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         MIGRATORY GAME BIRD REGULATIONS
        Hunter Orange                     •  By the use or aid of live decoys. All live, tame   Field Dressing
          For hunter orange requirements, see page 52.  or captive ducks and geese shall be removed   No person shall completely field dress any
                                            for a period of 10 consecutive days prior to   migratory game bird (except doves and band-
                                            hunting, and confined within an enclosure
        Restrictions                        which substantially reduces the audibility   tailed pigeons) and then transport the birds
          No person shall take migratory game birds:  of their calls and totally conceals such tame   from the field. The head or one fully feath-
                                                                             ered wing must remain attached to all such
                                            birds from the sight of migratory waterfowl.  birds while being transported from the field
        •  With a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel  •  Using records or tapes of migratory bird   to one’s home or to a migratory bird preserva-
          gun, shotgun slug, shotgun larger than a   calls, or sounds or electronically ampli-  tion facility.
          10-gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine   fied imitations of bird calls, unless other-
          gun, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive, or   wise provided.
          stupefying substance.           •  By driving, rallying, or chasing birds with  Importation
        •  With a shotgun capable of holding more than   any motorized conveyance or any sailboat to   For information regarding the importation of
          three shells, in the magazine and chamber   put them in range of the hunters.  migratory birds killed in another country, hunt-
          combined, unless otherwise provided.   •  By the aid of baiting on or over any baited  ers should consult 50 CFR 20.61 through 20.66.
        •  From or by means, aid, or use of a sink box   areas where a person knows or reasonably  One fully feathered wing must remain attached
          (a low floating device, having a depression   should know that the area is or has been  to all migratory game birds being transported
          affording the hunter means of concealment   baited. A baited area is considered to be  between the port of entry and one’s home or to a
          beneath the surface of the water.)  baited for 10 days after complete removal of  migratory bird preservation facility. No person
        •  From or with the aid or use of a vehicle or   any bait. Baiting includes placing, exposing,  shall import migratory game birds killed in any
          other motor-driven land conveyance, or any   depositing, distributing or scattering of salt,  foreign country except Canada, unless such
          aircraft, except that paraplegics and single- or   grain, or other feed that could serve as a lure  birds are dressed (except as required in 20.63),
          double-amputees of the legs may take from   or attractant for migratory game birds to, on,  drawn, and the head and feet are removed.
          any stationary motor vehicle or stationary   or over areas where hunters are attempting  No person shall import migratory game birds
          motor-driven land conveyance. Paraplegic   to take them. Agriculture areas must be pre-  belonging to another person.
          means an individual afflicted with paralysis   pared in accordance with official recommen-
          of the lower half of the body with involvement   dations to be legally hunted. It is a separate   Hunting in Two States
          of both legs usually due to disease of or injury   offense to place or direct placement of bait on   A hunter who hunts in two states having
          to the spinal cord.               or adjacent to an area that causes, induces, or   separate daily limits, may not exceed the largest
        •  From or by means of any motorboat or sail-  allows another to hunt by the aid of bait on   number of birds that can legally be taken in one
          boat unless the motor has been completely   or over a baited area. Hunters are responsible   of the states in which they take birds.
          shut off and/or the sail furled, and its pro-  for ensuring that an area has not been baited
          gress therefrom has ceased.       and should verify its legality prior to hunting.
                                                                             Dual Violation
                                          Field Possession Limit              Violations of state migratory game bird regu-
                                            No person shall possess more than one daily   lations are also violations of federal regulations.
                                          bag limit, tagged or not tagged, while in the
                                          field or while returning from the field to one’s  Additional Information
                        209-712-9858      vehicle, hunting camp, home, etc.   For a more complete summary of federal
                                                                             regulations, visit wildlifedepartment.com.
                                          Wanton Waste
                                            All downed migratory game birds shall be  Reference
                                          retrieved, if possible, and retained in the cus-  Federal regulations related to migratory
          WHY DON’T DUCKS FLY OVER YOU?   tody of the hunter in the field.   game birds are located in Title 50, Code of
                                                                             Federal Regulations, Part 20, Caution: more
                                          Field Tagging                      restrictive regulations may apply to National
                                            No person shall give, put or leave any migra-  Wildlife Refuges open to public hunting. For
                                          tory game birds at any place or in the custody   additional information of federal regulations,
                                          of another person unless the birds are tagged   contact Resident Agent-In-Charge, U.S. Fish &
                                          by the hunter with the hunter’s name, signature   Wildlife Service, (405) 715-0617.
                                          and address, total number of birds involved by
                                          species and the dates such birds were killed.  Nontoxic Shot
                                            Tagging is required if the birds are being   Regulations
                                          transported by another person for the hunter,
                                          or if the birds have been left for cleaning, stor-  All waterfowl (ducks, mergansers and
                                          age (including temporary storage), shipment,   geese) and coot hunting is restricted to use
                                          or taxidermy services.             of federally approved nontoxic shot in all ar-
         YOU SEE THE DUCKS AND THEY DON’T SEE YOU!                           eas of the state. Unless otherwise provided,
                                          Possession of Live Birds           all shotgun hunting on state wetland devel-
                                                                             opment units and state waterfowl refuges is
         • Portable or permanent            Wounded birds shall be immediately killed  restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot
         • Complete coverage from above   and included in the daily limit.   only. Possession of lead shot while hunting
         • Sets up in seconds                                                waterfowl or coots and for all shotgun hunt-
         • Frame lengths: 2,3,4,5 & 6 feet  Shipment                         ing on state wetland development units and
         • Lightweight welded steel                                          state waterfowl refuges is prohibited. For more

         • Powder coated finish              No person shall ship migratory game birds   information on federally approved nontoxic
         • Available as frame only or with Gibby Grass pre-installed  unless the package is marked on the outside   shot types, see https://www.fws.gov/birds/
                                          with the name and address of the person
         • Blind Covers, Blind Ladders, and Leaker Decoys Stands  sending the birds, the name and address of   bird-enthusiasts/hunting/nontoxic.php.
                                          the person to whom the birds are being sent,
            SEE US AT: basspro.com • cabelas.com  and the number of birds, by species, contained
               gibsonduckblindcoversinc.com  in the package.
            email: duckblindcovers@sbcglobal.net
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