Migratory Birds Seasons
Shooting & Hawking Hours
- Ducks, Geese, Teal, Rail, Gallinule, Snipe and Woodcock: One-Half Hour before sunrise to sunset, EXCEPT
- Shooting hours for Snipe at the Spanish Lake Recreation Area in Iberia Parish, including the Conservation Order, shall end at 2 p.m.
- Mourning Dove: One-Half Hour before sunrise to sunset.
2023-2024 Migratory Game Bird Schedule |
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Species |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
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Mourning and White-winged Doves and fully-dressed Eurasian Collared and Ringed Turtle Doves |
North Zone: Sept. 2-24 Oct. 7 - Nov. 12 Dec. 23 - Jan. 21 |
South Zone: Sept. 2-17 Oct. 14 - Nov. 26 Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 |
15 in the aggregate |
45 in the aggregate |
Woodcock |
Dec. 18 - Jan. 31 |
3 |
9 |
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Sept. 15-30 |
6 |
18 |
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King and Clapper Rails |
Sept. 15-30 Nov. 11 - Jan. 3 |
15 in the aggregate |
45 in the aggregate |
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Sora and Virginia Rails |
Sept. 15-30 Nov. 11 - Jan. 3 |
25 in the aggregate |
75 in the aggregate |
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Gallinules |
Sept. 15-30 Nov. 11 - Jan. 3 |
15 |
45 |
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Snipe |
Nov. 2 - Dec. 3 Dec. 16 - Feb. 28 |
8 |
24 |
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Canada Geese* |
East Zone: Nov. 4 - Dec. 3 Dec. 16 - Jan. 28 |
West Zone: Nov. 4 - Dec. 3 Dec. 11 - Jan. 7 Jan. 13-28 |
1 |
3 |
Light Geese (Snow, Blue and Ross’) |
20 |
None |
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White-fronted Geese |
3 |
9 |
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Conservation Order for Light Geese (Snow, Blue and Ross’) |
East Zone: Dec. 4-15 Jan. 29 - Mar. 3 |
West Zone: Dec. 4-10 Jan. 8-12 Jan. 29 - March 3 |
No bag or possession limit. See “Geese” section for more detail |
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Falconry for Ducks |
Nov. 4 - Jan. 31 |
Falconry daily bag and possession limit for all permitted migratory game birds must not exceed 3 and 9 birds respectively, singly or in aggregate, during the extended falconry seasons and regular hunting seasons. |
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Falconry for Rails and Gallinules |
Nov. 4 - Jan. 31 |
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Falconry for Woodcock |
Nov. 4 - Jan. 31 |
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Extended Falconry for Mourning Doves |
Sept. 15 - Oct. 1 |
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Ducks, Coots and Mergansers |
East Zone: Nov. 11 (youth and veterans only) Nov. 18 - Dec. 3 Dec. 16 - Jan. 28 Feb. 3 (youth and veterans only) |
West Zone: Nov. 4-5 (youth and veterans only) Nov. 11 - Dec. 3 Dec. 11 - Jan. 7 Jan. 13-21 |
See Ducks, Coots and Mergansers section for more details |
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