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Species	Statewide Duck Zone (the remainder of the state outside the Reelfoot Lake Duck Zone)		Reelfoot Duck Zone (the lands and waters within the boundaries of Reelfoot Lake WMA only)		Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
Ducks, Coots & Mergansers	Nov. 24–25, 2012	Dec. 1, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013	Nov. 10–11, 2012	Dec. 1, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013	Ducks: The Daily bag limit of ducks is 6, and may include no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be a female), 1 black duck, 3 wood ducks, 2 pintails, 1 canvasback, 4 scaup, and 2 redheads. Coots and Gallinules: 15 Mergansers: 5 (only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers) Virginia and Sora Rails: 25	The maximum number of birds that could have legally been taken in 2 days. Exception: possession limit for Virginia and sora rails is 25.
Gallinules & Moorhens	Nov. 24–25, 2012	Dec. 1, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013	Nov. 10–11, 2012	Dec. 1, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013
Virginia & Sora Rails	Nov. 24–25, 2012	Dec. 1, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013	Nov. 10–11, 2012	Dec. 1, 2012 – Jan. 27, 2013
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season* (for youths 6–15 years of age)	Feb. 2, 2013 and Feb. 9, 2013		Feb. 2, 2013 and Feb. 9, 2013		Same as statewide bag limits. See Daily Bag Limits.
* An adult at least 21 years of age must accompany the youth hunter into the field and must remain in a position to take immediate control of the hunting device. Multiple youths may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult. The adult accompanying the young hunter may not hunt ducks but may participate in other open seasons. Geese, coots, gallinules, moorhens, and ducks may be taken by youths during the Youth Waterfowl Season. WMAs with special closing times are open all day, each day of the Youth Waterfowl Season.

Species	Standard Season	Conservation Season	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
Blue, Snow & Ross’ Geese	Standard Federal Regulations Apply (Unplugged Shotguns and Electronic Calls NOT Allowed) Nov. 24, 2012 – Feb. 10, 2013	For Blue, Snow, and Ross’ Geese Only Feb. 11, 2013 – March 10, 2013 The Following Conservation Provisions Apply during this Conservation season segment only: Unplugged Shotguns and Electronic Calls Allowed	20	There is no possession limit for blue, snow, and Ross’ geese except on opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit.
White-Fronted Geese	Dec. 1, 2012 – Feb. 10, 2013	—	2	Twice the daily bag limit except on opening day.
Brant	Nov. 23, 2012 – Jan. 31, 2013	—	2	Twice the daily bag limit except on opening day.

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