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Statewide Duck Season
Species Hunting Dates Bag Limit Possession Limit
Ducks, Coots, Mergansers Nov. 28-29 Ducks: The Daily bag limit of ducks is 6, and may include no more than
4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be a female), 1 black duck, 3
wood ducks, 1 pintail, 1 canvasback,
2 scaup, and 2 redheads.
Coots and Gallinules: 15
Mergansers: 5 (only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers)
Virginia and sora rails: 25

The maximum number
of birds that could have
legally been taken in 2 days.

Exception:
possession
limit for Virginia and
sora rails is 25.
Gallinules, Moorhens Nov. 28-29
Virginia,
Sora Rails
Nov. 28-29
Canada Goose Oct. 3 - 9, 2009

Nov. 28, 2009 - Jan. 31, 2010
2 Canada geese in all zones Twice the daily bag limit except on opening day.
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Season (for youths 6-15 years of age)* (Reelfoot Duck Zone closed)
Feb. 6 – 7, 2010
Same as statewide bag limits. Same as statewide possession limits.