Drake's Waterfowl Guide

NEW JERSEY 2013-2014 MIGRATORY BIRD SEASONS

DUCKS

North Zone: Oct. 12 - Oct. 24   Nov. 16 - Jan. 11

South Zone: Oct. 19 - Oct. 26   Nov. 16 - Jan. 16

Coastal Zone: Nov. 2 - Nov. 12   Nov. 28 - Jan. 25

Daily bag limit: 6 ducks which may NOT include more than: 4 mallards (not more than 2 hen mallards),

4 scoters, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 6 goldeneye, 6 long-tailed duck, 6 ruddy duck, 2 canvasback, 2 pintails, 6 wigeon, 6 shoveler, 6 blue-winged teal, 6 eider, 1 black duck, 3 wood ducks, 6 gadwall, 6 bufflehead, 6 green-winged teal, 6 ring-necked duck.

Mergansers (Common, red breasted and hooded): 5; of which only 2 may be a hooded mergansers.

Merganser limits are in addition to duck limits.

BRANT  

North Zone: Nov. 16 - Nov. 30   Dec. 24 - Jan. 11

South Zone: Oct. 19 - Oct. 26   Nov. 16 - Dec. 12

Coastal Zone: Nov. 2 - Nov. 12   Dec. 21 - Jan. 14

Daily bag limit:2

YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTING DAYS

North Zone:   Oct. 5    Nov. 2

South Zone:   Oct. 12   Nov. 9

Coastal Zone: Oct. 26    Nov. 16

Daily bag limit: 6 ducks with species restrictions; 3 Canada geese; 2 brant, 25 light Geese

CANADA GOOSE

September Season (Statewide)

Sept. 2 - Sept. 30

Daily bag limit: 15

The following special regulations apply:

1. Electronic calls permitted

2. Shotguns capable of holding no more than 7 shells (including magazine and chamber) are permitted.

3. Hunting hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

NOTE: THESE SPECIAL REGULATIONS ONLY APPLY TO THE SEPTEMBER CANADA GOOSE SEASON.

CANADA GOOSE

Regular Season

North Zone: Nov. 16 – Nov. 30,  Dec. 14 - Jan. 25

South Zone: Nov. 16 – Nov. 30,     Dec. 14 - Jan. 25

Coastal Zone: Nov. 28 – Dec. 7,  Dec. 10 - Jan. 25

Daily bag limit: 3 singly or in aggregate to include cackling and white-fronted geese

Special Winter Season (Two Zones):

Jan. 27 – Feb. 15

Daily bag limit: 5 singly or in aggregate to include cackling and white-fronted geese

SEA DUCKS; SEA DUCK AREA ONLY

Sept. 24 - Jan 25

Daily bag limit: 7 singly or in aggregate to include long-tailed ducks, eiders and scoters; except no more than 4 scoters

LIGHT GOOSE

Regular Season

Statewide: Oct. 17 – Feb. 15

Daily bag limit: 25, singly or in aggregate to include greater and lesser snow geese and Ross’s geese

Conservation Order

Statewide: Feb. 17 – Apr. 5 2013

Daily bag limit: None; includes greater and lesser snow geese and Ross’s geese

The following special regulations apply:

1. Electronic calls permitted

2. Shotguns capable of holding no more than 7 shells (including magazine and chamber) are permitted.

3. Hunting hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

4. A valid hunting license, federal and state duck stamps, HIP certification and NJ Light Goose Conservation

Order (CO) Permit ($2.00) are required.

5. The NJ Light Goose CO Permit is available ONLY from the Division’s web site or by mailing: Light Goose

Permit, NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Code 501-03, PO Box 420, Trenton, NJ 08625-0420. A request for

mailed permits must include: 1) Photocopy of 2014 Hunting or All-Around Sportsmen license which clearly

shows the Conservation ID Number and DOB, 2) Check or money order for $2.00 payable to NJ Division of

Fish and Wildlife, 3) Self-addressed, stamped envelope, 4) Daytime telephone number. The light goose

permit will not be available until January 2014. As part of the permit process, hunters will be required to

report their activity and harvest as requested on the permit. Check the Division’s web site in late winter for

more details.

NOTE: THESE SPECIAL REGULATIONS ONLY APPLY TO THE LIGHT GOOSE

CONSERVATION ORDER