2009-2010 Waterfowl Dates,

Areas, Daily and Possession Limits and Shooting Hours

 

 

DUCKS, MERGANSERS AND COOTS

 

SEASON DATES:

 

Panhandle Counties (High Plains Mallard Management Unit)

                        October 10 - January 6, 2010

                      

*Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days

                        October 3-4, 2009  

            

             Zone 1

                        October 24 - November 29, 2009

                        December 12 - January 17, 2010           

                        *Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days

                        October 10 - 11, 2009

 

            Zone 2

                        November 7 - November 29, 2009

                        December 12 - January 31, 2010           

                        *Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days

                        October 31 - November 1, 2009

 

BAG LIMITS:

 

Duck Limits - The daily bag limit for ducks is six.  The daily bag limit may include no more than:  Five mallards (only two may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two scaup, one pintail, and one canvasback.  

            Merganser Limits - The daily bag limit for mergansers is five.  The daily bag

            limit may include no more than two hooded mergansers.

            Coot Limits - The daily bag limit for coots is fifteen.

 

POSSESSION LIMITS:

                       

The possession limit after the first day of hunting is two times the daily bag limit

            for ducks, mergansers and coots.

 

SHOOTING HOURS:

                       

One-half hour before official sunrise to official sunset.

 

 

 

* 2009 YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTING DAYS

The U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service is allowing two days outside of the regular waterfowl season to provide a special hunting opportunity to encourage youth participation in the sport of waterfowling.  Youth hunters must be 15 years of age or younger.  An adult, at least 18 years of age, must accompany the youth hunter into the field.  This adult cannot hunt waterfowl, but may participate in other open seasons.  The daily bag limit may include ducks, mergansers, coots and geese.  Bag limits will be the same as allowed during the regular season.  All species and sex specific duck bag limit restrictions remain in effect.

       

 

 

GEESE AND SANDHILL CRANE

 

SEASON DATES:

           

Canada Geese

                        October 31 – November 29, 2009

                        December 12 - February 14, 2010         

            White-fronted Geese

                        October 31 – November 29, 2009

                        December 12 - February 5, 2010           

            Light Geese (Snow, Blue & Ross’)

                        October 31 – November 29, 2009

                        December 12 - February 14, 2010

        **Conservation Order Light Goose Season (COLGS)

February 15 - March 30, 2010

            Sandhill Crane

                        October 24 - January 24, 2010; west of I-35 only            

 

BAG LIMITS:

            

            Canada Geese - The daily bag limit is three.

            White-fronted Geese - The daily bag limit is one.

       ** Light Geese - The daily bag limit is twenty.

            Sandhill Crane - The daily bag limit is three.

 

POSSESSION LIMITS:

 

The possession limit for Canada and white-fronted geese and sandhill crane is two times the daily bag limit.  There is no possession limit for light geese (snow, blue & Ross’).

 

SHOOTING HOURS:

 

       **One-half hour before official sunrise to official sunset.

 

 

 

** CONSERVATION ORDER LIGHT GOOSE SEASON (COLGS)

During the COLGS, special means of take will be allowed, including: electronic calls, unplugged shotguns, one-half hour after sunset shooting hours and no daily bag or possession limits.  The Conservation Order and special means of take provisions are designed to increase harvest and allow hunters to help reduce the population of mid-continent light geese (snow, blue & Ross’).  All other waterfowl regulations will apply; including use of federally approved nontoxic shot.  All participants will be required to have in their possession while hunting, all necessary licenses, waterfowl stamps and a Harvest Information Program permit (HIP).  The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is required by federal regulation to estimate the harvest of light geese during the COLGS.  Therefore, to participate in the COLGS hunters should provide the ODWC with their name, full mailing address and telephone number so that they may be contacted after the season with a harvest survey.

 

 Sign up online for - Conservation Order Light Goose Season and on-line permit (COLGS)

 

or by mail at

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Attn: COLGS

PO Box 53465

Oklahoma City, OK 73152

 

 

 

 

2009 YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTING DAYS

 

SEASON DATES AND AREAS:

 

PanhandleOctober 3 - 4, 2009

            Zone 1 - October 10 - 11, 2009

            Zone 2 October 31 - November 1, 2009

 

BAG LIMITS:

 

Duck Limits: The daily bag limit for ducks is six.  The daily bag limit may include no more than:  Five mallards (only two may be hens), three wood ducks, two scaup, two redheads, one pintail, and one canvasback. 

Goose Limits: The daily bag limit is three Canada geese, one white-fronted goose and twenty snow geese.

Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit for mergansers is five.  The daily bag limit may include no more than two hooded mergansers.

Coot Limits: The daily bag limit for coots is fifteen.

Possession Limit:  Same as regular duck season.

 

SHOOTING HOURS:

 

One-half hour before official sunrise to official sunset.

 

 

           

SPECIAL EXTENDED FALCONRY WATERFOWL SEASON

 

 

SEASON DATES AND AREAS:

 

            Panhandle Counties

            September 12 - 27, 2009

            October 10 - January 6, 2009 

 

            Zone 1

            September 12 - September 27, 2009

            October 24 - November 29, 2009             

            December 12 - January 17, 2010  

             February 15 - March 1, 2010

 

            Zone 2

            September 12 - September 27, 2009 

            November 7 - 29, 2009         

            December 12 - January 31, 2010 

            February 15 - March 1, 2010    

                          

LEGAL SPECIES:                                  

 

            Ducks, mergansers and coots.

 

BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS:

 

Daily bag and possession limits may not exceed three and six migratory game birds respectively, singly or in the aggregate for which an open hunting season or special extended falconry season is established.  Regular season bag limits do not apply to falconry.

 

HAWKING HOURS:

 

            One-half hour before official sunrise to official sunset.

 

*** The Migratory Bird Treaty allows no more than 107 total days of hunting (falconry, regular gun      seasons, special seasons, i.e., September teal, and youth waterfowl hunting days) on a species in a given geographical area (i.e., panhandle and waterfowl zones).