Friday, August 24, 2012

Bird Hunting

Limited quota sandhill crane, mourning dove, and early Canada goose seasonswill open Sept. 1 in the Pacific Flyway and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding bird hunters to get ready now. The sandhill crane hunt is only open to valid limited quota permit holders. Sandhill crane hunt areas within the Green River Region include hunt area 1 (Bear River
and Ham’s Fork Drainages), hunt area 3 (Bureau of Reclamation Eden Project in Sweetwater County) and hunt area 5 (all of Uinta County). The season opens Saturday, Sept. 1, and ends officially at sunset on Saturday, Sept. 8. The season bag limit is one crane. The early Canada goose season in the Pacific Flyway is a general season. The early Canada goose season also opens Sept. 1 and ends officially at sunset on Sept. 8. The daily bag limit on any Canada goose is two, and the possession limit is four; except in Teton County where the daily limit is three and possession limit is six. Hunting seasons for mourning doves, rails, and snipe also opens Sept. 1. The daily bag limit for doves is 15 and 30 in possession. Hunters are urged to read the 2012 Early Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations before going hunting.

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