Hunting & Trapping Digest 2008-2009 - (Page 25) SMALL GAME SEASON DATES & BAG LIMITS Squirrel (Youth Hunt 12-16 yr. old; Jr. License holders) Combined Species; eligible junior hunters (12-16 years old without a license who have successfully completed a Hunter-Trapper Education course and Junior License holders), and accompanied as required by law. Oct. 11-17 6 Daily Squirrel Ruffed Grouse Oct. Dec. Dec. Oct. Dec. Dec. 18-Nov. 29 15-23 26-Feb. 7, 2009 6 Daily 18-Nov. 29 15-23 26-Jan. 24, ’09 2 Daily Cottontail Rabbit Pheasant (Junior Hunt) Cocks only in Wildlife Management Units Oct. 25-Nov. 29 Dec. 15-23 Dec. 26-Feb. 7, 2009 4 Daily 2 Daily 2A, 2B, 2C, 4C, 4E, 5A & 5B. Oct. 11-18 Eligible junior hunters (12-16 years old without a license who have successfully completed a Hunter-Trapper Education course and Junior License holders), and accompanied as required by law. Pheasant (Junior Hunt) Cocks or hens combined in Wildlife Management Oct. 11-18 Units 1A, 1B, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4D, 5C & 5D. Eligible junior hunters only, with or without the required license, when properly accompanied as required by law. Pheasant (Cocks in WMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 4C, 4E, 5A & 5B) Oct. 25-Nov. 29 (Cocks and hens in WMUs 1A, 1B, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4D, 5C & 5D 2 Daily 2 Daily Oct. 25-Nov. 29 2 Daily Dec. 15-23 Dec. 26-Feb. 7, 2009 Oct. 25-Nov. 29 4 Daily Bobwhite Quail (Closed in WMUs 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5C & 5D) Hares (Snowshoe Rabbits) Woodchuck — No closed season except during the regular firearms deer seasons and until noon daily during the spring turkey season. Hunting is prohibited on Sundays. Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2009 1 Daily No limit July 4, 2008-April 5, 2009 No Limit Crow (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only) Regulations Arms & Ammunition: 1) Manually operated and autoloading shotguns with a capacity of no more than 3 shells in the chamber and magazine combined; 2) Manually operated rifles and handguns less than 23 caliber; 3) Muzzleloading rifles and handguns 40 caliber or less and shotguns; and 4) long, recurve and compound bows and arrows. Singleprojectile ammunition, or fine shot pellets no larger than No.4 lead, bismuth-tin, or tungsten-iron, or No. 2 steel. Note: Rifle and handgun caliber restrictions do not apply when hunting woodchucks, although rifles and handguns must be manually operated. While hunting small game during the bear or muzzleloader deer seasons, the only rifle or handgun that can be used is a 22 caliber or less rimfire. Fluorescent Orange Requirements: Small game hunters must wear at least 250 square inches of fluorescent orange at all times on the head, chest and back combined. Woodchuck hunters must wear a solid fluorescent orange cap on the head. Orange must be visible 360 degrees. Hunting Parties: It is unlawful to hunt small game in a party of more than 6 persons. This does not apply to waterfowl or dove hunters when hunting from a blind or other stationary positions. Transporting Small Game: Small game may be transported untagged by the owner. Small game unaccompanied by the owner must be labeled with the name and address of the owner, license back tag number and owner’s signature. No Open Season: Fishers, Hungarian partridges, otters, pine martens and sharp-tailed grouse. No Closed Season: English sparrows and European starlings.
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