Post by "BIGTYME" on Aug 2, 2004 18:54:04 GMT -5
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 15)—Sportsmen hunting this fall for webless migratory game birds, resident Canada geese and teal now have the season dates and bag limits to finalize their plans.
At its meeting Wednesday, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission approved North Carolina’s seasons and bag limits for doves, rails, gallinules, moorhens, woodcock, common snipe, Canada geese (early season only) and teal (September season only).
Dove season dates are Sept. 4-Oct. 9, Nov. 22-Nov. 27 and Dec. 20-Jan. 15. Doves may be taken from noon until sunset Sept. 4-Sept. 11 and one-half hour before sunrise until sunset thereafter. The daily bag limit for doves is 12, and the possession limit is 24. The early Canada goose season will run Sept. 1-Sept. 30 in all counties with a daily bag limit of five and possession limit of 10. In Dare and Currituck counties, however, the daily bag limit is two birds and the possession limit is four.
The 2004 season for king, clapper, sora and Virginia rails, gallinules and moorhens is Sept. 1-Sept. 4 and Sept. 6-Nov. 10 with a daily bag limit of 15 and possession of 30, with the exception of sora and Virginia rails, which have a daily bag limit of 25 and possession of 25. Hunters can pursue woodcock Dec. 16-Dec. 25 and Dec. 27-Jan. 15 and common snipe Nov. 15-Feb. 28. The woodcock bag limits are three daily and six possession. The common snipe bag limits are eight daily and 16 possession.
The September season for blue-winged, green-winged and cinnamon teal begins Sept. 9 and ends Sept. 18, with a daily bag limit of four and possession limit of eight. The season is open in that portion of the state east of U.S. 17 only. Because the continuation of this September teal season in North Carolina depends upon hunters targeting only teal and not shooting other ducks, the Commission reminds hunters to identify birds correctly before shooting.
Since seasons and bag limits for all migratory birds must fall within federal guidelines, they cannot be approved in the spring like other game species. Each year, the Commission waits for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to define season and limit frameworks before establishing North Carolina’s hunting seasons.
At its meeting Wednesday, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission approved North Carolina’s seasons and bag limits for doves, rails, gallinules, moorhens, woodcock, common snipe, Canada geese (early season only) and teal (September season only).
Dove season dates are Sept. 4-Oct. 9, Nov. 22-Nov. 27 and Dec. 20-Jan. 15. Doves may be taken from noon until sunset Sept. 4-Sept. 11 and one-half hour before sunrise until sunset thereafter. The daily bag limit for doves is 12, and the possession limit is 24. The early Canada goose season will run Sept. 1-Sept. 30 in all counties with a daily bag limit of five and possession limit of 10. In Dare and Currituck counties, however, the daily bag limit is two birds and the possession limit is four.
The 2004 season for king, clapper, sora and Virginia rails, gallinules and moorhens is Sept. 1-Sept. 4 and Sept. 6-Nov. 10 with a daily bag limit of 15 and possession of 30, with the exception of sora and Virginia rails, which have a daily bag limit of 25 and possession of 25. Hunters can pursue woodcock Dec. 16-Dec. 25 and Dec. 27-Jan. 15 and common snipe Nov. 15-Feb. 28. The woodcock bag limits are three daily and six possession. The common snipe bag limits are eight daily and 16 possession.
The September season for blue-winged, green-winged and cinnamon teal begins Sept. 9 and ends Sept. 18, with a daily bag limit of four and possession limit of eight. The season is open in that portion of the state east of U.S. 17 only. Because the continuation of this September teal season in North Carolina depends upon hunters targeting only teal and not shooting other ducks, the Commission reminds hunters to identify birds correctly before shooting.
Since seasons and bag limits for all migratory birds must fall within federal guidelines, they cannot be approved in the spring like other game species. Each year, the Commission waits for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to define season and limit frameworks before establishing North Carolina’s hunting seasons.
