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NJ 2002-03 Migratory Bird Seasons


NJ Migratory Bird Regulations Set - Aug. 22, 2002 news release
Migratory Bird Regulations Booklet (57kb in PDF format, viewable with the Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe's Web site)

Ducks and Atlantic Brant 60 days (except Pintails)
Daily bag limit: 6 ducks which may NOT include more than 1 pintail (when pintail season is open; see below), 1 black duck, 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 4 mallards (not more than 2 hen mallards), 3 scaup, and 4 scoters; Canvasbacks closed. Brant bag limit: 3.

North Zone: Oct. 12 - Nov. 2 and Nov. 16 - Jan. 2
South Zone: Oct. 19 - Nov. 30 and Dec. 13 - Jan. 8
Coastal Zone: Nov. 2 - Nov. 12 and Nov. 28 - Jan. 25

Pintails 30 days
Daily bag limit: 1

North Zone: Nov. 16 - Nov. 30 and Dec. 14 - Jan. 2
South Zone: Oct. 19 - Oct. 26 and Nov. 5 - Nov. 30
Coastal Zone: Nov. 2 - Nov. 12 and Dec. 7 - Dec. 31

Canada Goose Regular Season, 45 days
Daily bag limit: 2

North Zone: Nov. 16 - Nov. 30 and Dec. 13 - Jan. 18
South Zone: Nov. 16 - Nov. 30 and Dec. 13 - Jan. 18
Coastal Zone: Nov. 28 - Jan. 18

September and Winter Resident Goose Seasons
Daily bag limit: 5 Canada geese

September Season (Statewide): Sept. 2 - Sept. 30
Special Winter Season (Two Zones): Jan. 20 - Feb. 15

Snow Goose 107 days
Daily bag limit: 15 snow geese

North Zone: Oct. 12 - Feb. 13
South Zone:Oct. 19 - Oct. 26 and Nov. 14 - Mar. 10
Coastal Zone: Oct. 2 - Feb. 3

Sea Ducks (Sea duck area only) 107 days
Daily bag limit: 7 except no more than 4 may be scoters

Sept. 18 - Jan 20

Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day - Sept. 21
Daily bag limit for ducks and brant same as regular season. Canada goose bag limit: 5

Rails and Gallinule (70 days) Sept. 2 - Nov. 9
Snipe (107 days) Sept. 20 - Jan. 4
Crows Aug. 5 - Mar. 15 (Mon., Thur., Fri., & Sat.)
Woodcock (24 days)
North Zone: Oct. 17 - Nov. 9
South Zone: Nov. 16 - Nov. 30 and Dec. 23 - Dec. 31


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