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| 1468.1 | N.H. MIGRATORY BIRD REGULATION 95/96 | MKOTS3::tcc134.mko.dec.com::gantley | | Fri Sep 29 1995 17:29 | 72 |
| Ray,
I just received the 1995-1996 regulations from N.H Fish and Game.
Here they are.
Walt
1995-1996 N.H. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING SEASONS AND HOURS
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DUCKS, MERGANSERS AND COOTS* (See Black Duck restriction)
Season Dates: Inland Zone: October 4 thru November 4;
November 22 thru december 9
Coastal Zone: October 5 thru October 15
November 22 thru December 30
* The Black Duck season is closed statewide from October 4 thru October 8.
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CANADA GEESE
Season Dates: The Canada Goose season is closed statewide.
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SNOW GEESE
Season Dates: Inland Zone: October 4 thru December 9
Coastal Zone: October 5 thru December 30
BRANT
Season Dates: Inland Zone: October 4 thru November 22
Coastal Zone: October 5 thru October 15
November 22 thru December 30
WOODCOCK
Season Dates: October 1 thru November 14
COMMON SNIPE
Season Dates: September 15 thru November 30
DUCK SNOW COMMON
INLAND COASTAL MERG COOT GEESE BRANT WDCOCK SNIPE
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Daily Bag Limit: 5 5 5 15 5 2 3 8
Possession Limit: 10 10 10 30 10 4 6 16
BAG LIMIT POSSESSION LIMIT
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Black Duck (Oct. 4 - Oct. 8) 0 0
Black Duck (Oct. 9 - end of season) 1 2
Mallard 5 (only 1 hen) 10 (only 2 hens)
Wood Duck 2 4
Redhead 2 4
Hooded Merganser 1 2
Pintail 1 2
Canvasback 1 2
Harlequin Duck closed closed
Canada Geese closed closed
Sea Ducks (scoter, eider & old squaw): Season is from September 15
through December 30 in all coastal waters, rivers & streams seaward
from the first upstream bridge. The daily bag limit shall be 7 birds
of which no more than 4 shall be scoters. The possession limit shall
be 14 birds of which no more than 8 shall be scoters. In all other
areas of the state, sea ducks may be taken only during the regular
season for ducks and shall be included in the regular season daily
bag limit and possession limit.
FALCONRY: The statewide season shall be from October 4 thru January 18.
SHOOTING HOURS ARE FROM 1/2 HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE TO SUNSET.
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| 1468.2 | Thanks for the info | FOUNDR::DODIER | Single Income, Clan'o Kids | Mon Oct 02 1995 18:33 | 9 |
| Thanks Walt. That Black duck restriction seems like it will be a
waste. The local black ducks on the wing look so much like a hen mallard,
in the low light conditions of 1/2 before sunrise, that I'm sure a few
of them are going to get popped off.
While I'm at it, anyone have what the official time is for sunrise
on opening day (Oct. 4th) ?
Ray
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| 1468.3 | | MKOTS3::tcc134.mko.dec.com::gantley | | Mon Oct 02 1995 19:16 | 10 |
| Ray,
The '95-'96 N.H. Hunting and Trapping Digest (aka Orange Book)
shows the following times (for Concord, N.H.) for October 4, 1995.
Sunrise 5:46 AM Sunset 5:22 PM
Good Hunting,
Walt
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| 1468.4 | Daylight savings times ? | FOUNDR::DODIER | Single Income, Clan'o Kids | Tue Oct 03 1995 10:04 | 6 |
| I just received some mail saying that these are the daylight
savings time times. Now that I think of it, I don't think it really
starts getting light until about an hour after this. Does that sound
right ?
Ray
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| 1468.5 | Whether it's EDT or EST, it's off by an hour. | MARKO::MCKENZIE | | Tue Oct 03 1995 10:23 | 19 |
| RE: .3 & .4
> The '95-'96 N.H. Hunting and Trapping Digest (aka Orange Book)
> shows the following times (for Concord, N.H.) for October 4, 1995.
>
> Sunrise 5:46 AM Sunset 5:22 PM
> Daylight savings times ?
> I just received some mail saying that these are the daylight
> savings time times. Now that I think of it, I don't think it really
> starts getting light until about an hour after this. Does that sound
> right ?
I think the times listed in the book are EDT and not EST, or is it vice-versa ?
I noticed that the listed times are 1 hour behind the times shown
on the weather channel or any local stations weather report.
Mark
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| 1468.6 | | RANGER::MACINTYRE | Terminal Angler | Tue Oct 03 1995 10:38 | 6 |
| Correct, you add an hour to the times listed until daylight savings
time ends on 10/29.
Legal hunting starts around 6:15 now...
-donmac
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| 1468.7 | | MKOTS3::tcc134.mko.dec.com::gantley | | Tue Oct 03 1995 10:43 | 13 |
| Ray,
I failed to notice that the times listed for September and October
had Daylight Savings factored in. You should add 1 hour to the times
listed.
Daylight Savings Sunrise 5:46 AM Sunset 5:22 PM
Eastern Standard Sunrise 6:46 AM Sunset 6:22 PM
Sorry for the confusion. I guess I am just a little anxious to get
out there.
Walt
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| 1468.8 | Is it just me, or... | FOUNDR::DODIER | Single Income, Clan'o Kids | Fri Oct 06 1995 11:45 | 18 |
| Is there anyone else out there that thinks the closed season on
black ducks for the first 5 days *really* sucks !!! I'm probably just
as good as the next guy and better than some at ID'ing the ducks common
to this area, either on the wing or on the water, but this black duck
thing is pushing it.
At this time of year, the local black ducks are around and I've heard
numerous reports that they will actually breed with the local mallards. The
resultant offspring look so much like a hen mallard it isn't funny. Add
to this a little rain to wet the birds down and darken the color a bit
more, and I suspect it's going to wind up being a big waste.
I went opening day in NH, and it looked to me that better than 50%
of the ducks I saw were blacks. So not only is it hard to ID some of them,
they seem to be the most numerous, at least in the area that I'm hunting.
Does anyone know why the F+G did this ?
Ray
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| 1468.9 | More difficult in low light | SOLVIT::PHELPS | | Mon Oct 09 1995 11:55 | 23 |
| Re .8
Ray, see my note in 1457.
F & G may be attempting to get the black duck population back to a
reasonable level by giving the youngsters (this years brood and last
years) a chance to get out of town thus giving them a chance for
nesting next year.
You are correct in that black ducks have been known to mate with
mallards and the resultant offspring have been getting closer to
resembling mallards.
I think one of the problems whether it be the beginning of the
season or later is that in the early morning light (1/2 hour before
sunrise) it's difficult at best to see the white plumage above and
below the blue spectrum on the wings of a hen mallard, thus making it
difficult to tell the difference between a black duck or hen mallard.
I've been duck hunting for well over 25 years most of which has been
on Lake Champlain in Vermont and in low light conditions it is still
difficult. I hunt open water also so we get both divers and puddle
ducks that come in over decoys.
Regards,
John
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