{"id":26971,"date":"2019-04-23T10:57:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T14:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=26971"},"modified":"2019-04-25T12:32:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T16:32:33","slug":"migratory-game-bird-hunting-seasons-submitted-for-final-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/04\/23\/migratory-game-bird-hunting-seasons-submitted-for-final-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons Proposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Public Input Complete, Federal Approval is Final Step<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1533\/24996225102_ee382a3d96.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Canada geese landing in water\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/>After receiving and reviewing public input, the <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a> has selected the <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Documents\/2019-2020_MGB_SeasonSelections.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 &#8211; 2020 migratory game bird hunting seasons<\/a>. These recommendations are now awaiting final approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to close consultation with Governor Hogan\u2019s Wildlife Advisory Commission and the Migratory Game Bird Advisory Committee, the department conducted an extensive public outreach effort to develop and propose the 2019-20 migratory game bird hunting season package.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese interactive steps involving public input are a critical component of our annual season selection process.\u201d Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Paul Peditto said. \u201cWe strive to offer hunting seasons that work for all Marylanders and we sincerely thank all those who took the time to provide input into this process.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the department\u2019s recommendations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Youth waterfowl hunting days on Nov. 2, 2019 and Feb. 8, 2020;<\/li>\n<li>Regular duck hunting season segments from Oct. 12-19, Nov. 16 -29 and Dec. 16 &#8211; Jan. 31, 2020 with a daily bag limit of six, including two canvasbacks; the mallard bag limit is now two birds (maximum of one hen) per day;<\/li>\n<li>Migratory Atlantic Population Canada goose hunting segments from Dec. 20 to Jan. 4, 2020 and Jan. 14 to Jan. 31, 2020, with a daily bag limit of one;<\/li>\n<li>The special season for sea ducks in the designated zone from Nov. 2 &#8211; Jan.10, 2020; and<\/li>\n<li>Mourning dove season segments from Sept. 2 &#8211; Oct. 19, Oct. 26 &#8211; Nov. 29, and Dec. 21 &#8211; Jan. 10, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The complete list of recommended migratory game bird seasons can be viewed <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Documents\/2019-2020_MGB_SeasonSelections.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a> and once finalized will appear in the <em>2019-2020 Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping<\/em>\u00a0and on the department\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/hunt_trap\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hunting webpage.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Licenses, stamps, and permits may be purchased\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/compass.dnr.maryland.gov\/dnrcompassportal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a>\u00a0by phone at 855-855-3906, at a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/service_centers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Resources Service Center<\/a>\u00a0or at any one of the more than\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/service_agents.aspx\">250 Sport License Agents<\/a>\u00a0statewide.<\/p>\n<p>Hunters with questions should call 410-260-8540.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Input Complete, Federal Approval is Final Step After receiving and reviewing public input, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has selected the 2019 &#8211; 2020 migratory game bird hunting seasons. These recommendations are now awaiting final approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In addition to close consultation with Governor Hogan\u2019s Wildlife Advisory<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/04\/23\/migratory-game-bird-hunting-seasons-submitted-for-final-approval\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,3172],"tags":[3076,3094,4960,3190,3071,3077,3073,3102],"class_list":["post-26971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-hunting","tag-canada-goose","tag-ducks","tag-hunting","tag-migratory-game-bird-advisory-committee","tag-migratory-game-bird-hunting-seasons","tag-mourning-dove","tag-u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service","tag-youth-waterfowl-hunt-days"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26971"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27212,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26971\/revisions\/27212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}