Small Game & Migratory Game Birds

2022-2023 Small Game Hunting Seasons & Bag Limits |
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Season |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Youth Squirrel |
Sept. 24 - 30 |
8 |
Squirrel – Fall Season |
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 |
8 |
Squirrel – Spring Season |
May 15 - June 1 |
4 |
Rabbit |
Oct. 15 - Feb. 28 |
8 |
Bobwhite Quail |
Nov. 24 - March 4 |
8 |
Frog |
April 1 - Sept. 30 |
25/night |
Raccoon |
July 1 - Sept. 30 |
1 per party/night |
Opossum, Raccoon, and Bobcat |
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31 (Food and sport) |
5/day; 8/party |
Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 (Food, sport, and pelt) |
no limit |
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Trapping |
Nov. 1 - March 15 |
no limit |
2022-2023 Migratory Game Bird Seasons & Bag Limits |
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Season |
Season Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
Sept. Canada Geese* |
Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 |
5 |
15 |
White-winged and Mourning Doves (North Zone)** |
Sept. 3 - Oct. 14 Nov. 19 - Nov. 27 Dec. 24 - Jan. 31 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
45 singly or in aggregate |
White-winged and Mourning Doves (South Zone)*** |
Sept. 3 - Sept. 18 Oct. 8 - Nov. 6 Dec. 19 - Jan. 31 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
45 singly or in aggregate |
Sept. Teal |
Sept. 10 - Sept. 25 |
6 |
18 |
Rails (Sora & Virginia) |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 2 Nov. 25 - Jan. 1 |
25 singly or in aggregate |
75 singly or in aggregate |
Rails (Clapper & King) |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 2 Nov. 25 - Jan. 1 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
45 singly or in aggregate |
Gallinules: Common and purple |
Sept. 1 - Oct. 2 Nov. 25 - Jan. 1 |
15 singly or in aggregate |
45 singly or in aggregate |
Crow |
Nov. 5 - Feb. 28 |
no limit |
no limit |
Snipe |
Nov. 14 - Feb. 28 |
8 |
24 |
Geese (Canada, Snow, Blue, Ross’s, White-fronted, and Brant) |
Nov. 11 - Nov. 27 Dec. 2 - Dec. 4 Dec. 9 - Jan. 31 |
Canada Goose Bag Limit 5; Snow, Blue, and Ross’s Bag Limit 20; White-fronted Bag Limit 3; Brant Bag Limit 1 |
Possession 15 (Canada Goose) No Possession Limit (Snow, Blue, and Ross’s) Possession 9 (White-fronted) Possession 3 (Brant) |
Ducks, Mergansers, & Coots |
Nov. 25 - Nov. 27 Dec. 2 - Dec. 4 Dec. 9 - Jan. 31 |
See below for ducks, mergansers, and coots bag limits. |
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Woodcock |
Dec. 18 - Jan. 31 |
3 |
9 |
Youth, Veteran, and Active Military Waterfowl Days |
Feb. 4 - Feb. 5, 2023 |
Bag limits & shooting hours are the same as the regular season. |
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Light Goose Conservation Order**** |
Oct. 1 - Nov. 10, Nov. 28 - Dec. 1, Dec. 5 - Dec. 8, Feb. 1 - Feb. 3, Feb. 6 - Mar. 31 |
no limit |
no limit |
Daily Bag Limits / Possession Limits:
Possession Limit is three times the daily bag limit for all migratory game birds except on opening day unless otherwise noted.
Ducks - A total of 6 ducks, including no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 mottled duck, 2 black ducks, and 1 pintail. The daily bag limit for scaup is 1 scaup per day Nov. 25 - 27, Dec. 2 - 4, and Dec. 9 - 17; and is 2 scaup per day Dec. 18 - Jan. 31.
Mergansers - A total of 5, only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers.
Coots - 15 Daily.

