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Division of Migratory Bird Management
Hunting Regulations

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02/10/09: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2009 Season

12/18/08: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2009 Season; Proposed Rule

12/17/08: Service Regulations Committee Meeting; Notice of Meeting

11/05/08: Migratory Bird Hunting and Permits; Regulations for Managing Harvest of  Light Goose Populations

11/05/08: Migratory Bird Hunting and Permits; Harvest of Light Goose Populations

11/03/08: Hunting Methods for Resident Canada Geese

09/04/08: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2008–09 Early Season; Final Rule

08/29/08: Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

08/29/08: Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; Final Rule; Proposed Frameworks for Late–Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Proposed Rule

08/27/08: Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

08/15/08: Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2008–09 Season

07/24/08: Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Notice of Meetings; Proposed Rule

03/17/08: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2008 Season

10/15/07: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2008 Season

10/15/07: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2007–08 Early and Late Seasons; Final Rule

09/21/07: Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds

09/20/07: Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

08/31/07: Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

08/31/07: Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2007–08 Season

08/30/07: Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

08/28/07: Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule

08/20/07: Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations for Managing Resident Canada Goose Populations

07/23/07: Proposed Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Notice of Meetings; Proposed Rule

06/08/07: Supplemental Proposals for Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations for the 2007–08
Hunting Season; Notice of Meetings

04/11/07: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2007 Season; Final Rule

04/11/07: Proposed 2007–08 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals and Requests for 2008 Spring/Summer Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Proposals in Alaska

12/13/06: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2007 Season

10/02/06: Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2006–07 Late Season; Final Rule

09/22/06: Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

09/22/06: Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds

09/20/06: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2006–07 Early Season; Final Rule

08/31/06: Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

08/29/06: Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule

08/24/06: General Provisions; Revised List of  Migratory Birds; Proposed Rule

08/24/06: Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Proposed Rule

08/17/06: Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2006–07 Season

08/10/06: Regulations for Managing Resident Canada Goose Populations; Final Rule

07/28/06: Proposed Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Notice of Meetings; Proposed Rule

05/30/06: Migratory Bird Hunting; Supplemental Proposals for Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations for the 2006–07 Hunting Season; Notice of Meetings

04/11/06: Proposed 2006– 07 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations; Proposed Rule

03/09/06: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Sport Hunting of Migratory Birds

02/28/06: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2006 Season

12/19/05: Service Regulations Committee Meeting; Notice of meeting

9/27/05: Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2005–06 Late Season; Final Rule

9/23/05: Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds

9/22/05: Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2006 Season; Proposed Rule

9/22/05: Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule

9/15/05: Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; Correction

9/08/05: Notice of  Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Sport Hunting of Migratory Birds

8/31/05: Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; Final Rule

8/31/05: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2005–06 Early Season; Final Rule

8/30/05: Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule

8/23/05: Approval of Iron-Tungsten-Nickel Shot as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots

8/22/05: Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Proposed Rule

8/5/05: Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2005–06 Season

8/1/05: Proposed Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Notice of Meetings; Proposed Rule

6/24/05: Supplemental Proposals for Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations for the 2005–06 Hunting Season; Notice of Meetings; Proposed Rule

6/2/2005: Application for Approval of Tungsten-Tin-Iron Shot as Nontoxic for Waterfowl Hunting; Advance Notice

5/6/2005: Approval of Iron-Tungsten-Nickel Shot as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots; Proposed Rule

5/2/2005: Application for Approval of Tungsten-Nickel-Iron Alloys as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots; Advance Notice

5/2/2005: Application for Approval of Tungsten-Copper-Tin-Iron Shot as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots; Advance Notice

5/2/2005: Application for Approval of Iron-Tungsten-Nickel as a Nontoxic Shot Material for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots; Advance Notice

4/08/2005: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2005 Season; Final Rule

4/06/2005: Proposed 2005– 06 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals and Requests for 2006 Spring/Summer Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Proposals in Alaska; Proposed Rule

12/20/04: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2005 Season; Proposed Rule

12/10/04: Service Regulations Committee Meeting

9/29/04: Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2004–05 Late Season; Final Rule

9/27/04: Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds; Final Rule

9/03/04: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2004–05 Early
Season

9/1/04: Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

8/30/04: Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

8/24/04: Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

8/17/04: Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2004–05
Season

7/21/04: Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Notice of Meetings

2004: Codified Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, 50 CFR Part 20 (updated annually), Approved nontoxic Shot

4/02/04: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Subsistence Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the Spring/Summer 2004 Subsistence Season

3/22/04: Proposed 2004–05 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals and Requests for 2004 Spring/Summer Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Proposals in Alaska

1/12/04: Subsistence Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the Spring/Summer 2004 Subsistence Season

12/29/03: Service Regulations Committee Meeting

9/29/2003: Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds

9/29/2003: Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2003–04 Late Season; Final Rule

9/26/2003: Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule

8/29/2003: Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2003–04 Early Season

8/28/2003: Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; Final Rule

8/27/2003: Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule

8/21/2003: Regulations for Managing Resident Canada Goose Populations

8/19/2003: Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Proposed Rules

8/08/2003: Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2003–04
Season

7/21/2003: Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Spring/Summer Subsistence Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2003
Subsistence Season

7/17/2003: Proposed Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Notice of Meetings; Proposed Rule

6/23/2003: Supplemental Proposals for Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations for the 2003–04 Hunting Season With Request for 2004 Spring/Summer Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Proposals in Alaska; Notice of Meetings; Proposed Rule

5/6/2003: Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2003–04 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals. (Size 197KB)

1/15/2003: Service Regulations Committee Meeting to identify and discuss preliminary issues concerning the 2003–04 migratory bird hunting regulations. (Size: 33KB)

1/10/2003: Approval of Tungsten-Iron-Nckel-Tin Shot as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots, (Size: 53KB)

9/20/2002: Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds; Final Rule, (Size: 944KB)

9/20/2002: Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2002–03 Late Season; Final Rule, (Size: 117KB)

8/29/2002: Final Rule for Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous ited States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, (Size: 1.51MB)

8/29/2002: Final Rule for Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2002–03 Early Season, (Size: 124KB)

8/23/2002: Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule, (Size: 138KB)

8/16/2002: Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Proposed Rule, (Size: 185KB)

8/16/2002: Procedures for Establishing Spring/Summer Subsistence Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska, (Size: 72.7KB)

7/29/2002: Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2002–03 Season; Proposed Rule, (Size: 153KB)

7/17/2002: Proposed Frameworks for Early Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations and Regulatory Alternatives for the 2002-03 Duck Hunting Season, (Size: 207KB)

6/11/2002: Supplemental Proposals for Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations; Notice of  Meetings; Proposed Rule, (Size: 111KB)

3/19/2002: Proposed 2002–03 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals, (Size: 283KB)

 

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