Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons
September 2022 - January 2023 Migratory Game Bird Seasons
| SPECIES | OPEN SEASONS(All Dates Inclusive) | DA I LY BAG LIMITS (a) | POSSESSION LIMITS |
| Mourning Dove (3-way Split Season) | Sept. 1-Oct. 9 | 15 | 45 |
| Nov. 1-Nov. 13 | |||
| Dec. 20-Jan. 24 | |||
| Sora and Virginia Rails | Sept. 1-Nov. 9 | 10(d) | 30(d) |
Wilson’s Snipe | Sept. 1-Dec. 16 | 8 | 24 |
| Woodcock | Oct. 15-Nov. 19 | 3 | 9 |
| Nov. 28-Dec.6 | |||
| Youth Waterfowl (2 Single Days) | Sept. 17 | (b) | (b) |
| Nov. 5 | |||
| Ducks (3-way Split Season) | Oct. 1-Oct. 14 | 6(c)(d) | 18(c)(e) |
| Nov. 7-Nov. 12 | |||
| Dec. 23-Jan. 31 | |||
| Scaup (included in duck daily bag limit) | Oct. 1-Oct. 14 | 1(c)(d) | |
| Nov. 7-Nov. 12 | |||
| Dec. 23-Jan. 11 | |||
| Jan. 12-Jan. 31 | 2(c)(d) | ||
| Coots | Same as Ducks | 15 | 45 |
| Gallinules (2-way Split Season) | Oct. 1-Oct. 14 | 15 | 45 |
| Dec. 7-Jan. 31 | |||
| Mergansers | Same as Ducks | 5(d) | 15(d) |
| Early Canada Goose | Sept. 1-Sept. 11 | 5(d) | 15(d) |
| Canada Goose/White-fronted geese (3-way Split Season) | Oct. 1-Oct. 15 | ||
| Nov. 7-Nov. 12 | |||
| Dec. 4-Jan. 31 | |||
| Snow and Blue Goose (3-way Split Season) | Oct. 1-Oct. 15 | 5(d) | 15(d) |
| Nov. 7-Nov. 12 | |||
| Dec. 4-Jan. 31 | |||
| Brant | Dec. 13-Jan. 31 | 2 | 6 |
| Closed Seasons | Swans, King and Clapper Rails, Eiders, Whistling Ducks, Mottled Ducks, and Harlequin Ducks | ||
(a) The daily bag limit for falconry hunting is three (3) migratory game birds in the aggregate, and the possession limit is nine (9) migratory game birds in the aggregate.
(b) The bag limit for the youth days is the same as the daily limit of the regular duck and goose seasons, except two (2) scaup may be taken as part of the six (6) duck daily bag limit.
(c) The daily bag limit is six (6) ducks, including no more than two (2) mallards [no more than one (1) of which can be female], two (2) black ducks, one (1) pintail, three (3) wood ducks, two (2) redheads, two (2) canvasbacks, scaup (see the above table), four (4) sea ducks (including no more than three (3) scoters and three (3) long-tailed ducks). The duck possession limit can include only three times the daily bag limit.
(d) In aggregate.
