Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.77 - 2024-2025 Duck, Coot, Merganser, Goose, and Teal Hunting Seasons

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The following 2024-2025 hunting seasons
			 for duck, coot, merganser, goose, and teal, in accordance with the below-stated
			 times, places, manners, and means, are hereby established:
(a)
Duck, Coot, and
							 Merganser:
November 29 - December 1
December 6 - January 31
Duck:
Limit 6 ducks a day and may include no more than 4
							 Mallards (no more than 2 of which may be a female), 3 Wood Ducks, 1 Mottled
							 Duck, 2 Black Ducks, 2 Redhead, 1 Pintail, 2 Canvasback, and 1 Scaup. The
							 possession limit is three times the daily bag limit
Merganser:
Limit 5 a day, only 2 may be a Hooded Merganser. The
							 possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
Coot:
Limit 15 a day. The possession limit is three times
							 the daily bag limit.
(b)
Goose:
All Geese Statewide:
September 7 - October 6
October 19 - November 2
November 29 - December 1
December 6 - January 31
Shooting hours shall be one-half hour before sunrise to sunset
				each day.
Dark Geese (Canada, White-Fronted, &
							 Brant):
The aggregated bag limit shall be 5 a day. The
							 possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
Light Geese (Snow, Blue, and
							 Ross's):
The aggregated bag limit shall be 5 a day. The
							 possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
(c)
Regions and Times for Hunting Duck, Coot, Merganser, and Goose:
Mobile Tensaw Delta Waterfowl Management Zone:
The
				following description defines the boundaries of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta
				Waterfowl Management Zone. Beginning at the intersection of Highway 90 and the
				west bank of the Mobile River, east along Highway 90 to the intersection with
				Interstate 10 at Chacaloochee Bay, east along Interstate 10 to the intersection
				with Highway 98, northwardly along Highway 98 to the intersection of Highway
				90, northwardly along Highway 90 to the intersection with Alabama Highway 225,
				north along Alabama Highway 225 to the intersection with the railroad that
				crosses Alabama Highway 225 at the approximate latitude of 30.857136, west
				along the railroad to the intersection of the west bank of the Mobile River,
				and south along the west bank of the Mobile River to Highway 90.
The
				Mobile-Tensaw Delta Waterfowl Management Zone excludes the Apalachee Refuge
				where no hunting is allowed (see below).
Big Bateau Bay & Bay Grass:
The area of the
				Mobile-Tensaw Delta known as Big Bateau Bay and Bay Grass shall be closed to
				the operation of all gas-powered motors from the second Saturday in November
				through the second Saturday in February.
Monday and Tuesday: Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Wednesday
				through Sunday: Shooting hours shall be one-half hour before sunrise to 1:00
				P.M.
(For special early teal and goose seasons, shooting days and
				hours shall be Monday - Sunday, 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset.)
Apalachee Refuge "NO HUNTING": The following description
				defines the boundaries of the Apalachee Refuge. Beginning at the intersection
				of Interstate 10 and Highway 90 at Chacaloochee Bay, east along Interstate 10
				to the western channel of the Apalachee River as marked by boundary signs,
				north to the intersection of Highway 90, west along Highway 90 to the
				intersection of Interstate 10. The Apalachee Refuge is closed to hunting and
				the operation of all gas-powered motors from the second Saturday in November
				through the second Saturday in February.
Remainder of the State:
Shooting hours shall be from one-half hour before sunrise
				to sunset each day.
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(d)
Special Early Teal Season:
September 14 - 29
Limit 6 a day. The possession limit is three times the daily
				bag limit.
Shooting hours shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to
				sunset each day.
(e)
Special Youth, Active Military, and Military Veteran's Waterfowl
			 Hunting:
November 23, 2024 & February 8, 2025, in accordance with
				regulations.
Same shooting hours, bag limits, and legal arms and ammunition
				apply as in regular waterfowl season, in accordance with Rule
				220-2-.119.
(f)
Non-toxic shot:
The use of non-toxic shot, either (1) steel shot T size or
				smaller, or (2) other shot and sizes approved by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
				Service, is required in Alabama for waterfowl hunting.
(g)
Duck Stamps:
Valid State and Federal Duck Stamps shall be required when
				Hunting Migratory Waterfowl. All licensed hunters are also required to have a
				Harvest Information Program permit.