Georgia's late season migratory bird regulations, 2012-2013 : [pamphlet]

2012 - 2013

Late-Season Migratory Bird
Seasons & Regulations
Federal Regulations
In addition to State regulations, Federal rules apply to the taking, possession, shipping, transporting, and storage of migratory game birds. Each hunter should also consult actual Federal Regulations, which may be found in: Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20. View, download and print at: www.gpoaccess.gov or www.gohuntgeorgia.com.
Closed Season: No person shall take migratory game birds during the closed season.
Shooting or Hawking Hours: Shooting or hawking hours for all migratory species listed herein will be 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset (see table).
Importation: For information regarding the importation of migratory birds killed in another country, hunters should consult 50 CFR 20.61 through 20.66.
Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program License (H.I.P.): This is required for any person who possesses a license and hunts migratory birds (doves, ducks, geese, woodcock, snipe, coots, rails or gallinules). This license is free. This license is valid only for a single hunting season and expires at the end of February each year.
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp: The law requires that each waterfowl hunter 16 years of age or over must carry on his person a valid Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (duck stamp) and the Georgia Waterfowl Conservation License. The Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp must be signed in ink across the face. Dual Violation: Violation of State migratory bird regulations is also a violation of Federal regulations.
Caution: More restrictive regulations may apply to National Wildlife Refuges open to public hunting. For additional information on Federal regulations, contact Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 75 Spring Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303. (404) 679-7057
Non-Toxic Shot: Any 10-gauge or smaller loaded with federally approved nontoxic shot of size "F" or smaller. No lead shot may be in possession while hunting waterfowl.

Special Regultions

Complete details at www.gohuntgeorgia.com.
Special restrictions apply for hunting waterfowl on Lake Lanier.
No hunting is allowed within 1,000 feet of a dock, house, structure, bridge, road, boat ramp, marina or open recreation area. Contact the WRD Game Managementoffice in Gainesville at (770) 535-5700 or USACE at (770) 945-9531 for further details on the hunting of closed campgrounds & day use recreation areas on Lake
Lanier.
Georgia Power Lakes
The following Georgia Power lakes will be open for duck and goose hunting: Lake Burton, Lake Seed, Lake Rabun, Tallulah Falls Lake, Lake Tugalo and Lake Yonah. A Georgia Power permit is required and can be obtained by calling (706) 782-4014. No hunting is allowed within 300 feet of any dock, house, boat ramp, marina, or open recreation area without permission from the lessee or property owner. Contact the WRD Game Management office in Gainesville at (770) 5355700 for additional information Georgia Power lakes.
Additional Restrictions
No hunting is allowed on portions of Lake Walter F. George in Georgia within 600 feet of a dock house structure, bridge, road, boat ramp, marina or open recreation area. No hunting on Lake Oconee, Lake Seminole and Lake Sinclair is allowed within 300 feet of these structures
Band Reporting
Please report bird bands. Call 1-800-327-BAND. The operator will want to know the band number and how, when and where it was recovered. You will receive a Certificate of Appreciation with information about the bird. The band is yours to keep.
You may also report bird bands via the internet at: http://www.reportband.gov

2012 -2013 Season & Bag Limits

YOUTH WATERFOWL DAYS: Nov. 10-11 Only youth 15 years of age or less may hunt ducks, coots, gallinules, mergansers, sea ducks, Canada geese and snow geese on these days. An adult at least 18 years of age must accompany the youth into the field but may not hunt.
Early TEAL Season: Sept. 8-23
Daily bag limit is 4 teal (any combination of blueand green-winged teal; 8 in possession).

SPECIES
Ducks
Canada Geese (includes White-fronted Goose during regular season)
Snow Geese
Mergansers
Sea Ducks (Scoters, Eiders, Long-Tailed Duck)
Falconry
Sora & Rails (King, Clapper, Virginia)
Woodcock
Common (Wilson's) Snipe
Gallinules & Coots

SEASON
Nov. 17-25 Dec. 8 - Jan. 27
Sept. 1-30 Nov. 17-25 Dec. 8 - Jan. 27
Nov. 17-25 Dec. 8 - Jan. 27
Nov. 17-25 Dec. 8 - Jan. 27
Nov. 17-25 Dec. 8 - Jan. 27
Sept. 1-30 Nov. 17-Feb. 1
Sept. 14 - Oct. 31 Nov. 10 - Dec. 1
Dec. 8 - Jan. 21
Nov. 15 - Feb. 28
Nov. 17-25 Dec. 8 - Jan. 27

SPECIES BAG LIMITS

Ducks 6 (12 in possession)* *of which not more than 3 wood ducks (6 in possession); 4 mallards (8 in possession) of which 2 may be hens (4 hens in possession); 4 scaup (8 in possession); 2 redheads (4 in possession); 2 pintail (4 in possession); 1 black duck or mottled duck (2 in possession combined for both species); 1 fulvous whistling duck (2 in possession); 1 canvasback duck (2 in possession). The season is closed for harlequin ducks.

Canada Geese & White-fronted Geese Snow Geese Mergansers

5 (10 in possession)
5 (10 in possession) 5 (10 in possession) of which not more than 2 hooded mergansers (4 in possession).

Sea Ducks** (Eiders,Long-Tailed Duck, Scoters)

7 (14 in possession) of which not more than 4 scoters ( 8 in possession).

**NOTE: Sea ducks count towards the total bag limit of 6 ducks except in the sea duck zone, which is defined as any tidal waters greater than 1 mile offshore.

Falconry King & Clapper

3 (6 in possession) 15 (30 in possession) Rails singly or in combination

Sora & Virginia

25 (25 in possession) Rails singly or in combination

Woodcock

3 (6 in possession)

Common Snipe

8 (16 in possession)

Gallinules

15 (30 in possession)

Coots

15 (30 in possession)

Sunrise/Sunset Table for Georgia

Zone A - Eastern Standard Time for 2011-2012

(Times already compensate for Daylight Savings Time when in use)

SEPT

NOV

DAY RISE SET RISE SET

1

700 748 741 634

2

701 747 742 633

3

701 745 743 632

4

702 744 644 532

5

702 743 645 531

6

703 741 646 530

7

704 740 647 529

8

704 739 647 529

9

705 738 648 528

10

705 736 649 527

11

706 735 650 527

12

707 734 651 526

13

707 732 652 525

14

708 731 653 525

15

709 730 654 524

16

709 728 655 524

17

710 727 655 523

18

710 726 656 523

19

711 724 657 522

20

712 723 658 522

21

712 722 659 522

22

713 720 700 521

23

713 719 701 521

24

714 718 702 521

25

715 716 702 520

26

715 715 703 520

27

716 714 704 520

28

717 712 705 520

29

717 711 706 520

30

718 710 707 520

31

DEC RISE SET 707 520 708 520 709 520 710 520 711 520 711 520 712 520 713 520 714 520 714 520 715 521 716 521 717 521 717 521 718 522 718 522 719 523 720 523 720 523 721 524 721 524 722 525 722 525 723 526 723 527 723 527 724 528 724 528 724 529 725 530 725 531

JAN

FEB

RISE SET RISE SET

725 531 718 559

725 532 717 559

725 533 716 600

726 534 716 601

726 534 715 602

726 535 714 603

726 536 713 604

726 537 713 605

726 538 712 606

726 538 711 607

726 539 710 608

726 540 709 608

726 541 708 609

725 542 707 610

725 543 706 611

725 544 705 612

725 545 704 613

725 546 703 613

724 547 702 614

724 547 701 615

724 548 700 616

723 549 659 617

723 550 658 618

722 551 657 618

722 552 656 619

721 553 655 620

721 554 654 621

720 555 653 622

720 556

719 557

718 558