WATERFOWL HUNTING REGULATIONS : DUCKS (INCLUDING MERGANSERS).Byline: Daily News Oct. 16 to Jan. 23 for Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , Southern San Joaquin Valley Noun 1. San Joaquin Valley - a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes and Balance of State zones. Colorado River Zone is Oct. 8 to Jan. 16. Northeastern California Zone is Oct. 9 through Jan. 16. Bag limit and makeup: Seven per day; up to seven mallards, but not more than two female mallards, one pintail pintail Any of four species (genus Anas, family Anatidae) of sleek, long-tailed, long-necked dabbling ducks that are swift fliers and popular game birds. The common, or northern, pintail (A. , one canvasback canvasback: see duck. canvasback Diving duck (Aythya valisineria), one of the most popular game birds. The male weighs about 3 lb (1.4 kg). , two redheads or four scaup scaup Any of three species (genus Aythya, family Anatidae) of diving ducks. The greater scaup, or big bluebill (A. marila), breeds across Eurasia and most of the Nearctic region. The lesser scaup, or little bluebill (A. affinis), breeds in northwestern North America. of either sex. Possession limit: double the daily bag GEESE (Southern California Zone) Oct. 23 to Jan. 23. Bag limit and makeup: five per day; up to three may be white geese and up to three may be dark geese - of which only one may be a cackling goose. Possession limit: double the daily bag GEESE (remainder of the state) Nov. 6 to Jan. 23 for Southern San Joaquin Valley and Balance of State zones. Oct. 11 to Jan. 16 for Colorado River Zone. Northeastern California Zone is Oct. 9 to Nov. 21 for white-fronted and cackling cack·le v. cack·led, cack·ling, cack·les v.intr. 1. To make the shrill cry characteristic of a hen after laying an egg. 2. To laugh or talk in a shrill manner. v.tr. geese; and Oct. 9 to Jan. 16 for other geese. For Southern San Joaquin Valley, Northeastern California and Balance of State zones, the daily bag limit is three. Up to three may be white geese and up to two may be dark geese - of which only one may be a cackling goose. Possession limit: double the daily bag limit. Limits for the Colorado River Zone are the same as Southern California, except that the cackling goose stipulation does not apply. AMERICAN COOT, COMMON MOORHEN Oct. 10 to Jan. 17 for Southern California, Southern San Joaquin Valley and Balance of State zones. Colorado River Zone is Oct. 9 to Jan. 17. Northeastern California Zone is Saturday through Jan. 17. 25 per day, 25 in possession, either all of one species or a mixture of these species. BLACK BRANT Nov. 10 to Dec. 9 statewide. two per day, four in possession. Notes: Hunting of Aleutian Canada geese is prohibited. An annual resident hunting license is $28.10 or $7.10 for juniors ages 15 and younger. A required state duck stamp is $10.50, and a federal migratory bird-hunting stamp is $15. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates the continental fall duck flight - an index to predict the total number of ducks that will fly south come autumn - should be about 94 million birds, up 13 percent over 1998, and goose numbers also have increased significantly. However, while scaup numbers increased over 1998, they are still below 50-year averages; biologists don't understand the cause for the decline. For further information, including falconry falconry (fôl`kənrē, fô`–, făl`–), sport of hunting birds or small animals with falcons or other types of hawks; eagles are used in some parts of the world. provisions, consult the Department of Fish and Game waterfowl hunting regulations handbook or call the DFG DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Council) DFG Department of Fish and Game DFG District Factor Group DFG Data Flow Graph DFG Difference Frequency Generation DFG Diode Function Generator DFG Dog Faced Gremlin regional office in Long Beach at (562) 590-5132 or (562) 590-5134. CAPTION(S): drawing DRAWING: Canada Goose |
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