Zone: Same as North intersection with Route 440 at Perth West Zone: The remainder of Zone for ducks. Amboy; then west on Route 440 to its Washington not included in the East Coastal NAP-L Zone: Same as Coastal intersection with Route 287; then west Zone. Zone for ducks. along Route 287 to its intersection with South NAP-H Zone: Same as South Route 206 in Bedminster (Exit 18); then Wyoming (Pacific Flyway Portion) Zone for ducks. north along Route 206 to its intersection Snake River Zone: Beginning at the Maryland with Route 94; then west along Route 94 south boundary of Yellowstone National to the toll bridge in Columbia; then Park and the Continental Divide; south Early Canada and Cackling Goose north along the Pennsylvania State along the Continental Divide to Union Seasons boundary in the Delaware River to the Pass and the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Eastern Unit: Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, beginning point. In southern New Road 600); west and south along the Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Jersey, that portion of the State within Union Pass Road to U.S.F.S. Road 605; Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, a continuous line that runs west from south along U.S.F.S. Road 605 to the Wicomico, and Worcester Counties; and the Atlantic Ocean at Ship Bottom along Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; that part of Anne Arundel County east Route 72 to Route 70; then west along along the national forest boundary to the of Interstate 895, Interstate 97, and Route 70 to Route 206; then south along

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Route 206 to Route 536; then west along Glenville Road), west along Route 40 to County Route 18 (Italy Valley Road), Route 536 to Route 322; then west along Touareuna Road, south along Touareuna southwest along Route 18 to Yates Route 322 to Route 55; then south along Road to Schenectady County Route 59, County Route 34, east along Route 34 to Route 55 to Route 553 (Buck Road); then south along Route 59 to State Route 5, Yates County Route 32, south along south along Route 553 to Route 40; then east along Route 5 to the Lock 9 bridge, Route 32 to Steuben County Route 122, east along Route 40 to route 55; then southwest along the Lock 9 bridge to south along Route 122 to Route 53, south along Route 55 to Route 552 Route 5S, southeast along Route 5S to south along Route 53 to Steuben County (Sherman Avenue); then west along Schenectady County Route 58, Route 74, east along Route 74 to Route Route 552 to Carmel Road; then south southwest along Route 58 to the NYS 54A (near Pulteney), south along Route along Carmel Road to Route 49; then Thruway, south along the Thruway to 54A to Steuben County Route 87, east east along Route 49 to Route 555; then Route 7, southwest along Route 7 to along Route 87 to Steuben County Route south along Route 555 to Route 553; Schenectady County Route 103, south 96, east along Route 96 to Steuben then east along Route 553 to Route 649; along Route 103 to Route 406, east along County Route 114, east along Route 114 then north along Route 649 to Route Route 406 to Schenectady County Route to Schuyler County Route 23, east and 670; then east along Route 670 to Route 99 (Windy Hill Road), south along Route southeast along Route 23 to Schuyler 47; then north along Route 47 to Route 99 to Dunnsville Road, south along County Route 28, southeast along Route 548; then east along Route 548 to Route Dunnsville Road to Route 397, 28 to Route 409 at Watkins Glen, south 49; then east along Route 49 to Route 50; southwest along Route 397 to Route 146 along Route 409 to Route 14, south then south along Route 50 to Route 9; at Altamont, west along Route 146 to along Route 14 to Route 224 at Montour then south along Route 9 to Route 625 Albany County Route 252, northwest Falls, east along Route 224 to Route 228 (Sea Isle City Boulevard); then east along Route 252 to Schenectady County in Odessa, north along Route 228 to along Route 625 to the Atlantic Ocean; Route 131, north along Route 131 to Route 79 in Mecklenburg, east along then north to the beginning point. Route 7, west along Route 7 to Route 10 Route 79 to Route 366 in Ithaca, New York at Richmondville, south on Route 10 to northeast along Route 366 to Route 13, Route 23 at Stamford, west along Route northeast along Route 13 to Interstate Lake Champlain Goose Area: The 23 to Route 7 in Oneonta, southwest Route 81 in Cortland, north along Route same as the Lake Champlain Waterfowl along Route 7 to Route 79 to Interstate 81 to the north shore of the Salmon Hunting Zone, which is that area of New Route 88 near Harpursville, west along River to shore of Lake Ontario, York State lying east and north of a Route 88 to Interstate Route 81, north extending generally northwest in a continuous line extending along Route along Route 81 to the point of straight line to the nearest point of the 11 from the New York-Canada beginning. international boundary with Canada, international boundary south to Route south and west along the international 9B, south along Route 9B to Route 9, West Central Goose Area: That area of boundary to the point of beginning. south along Route 9 to Route 22 south New York State lying within a of Keeseville, south along Route 22 to continuous line beginning at the point Hudson Valley Goose Area: That area the west shore of South Bay along and where the northerly extension of Route of New York State lying within a around the shoreline of South Bay to 269 (County Line Road on the Niagara- continuous line extending from Route 4 Route 22 on the east shore of South Bay, Orleans County boundary) meets the at the New York-Vermont boundary, southeast along Route 22 to Route 4, international boundary with Canada, west and south along Route 4 to Route northeast along Route 4 to the New south to the shore of Lake Ontario at the 149 at Fort Ann, west on Route 149 to York-Vermont boundary. eastern boundary of Golden Hill State Route 9, south along Route 9 to Northeast Goose Area: The same as Park, south along the extension of Route Interstate Route 87 (at Exit 20 in Glens the Northeastern Waterfowl Hunting 269 and Route 269 to Route 104 at Falls), south along Route 87 to Route 29, Zone, which is that area of New York Jeddo, west along Route 104 to Niagara west along Route 29 to Route 147 at State lying north of a continuous line County Route 271, south along Route Kimball Corners, south along Route 147 extending from Lake Ontario east along 271 to Route 31E at Middleport, south to Schenectady County Route 40 (West the north shore of the Salmon River to along Route 31E to Route 31, west along Glenville Road), west along Route 40 to Interstate 81, south along Interstate 81 to Route 31 to Griswold Street, south along Touareuna Road, south along Touareuna Route 31, east along Route 31 to Route Griswold Street to Ditch Road, south Road to Schenectady County Route 59, 13, north along Route 13 to Route 49, along Ditch Road to Foot Road, south south along Route 59 to State Route 5, east along Route 49 to Route 365, east along Foot Road to the north bank of east along Route 5 to the Lock 9 bridge, along Route 365 to Route 28, east along Tonawanda Creek, west along the north southwest along the Lock 9 bridge to Route 28 to Route 29, east along Route bank of Tonawanda Creek to Route 93, Route 5S, southeast along Route 5S to 29 to Route 22 at Greenwich Junction, south along Route 93 to Route 5, east Schenectady County Route 58, north along Route 22 to Washington along Route 5 to Crittenden-Murrays southwest along Route 58 to the NYS County Route 153, east along CR 153 to Corners Road, south on Crittenden- Thruway, south along the Thruway to the New York-Vermont boundary, Murrays Corners Road to the NYS Route 7, southwest along Route 7 to exclusive of the Lake Champlain Zone. Thruway, east along the Thruway 90 to Schenectady County Route 103, south East Central Goose Area: That area of Route 98 (at Thruway Exit 48) in along Route 103 to Route 406, east along New York State lying inside of a Batavia, south along Route 98 to Route Route 406 to Schenectady County Route continuous line extending from 20, east along Route 20 to Route 19 in 99 (Windy Hill Road), south along Route Interstate Route 81 in Cicero, east along Pavilion Center, south along Route 19 to 99 to Dunnsville Road, south along Route 31 to Route 13, north along Route Route 63, southeast along Route 63 to Dunnsville Road to Route 397, 13 to Route 49, east along Route 49 to Route 246, south along Route 246 to southwest along Route 397 to Route 146 Route 365, east along Route 365 to Route 39 in Perry, northeast along Route at Altamont, southeast along Route 146 Route 28, east along Route 28 to Route 39 to Route 20A, northeast along Route to Main Street in Altamont, west along 29, east along Route 29 to Route 147 at 20A to Route 20, east along Route 20 to Main Street to Route 156, southeast Kimball Corners, south along Route 147 Route 364 (near Canandaigua), south along Route 156 to Albany County to Schenectady County Route 40 (West and east along Route 364 to Yates Route 307, southeast along Route 307 to

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

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Illinois to 108th Avenue in Trowbridge Eastern Colorado Late Light Goose North Zone: That portion of the State Township, westerly along 108th Avenue Area: That portion of the State east of north of a line extending west from the to 46th Street, northerly along 46th Interstate Highway 25. Street to 109th Avenue, westerly along Indiana border along Interstate 80 to I- Montana (Central Flyway Portion) 39, south along I-39 to Illinois Route 18, 109th Avenue to I-196 in Casco west along Illinois Route 18 to Illinois Township, then northerly along I-196 to Zone 1: Same as Zone 1 for ducks and Route 29, south along Illinois Route 29 the point of beginning. coots. to Illinois Route 17, west along Illinois Muskegon Wastewater GMU: That Zone 2: Same as Zone 2 for ducks and Route 17 to the Mississippi River, and portion of Muskegon County within the coots. boundaries of the Muskegon County due south across the Mississippi River Nebraska to the Iowa border. wastewater system, east of the Dark Geese Central Zone: That portion of the Muskegon State Game Area, in sections State south of the North Goose Zone line 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, and 32, Niobrara Unit: That area contained to a line extending west from the T10N R14W, and sections 1, 2, 10, 11, within and bounded by the intersection Indiana border along I-70 to Illinois 12, 13, 14, 24, and 25, T10N R15W, as of the Nebraska-South Dakota border Route 4, south along Illinois Route 4 to posted. and U.S Hwy 83, south to U.S. Hwy 20, Illinois Route 161, west along Illinois Minnesota east to NE Hwy 14, north along NE Hwy Route 161 to Illinois Route 158, south 14 to NE Hwy 59 and County Road 872, Same zones as for ducks. and west along Illinois Route 158 to west along County Road 872 to the Knox Illinois Route 159, south along Illinois Missouri County Line, north along the Knox Route 159 to Illinois Route 3, south Same zones as for ducks. County Line to the Nebraska-South along Illinois Route 3 to St. Leo’s Road, Dakota border, west along the Nebraska- south along St. Leo’s Road to Modoc Ohio South Dakota border to U.S. Hwy 83. Road, west along Modoc Road to Modoc Same zones as for ducks. Where the Niobrara River forms the Ferry Road, southwest along Modoc boundary, both banks of the river are Ferry Road to Levee Road, southeast Tennessee included in the Niobrara Unit. along Levee Road to County Route 12 Reelfoot Zone: The lands and waters Platte River Unit: The area bounded (Modoc Ferry entrance Road), south within the boundaries of Reelfoot Lake starting at the northernmost intersection along County Route 12 to the Modoc WMA only. of the Interstate Canal at the Nebraska- Ferry route and southwest on the Modoc Remainder of State: The remainder of Wyoming border, south along the Ferry route across the Mississippi River the State. Nebraska-Wyoming border to the to the Missouri border. Nebraska-Colorado border, east and South Zone: Same zone as for ducks. Wisconsin south along the Nebraska-Colorado South Central Zone: Same zone as for North and South Zones: Same zones border to the Nebraska-Kansas border, ducks. as for ducks. east along the Nebraska-Kansas border Mississippi River Zone: That area Indiana to the Nebraska-Missouri border, north encompassed by a line beginning at the along the Nebraska-Missouri and Same zones as for ducks. intersection of the Burlington Northern Nebraska-Iowa borders to the Burt- Iowa & Santa Fe Railway and the Illinois Washington County line, west along the State line in Grant County and Burt-Washington County line to U.S. Same zones as for ducks. extending northerly along the Hwy 75, south to Dodge County Road 4/ Louisiana Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Washington County Road 4, west to U.S. to the city limit of Prescott in Pierce North Zone: That portion of the State Hwy 77, south to U.S. Hwy 275, County, then west along the Prescott north of the line from the Texas border northwest to U.S. Hwy 91, west to NE city limit to the Minnesota State line. at State Hwy 190/12 east to State Hwy Hwy 45, north to NE Hwy 32, west to 49, then south on State Hwy 49 to Central Flyway NE Hwy 14, north to NE Hwy 70, west to U.S. Hwy 281, south to NE Hwy 70, Interstate 10, then east on Interstate 10 Colorado (Central Flyway Portion) to Interstate 12, then east on Interstate west along NE Hwy 70/91 to NE Hwy 12 to Interstate 10, then east on Northern Front Range Area: All areas 11, north to the Holt County Line, west Interstate 10 to the Mississippi State in Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties along the northern border of Garfield, line. from the Continental Divide east along Loup, Blaine, and Thomas Counties to South Zone: Remainder of the State. the Wyoming border to U.S. 85, south the Hooker County Line, south along the on U.S. 85 to the Adams County line, Thomas-Hooker County Lines to the Michigan and all lands in Adams, Arapahoe, McPherson County Line, east along the North Zone: Same as North duck Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, south border of Thomas County to the zone. Douglas, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties. Custer County Line, south along the Middle Zone: Same as Middle duck North Park Area: Jackson County. Custer-Logan County lines to NE Hwy zone. South Park Area: Chaffee, Custer, 92, west to U.S. Hwy 83, north to NE South Zone: Same as South duck Fremont, Lake, Park, and Teller Hwy 92, west to NE Hwy 61, north to zone. Counties. NE Hwy 2, west along NE Hwy 2 to the Allegan County Game Management San Luis Valley Area: All of Alamosa, corner formed by Garden, Grant and Unit (GMU): That area encompassed by Conejos, Costilla, and Rio Grande Sheridan Counties, west along the north a line beginning at the junction of 136th Counties, and those portions of borders of Garden, Morrill, and Scotts Avenue and Interstate Highway 196 in Saguache, Mineral, Hinsdale, Archuleta, Bluff Counties to the intersection with Lake Town Township and extending and San Juan Counties east of the the Interstate Canal, north and west easterly along 136th Avenue to Continental Divide. along the Interstate Canal to the Michigan Highway 40, southerly along Remainder: Remainder of the Central intersection with the Nebraska- Michigan 40 through the city of Allegan Flyway portion of Colorado. Wyoming border.

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North-Central Unit: Those portions of east of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Road Texas the State not in the Niobrara and Platte 8 junction; that portion of Potter County Northeast Goose Zone: That portion of River zones. east of U.S. Highway 83; that portion of Texas lying east and north of a line Sully County east of U.S. Highway 83; Light Geese beginning at the Texas-Oklahoma border portions of Hyde, Buffalo, Brule, and at U.S. 81, then continuing south to Rainwater Basin Light Goose Area: Charles Mix Counties north and east of Bowie and then southeasterly along U.S. The area bounded by the junction of NE a line beginning at the Hughes-Hyde 81 and U.S. 287 to I-35W and I-35 to the Hwy 92 and NE Hwy 15, south along NE County line on State Highway 34, east juncture with I-10 in San Antonio, then Hwy 15 to NE Hwy 4, west along NE to Lees Boulevard, southeast to State east on I-10 to the Texas-Louisiana Hwy 4 to U.S. Hwy 34, west along U.S. Highway 34, east 7 miles to 350th border. Hwy 34 to U.S. Hwy 283, north along Avenue, south to Interstate 90 on 350th Southeast Goose Zone: That portion U.S. Hwy 283 to U.S. Hwy 30, east along Avenue, south and east on State of Texas lying east and south of a line U.S. Hwy 30 to NE Hwy 92, east along Highway 50 to Geddes, east on 285th beginning at the International Toll NE Hwy 92 to the beginning. Street to U.S. Highway 281, and north Bridge at Laredo, then continuing north Remainder of State: The remainder of on U.S. Highway 281 to the Charles following I-35 to the juncture with I-10 Nebraska. Mix-Douglas County boundary; that in San Antonio, then easterly along I-10 portion of Bon Homme County north of New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion) to the Texas-Louisiana border. State Highway 50; those portions of West Goose Zone: The remainder of Dark Geese Yankton and Clay Counties north of a the State. Middle Rio Grande Valley Unit: line beginning at the junction of State Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia Counties. Highway 50 and 306th Street/County Wyoming (Central Flyway Portion) Remainder: The remainder of the Highway 585 in Bon Homme County, Dark Geese Central Flyway portion of New Mexico. east to U.S. Highway 81, then north on U.S. Highway 81 to 303rd Street, then Zone G1: Big Horn, Converse, Hot North Dakota east on 303rd Street to 444th Avenue, Springs, Natrona, Park, and Washakie Counties. Missouri River Canada and Cackling then south on 444th Avenue to 305th Street, then east on 305th Street/Bluff Zone G1A: Goshen and Platte Goose Zone: The area within and Counties. bounded by a line starting where ND Road to State Highway 19, then south to State Highway 50 and east to the Clay/ Zone G2: Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Hwy 6 crosses the South Dakota border; Niobrara, Sheridan, and Weston then north on ND Hwy 6 to I-94; then Union County Line; Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Butte, Corson, Counties. west on I-94 to ND Hwy 49; then north Zone G3: Albany and Laramie Davison, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, on ND Hwy 49 to ND Hwy 200; then Counties; and that portion of Carbon Haakon, Hand, Hanson, Harding, west on ND Hwy 200; then north on ND County east of the Continental Divide. Hutchinson, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Hwy 8 to the Mercer/McLean County Zone G4: Fremont County excluding Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, McPherson, line; then east following the county line those portions south or west of the Meade, Mellette, Miner, Moody, Oglala until it turns south toward Garrison Continental Divide. Dam; then east along a line (including Lakota (formerly Shannon), Sanborn, Mallard Island) of Lake Sakakawea to Spink, Todd, Turner, and Ziebach Pacific Flyway U.S. Hwy 83; then south on U.S. Hwy Counties; and those portions of Arizona Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties 83 to ND Hwy 200; then east on ND Same zones as for ducks. Hwy 200 to ND Hwy 41; then south on outside of an area bounded by a line ND Hwy 41 to U.S. Hwy 83; then south beginning at the junction of the South California Dakota-Minnesota State line and on U.S. Hwy 83 to I-94; then east on Northeastern Zone: That portion of I-94 to U.S. Hwy 83; then south on U.S. Minnehaha County Highway 122 (254th Street) west to its junction with California lying east and north of a line Hwy 83 to the South Dakota border; beginning at the intersection of then west along the South Dakota border Minnehaha County Highway 149 (464th Avenue), south on Minnehaha County Interstate 5 with the California-Oregon to ND Hwy 6. line; south along Interstate 5 to its Western North Dakota Canada and Highway 149 (464th Avenue) to Hartford, then south on Minnehaha junction with Walters Lane south of the Cackling Goose Zone: Same as the High town of Yreka; west along Walters Lane Plains Unit for ducks, mergansers and County Highway 151 (463rd Avenue) to State Highway 42, east on State to its junction with Easy Street; south coots, excluding the Missouri River along Easy Street to the junction with Canada Goose Zone. Highway 42 to State Highway 17, south on State Highway 17 to its junction with Old Highway 99; south along Old Rest of State: Remainder of North Highway 99 to the point of intersection Dakota. Lincoln County Highway 116 (Klondike Road), and east on Lincoln County with Interstate 5 north of the town of South Dakota Highway 116 (Klondike Road) to the Weed; south along Interstate 5 to its South Dakota-Iowa State line, then junction with Highway 89; east and Early Canada and Cackling Goose south along Highway 89 to main street Seasons north along the South Dakota-Iowa and South Dakota-Minnesota border to the Greenville; north and east to its junction Special Early Canada and Cackling junction of the South Dakota-Minnesota with North Valley Road; south to its Goose Unit: The Counties of Campbell, State line and Minnehaha County junction of Diamond Mountain Road; Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Highway 122 (254th Street). north and east to its junction with North Hamlin, Marshall, Roberts, Walworth; Arm Road; south and west to the that portion of Perkins County west of Regular Seasons junction of North Valley Road; south to State Highway 75 and south of State Unit 1: Same as that for the Special the junction with Arlington Road (A22); Highway 20; that portion of Dewey Early Canada and Cackling Goose Unit. west to the junction of Highway 89; County north of Bureau of Indian Affairs Unit 2: All of South Dakota not south and west to the junction of Road 8, Bureau of Indian Affairs Road included in Unit 1 and Unit 3. Highway 70; east on Highway 70 to 9, and the section of U.S. Highway 212 Unit 3: Bennett County. Highway 395; south and east on

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Highway 395 to the point of intersection the City of Santa Maria; north on County; Bingham County, except that with the California-Nevada State line; Highway 101-166; east on Highway 166 portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir north along the California-Nevada State to the junction with Highway 99; south drainage; Caribou County within the line to the junction of the California- on Highway 99 to the junction of Fort Hall Indian Reservation; and Power Nevada-Oregon State lines west along Interstate 5; south on Interstate 5 to the County east of State Highway 37 and the California-Oregon State line to the crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at State Highway 39. point of origin. Tejon Pass; east and north along the Zone 2: Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Klamath Basin Special Management crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and Teton Area: Beginning at the intersection of where it intersects Highway 178 at Counties. Highway 161 and Highway 97; east on Walker Pass; east on Highway 178 to the Zone 3: Ada, Adams, Benewah, Highway 161 to Hill Road; south on Hill junction of Highway 395 at the town of Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Boundary, Road to N Dike Road West Side; east on Inyokern; south on Highway 395 to the Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clearwater, N Dike Road West Side until the junction of Highway 58; east on Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Gem, Gooding, junction of the Lost River; north on N Highway 58 to the junction of Interstate Idaho, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Dike Road West Side until the Volcanic 15; east on Interstate 15 to the junction Lewis, Lincoln, Minidoka, Nez Perce, 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 Zone 2: Bear Lake, Bonneville, Butte, the Salton Sea; from the water line of Highway 95 through the junction with Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and the Salton Sea, a straight line across the Highway 40; south on Highway 95 to Teton Counties; Bingham County within Salton Sea to the Salinity Control Vidal Junction; south through the town the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; and Research Facility and the Navy Test of Rice to the San Bernardino-Riverside Caribou County except within the Fort Base Road; southwest on the Navy Test County line on a road known as Hall Indian Reservation. Base Road to the point of beginning. ‘‘Aqueduct Road’’ also known as Zone 3: Adams, Benewah, Blaine, Balance of State Zone: The remainder Highway 62 in San Bernardino County; Bonner, Boundary, Camas, Clearwater, of California not included in the southwest on Highway 62 to Desert Custer, Franklin, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Northeastern, Colorado River, and Center Rice Road; south on Desert Lemhi, Lewis, Nez Perce, Oneida, and Southern Zones. Center Rice Road/Highway 177 to the Shoshone Counties; and Power County North Coast Special Management town of Desert Center; east 31 miles on west of State Highway 37 and State Area: Del Norte and Humboldt Interstate 10 to its intersection with Highway 39. Wiley Well Road; south on Wiley Well Counties. Zone 4: Ada, Boise, Canyon, Cassia, Road to Wiley Well; southeast on Sacramento Valley Special Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Milpitas Wash Road to the Blythe, Management Area: That area bounded Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south by a line beginning at Willows south on and Washington Counties. on Blythe Ogilby Road also known as I-5 to Hahn Road; easterly on Hahn Zone 5: Valley County. County Highway 34 to its intersection Road and the Grimes-Arbuckle Road to Light Geese with Ogilby Road; south on Ogilby Road Grimes; northerly on CA 45 to the to its intersection with Interstate 8; east junction with CA 162; northerly on CA Zone 1: All lands and waters within 7 miles on Interstate 8 to its intersection 45/162 to Glenn; and westerly on CA the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, with the Andrade-Algodones Road/ 162 to the point of beginning in including private in-holdings; Bannock Highway 186; south on Highway 186 to Willows. 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 border at Los Algodones, Mexico. the McTucker boat ramp access road, Southern Zone: That portion of Same zones as for ducks. and east of the American Falls Reservoir southern California (but excluding the Idaho bluff, except that portion within the Colorado River zone) south and east of Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; Caribou a line beginning at the mouth of the Canada and Cackling Geese and Brant 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.

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

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Utah Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, to the interchange with Interstate 65, Open Area: Those portions of Box Umatilla, Wasco, Washington, and then east of Interstate 65 to the Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, and Yamhill, Counties. interchange with Interstate 22, then Toole Counties lying west of I-15, north Zone 2: The remainder of Oregon not north of Interstate 22 to the Mississippi of I-80, and south of a line beginning included in Zone 1. State line. from the Forest Street exit to the Bear Texas Minnesota River National Wildlife Refuge North Zone: That portion of the State boundary; then north and west along the Northwest Zone: That portion of the north of a line beginning at the Bear River National Wildlife Refuge State encompassed by a line extending International Bridge south of Fort boundary to the farthest west boundary east from the North Dakota border along Hancock; north along FM 1088 to TX 20; of the Refuge; then west along a line to U.S. Highway 2 to State Trunk Highway west along TX 20 to TX 148; north along Promontory Road; then north on (STH) 32, north along STH 32 to STH TX 148 to I-10 at Fort Hancock; east Promontory Road to the intersection of 92, east along STH 92 to County State along I-10 to I-20; northeast along I-20 SR 83; then north on SR 83 to I-84; then Aid Highway (CSAH) 2 in Polk County, to I-30 at Fort Worth; northeast along north and west on I-84 to State Hwy 30; north along CSAH 2 to CSAH 27 in I-30 to the Texas-Arkansas State line. then west on State Hwy 30 to the Pennington County, north along CSAH Central Zone: That portion of the Nevada-Utah State line; then south on 27 to STH 1, east along STH 1 to CSAH State lying between the North and South the Nevada-Utah State line to I-80. 28 in Pennington County, north along Zones. CSAH 28 to CSAH 54 in Marshall Doves South Zone: That portion of the State County, north along CSAH 54 to CSAH south and west of a line beginning at the Alabama 9 in Roseau County, north along CSAH International Bridge south of Del Rio, 9 to STH 11, west along STH 11 to STH South Zone: Baldwin, Coffee, proceeding east on U.S. 90 to State Loop 310, and north along STH 310 to the Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, 1604 west of San Antonio; then south, Manitoba border. Henry, Houston, and Mobile Counties. east, and north along Loop 1604 to I-10 North Zone: Remainder of the State. east of San Antonio; then east on I-10 to Tennessee Florida Orange, Texas. Southeast Crane Zone: That portion of Special White-winged Dove Area: the State south of Interstate 40 and east Northwest Zone: The Counties of Bay, Same as the South Zone. of State Highway 56. Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Band-tailed Pigeons Remainder of State: That portion of Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Tennessee outside of the Southeast Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, California Crane Zone. Washington, Leon (except that portion north of U.S. 27 and east of State Road North Zone: Alpine, Butte, Del Norte, Central Flyway Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, 155), Jefferson (south of U.S. 27, west of Colorado State Road 59 and north of U.S. 98), and Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Wakulla (except that portion south of Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties. Open Area: The Central Flyway U.S. 98 and east of the St. Marks River). South Zone: The remainder of the portion of the State except the San Luis South Zone: The remainder of the State not included in the North Zone. Valley (Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, and State. New Mexico Saguache Counties east of the Louisiana North Zone: North of a line following Continental Divide) and North Park North Zone: That portion of the State U.S. 60 from the Arizona State line east (Jackson County). to I-25 at Socorro and then south along north of a line extending east from the Kansas Texas border along State Highway 12 to I-25 from Socorro to the Texas State U.S. Highway 190, east along U.S. line. Central Zone: That portion of the Highway 190 to Interstate Highway 12, South Zone: The remainder of the State within an area bounded by a line east along Interstate Highway 12 to State not included in the North Zone. beginning where I-35 crosses the Interstate Highway 10, then east along Washington Kansas-Oklahoma border, then north on Interstate Highway 10 to the Mississippi I-35 to Wichita, then north on I-135 to Western Washington: The State of border. Salina, then north on U.S. 81 to the Washington excluding those portions South Zone: The remainder of the Nebraska border, then west along the lying east of the Pacific Crest Trail and State. Kansas/Nebraska border to its east of the Big White Salmon River in intersection with Hwy 283, then south Mississippi Klickitat County. on Hwy 283 to the intersection with North Zone: That portion of the State American Woodcock Hwy 18/24, then east along Hwy 18 to north and west of a line extending west Hwy 183, then south on Hwy 183 to from the Alabama State line along U.S. New Jersey Route 1, then south on Route 1 to the Highway 84 to its junction with State North Zone: That portion of the State Oklahoma border, then east along the Highway 35, then south along State north of NJ 70. Kansas/Oklahoma border to where it Highway 35 to the Louisiana State line. South Zone: The remainder of the crosses I-35. South Zone: The remainder of State. West Zone: That portion of the State Mississippi. west of the western boundary of the Sandhill Cranes Central Zone. Oregon Mississippi Flyway Zone 1: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Montana Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Alabama Regular Season Open Area: The Gilliam, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Open Area: That area north of Central Flyway portion of the State Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Interstate 20 from the Georgia State line except for that area south and west of

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Interstate 90, which is closed to sandhill Highway 62, 16 miles north of Highway 77 to its junction with U.S. crane hunting. Childress, then east along U.S. Highway Highway 87 in Victoria, then south and Special Season Open Area: Carbon 62 to the Texas-Oklahoma State line. east along U.S. Highway 87 to its County. Zone B: That portion of Texas lying junction with State Highway 35 at Port within boundaries beginning at the Lavaca, then north and east along State New Mexico junction of U.S. Highway 81 and the Highway 35 to the south end of the Regular-Season Open Area: Chaves, Texas-Oklahoma State line, then Lavaca Bay Causeway, then south and Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Quay, and southeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its east along the shore of Lavaca Bay to its Roosevelt Counties. junction with U.S. Highway 287 in junction with the Port Lavaca Ship Special Season Open Areas Montague County, then southeast along Channel, then south and east along the Middle Rio Grande Valley Area: The U.S. Highway 287 to its junction with Lavaca Bay Ship Channel to the Gulf of Central Flyway portion of New Mexico Interstate Highway 35W in Fort Worth, Mexico, and then south and west along in Socorro and Valencia Counties. then southwest along Interstate the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to the Estancia Valley Area: Those portions Highway 35 to its junction with Kleberg-Nueces County line. of Santa Fe, Torrance, and Bernallilo Interstate Highway 10 in San Antonio, Counties within an area bounded on the then northwest along Interstate Highway Wyoming west by New Mexico Highway 55 10 to its junction with U.S. Highway 83 Area 7: Campbell, Converse, Crook, beginning at Mountainair north to NM in the town of Junction, then north Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte, and 337, north to NM 14, north to I-25; on along U.S. Highway 83 to its junction Weston Counties. the north by I-25 east to U.S. 285; on the with U.S. Highway 62, 16 miles north of Area 4: All lands within the Bureau east by U.S. 285 south to U.S. 60; and Childress, then east along U.S. Highway of Reclamation’s Riverton and Boysen on the south by U.S. 60 from U.S. 285 62 to the Texas-Oklahoma State line, Unit boundaries; those lands within west to NM 55 in Mountainair. then south along the Texas-Oklahoma Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood Southwest Zone: Area bounded on the State line to the south bank of the Red Creek, west of Boysen Reservoir, and south by the New Mexico-Mexico River, then eastward along the south of U.S. Highway 20-26; and all border; on the west by the New Mexico- vegetation line on the south bank of the non-Indian owned fee title lands within Arizona border north to Interstate 10; on Red River to U.S. Highway 81. the exterior boundaries of the Wind the north by Interstate 10 east to U.S. Zone C: The remainder of the State, River Reservation, excluding those 180, north to NM 26, east to NM 27, except for the closed areas. lands within Hot Springs County. north to NM 152, and east to Interstate Closed areas: Area 6: Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, A. That portion of the State lying east 25; on the east by Interstate 25 south to and Washakie Counties. and north of a line beginning at the Interstate 10, west to the Luna County Area 8: Johnson, Natrona, and junction of U.S. Highway 81 and the line, and south to the New Mexico- Sheridan Counties. Mexico border. Texas-Oklahoma State line, then southeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its Pacific Flyway North Dakota junction with U.S. Highway 287 in Arizona Area 1: That portion of the State west Montague County, then southeast along of U.S. 281. U.S. Highway 287 to its junction with Zone 1: Beginning at the junction of Area 2: That portion of the State east I-35W in Fort Worth, then southwest the New Mexico State line and U.S. of U.S. 281. along I-35 to its junction with U.S. Hwy 80; south along the State line to the Highway 290 East in Austin, then east U.S.-Mexico border; west along the Oklahoma along U.S. Highway 290 to its junction border to the San Pedro River; north Open Area: That portion of the State with Interstate Loop 610 in Harris along the San Pedro River to the west of I-35. County, then south and east along junction with Arizona Hwy 77; Interstate Loop 610 to its junction with northerly along Arizona Hwy 77 to the South Dakota Interstate Highway 45 in Houston, then Gila River; northeast along the Gila Open Area: That portion of the State south on Interstate Highway 45 to State River to the San Carlos Indian lying west of a line beginning at the Highway 342, then to the shore of the Reservation boundary; south then east South Dakota-North Dakota border and Gulf of Mexico, and then north and east and north along the reservation State Highway 25, south on State along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to boundary to U.S. Hwy 70; southeast on Highway 25 to its junction with State the Texas-Louisiana State line. U.S. Hwy 70 to U.S. Hwy 191; south on Highway 34, east on State Highway 34 B. That portion of the State lying U.S. Hwy 191 to the 352 exit on I-10; to its junction with U.S. Highway 81, within the boundaries of a line east on I-10 to Bowie-Apache Pass Road; then south on U.S. Highway 81 to the beginning at the Kleberg-Nueces County southerly on the Bowie-Apache Pass South Dakota-Nebraska border. line and the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, Road to Arizona Hwy 186; southeasterly then west along the County line to Park on Arizona Hwy 186 to Arizona Hwy Texas Road 22 in Nueces County, then north 181; south on Arizona Hwy 181 to the Zone A: That portion of Texas lying and west along Park Road 22 to its West Turkey Creek-Kuykendall cutoff west of a line beginning at the junction with State Highway 358 in road; southerly on the Kuykendall cutoff international toll bridge at Laredo, then Corpus Christi, then west and north road to Rucker Canyon Road; easterly on northeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its along State Highway 358 to its junction Rucker Canyon Road to the Tex Canyon junction with Interstate Highway 35 in with State Highway 286, then north Road; southerly on Tex Canyon Road to Laredo, then north along Interstate along State Highway 286 to its junction U.S. Hwy 80; northeast on U.S. Hwy 80 Highway 35 to its junction with with Interstate Highway 37, then east to the New Mexico State line. Interstate Highway 10 in San Antonio, along Interstate Highway 37 to its Zone 2: Beginning at I-10 and the New then northwest along Interstate Highway junction with U.S. Highway 181, then Mexico State line; north along the State 10 to its junction with U.S. Highway 83 north and west along U.S. Highway 181 line to Arizona Hwy 78; southwest on at Junction, then north along U.S. to its junction with U.S. Highway 77 in Arizona Hwy 78 to U.S. Hwy 191; Highway 83 to its junction with U.S. Sinton, then north and east along U.S. northwest on U.S. Hwy 191 to Clifton;

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westerly on the Lower Eagle Creek Road north on said interstate to the junction Pribilof and Aleutian Islands Zone: (Pump Station Road) to Eagle Creek; of Highway 273, the point of beginning. State Game Management Unit 10 (except northerly along Eagle Creek to the San Except for sections 13 and 24, T5N, Unimak Island). Carlos Indian Reservation boundary; R10W; and Warm Springs Pond number Kodiak Zone: State Game 3. southerly and west along the reservation Management Unit 8. boundary to U.S. Hwy 70; southeast on Zone 2: That portion of the Pacific U.S. Hwy 70 to U.S. Hwy 191; south on Flyway, located in Powell County lying All Migratory Game Birds in the Virgin U.S. Hwy 191 to I-10; easterly on I-10 within the following described Islands to the New Mexico State line. boundary: beginning at the junction of Zone 3: Beginning on I-10 at the New State Routes 141 and 200, then west Ruth Cay Closure Area: The island of Mexico State line; westerly on I-10 to along Route 200 to its intersection with Ruth Cay, just south of St. Croix. the Bowie-Apache Pass Road; southerly the Blackfoot River at Russell Gates All Migratory Game Birds in Puerto on the Bowie-Apache Pass Road to AZ Fishing Access Site (Powell-Missoula Rico Hwy 186; southeast on AZ Hwy 186 to County line), then southeast along said AZ Hwy 181; south on AZ Hwy 181 to river to its intersection with the Municipality of Culebra Closure Area: the West Turkey Creek-Kuykendall Ovando-Helmville Road (County Road All of the municipality of Culebra. cutoff road; southerly on the Kuykendall 104) at Cedar Meadows Fishing Access cutoff road to Rucker Canyon Road; Site, then south and east along said road Desecheo Island Closure Area: All of easterly on the Rucker Canyon Road to to its junction with State Route 141, Desecheo Island. Tex Canyon Road; southerly on Tex then north along said route to its Mona Island Closure Area: All of Canyon Road to U.S. Hwy 80; northeast junction with State Route 200, the point Mona Island. on U.S. Hwy 80 to the New Mexico of beginning. Zone 3: Beaverhead, Gallatin, El Verde Closure Area: Those areas of State line; north along the State line to the municipalities of Rio Grande and I-10. Jefferson, and Madison Counties. Zone 4: Broadwater County. Loiza delineated as follows: (1) All Idaho Zone 5: Cascade and Teton Counties. lands between Routes 956 on the west and 186 on the east, from Route 3 on the Area 1: All of Bear Lake County and Utah all of Caribou County except that north to the juncture of Routes 956 and Cache County: Cache County. portion lying within the Grays Lake 186 (Km 13.2) in the south; (2) all lands East Box Elder County: That portion between Routes 186 and 966 from the Basin. of Box Elder County beginning on the Area 2: All of Teton County except juncture of 186 and 966 on the north, to Utah-Idaho State line at the Box Elder- that portion lying west of State Highway the Caribbean National Forest Boundary Cache County line; west on the State 33 and south of Packsaddle Road (West on the south; (3) all lands lying west of line to the Pocatello Valley County 400 North) and north of the North Route 186 for 1 kilometer from the Road; south on the Pocatello Valley Cedron Road (West 600 South) and east County Road to I-15; southeast on I-15 juncture of Routes 186 and 956 south to of the west bank of the Teton River. Km 6 on Route 186; (4) all lands within Area 3: All of Fremont County except to SR-83; south on SR-83 to Lamp Junction; west and south on the Km 14 and Km 6 on the west and the the Chester Wetlands Wildlife Caribbean National Forest Boundary on Management Area. Promontory Point County Road to the tip of Promontory Point; south from the east; and (5) all lands within the Area 4: All of Jefferson County. Caribbean National Forest Boundary Area 5: All of Bannock County east of Promontory Point to the Box Elder- whether private or public. Interstate 15 and south of U.S. Highway Weber County line; east on the Box 30; and all of Franklin County. Elder-Weber County line to the Box Cidra Municipality and adjacent Area 6: That portion of Oneida Elder-Cache County line; north on the areas: All of Cidra Municipality and County within the boundary beginning Box Elder-Cache County line to the portions of Aguas Buenas, Caguas, at the intersection of the Idaho-Utah Utah-Idaho State line. Cayey, and Comerio Municipalities as border and Old Highway 191, then Rich County: Rich County. encompassed within the following Uintah County: Uintah and Duchesne north on Old Highway 191 to 1500 S, boundary: Beginning on Highway 172 as Counties. then west on 1500 S to Highway 38, it leaves the municipality of Cidra on then west on Highway 38 to 5400 W, Wyoming the west edge, north to Highway 156, then south on 5400 W to Pocatello Area 1: All of the Bear River and east on Highway 156 to Highway 1, Valley Road, then west and south on Ham’s Fork River drainages in Lincoln south on Highway 1 to Highway 765, Pocatello Valley Road to 10000 W, then County. south on Highway 765 to Highway 763, south on 10000 W to the Idaho-Utah Area 2: All of the Salt River drainage south on Highway 763 to the Rio border, then east along the Idaho-Utah in Lincoln County south of the McCoy Guavate, west along Rio Guavate to border to the beginning point. Creek Road. Highway 1, southwest on Highway 1 to Montana Area 3: All lands within the Bureau Highway 14, west on Highway 14 to of Reclamation’s Eden Project in Zone 1: Those portions of Deer Lodge Highway 729, north on Highway 729 to Sweetwater County. Cidra Municipality boundary to the County lying within the following Area 5: Uinta County. described boundary: Beginning at the point of the beginning. intersection of I-90 and Highway 273, All Migratory Game Birds in Alaska then westerly along Highway 273 to the North Zone: State Game Management junction of Highway 1, then southeast Units 11–13 and 17–26. along said highway to Highway 275 at Gulf Coast Zone: State Game Opportunity, then east along said Management Units 5–7, 9, 14–16, and highway to East Side County road, then 10 (Unimak Island only). north along said road to Perkins Lane, Southeast Zone: State Game then west on said lane to I-90, then Management Units 1–4.

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List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703–712 and 16 ■ 3. In § 20.154, revise paragraph (a) to U.S.C. 742a–j. Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting read as follows: ■ and recordkeeping requirements, 2. In § 20.153, revise paragraph (a) to § 20.154 Flyway Councils. Transportation, Wildlife. read as follows: (a) Notice of meetings. Notice of each Shannon A. Estenoz, § 20.153 Regulations committee. meeting of a Flyway Council to be Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Exercising (a) Notice of meetings. Notice of each attended by any official of the the Delegated Authority of the Assistant meeting of the Regulations Committee to Department will be published in the Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. be attended by any person outside the Federal Register or online on the U.S. Proposed Regulation Promulgation Department of the Interior will be Fish and Wildlife Service’s Migratory published in the Federal Register or Bird Program website at least 2 weeks Accordingly, we propose to amend online on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife before the meeting or as soon as part 20, subpart N of title 50 of the Code Service’s Migratory Bird Program practicable after the Department of the of Federal Regulations as follows: website at least 2 weeks before the Interior learns of the meeting. The PART 20—MIGRATORY BIRD meeting. The notice will state the time, notice will state the time, place, and HUNTING place, and general subject(s) of the general subject(s) of the meeting. meeting, as well as the extent of public * * * * * ■ 1. The authority citation for part 20 involvement. [FR Doc. 2021–02964 Filed 2–19–21; 8:45 am] continues to read as follows: * * * * * BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

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