Migratory Bird 2011-2012 Hunting Season
Season Type	Date(s)	Limit(s)
Ducks
Ducks	October 21st-29th November 21st-26th December 7th-Janurary 28th	Daily Bag Limit 6 Possession Limit 12
September Teal	September 10th-28th	Daily Bag Limit 4 Possession Limit 8
Youth Waterfowl Hunt	October 15th & December 3	Daily Bag Limit 6 Possession Limit 12
DAILY BAG LIMITS AND POSSESSION LIMITS The daily limit of 6 ducks (excluding mergansers and coots) may include, in any combination, up to: 4 mallards, including no more than 2 hen mallards; 1 black duck; 2 pintail; 1 canvasback, 3 wood ducks; 2 redheads; 2 scaup, 6 teal; 6 shovelers; 6 gadwall; 6 wigeon; 6 goldeneye; 6 ring-necked ducks; 6 bufflehead; 6 ruddy ducks; 1 mottled duck; 1 fulvous whistling-duck; 4 scoters; 6 eiders; 6 long-tailed ducks. The possession limit is 2 times the daily limit. The season on harlequin ducks remains closed.
Coots	Same as Duck Season	Daily Bag Limit 15 Possession Limit 30
Mergansers (daily bag limit may include no more than 2 hooded mergansers (4 in possession)	Same as Duck Season	Daily Bag Limit 5 Possession Limit 10
Geese & Brant
Canada Geese (Resident)	September 1st-24th (The use of unplugged shotguns & electronic calls is NOT permitted during this season)	Daily Bag Limit 15 Possession Limit 30
Canada Geese (Migratory)	November 21st-26th December 15th- Janurary 28th	Daily Bag Limit 2 Possession Limit 4
Brant	December 2nd- Janurary 28th	Daily Bag Limit 2 Possession Limit 4
Snow Geese (including Ross' geese)	October 1st- Janurary 31st	Daily Bag Limit 25 Possession Limit No Limit
Snow Goose Conservation Order	Feburary 1st-April 14th	No Bag or Possession Limits
During the Conservation Order (CO) unplugged shotguns and electronic calls may be used to harvest snow geese. In addition, shooting hours have been extended to ½ hour after sunset and daily bag & possession limits have been eliminated. Hunters who wish to participate in the CO must register for a free, annual permit, available by visiting Hwww.dnrec.delaware.gov/delhuntH (after Jan 1st). Participants will be required to re-visit this website after the CO has closed to report their harvest to the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Mourning Dove (During the month of September, all hunters must have non-toxic shot when dove hunting on State Wildlife Areas)	September 1st-October 1st October 15th-29th December 22nd-Janurary 14th	Daily Bag Limit 15 Possession Limit 30
King & Clapper Rails *singly or in combination of the two species	September 2nd-November 10th	Daily Bag Limit 10 Possession Limit 20
Sora & Virginia Rails *singly or in combination of the two species	September 2nd-November 10th	Daily Bag Limit 25 Possesion Limit 25
Woodcock	November 21st-December 10th	Daily Bag Limit 3 Possession Limit 6
Common Snipe	November 21st- December 10th December 14th- Janurary 7th	Daily Bag Limit 8 Possession Limit 16
Moorhens & Gallinules	September 2nd-November 10th	Daily Bag Limit 15 Possession Limit 30
Crows *Thursday, Friday, & Saturday only	June 23rd-Janurary 28th	Daily Bag Limit no limit Possession no limit
Seaducks (Scoters, Eiders, & Long-tailed ducks)	September 27th-Janurary 28th*	Daily Bag Limit 7** Possession Limit 14**
*Season dates apply to Special Sea Duck Area where ducks may be taken not less than 800 yards (1/2) mile seaward from the Delaware Bay shore or the Atlantic Ocean shore beginning at an east-west line between Port Mahon and the Elbow Cross Navigation Light, south to the Delaware-Maryland line. The shooting of crippled sea ducks from a motorboat under power will be permitted in the designated sea duck hunting area. Sea ducks may only be harvested outside of the Area during the regular duck season. **Daily bag limit for Scoters is 4 birds/day (8 in possession). Bag limit and possession limit may be in addition to regular duck bag limit for sea ducks harvested within the Special Sea Duck Area. Sea ducks harvested outside this Area count towards the regular 6 duck daily bag limit