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Waterfowl Flying OverSetting Regulations for Waterfowl and Other Migratory Bird Hunting

• 2007-2008 Michigan Waterfowl Hunting Guide (HTML)
2007-2008 Michigan Waterfowl Hunting Guide (PDF)
 

• 2007-2008 Waterfowl Managed Area Weekly Waterfowl Counts

• 2007 Youth Waterfowl Weekend

• How Hunters Can Help

• Waterfowl Status

• Report Bird Bands


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• Waterfowl Stamp Program

• Managed Waterfowl Hunt Areas

• Falconry Season

• License and Waterfowl Stamp Requirements

• Joint State-Federal Waterfowl Hunting Regulations

• General Rules

• Harvest Information Program (HIP)

• Waterfowl Hunting Zones

• Migratory Bird Hunting Hours


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• Ducks & Mergansers
Youth Waterfowl Weekend (Ages 10 - 15): Sept. 15 - 16
Regular Season:
    North Zone: Sept. 29 - Nov. 27, 2007
    Middle Zone: Sept. 29 - Nov. 25 and Dec. 1 - Dec. 2, 2007
    South Zone: Oct. 6 - Dec. 2, 2007 and Jan. 5 to Jan. 6, 2008

• Canada Geese
Early Season (See p. 28 and 29 in the Hunting Guide or view Early Canada Goose Season Information for locations, dates, and bag limits):
    Zone 1 (UP) and Huron, Tuscola, and Saginaw Counties: Sept. 1 - 10
    Zone 3 (SLP) and remainder of Zone 2 (NLP): Sept. 1 - 15
Regular Season (Goose Management Units remain unchanged from 2006):
    Upper Peninsula MVP Unit: Sept. 18 - Nov. 1, 2007
    Lower Peninsula MVP Unit: Oct. 6 - Nov. 12 and Nov. 22 - Nov. 28, 2007
    Southern James Bay Unit: Oct. 6 - 14 and Nov. 22 - Dec. 12
Late Season:
    South Zone (excluding local GMUs): Jan. 5 to Feb. 3, 2008

• Coots & Moorhens
Same dates as ducks and mergansers in the respective zones

• Common Snipe & Rails
Statewide: Sept. 15 - Nov. 14
No open season for King Rails

• Other Geese
Statewide: Sept. 22 - Dec. 3, 2007


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