Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Hunting Regulations 2020-2021 - Flipbook - Page 58
MIGRATORY BIRDS
2019-2020 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD SCHEDULE
Species
Canada Geese*
Season Dates
Nov. 2 - Dec. 8
Dec. 21 - Jan. 31
Daily Bag Limit
Possession Limit
1
3
Light Geese (Snow,
Blue and Ross’)
Nov. 2 - Dec. 8
Dec. 21 - Feb. 9
20
None
White-fronted Geese
Nov. 2 - Dec. 8
Dec. 21 - Feb. 9
2
6
Conservation Order
for Light Geese
(Snow, Blue and
Ross’)
Dec. 9-13
Feb. 10 - March 15
Falconry for Ducks
Nov. 4 - Jan. 31
Falconry for Rails and
Gallinules
Nov. 4 - Jan. 31
Falconry for
Woodcock
Nov. 4 - Jan. 31
Extended Falconry
for Mourning Doves
Sept. 15 - Oct. 1
No bag or possession limit. See
“Geese” section for more detail
Falconry daily bag and possession
limit for all permitted migratory game
birds must not exceed 3 and 9 birds
respectively, singly or in aggregate,
during the extended falconry seasons
and regular hunting seasons.
GEESE
CONSERVATION ORDER FOR LIGHT
GEESE
Only snow, blue, and Ross’s geese may be
taken under the terms of the Conservation
Order, which allows the use of electronic
calls and unplugged shotguns and eliminates
the daily bag and possession limits. During
the Conservation Order, shooting hours
begins one-half hour before sunrise and
extends until one-half hour after sunset.
east along Parish Road 3147 to
Freshwater Bayou Canal, then south to
the Gulf of Mexico, then west along
the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico to
the Texas State Line, then north to the
point of beginning at LA Hwy 82. Open
waters of Lake Arthur and the
Mermentau River, from the Hwy 14
bridge southward, will also be closed
to Canada goose hunting.
* CANADA GOOSE SEASON
The Canada Goose season is open statewide
EXCEPT for a portion of southwest Louisiana:
Closed in the following area:
Beginning at the Texas State Line, proceeding east along Hwy 82 to the
Calcasieu Ship Channel, then north
along the Calcasieu Ship Channel to its
junction with the Intracoastal Canal,
then east along the Intracoastal Canal
to its juncture with LA Hwy 82, then
south along LA Hwy 82 to its juncture
with Parish Road 3147, then south and
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