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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 33 / Monday, February 22, 2021 / Proposed Rule specific swan harvest, and hunter compliance in reporting harvest.
In lieu of a general swan hunting season, States may select a season only for tundra swans. States selecting a season only for tundra swans must obtain harvest and hunter participation data.
These general swan seasons and tundra swan seasons are also subject to the following conditions:
In the Atlantic Flyway The season may be 90 days, between October 1 and January 31.
In Delaware, no more than 67 permits may be issued. The season is experimental.
In North Carolina, no more than 4,895
permits may be issued.
In Virginia, no more than 638 permits may be issued.
In the Central Flyway The season may be 107 days, between the Saturday nearest October 1
October 2 and January 31.
In the Central Flyway portion of Montana, no more than 500 permits may be issued.
In North Dakota, no more than 2,200
permits may be issued.
In South Dakota, no more than 1,300
permits may be issued.
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Regular Seasons in the Mississippi Flyway Outside Dates: Between September 1
and February 28 in Minnesota, and between September 1 and January 31 in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Hunting Seasons: A season not to exceed 37 consecutive days may be selected in the designated portion of northwestern Minnesota Northwest Goose Zone, and a season not to exceed 60 consecutive days in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The season in Alabama is experimental.
Daily Bag Limit: 1 sandhill crane in Minnesota, 2 sandhill cranes in Kentucky, and 3 sandhill cranes in Alabama and Tennessee. In Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee, the seasonal bag limit is 3 sandhill cranes.
Permits: Each person participating in the regular sandhill crane seasons must have a valid State sandhill crane hunting permit.
Other Provisions: The number of permits where applicable, open areas, season dates, protection plans for other species, and other provisions of seasons must be consistent with the management plans and approved by the Mississippi Flyway Council.

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Regular Seasons in the Central Flyway Outside Dates: Between September 1
and February 28.
Hunting Seasons: Seasons not to exceed 37 consecutive days may be selected in a designated portion of Texas Zone C. Seasons not to exceed 58 consecutive days may be selected in designated portions of the following States: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Seasons not to exceed 93
consecutive days may be selected in designated portions of the following States: New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Daily Bag Limits: 3 sandhill cranes, except 2 sandhill cranes in designated portions of North Dakota Area 2 and Texas Zone C.
Permits: Each person participating in the regular sandhill crane season must have a valid Federal or State sandhill crane hunting permit.
Special Seasons in the Central and Pacific Flyways Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming may select seasons for hunting sandhill cranes within the range of the Rocky Mountain Population RMP of sandhill cranes subject to the following conditions:
Outside Dates: Between September 1
and January 31.
Hunting Seasons: The season in any State or zone may not exceed 60 days, and may be split into 3 segments.
Bag limits: Not to exceed 3 daily and 9 per season.
Permits: Participants must have a valid permit, issued by the appropriate State, in their possession while hunting.
Other Provisions: Numbers of permits, open areas, season dates, protection plans for other species, and other provisions of seasons must be consistent with the management plan and approved by the Central and Pacific Flyway Councils, with the following exceptions:
A. In Utah, 100 percent of the harvest will be assigned to the RMP crane quota;
B. In Arizona, monitoring the racial composition of the harvest must be conducted at 3-year intervals unless 100
percent of the harvest will be assigned to the RMP crane quota;
C. In Idaho, 100 percent of the harvest will be assigned to the RMP crane quota;
and D. In the Estancia Valley hunt area of New Mexico, the level and racial composition of the harvest must be monitored; greater sandhill cranes in the harvest will be assigned to the RMP
crane quota.

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Gallinules Outside Dates: Between September 1
and January 31 in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central Flyways. States in the Pacific Flyway may select their hunting seasons between the outside dates for the season on ducks, mergansers, and coots; therefore, Pacific Flyway frameworks for gallinules are included with the duck, merganser, and coot frameworks.
Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Limits: Seasons may not exceed 70 days in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central Flyways. Seasons may be split into 2
segments. The daily bag limit is 15
gallinules in the aggregate.
Zoning: Seasons may be selected by zones established for duck hunting.
Rails Outside Dates: States included herein may select seasons between September 1 and January 31 on clapper, king, sora, and Virginia rails.
Hunting Seasons: Seasons may not exceed 70 days, and may be split into 2 segments.
Daily Bag Limits Clapper and King Rails: In Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, 10 rails in the aggregate. In Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, 15
rails in the aggregate.
Sora and Virginia Rails: In the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central Flyways and the Pacific Flyway portions of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming, 25 rails in the aggregate. The season is closed in the remainder of the Pacific Flyway.
Snipe Outside Dates: Between September 1
and February 28, except in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia, where the season must end no later than January 31.
Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Limits: Seasons may not exceed 107
days and may be split into 2 segments.
The daily bag limit is 8 snipe.
Zoning: Seasons may be selected by zones established for duck hunting.
American Woodcock Outside Dates: States in the Eastern and Central Management Regions may select hunting seasons between September 13 and January 31.
Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Limits: Seasons may not exceed 45 days in the Eastern and Central Regions. The
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