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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 33 / Monday, February 22, 2021 / Proposed Rule
holidays, or other non-school days when youth hunters would have the maximum opportunity to participate.
Both sets of days may be held up to 14
days before or after any regular duckseason frameworks or within any split of a regular duck season, or within any other open season on migratory birds.
Daily Bag Limits: The daily bag limits may include ducks, geese, swans, mergansers, coots, and gallinules. Bag limits would be the same as those allowed in the regular season except in States that implement a hybrid season for scaup i.e., different bag limits during different portions of the season, in which case the bag limit will be 2
scaup per day. Flyway species and area restrictions would remain in effect.
Participation Restrictions for Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days: States may use their established definition of age for youth hunters. However, youth hunters must be under the age of 18. In addition, an adult at least 18 years of age must accompany the youth hunter into the field. This adult may not duck hunt but may participate in other seasons that are open on the special youth day. Youth hunters 16 years of age and older must possess a Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp also known as Federal Duck Stamp. Swans may only be taken by participants possessing applicable swan permits.
Participation Restrictions for Veterans and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Days: Veterans as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code and members of the Armed Forces on active duty, including members of the National Guard and Reserves on active duty other than for training, may participate. All hunters must possess a Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp also known as Federal Duck Stamp. Swans may only be taken by participants possessing applicable swan permits.

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Special September Teal Seasons Outside Dates: Between September 1
and September 30, an open season on all species of teal may be selected by the following States in areas delineated by State regulations:
Atlantic Flyway: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Mississippi Flyway: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The season in Minnesota is experimental.
Central Flyway: Colorado part, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico part, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 16 consecutive days in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central Flyways. The daily bag limit is 6 teal.
Shooting Hours One-half hour before sunrise to sunset, except in the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, and Wisconsin, where the hours are from sunrise to sunset.
Special September Duck Seasons Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee: In lieu of a special September teal season, a 5-consecutive-day teal/wood duck season may be selected in September.
The daily bag limit may not exceed 6
teal and wood ducks in the aggregate, of which no more than 2 may be wood ducks. In addition, a 4-consecutive-day teal-only season may be selected in September either immediately before or immediately after the 5-consecutive-day teal/wood duck season. The daily bag limit is 6 teal.
Waterfowl Atlantic Flyway Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots Outside Dates: Between the Saturday nearest September 24 September 25
and January 31.
Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: 60
days. The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, including no more than 2 mallards no more than 1 of which can be female, 2
black ducks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, 1 fulvous whistling duck, 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 4 scoters, 4
eiders, and 4 long-tailed ducks. The season for scaup may be split into 2
segments, with one segment consisting of 40 consecutive days with a 1-scaup daily bag limit, and the second segment consisting of 20 consecutive days with a 2-scaup daily bag limit.
Closures: The season on harlequin ducks is closed.
Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit of mergansers is 5, only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers. In States that include mergansers in the duck bag limit, the daily limit is the same as the duck bag limit, only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers.
Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15
coots.
Lake Champlain Zone, New York: The waterfowl seasons, limits, and shooting hours should be the same as those selected for the Lake Champlain Zone of Vermont.
Connecticut River Zone, Vermont:
The waterfowl seasons, limits, and shooting hours should be the same as
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those selected for the Inland Zone of New Hampshire.
Zoning and Split Seasons: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and West Virginia may split their seasons into 3 segments. Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Vermont may select seasons in each of 3 zones; Pennsylvania may select seasons in each of 4 zones; and New York may select seasons in each of 5 zones; and all these States may split their season in each zone into 2
segments. Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia may select seasons in each of 2 zones; and all these States may split their season in each zone into 3 segments. Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia must conduct an evaluation of the impacts of zones and splits on hunter dynamics e.g., hunter numbers, satisfaction and harvest during the 202125 seasons.
Scoters, Eiders, and Long-Tailed Ducks Special Sea Duck Seasons Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia may select a Special Sea Duck Season in designated Special Sea Duck Areas. If a Special Sea Duck Season is selected, scoters, eiders, and long-tailed ducks may be taken in the designated Special Sea Duck Areas only during the Special Sea Duck Season dates; scoters, eiders, and longtailed ducks may be taken outside of Special Sea Duck Areas during the regular duck season, in accordance with the frameworks for ducks, mergansers, and coots specified above.
Outside Dates: Between September 15
and January 31.
Special Sea Duck Seasons and Daily Bag Limits: 60 consecutive days, or 60
days that are concurrent with the regular duck season, with a daily bag limit of 5, of the listed sea duck species, including no more than 4 scoters, 4
eiders, and 4 long-tailed ducks. Within the special sea duck areas, during the regular duck season in the Atlantic Flyway, States may choose to allow the above sea duck limits in addition to the limits applying to other ducks during the regular season. In all other areas, sea ducks may be taken only during the regular open season for ducks and are part of the regular duck season daily bag not to exceed 4 scoters, 4 eiders, and 4 long-tailed ducks and possession limits.
Special Sea Duck Areas: In all coastal waters and all waters of rivers and streams seaward from the first upstream
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