[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53247-53260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17692]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 20
[Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2019-0004; FF09M21200-201-FXMB1231099BPP0]
RIN 1018-BD89
Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on
Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2020-21
Season
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule prescribes special migratory bird hunting
regulations for certain Tribes on Federal Indian reservations, off-
reservation trust lands, and ceded lands. This rule responds to tribal
requests for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter ``Service'' or
``we'') recognition of their authority to regulate hunting under
established guidelines. This rule allows the establishment of season
bag limits and, thus, harvest at levels compatible with populations and
habitat conditions.
DATES: This rule takes effect on August 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may inspect comments received on the migratory bird
hunting regulations at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-HQ-
MB-2019-0004. You may obtain copies of referenced reports from the
Division of Migratory Bird Management's website at http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/, or at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-HQ-
MB-2019-0004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome Ford, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Department of the Interior, (202) 208-1050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) of July 3, 1918 (16 U.S.C. 703
et seq.), authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Department of the
Interior, having due regard for the zones of temperature and for the
distribution, abundance, economic value, breeding habits, and times and
lines of flight of migratory game birds, to determine when, to what
extent, and by what means such birds or any part, nest, or egg thereof
may be taken, hunted, captured, killed, possessed, sold, purchased,
shipped, carried, exported, or transported.
In the April 2, 2020, Federal Register (85 FR 18532), we proposed
special
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migratory bird hunting regulations for the 2020-21 hunting season for
certain Indian tribes, under the guidelines described in the June 4,
1985, Federal Register (50 FR 23467). The guidelines respond to tribal
requests for Service recognition of their reserved hunting rights, and
for some tribes, recognition of their authority to regulate hunting by
both tribal members and nonmembers on their reservations. The
guidelines include possibilities for:
(1) On-reservation hunting by both tribal members and nonmembers,
with hunting by nontribal members on some reservations to take place
within Federal frameworks but on dates different from those selected by
the surrounding State(s);
(2) On-reservation hunting by tribal members only, outside of usual
Federal frameworks for season dates and length, and for daily bag and
possession limits; and
(3) Off-reservation hunting by tribal members on ceded lands,
outside of usual framework dates and season length, with some added
flexibility in daily bag and possession limits.
In all cases, the regulations established under the guidelines must
be consistent with the March 10-September 1 closed season mandated by
the 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty with Canada.
In the October 15, 2019, Federal Register (84 FR 55120), we
requested that tribes desiring special hunting regulations in the 2020-
21 hunting season submit a proposal including details on:
(1) Harvest anticipated under the requested regulations;
(2) Methods that would be employed to measure or monitor harvest
(such as bag checks, mail questionnaires, etc.);
(3) Steps that would be taken to limit level of harvest, where it
could be shown that failure to limit such harvest would adversely
impact the migratory bird resource; and
(4) Tribal capabilities to establish and enforce migratory bird
hunting regulations.
No action is required if a tribe wishes to observe the hunting
regulations established by the State(s) in which an Indian reservation
is located. We have successfully used the guidelines since the 1985-86
hunting season. We finalized the guidelines beginning with the 1988-89
hunting season (August 18, 1988, Federal Register [53 FR 31612]).
The final rule described here is the final in the series of
proposed and final rulemaking documents for migratory bird hunting
regulations on certain Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands for
the 2020-21 season. This rule sets hunting seasons, hours, areas, and
limits for migratory game bird species on reservations and ceded
territories. This final rule is the culmination of the rulemaking
process for the Tribal migratory game bird hunting seasons, which
started with the October 15, 2019, proposed rule. This final rule sets
the migratory bird hunting regulations on certain Federal Indian
reservations and ceded lands for the 2020-21 season.
Population Status and Harvest
Each year we publish various species status reports that provide
detailed information on the status and harvest of migratory game birds,
including information on the methodologies and results. These reports
are available from our website at https://www.fws.gov/birds/surveys-and-data/reports-and-publications/population-status.php.
We used the following annual reports published in August 2019 in
the development of proposed frameworks for the migratory bird hunting
regulations: Adaptive Harvest Management, 2020 Hunting Season; American
Woodcock Population Status, 2019; Band-tailed Pigeon Population Status,
2019; Migratory Bird Hunting Activity and Harvest During the 2017-18
and 2018-19 Hunting Seasons; Mourning Dove Population Status, 2019;
Status and Harvests of Sandhill Cranes, Mid-continent, Rocky Mountain,
Lower Colorado River Valley and Eastern Populations, 2019; and
Waterfowl Population Status, 2019.
Comments and Issues Concerning Tribal Proposals
For the 2020-21 migratory bird hunting season, we proposed
regulations for 32 Tribes or Indian groups that followed the 1985
guidelines and were considered appropriate for final rulemaking.
However, at that time, we noted in the April 2, 2020, proposed rule
that we were proposing seasons for six Tribes who submitted proposals
in past years but from whom we had not yet received proposals this
year. We did not receive final proposals from four of those Tribes and,
therefore, have not included them in this final rule.
The comment period for the April 2 proposed rule closed on May 4,
2020. We received 57 comments on our April 2 proposed rule, which
announced proposed seasons for migratory bird hunting by American
Indian Tribes.
Written Comments: Most comments we received opposed allowing any
harvest of trumpeter swans or swans in general, because of low swan
numbers, the considerable effort already spent to recover swan
populations, a lack of Service consultation with the Tribes on
harvesting swans, too brief a comment period to adequately address this
issue, and probable harvest of trumpeter swans adding to the risk
factors for these populations.
Service Response: Regarding written comments opposed to swan
hunting on a few tribal reservations and ceded territories in the
eastern three flyways, the position of the Service is to provide
hunting opportunities on game birds where such hunting is compatible
with sustainability of the game bird resource and consistent with
management objectives. Trumpeter swans are classified as game birds
under the Migratory Birds Convention (Treaty) between the United States
and Great Britain (for Canada) that was enacted by the MBTA in the
United States. The Interior Population (IP) of trumpeter swans, the
subject group, has been increasing at an average rate of about 14
percent per year since 1968, as a result of reintroduction efforts and
natural reproduction; in 2015, the population numbered about 27,000
white birds (excludes cygnets). The geographic range of these birds
also is expanding within the eastern three flyways as birds pioneer new
areas and re-establish migration routes. Because some of those areas
include locations where tundra swan hunting has been allowed, the
likelihood of hunters encountering trumpeter swans during those hunts
is increasing, which also increases the possibility that hunters may
shoot a trumpeter swan. Similar to circumstances in the Pacific Flyway,
where the take of trumpeter and tundra swans is allowed in some areas,
the Service believes allowing a limited take of trumpeter swans,
primarily to eliminate the liability of hunters who mistakenly shoot a
trumpeter swan, is appropriate. The Service believes this decision will
continue to allow trumpeter swans to increase their abundance and range
while not imposing an unnecessary burden on hunters to unerringly
identify the species of swan while hunting. The harvest of IP trumpeter
swans is expected to be low and would not jeopardize the sustainability
of the population based on the research we have conducted. Further, the
harvest information and other aspects of a general swan season
framework are reviewed by the Service annually. If the information
suggests harvest is higher than deemed appropriate and could jeopardize
the status of the population, the Service could revise the framework or
close the season in any year.
The Service manages migratory birds at the population level when
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information is sufficient to do so. The range of IP trumpeter swans
spans portions of the Central, Mississippi, and Atlantic Flyways; thus,
that is the geographic scale appropriate for their management.
Therefore, the allowable take described in our April 2, 2020, proposed
rule (85 FR 18532) spans all three flyways, and we believe any
alternative proposed by the Service should include all three flyways.
However, the establishment of this framework by the Service does not
mean that a general swan season must be implemented in any reservation
or ceded territory. The framework provides only that our research
indicates such seasons could be supported in those flyways without
negatively impacting the sustainability of IP trumpeter swans. Each
Tribe has their own process to determine whether they would allow a
general swan season and specifically requested the seasons presented.
The Service believes the 30-day comment period on the April 2, 2020,
proposed rule (85 FR 18532) was sufficient to review and comment on
these tribal proposals.
Required Determinations
Executive Order 13771--Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs
This action is not subject to the requirements of Executive Order
(E.O.) 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 3, 2017) because it establishes
annual harvest limits related to routine hunting or fishing.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Consideration
The programmatic document, ``Second Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement: Issuance of Annual Regulations
Permitting the Sport Hunting of Migratory Birds (EIS 20130139),'' filed
with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 24, 2013,
addresses NEPA compliance by the Service for issuance of the annual
framework regulations for hunting of migratory game bird species. We
published a notice of availability in the Federal Register on May 31,
2013 (78 FR 32686), and our Record of Decision on July 26, 2013 (78 FR
45376). We also address NEPA compliance for waterfowl hunting
frameworks through the annual preparation of separate environmental
assessments, the most recent being ``Duck Hunting Regulations for 2020-
21,'' with its corresponding June 2020 finding of no significant
impact. The programmatic document, as well as the separate
environmental assessment, is available on our website at https://www.fws.gov/birds/index.php.
Endangered Species Act Consideration
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), provides that the Secretary shall insure that any
action authorized, funded, or carried out is not likely to jeopardize
the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species
or result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical
habitat. Consequently, we conducted formal consultations to ensure that
actions resulting from these regulations would not likely jeopardize
the continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result
in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical habitat.
Findings from these consultations are included in a biological opinion,
which concluded that the regulations are not likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of any endangered or threatened species. Our
biological opinions resulting from this section 7 consultation are
public documents available for public inspection at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2019-0004.
Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)
E.O. 12866 provides that the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) will review all significant rules. OIRA has reviewed
this rule and has determined that this rule is significant because it
will have an annual effect of $100 million or more on the economy.
E.O. 13563 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 while calling for
improvements in the nation's regulatory system to promote
predictability, to reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, most
innovative, and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory ends.
The executive order directs agencies to consider regulatory approaches
that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for
the public where these approaches are relevant, feasible, and
consistent with regulatory objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes further
that regulations must be based on the best available science and that
the rulemaking process must allow for public participation and an open
exchange of ideas. We have developed this rule in a manner consistent
with these requirements.
An economic analysis was prepared for the 2020-21 season. This
analysis was based on data from the 2016 National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (National Survey), the most
recent year for which data are available (see discussion under
Regulatory Flexibility Act, below). This analysis estimated consumer
surplus for three alternatives for duck hunting (estimates for other
species are not quantified due to lack of data). The alternatives are
(1) issue restrictive regulations allowing fewer days than those issued
during the 2019-20 season, (2) issue moderate regulations allowing more
days than those in alternative 1, and (3) issue liberal regulations
identical to the regulations in the 2019-20 season. For the 2020-21
season, we chose Alternative 3, with an estimated consumer surplus
across all flyways of $334-$440 million with a mid-point estimate of
$387 million. We also chose alternative 3 for the 2009-10 through 2019-
20 seasons. The 2020-21 analysis is part of the record for this rule
and is available at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-
2019-0004.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The annual migratory bird hunting regulations have a significant
economic impact on substantial numbers of small entities under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). We analyzed the
economic impacts of the annual hunting regulations on small business
entities in detail as part of the 1981 cost-benefit analysis. This
analysis was revised annually from 1990 through 1995. In 1995, the
Service issued a Small Entity Flexibility Analysis (Analysis), which
was subsequently updated in 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018, and
2019. The primary source of information about hunter expenditures for
migratory game bird hunting is the National Survey, which is generally
conducted at 5-year intervals. The 2020 Analysis is based on the 2016
National Survey and the U.S. Department of Commerce's County Business
Patterns, from which it was estimated that migratory bird hunters would
spend approximately $1.5 billion at small businesses in 2020. Copies of
the analysis are available from http://www.regulations.gov at Docket
No. FWS-HQ-MB-2019-0004.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
This final rule is a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. For the reasons outlined
above, this rule will have an annual effect on the economy of $100
million or more. However, because this rule establishes frameworks for
hunting seasons, we do not plan to defer the effective date
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under the exemption contained in 5 U.S.C. 808(1).
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain any new collection of information that
requires approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). OMB has
previously approved the information collection requirements associated
with migratory bird surveys and the procedures for establishing annual
migratory bird hunting seasons under the following OMB control numbers:
1018-0019, ``North American Woodcock Singing Ground
Survey'' (expires 6/30/2021).
1018-0023, ``Migratory Bird Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20''
(expires 4/30/2023). Includes Migratory Bird Harvest Information
Program, Migratory Bird Hunter Surveys, Sandhill Crane Survey, and
Parts Collection Survey.
1018-0171, ``Establishment of Annual Migratory Bird
Hunting Seasons, 50 CFR part 20'' (expires 6/30/2021).
You may view the information collection request(s) at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
We have determined and certify, in compliance with the requirements
of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this
rulemaking will not impose a cost of $100 million or more in any given
year on local or State government or private entities. Therefore, this
rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act.
Civil Justice Reform--Executive Order 12988
The Department, in promulgating this rule, has determined that this
rule will not unduly burden the judicial system and that it meets the
requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of E.O. 12988.
Takings Implication Assessment
In accordance with E.O. 12630, this rule, authorized by the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act, does not have significant takings
implications and does not affect any constitutionally protected
property rights. This rule will not result in the physical occupancy of
property, the physical invasion of property, or the regulatory taking
of any property. In fact, this rule will allow hunters to exercise
otherwise unavailable privileges and, therefore, reduce restrictions on
the use of private and public property.
Energy Effects--Executive Order 13211
E.O. 13211 requires agencies to prepare Statements of Energy
Effects when undertaking certain actions. While this rule is a
significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866, it is not expected to
adversely affect energy supplies, distribution, or use. Therefore, this
action is not a significant energy action and no Statement of Energy
Effects is required.
Government-to-Government Relationship With Tribes
In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994,
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal
Governments'' (59 FR 22951), E.O. 13175, and 512 DM 2, we have
evaluated possible effects on federally recognized Indian tribes and
have determined that there are no effects on Indian trust resources. We
have consulted with tribes affected by this rule.
Federalism Effects
Due to the migratory nature of certain species of birds, the
Federal Government has been given responsibility over these species by
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We annually prescribe frameworks from
which the States make selections regarding the hunting of migratory
birds, and we employ guidelines to establish special regulations on
Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands. This process preserves the
ability of the States and tribes to determine which seasons meet their
individual needs. Any State or Indian tribe may be more restrictive
than the Federal frameworks at any time. The frameworks are developed
in a cooperative process with the States and the Flyway Councils. This
process allows States to participate in the development of frameworks
from which they will make selections, thereby having an influence on
their own regulations. These rules do not have a substantial direct
effect on fiscal capacity, change the roles or responsibilities of
Federal or State governments, or intrude on State policy or
administration. Therefore, in accordance with E.O. 13132, these
regulations do not have significant federalism effects and do not have
sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a
federalism summary impact statement.
Regulations Promulgation
The rulemaking process for migratory game bird hunting, by its
nature, operates under a time constraint as seasons must be established
each year or hunting seasons remain closed. However, we intend that the
public be provided extensive opportunity for public input and
involvement in compliance with Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
551 et seq.) requirements. Thus, when the preliminary proposed
rulemaking was published, we established what we concluded were the
longest periods possible for public comment and the most opportunities
for public involvement. We also provided notification of our
participation in multiple Flyway Council meetings, opportunities for
additional public review and comment on all Flyway Council proposals
for regulatory change, and opportunities for additional public review
during the Service Regulations Committee meeting. Therefore, sufficient
public notice and opportunity for involvement have been given to
affected persons regarding the migratory bird hunting frameworks for
the 2020-21 hunting seasons. Further, after establishment of the final
frameworks, States and Tribes need sufficient time to conduct their own
public processes to select season dates and limits; to communicate
those selections to us; and to establish and publicize the necessary
regulations and procedures to implement their decisions. Thus, if there
were a delay in the effective date of these regulations after this
final rulemaking, States and Tribes might not be able to meet their own
administrative needs and requirements.
For the reasons cited above, we find that ``good cause'' exists,
within the terms of 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) of the Administrative Procedure
Act, and this rule will take effect immediately upon publication.
Accordingly, with each participating Tribe having had an
opportunity to participate in selecting the hunting seasons desired for
its reservation or ceded territory on those species of migratory birds
for which open seasons are now prescribed, and consideration having
been given to all other relevant matters presented, certain sections of
title 50, chapter I, subchapter B, part 20, subpart K, are hereby
amended as set forth below.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20
Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Transportation, Wildlife.
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Accordingly, part 20, subchapter B, chapter I of title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
PART 20--MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING
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1. The authority citation for part 20 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 742a-j.
Note: The following hunting regulations provided for by 50 CFR
20.110 will not appear in the Code of Federal Regulations because of
their seasonal nature.
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2. Section 20.110 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 20.110 Seasons, limits, and other regulations for certain
Federal Indian reservations, Indian Territory, and ceded lands.
Unless specifically provided for below, all of the regulations
contained in 50 CFR part 20 apply to the seasons listed herein.
(a) Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Flathead Indian
Reservation, Pablo, Montana (Tribal Members and Nontribal Hunters).
Tribal Members Only
Ducks (including mergansers)
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 9, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The Tribe does not have specific
bag and possession restrictions for Tribal members. The season on
harlequin duck is closed.
Coots
Season Dates: Same as ducks.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Same as ducks.
Geese
Season Dates: Same as ducks.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Same as ducks.
Nontribal Hunters
Ducks (including mergansers)
Season Dates: Open September 26, 2020, through January 10, 2021.
Scaup
Season Dates: Open September 26 through December 20, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven ducks, including no more
than two hen mallards, one pintail, two scaup (when open), two
canvasback, and two redheads. The possession limit is three times the
daily bag limit.
Coots
Season Dates: Same as ducks.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 and 25, respectively.
Geese
Dark Geese
Season Dates: Open September 26, 2020, through January 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four Canada geese and brant in the
aggregate, and 10 white-fronted geese. The possession limit is three
times the daily bag limit.
Light Geese
Season Dates: Same as for dark geese.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 and 60, respectively.
General Conditions: Tribal and nontribal hunters must comply with
all basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations contained in 50
CFR part 20 regarding manner of taking. In addition, shooting hours are
one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset, and each
waterfowl hunter 16 years of age or older must carry on his/her person
a valid Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp)
signed in ink across the stamp face. Special regulations established by
the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes also apply on the
reservation.
(b) Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Cloquet,
Minnesota (Tribal Members Only).
Ducks
1854 and 1837 Ceded Territories:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 18 ducks, including no more than 12 mallards (only
three of which may be hens), nine black ducks, nine scaup, nine wood
ducks, nine redheads, nine pintails, and nine canvasbacks.
Reservation:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 12 ducks, including no more than eight mallards
(only two of which may be hens), six black ducks, six scaup, six
redheads, six pintails, six wood ducks, and six canvasbacks.
Mergansers
1854 and 1837 Ceded Territories:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 15 mergansers, including no more than six hooded
mergansers.
Reservation:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 mergansers, including no more than four hooded
mergansers.
Canada Geese
All Areas:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 20 geese.
Coots and Common Moorhens (Common Gallinules)
All Areas:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 20 coots and common moorhens, singly or in the
aggregate.
Sandhill Cranes
1854 and 1837 Ceded Territories:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Two sandhill cranes. Crane carcass tags are
required prior to hunting.
Sora and Virginia Rails
All Areas:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 25 sora and Virginia rails, singly or in the
aggregate.
Common Snipe
All Areas:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Eight common snipe.
Woodcock
All Areas:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Three woodcock.
Mourning Doves
All Areas:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 30 mourning doves.
Tundra and Trumpeter Swans
Reservation Only:
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Two swans. A swan carcass tag is required prior to
hunting.
General Conditions:
1. While hunting waterfowl, a tribal member must carry on his/her
person a valid Ceded Territory License.
2. Shooting hours for migratory birds are one-half hour before
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
3. Except as otherwise noted, tribal members will be required to
comply with tribal codes that will be no less restrictive than the
provisions of Chapter 10 of the Model Off-Reservation Code. Except as
modified by Service rules, these amended regulations parallel Federal
requirements in 50 CFR
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part 20 as to hunting methods, transportation, sale, exportation, and
other conditions generally applicable to migratory bird hunting.
4. Band members in each zone will comply with State regulations
providing for closed and restricted waterfowl hunting areas.
5. There are no possession limits for migratory birds. For purposes
of enforcing bag limits, all migratory birds in the possession or
custody of band members on ceded lands will be considered to have been
taken on those lands unless tagged by a tribal or State conservation
warden as having been taken on-reservation. All migratory birds that
fall on reservation lands will not count as part of any off-reservation
bag or possession limit.
(c) Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Suttons
Bay, Michigan (Tribal Members Only).
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 20, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 35 ducks, which may include no more than eight
pintail, four canvasback, eight black ducks, five hooded merganser, 10
wood ducks, eight redheads, and 20 mallards (only 10 of which may be
hens).
Canada and Snow Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through February 15, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 15 geese.
Other Geese (White-Fronted Geese and Brant)
Season Dates: Open September 20 through December 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Five geese.
Sora Rails, Common Snipe, and Woodcock
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 14, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 rails, 10 snipe, and five woodcock.
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 14, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 25 mourning doves.
Sandhill Cranes
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 14, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Two sandhill cranes, with a season limit of 10.
General Conditions: A valid Grand Traverse Band Tribal license is
required and must be in possession before taking any wildlife. Shooting
hours for migratory birds are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half
hour after sunset. All other basic regulations contained in 50 CFR part
20 are valid. Other tribal regulations apply, and may be obtained at
the tribal office in Suttons Bay, Michigan.
(d) Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Odanah,
Wisconsin (Tribal Members Only).
The 2020-21 waterfowl hunting season regulations apply to all
treaty areas (except where noted):
Ducks
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 50 ducks in the 1837 and 1842 Treaty Area; 30
ducks in the 1836 Treaty Area.
Mergansers
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 mergansers.
Geese
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end December 31, 2020. In
addition, any portion of the ceded territory that is open to State-
licensed hunters for goose hunting outside of these dates will also be
open concurrently for tribal members.
Daily Bag Limit: 20 geese in aggregate.
Other Migratory Birds
Coots and Common Moorhens (Common Gallinules)
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 20 coots and common moorhens (common gallinules),
singly or in the aggregate.
Sora and Virginia Rails
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20, singly, or in the aggregate,
25.
Common Snipe
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 16 common snipe.
Woodcock
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 woodcock.
Mourning Doves: 1837 and 1842 Ceded Territories Only
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end November 29, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 15 mourning doves.
Sandhill Cranes
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Five cranes in the 1837 and 1842 Treaty Area and
no season bag limit; three cranes and no season bag limit in the 1836
Treaty Area.
Swans: 1837 and 1842 Ceded Territories Only
Season Dates: Begin September 1 and end December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag/Season Limit: Five swans. All harvested swans must be
registered by presenting the fully-feathered carcass to a tribal
registration station or GLIFWC warden, to be identified to species. If
the total number of trumpeter swans harvested reaches 20, the swan
season will be closed by emergency tribal rule.
General Conditions
A. All tribal members are required to obtain a valid tribal
waterfowl hunting permit.
B. Except as otherwise noted, tribal members are required to comply
with tribal codes that are no less restrictive than the model ceded
territory conservation codes approved by Federal courts in the Lac
Courte Oreilles v. State of Wisconsin (Voigt) and Mille Lacs Band v.
State of Minnesota cases. Chapter 10 in each of these model codes
regulates ceded territory migratory bird hunting. Both versions of
Chapter 10 parallel Federal requirements as to hunting methods,
transportation, sale, exportation, and other conditions generally
applicable to migratory bird hunting. They also automatically
incorporate by reference the Federal migratory bird regulations.
C. Particular regulations of note include:
1. Nontoxic shot is required for all waterfowl hunting by tribal
members.
2. Tribal members in each zone must comply with tribal regulations
providing for closed and restricted waterfowl hunting areas. These
regulations generally incorporate the same restrictions contained in
parallel State regulations.
3. There are no possession limits, with the exception of 25 rails
(in the aggregate). For purposes of enforcing bag limits, all migratory
birds in the possession and custody of tribal members on ceded lands
are considered to have been taken on those lands unless tagged by a
tribal or State conservation warden as taken on reservation lands. All
migratory birds that fall on reservation lands do not count as part of
any off-reservation bag or possession limit.
4. There are no shell limit restrictions.
5. Hunting hours are from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes
after sunset, except that, within the 1837 and 1842 ceded territories,
hunters may use
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non-mechanical nets or snares that are operated by hand to take those
birds subject to an open hunting season at any time. Hunters shall be
permitted to capture, without the aid of other devices (i.e., by hand)
and immediately kill birds subject to an open season, regardless of
time of day. See 7., below, for further explanation.
6. An experimental application of electronic calls (e-calls) will
be continued in the 1837 and 1842 ceded territories. Up to 50 tribal
hunters will be allowed to use e-calls. Individuals using e-calls will
be required to obtain a special permit; they will be required to
complete a hunt diary for each hunt where e-calls are used; and they
will be required to submit the hunt diary to the Commission within two
(2) weeks of the end of the season in order to be eligible to obtain an
e-call permit for the following year. Required information will include
the date, time, and location of the hunt; number of hunters; the number
of each species harvested per hunting event; if other hunters were in
the area, any interactions with other hunters; and other information
deemed appropriate. Diary results will be summarized and documented in
a Commission report, which will be submitted to the Service. Barring
unforeseen results, this experimental application would be replicated
for three (3) years, after which a full evaluation would be completed.
7. Within the 1837 and 1842 ceded territories, tribal members will
be allowed to use non-mechanical, hand-operated nets (i.e., throw/cast
nets or hand-held nets typically used to land fish) and/or hand-
operated snares, and may chase and capture migratory birds without the
aid of hunting devices (i.e., by hand). At this time, unattended nets
or snares shall not be authorized under this regulation. Tribal members
using nets or snares to take migratory birds, or taking birds by hand,
will be required to obtain a special permit; they will be required to
complete a hunt diary for each hunt where these methods are used; and
they will be required to submit the hunt diary to the Commission within
two (2) weeks of the end of the season in order to be eligible to
obtain a permit to net migratory birds for the following year. Required
information will include the date, time, and location of the hunt;
number of hunters; the number of each species harvested per hunting
event; and other information deemed appropriate. Diary results will be
summarized and documented in a Commission report, which will be
submitted to the Service. Barring unforeseen results, this experimental
application would be replicated for three (3) years, after which a full
evaluation would be completed.
(e) Jicarilla Apache Tribe, Jicarilla Indian Reservation, Dulce,
New Mexico (Tribal Members and Nontribal Hunters).
Ducks (Including Mergansers)
Season Dates: Open October 3 through November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The daily bag limit is seven,
including no more than two hen mallards, one pintail, two redheads, two
canvasback, and two scaup. The possession limit is three times the
daily bag limit.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open October 3 through November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and four, respectively.
General Conditions: Tribal and nontribal hunters must comply with
all basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 20
regarding shooting hours and manner of taking. In addition, each
waterfowl hunter 16 years of age or older must carry on his/her person
a valid Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp)
signed in ink across the stamp face. Special regulations established by
the Jicarilla Tribe also apply on the reservation.
(f) Kalispel Tribe, Kalispel Reservation, Usk, Washington (Tribal
Members and Nontribal Hunters).
Nontribal Hunters on Reservation and Ceded Lands
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 19 through September 20, 2020; open
September 26 through September 27, 2020; and open October 1, 2020,
through January 8, 2021 (through December 15, 2020, for brant). During
these periods, days to be hunted are specified by the Kalispel Tribe.
Nontribal hunters should contact the Tribe for more detail on hunting
days.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Five Canada geese for the early
season, and 20 light geese, 10 white-fronted geese, and four Canada
geese, for the late season. The daily bag limit is two brant (when the
State's season is open) and is in addition to dark goose limits for the
late season. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 19 through September 20, 2020; open
September 26 through September 27, 2020; and open October 1, 2020,
through January 8, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven ducks, including no more
than two female mallards, one pintail, two canvasback, two scaup (when
open; see ``Scaup'' entry), and two redheads. The possession limit is
twice the daily bag limit.
Scaup
Season Dates: Open October 1 through December 25, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two scaup. Scaup count towards the
daily bag limit for ducks; see entry ``Ducks.'' The possession limit is
twice the daily bag limit.
Tribal Members on Reservation and Ceded Lands
Geese
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six light geese and four dark
geese. The daily bag limit is two brant and is in addition to dark
goose limits for the late season. The possession limit is twice the
daily bag limit.
Ducks
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven ducks, including no more
than two female mallards, two pintail, two canvasback, three scaup, and
two redheads. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
General: Tribal members must possess a validated Migratory Bird
Hunting and Conservation Stamp and a tribal ceded lands permit.
(g) Klamath Tribe, Chiloquin, Oregon (Tribal Members Only).
Ducks and Coots
Season Dates: Open October 5, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Nine and 18, respectively.
Geese
Season Dates: Open October 5, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Nine and 18, respectively.
General: Nontoxic shot is required. Use of live decoys, bait, and
commercial use of migratory birds are prohibited. Waterfowl may not be
pursued or taken while using motorized craft. Shooting hours are one-
half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
(h) Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Cass Lake, Minnesota (Tribal Members
Only).
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 12 through December 31, 2020.
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Daily Bag Limits: 10 ducks, including no more than five pintail,
five canvasback, and five black ducks.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 12 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limits: 10 geese.
General: Possession limits are twice the daily bag limits. Shooting
hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
Nontoxic shot is required. Use of live decoys, bait, and commercial use
of migratory birds are prohibited. Waterfowl may not be pursued or
taken while using motorized craft.
(i) Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Manistee, Michigan (Tribal
Members Only). 1836 Ceded Territory and Tribal Reservation:
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 12 ducks, including no more than six mallards
(two of which may be hens), three black ducks, three redheads, three
wood ducks, two pintail, one bufflehead, one hooded merganser, and two
canvasback.
Coots and Gallinules
Season Dates: Open September 14, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: Five coots and five gallinules.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: Five.
White-Fronted Geese, Brant, and Snow Geese
Season Dates: Open September 7 through December 9, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Five.
Woodcock, Mourning Doves, Snipe, and Sora and Virginia Rails
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 11, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Five woodcock and 10 each of the other species.
Sandhill Cranes
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Two.
General conditions are as follows:
A. All tribal members will be required to obtain a valid tribal
resource card and 2020-21 hunting license.
B. Except as modified by Service rules, these regulations parallel
all Federal regulations contained in 50 CFR part 20. Shooting hours
will be from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
C. Particular regulations of note include:
(1) Nontoxic shot will be required for all waterfowl hunting by
tribal members.
(2) Tribal members in each zone will comply with tribal regulations
providing for closed and restricted waterfowl hunting areas. These
regulations generally incorporate the same restrictions contained in
parallel State regulations.
D. Tribal members hunting in Michigan will comply with tribal codes
that contain provisions parallel to Michigan law regarding duck blinds
and decoys.
E. Possession limits are twice the daily bag limits.
(j) The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Petoskey,
Michigan (Tribal Members Only).
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 20 ducks, including no more than five hen
mallards, five black ducks, five redheads, five wood ducks, five
pintail, five scaup, and five canvasback.
Mergansers
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 10 mergansers, including no more than five hooded
mergansers.
Coots and Gallinules
Season Dates: Open September 15 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 20.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through February 8, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate.
Sora and Virginia Rails
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 20.
Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 15.
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 14, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 15.
Woodcock
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 1, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10.
Sandhill Cranes
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 1, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Two.
General: Possession limits are twice the daily bag limits.
(k) Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Reservation, Lower Brule,
South Dakota (Tribal Members and Nontribal Hunters).
Tribal Members
Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six ducks, including no more than
two hen mallard and five mallards total, one pintail, two redheads, two
canvasback, three wood ducks, three scaup, two bonus teal during
September 1 through 16, 2020, and one mottled duck. Coot daily bag
limit is 15. Merganser daily bag limit is five, including no more than
two hooded mergansers. The possession limit is three times the daily
bag limit.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six and 18, respectively.
White-Fronted Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and six, respectively.
Light Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 20.
Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 15.
Nontribal Hunters
Ducks (Including Mergansers and Coots)
Season Dates: Open October 3, 2020, through January 7, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six ducks, including five mallards
(no more of which can be two hen mallards), one scaup, two canvasback,
two redheads, three wood ducks, one mottled duck, one pintail, and two
bonus blue-winged teal during October 3 through October 18, 2020. Coot
daily bag limit is 15. Merganser daily bag limit is five, including no
more than two hooded mergansers. The possession limit is three times
the daily bag limit.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open October 26, 2020, through February 9, 2021.
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Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six and 18, respectively.
White-Fronted Geese
Season Dates: Open October 26, 2020, through January 21, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and six, respectively.
Light Geese
Season Dates: Open October 26, 2020, through February 9, 2021; and
open February 11 through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 50 and no possession limit.
Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 29, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 15.
General Conditions: All hunters must comply with the basic Federal
migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 20, including the use
of steel shot and shooting hours. Nontribal hunters must possess a
validated Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. The Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe has an official Conservation Code that hunters must
adhere to when hunting in areas subject to control by the Tribe.
(l) [Reserved]
(m) [Reserved]
(n) Makah Indian Tribe, Neah Bay, Washington (Tribal Members).
Band-Tailed Pigeons
Season Dates: Open September 15 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Two band-tailed pigeons.
Ducks and Coots
Season Dates: Open September 26, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: Seven ducks including no more than five mallards
(only two of which can be a hen), one redhead, one pintail, three
scaup, and one canvasback. The seasons on wood duck and harlequin are
closed. The coot daily bag limit is 25.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 26, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: Four. The season on dusky Canada geese is closed.
Brant
Season Dates: Open September 26, 2020, through January 24, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: Two per day.
General Conditions:
All other Federal regulations contained in 50 CFR part 20 apply.
The following restrictions also apply:
1. As per Makah Ordinance 44, only shotguns may be used to hunt any
species of waterfowl. Additionally, shotguns must not be discharged
within 300 feet of an occupied area.
2. Hunters must be eligible, enrolled Makah tribal members and must
carry their Indian Treaty Fishing and Hunting Identification Card while
hunting. No tags or permits are required to hunt waterfowl.
3. The use of live decoys and/or baiting to pursue any species of
waterfowl is prohibited.
4. Only Service-approved nontoxic shot is allowed; the use of lead
shot is prohibited.
5. The use of dogs is permitted to hunt waterfowl.
6. Shooting hours for all species of waterfowl are one-half hour
before sunrise to sunset.
7. Open hunting areas are: Makah Reservation except for designated
wilderness areas and within one mile of the Cape Flattery and Shi-shi
Trails. Off-Reservation Hunting Areas are specified in the General
Hunting Regulations.
(o) Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Auburn, Washington (Tribal Members
Only).
Band-Tailed Pigeons, Mourning Doves, and Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limits: Two, 15, and eight, respectively.
Ducks (Including Coots)
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: Seven ducks, including no more than two hen
mallards, one mottled duck, two canvasback, three scaup, two redheads,
two scoter, two long-tailed ducks, two goldeneye, and two pintail. Coot
daily bag limit is 25. The Tribe has a limit on harlequin ducks of one
per season.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: Four Canada geese, six light geese, 10 white-
fronted geese, and two brant. There is a year-round closure on dusky
Canada geese.
All other Federal regulations contained in 50 CFR part 20 apply.
The following restrictions also apply:
1. Hunting can occur on reservation and off reservation on lands
where the Tribe has treaty-reserved hunting rights, or has documented
traditional use.
2. Shooting hours for all species of waterfowl are one-half hour
before sunrise to one-half after sunset.
3. Hunters must be eligible, enrolled Muckleshoot Tribal members
and must carry their Tribal identification while hunting.
4. Tribal members hunting migratory birds must also have a combined
Migratory Bird Hunting Permit and Harvest Report Card.
5. The use of live decoys and/or baiting to pursue any species of
waterfowl is prohibited.
6. Hunting for migratory birds is with shotgun only. Only steel,
tungsten-iron, tungsten-polymer, tungsten-matrix, and tin shot are
allowed for hunting waterfowl. It is unlawful to use or possess lead
shot while hunting waterfowl.
(p) Navajo Nation, Navajo Indian Reservation, Window Rock, Arizona
(Tribal Members and Nontribal Hunters).
Band-Tailed Pigeons
Season Dates: Open September 1 through September 30, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Five and 10 pigeons, respectively.
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1 through September 30, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 and 20 doves, respectively.
Ducks (Including Mergansers and Coots)
Season Dates: Open September 26, 2020, through January 31, 2021,
for 107 days total.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven ducks, including no more
than two hen mallards, one mottled duck, two canvasback, two scaup
(when open; see ``Scaup'' entry), two redheads, and one pintail. Coot
daily bag limit is 25. Merganser daily bag limit is seven. The
possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
Scaup
Season Dates: Open September 26, 2020, through January 31, 2021,
for 86 days total.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two scaup. Scaup count towards the
daily bag limit for ducks and mergansers; see entry ``Ducks (Including
Mergansers and Coots).'' The possession limit is three times the daily
bag limit.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open September 26, 2020, through January 31, 2021,
for 107 days total.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four and 12, respectively.
General Conditions: Tribal and nontribal hunters will comply with
all basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 20,
regarding shooting hours and manner of taking. In addition, each
waterfowl hunter 16 years of age or older must carry on his/
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her person a valid Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck
Stamp) signed in ink across the face. Special regulations established
by the Navajo Nation also apply on the reservation.
(q) Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Oneida, Wisconsin (Tribal
Members Only).
Ducks (Including Mergansers)
Season Dates: Open September 12 through December 6, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six, including no more than six
mallards (three hen mallards), two redhead, two pintail, and one hooded
merganser. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Five Canada geese and five white
geese, with a possession limit of 10. A seasonal quota of 500 birds is
adopted. If the quota is reached before the season concludes, the
season will be closed at that time.
Brant
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Five brant, with a possession
limit of 10.
Woodcock
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 1, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and four woodcock,
respectively.
Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 1, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 and 20 doves, respectively.
General Conditions: Tribal member shooting hours are one-half hour
before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Nontribal members hunting
on the Reservation or on lands under the jurisdiction of the Tribe must
comply with all State of Wisconsin regulations, including season dates,
shooting hours, and bag limits, which differ from tribal member
seasons. Tribal members and nontribal members hunting on the
Reservation or on lands under the jurisdiction of the Tribe will
observe all basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations found in
50 CFR part 20, with the following exceptions: Tribal members are
exempt from the purchase of the Migratory Waterfowl Hunting and
Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp); and shotgun capacity is not limited to
three shells.
(r) Point No Point Treaty Council, Kingston, Washington (Tribal
Members Only).
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven ducks, including no more
than one harlequin duck per season.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 7, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The daily bag limits for Canada
geese, light geese, and white-fronted geese are five, three, and 10,
respectively. There is a year-round closure on dusky Canada geese.
Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Brant
Season Dates: Open January 11 through January 26, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and four, respectively.
Coots
Season Dates: Open September 7, 2020, through February 2, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 and 50 coots, respectively.
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 7, 2020, through January 20, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 and 20 doves, respectively.
Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 7, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Eight and 16 snipe, respectively.
Band-Tailed Pigeons
Season Dates: Open September 7, 2020, through January 20, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and four pigeons,
respectively.
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven ducks, including no more
than two hen mallards, one canvasback, one pintail, two redhead, four
scoters, and no more than one harlequin duck per season.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The daily bag limits for Canada
geese, light geese, and white-fronted geese are Five, three, and 10,
respectively. There is a year-round closure on dusky Canada geese.
Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Brant
Season Dates: Open November 9, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and four, respectively.
Coots
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven and 14 coots, respectively.
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 and 20 doves, respectively.
Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Eight and 16 snipe, respectively.
Band-Tailed Pigeons
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and four pigeons,
respectively.
General: Tribal members must possess a tribal hunting permit from
the Point No Point Tribal Council pursuant to tribal law. Hunting hours
are from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Hunters must observe
all other basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR
part 20.
(s) The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, Isabella
Reservation, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (Tribal Members Only)
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 25 doves.
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 20, including no more than five hen mallards,
five wood ducks, five black ducks, five pintails, five redheads, five
scaup, and five canvasbacks.
Mergansers
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 10, including no more than five hooded mergansers.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
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Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate.
Coots and Gallinule
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate.
Woodcock and Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 10 woodcock and 25 doves.
Common Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 16.
Sora and Virginia Rails
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 20 in the aggregate.
Sandhill Cranes
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: One.
General: Possession limits are twice the daily bag limits except
for rails, of which the possession limit equals the daily bag limit
(20). Tribal members must possess a tribal hunting permit from the
Saginaw Tribe pursuant to tribal law. Shooting hours are one-half hour
before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset. Hunters must observe
all other basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR
part 20.
(t) Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Darrington, Washington (Tribal
Members Only)
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 10 doves.
Band-Tailed Pigeons
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 10 pigeons.
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: 20.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 geese.
Coots
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag Limit: 25 coots.
Brant
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: Five brant.
General: Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until one-
half hour after sunset. Hunters must observe all other basic Federal
migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 20.
(u) Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Sault Ste. Marie,
Michigan (Tribal Members Only).
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 14, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 doves.
Teal
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limits: 20 in the aggregate.
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 15 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limits: 20, including no more than 10 mallards (only five
of which may be hens), five canvasback, five black ducks, and five wood
ducks.
Mergansers
Season Dates: Open September 15 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 in the aggregate.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate.
Coots and Gallinule
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate.
Woodcock
Season Dates: Open September 2 through December 1, 2020.
Daily Bag Limits: 10.
Common Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 15 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limits: 16.
Sora and Virginia Rails
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag Limits: 20 in the aggregate.
General: Possession limits are twice the daily bag limits except
for rails, of which the possession limit equals the daily bag limit
(20). Tribal members must possess a tribal hunting permit from the
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe pursuant to tribal law. Shooting hours are one-
half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset. Hunters must
observe all other basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations in
50 CFR part 20.
(v) Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Fort
Hall, Idaho (Nontribal Hunters).
Ducks, Including Mergansers
Duck Season Dates: Open October 3, 2020, through January 19, 2021.
Scaup Season Dates: Open October 3 through December 28, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven ducks and mergansers,
including no more than two hen mallards, one pintail, two scaup (when
open), two canvasback, and two redheads. The possession limit is three
times the daily bag limit.
Coots
Season Dates: Same as ducks.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 coots. The possession limit is
three times the daily bag limit.
Common Snipe
Season Dates: Same as ducks.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Eight and 24 snipe, respectively.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open October 3, 2020, through January 19, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four and 12, respectively.
White-Fronted Geese
Season Dates: Open October 3, 2020, through January 19, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 and 30, respectively.
Light Geese
Season Dates: Open October 3, 2020, through January 19, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 and 60, respectively.
General Conditions: Nontribal hunters must comply with all basic
Federal migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 20 regarding
shooting hours and manner of taking. In addition, each waterfowl hunter
16 years of age or older must possess a valid Migratory Bird Hunting
and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp) signed in ink across the stamp
face. Other regulations established by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes also
apply on the reservation.
(w) Skokomish Tribe, Shelton, Washington (Tribal Members Only).
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 16, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven ducks, including no more
than two hen mallards, one pintail, one canvasback, and two redheads.
The daily bag limit on harlequin duck is one per season. The possession
limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 16, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
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Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four, including no more than three
light geese. The season on Aleutian Canada geese is closed. The
possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Brant
Season Dates: Open November 1, 2020, through February 15, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and four brant, respectively.
Coots
Season Dates: Open September 16, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 and 50 coots, respectively.
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 16, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 and 20 mourning doves,
respectively.
Band-Tailed Pigeons
Season Dates: Open September 16, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and four band-tailed pigeons,
respectively.
Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 16, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Eight and 16 snipe, respectively.
General Conditions: Tribal members must possess a tribal hunting
permit from the Skokomish Indian Tribe pursuant to tribal law. Shooting
hours are one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. Hunters must
observe all other basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations in
50 CFR part 20.
(x) Spokane Tribe of Indians, Wellpinit, Washington (Tribal Members
Only).
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 2, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven ducks, including no more
than two hen mallards, one pintail, two scaup, two canvasback, and two
redheads. The daily bag limit on harlequin duck is one per season. The
possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 2, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Four Canada geese, 10 white-
fronted geese, and 20 light geese. The possession limit is twice the
daily bag limit.
General Conditions: Tribal members must possess a tribal hunting
permit from the Spokane Indian Tribe pursuant to tribal law. Shooting
hours are one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. Hunters must
observe all other basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations in
50 CFR part 20.
(y) [Reserved]
(z) Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Arlington, Washington (Tribal
Members Only).
Common Snipe
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 and 20, respectively.
Ducks
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 ducks, including no more than
seven mallards (only three of which may be hens), three pintails, three
redheads, three scaup, and three canvasback. The possession limit is
twice the daily bag limit.
Coots
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 coots. The possession limit is
twice the daily bag limit.
Geese
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through March 10, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six Canada geese, 12 white-fronted
geese, and eight snow geese. The possession limit is three times the
daily bag limit. The season on brant is closed.
Swans
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.
Bag Limit: Two per year.
General Conditions: Tribal members hunting on lands will observe
all basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations found in 50 CFR
part 20, which will be enforced by the Stillaguamish Tribal Law
Enforcement. Tribal members are required to use steel shot or a
nontoxic shot as required by Federal regulations. The swan season is by
special draw permit only.
(aa) Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, LaConner, Washington
(Tribal Members Only).
Ceded Territory and Swinomish Reservation
Ducks and Mergansers
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 9, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 and 40, respectively.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 9, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 and 20 geese, respectively.
Brant
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 9, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Five and 10 brant, respectively.
Coots
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 9, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 and 75 coots, respectively.
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 9, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 and 30 mourning doves,
respectively.
Band-Tailed Pigeons
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 9, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Three and six band-tailed pigeons,
respectively.
Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through March 9, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 and 30 snipe, respectively.
General Conditions: Shooting hours are from 30 minutes before
sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset. Tribal members are required to
use steel shot or a nontoxic shot as required by Federal regulations.
(bb) The Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Tulalip Indian Reservation,
Marysville, Washington (Tribal Members Only).
Ducks and Mergansers
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 ducks, including no more than
one pintail and two canvasback. Possession limit is twice the daily bag
limit.
Sea Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 sea ducks, including no more
than four harlequin. Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 geese, including no more than
10 cackling Canada geese or 10 dusky
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Canada geese. Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Brant
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Five and 10 brant, respectively.
Coots
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 and 25 coots, respectively.
Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Eight and 16 snipe, respectively.
General Conditions: All tribal hunters must have a valid Tribal
identification card on his or her person while hunting. All nontribal
hunters must obtain and possess while hunting a valid Tulalip Tribe
hunting permit and be accompanied by a Tulalip Tribal member. Shooting
hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset, and steel or
federally approved nontoxic shot is required for all migratory bird
hunting. Hunters must observe all other basic Federal migratory bird
hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 20.
(cc) Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Sedro Woolley, Washington (Tribal
Members Only).
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 31, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 12 and 15 mourning doves,
respectively.
Ducks
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 and 20, respectively.
Coots
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through February 15, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 and 30, respectively.
Geese
Season Dates: Open October 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Seven and 10 geese, respectively.
Brant
Season Dates: Open November 1 through 10, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two and two, respectively.
General Conditions: Tribal members must have the tribal
identification and harvest report card on their person to hunt. Tribal
members hunting on the Reservation will observe all basic Federal
migratory bird hunting regulations found in 50 CFR part 20, except
shooting hours would be 15 minutes before official sunrise to 15
minutes after official sunset.
(dd) [Reserved]
(ee) White Earth Band of Ojibwe, White Earth, Minnesota (Tribal
Members Only).
Ducks
Season Dates: Open September 12 through December 13, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 ducks, including no more than two female
mallards, two pintails, and two canvasback.
Mergansers
Season Dates: Open September 12 through December 13, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: Five mergansers, including no more than two hooded
mergansers.
Geese
Season Dates: Open September 1 through December 13, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 geese through September 20, and five
thereafter.
Coots
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 20 coots.
Snipe
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 snipe.
Mourning Doves
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 25 mourning doves.
Woodcock
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 10 woodcock.
Rail
Season Dates: Open September 1 through November 30, 2020.
Daily Bag Limit: 25 rail.
General Conditions: Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise
to one-half hour after sunset. Nontoxic shot is required. All other
basic Federal migratory bird hunting regulations contained in 50 CFR
part 20 will be observed.
(ff) White Mountain Apache Tribe, Fort Apache Indian Reservation,
Whiteriver, Arizona (Tribal Members and Nontribal Hunters)
Band-Tailed Pigeons (Wildlife Management Unit 10 and Areas South of Y-
70 and Y-10 in Wildlife Management Unit 7, Only)
Season Dates: Open September 1 through 15, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Three and six pigeons,
respectively.
Mourning Doves (Wildlife Management Unit 10 and Areas South of Y-70 and
Y-10 in Wildlife Management Unit 7, Only)
Season Dates: Open September 1 through 15, 2020.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 and 20 doves, respectively.
Ducks and Mergansers
Season Dates: Open October 17, 2020, through January 24, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: Seven, including no more than two redheads, one
pintail, two scaup (when open; see entry ``Scaup''), seven mallards
(including no more than two hen mallards), and two canvasback.
Possession Limits: Twice the daily bag limit.
Scaup
Season Dates: Open November 7, 2020, through January 24, 2021.
Daily Bag Limits: Two scaup. Scaup count towards the daily bag
limit for ducks and mergansers; see entry ``Ducks and Mergansers.''
Possession Limits: Twice the daily bag limit.
Coots
Season Dates: Open October 17, 2020, through January 24, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 and 50, respectively.
Canada Geese
Season Dates: Open October 17, 2020, through January 24, 2021.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Three and six Canada geese,
respectively.
General Conditions: All nontribal hunters hunting band-tailed
pigeons and mourning doves on Reservation lands shall have in their
possession a valid White Mountain Apache Daily or Yearly Small Game
Permit. In addition to a small game permit, all nontribal hunters
hunting band-tailed pigeons must have in their possession a White
Mountain Special Band-tailed Pigeon Permit. Other special regulations
established by the White Mountain Apache Tribe apply on the
reservation. Tribal and nontribal hunters will comply with all basic
Federal migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part
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George Wallace,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2020-17692 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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