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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 134 / Friday, July 16, 2021 / Rules and Regulations contained in separate sections near the end of the frameworks portion of this document. The States included in the Flyways and Management Units/
Regions are described below.
Waterfowl Flyways Atlantic Flyway: Includes Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Mississippi Flyway: Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
Central Flyway: Includes Colorado east of the Continental Divide, Kansas, Montana Counties of Blaine, Carbon, Fergus, Judith Basin, Stillwater, Sweetgrass, Wheatland, and all counties east thereof, Nebraska, New Mexico east of the Continental Divide except the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming east of the Continental Divide.
Pacific Flyway: Includes Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and those portions of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming not included in the Central Flyway.
Mallard Management Units High Plains Management Unit:
Roughly defined as that portion of the Central Flyway that lies west of the 100th meridian. See Area, Unit, and Zone Descriptions, Ducks Including Mergansers and Coots, below, for specific boundaries in each State.
Columbia Basin Management Unit: In Washington, all areas east of the Pacific Crest Trail and east of the Big White Salmon River in Klickitat County; and in Oregon, the counties of Gilliam, Morrow, and Umatilla.

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Mourning Dove Management Units Eastern Management Unit: All States east of the Mississippi River, and Louisiana.
Central Management Unit: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.
Western Management Unit: Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
Woodcock Management Regions Eastern Management Region:
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
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Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Central Management Region:
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Definitions For the purpose of the hunting regulations listed below, the collective terms dark and light geese include the following species:
Dark geese: Canada geese, cackling geese, white-fronted geese, brant except in Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, and the Atlantic Flyway, and all other goose species except light geese.
Light geese: Snow including blue geese and Rosss geese.
Area, Zone, and Unit Descriptions:
Geographic descriptions related to regulations are contained in a later portion of this document.
Migratory Game Bird Seasons in the Atlantic Flyway In the Atlantic Flyway States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, where Sunday hunting of migratory birds is prohibited statewide by State law or regulation, all Sundays are closed to the take of all migratory game birds.
Season Frameworks Special Youth and VeteransActive Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Days Outside Dates: States may select 2
days per duck-hunting zone, designated as Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days, and 2 days per duck-hunting zone, designated as Veterans and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Days, in addition to their regular duck seasons. The days may be held concurrently. The Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days must be held outside any regular duck season on weekends, 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
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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.
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.
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.

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