'09-'10 Season dates and limits set
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:14 am
From http://www.agfc.com/news/current-news.aspx?newsID=116
Duck season dates are Nov. 21-Nov. 29, Dec. 10-Dec. 23 and Dec. 26-Jan. 31. The youth waterfowl hunt will be Dec. 5-6. The statewide Canada goose season will be Sept. 1-15 (bag limit five) and Jan. 10-Feb. 1 (bag limit two).
Duck bag limits will be no more than 6 ducks consisting of:
4 mallards
3 wood ducks
2 redheads
1 black duck
1 pintail
1 canvasback
1 mottled duck
2 scaup
Bag limits on Bayou Meto WMA were changed to allow two mallard hens instead of one and three wood ducks instead of two. The daily bag limit remains at four ducks with no more than three mallards on Bayou Meto.
Northwest Canada goose zone season will be Sept. 26-Oct. 5 with a bag limit of 2 geese. The statewide Canada goose season will be Sept. 1-15 with a bag limit of 5 geese and Dec. 26-Jan. 31 with a bag limit of 2 geese.
White-fronted goose season will be Nov. 14-Dec. 5, Dec. 12-Dec. 24 and Dec. 26-Jan. 31 with a bag limit of 2 geese. Snow, blue and Ross’ goose season is Nov. 7-Dec. 24 and Dec. 26-Jan. 31 with a bag limit of 20 geese. The Snow Goose Conservation Order will be Feb. 1-April 25, 2010 with no bag limit.
A proposal to restrict boat motors to 25 horsepower on several WMAs around the state was tabled. One amendment to the proposal was offered by Commissioner George Dunklin. His amendment would allow boats on the Henry Gray Hurricane Lake and Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMAs with up to 50 horsepower motors. The commission did approve a regulation restricting boats from the Government Cypress Greentree Reservoir within Bayou Meto WMA.
Duck season dates are Nov. 21-Nov. 29, Dec. 10-Dec. 23 and Dec. 26-Jan. 31. The youth waterfowl hunt will be Dec. 5-6. The statewide Canada goose season will be Sept. 1-15 (bag limit five) and Jan. 10-Feb. 1 (bag limit two).
Duck bag limits will be no more than 6 ducks consisting of:
4 mallards
3 wood ducks
2 redheads
1 black duck
1 pintail
1 canvasback
1 mottled duck
2 scaup
Bag limits on Bayou Meto WMA were changed to allow two mallard hens instead of one and three wood ducks instead of two. The daily bag limit remains at four ducks with no more than three mallards on Bayou Meto.
Northwest Canada goose zone season will be Sept. 26-Oct. 5 with a bag limit of 2 geese. The statewide Canada goose season will be Sept. 1-15 with a bag limit of 5 geese and Dec. 26-Jan. 31 with a bag limit of 2 geese.
White-fronted goose season will be Nov. 14-Dec. 5, Dec. 12-Dec. 24 and Dec. 26-Jan. 31 with a bag limit of 2 geese. Snow, blue and Ross’ goose season is Nov. 7-Dec. 24 and Dec. 26-Jan. 31 with a bag limit of 20 geese. The Snow Goose Conservation Order will be Feb. 1-April 25, 2010 with no bag limit.
A proposal to restrict boat motors to 25 horsepower on several WMAs around the state was tabled. One amendment to the proposal was offered by Commissioner George Dunklin. His amendment would allow boats on the Henry Gray Hurricane Lake and Rex Hancock Black Swamp WMAs with up to 50 horsepower motors. The commission did approve a regulation restricting boats from the Government Cypress Greentree Reservoir within Bayou Meto WMA.