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Migratory Birds Seasons

2022-2023 Migratory Birds Hunting Schedule

Shooting & Hawking Hours

  1. 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.
  2. Mourning Dove: One-Half Hour before sunrise to sunset EXCEPT for opening day of the first split on WMAs and LDWF leased dove fields where shooting hours will be 12 p.m. (noon) to sunset, EXCEPT for Elbow Slough WMA, which will be open one-half hour before sunrise to 12 p.m. (noon) on opening weekend of the first split.

2022-2023 Migratory Game Bird Schedule

Species

Season Dates

Daily Bag Limit

Possession Limit

Mourning and White-winged Doves and fully-dressed Eurasian Collared and Ringed Turtle Doves

North Zone:

Sept. 3-25

Oct. 8 - Nov. 13

Dec. 24 - Jan. 22

South Zone:

Sept. 3-18

Oct. 15 - Nov. 27

Dec. 17 - Jan. 15

15

in the aggregate

45

in the aggregate

Woodcock

Dec. 18 - Jan. 31

3

9

Teal (Blue-winged, Green-winged and Cinnamon)

Sept. 10-25

6

18

King and Clapper Rails

Sept. 10-25

Nov. 12 - Jan. 4

15

in the aggregate

45

in the aggregate

Sora and Virginia Rails

Sept. 10-25

Nov. 12 - Jan. 4

25

in the aggregate

75

in the aggregate

Gallinules

Sept. 10-25

Nov. 12 - Jan. 4

15

45

Snipe

Nov. 2 - Dec. 4

Dec. 17 - Feb. 28

8

24

Canada Geese*

East Zone:

Nov. 5 - Dec. 4

Dec. 17 - Jan. 29

West Zone:

Nov. 5 - Dec. 4

Dec. 17 - Jan. 1

Jan. 9 - Feb. 5

1

3

Light Geese (Snow, Blue and Ross’)

20

None

White-fronted Geese

3

9

Conservation Order for Light Geese (Snow, Blue and Ross’)

East Zone:

Dec. 5-16

Jan. 30 - March 5

West Zone:

Dec. 5-16

Jan. 2-8

Feb. 6 - March 5

No bag or possession limit. See “Geese” section for more detail

Falconry for Ducks

Nov. 3 - 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.

Falconry for Rails and Gallinules

Nov. 3 - Jan. 31


Falconry for Woodcock

Nov. 3 - Jan. 31


Extended Falconry for Mourning Doves

Sept. 15 - Oct. 1


Ducks, Coots and Mergansers

East Zone:

Nov. 12 (youth and veterans only)

Nov. 19 - Dec. 4

Dec. 17 - Jan. 29

Feb. 4 (youth and veterans only)

West Zone:

Nov. 5-6 (youth and veterans only)

Nov. 12 - Dec. 4

Dec. 17 - Jan. 1

Jan. 9-29

See Ducks, Coots and Mergansers section for more details