2013-14 utah waterfowl guidebook
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UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES
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CONTENTS
4 New Waterowl Slam program
6 Key dates and ees
7 Basic requirements
8 Applying or a swan permit8 Do you need a ederal stamp?
9 Do you have a HIP number?
9 Swan reporting requirements
10 Firearms and archery tackle
12 Hunters with disabilities
12 Hunting methods
12 Make sure youre in range
13 Boating laws and rules
15 Hunting-dog eld trials and training
16 Closed areas
17 Trespassing
17 Burning phragmites during the hunt
18 Possession and transportation
18 Show courtesy during goose hunt
20 Special regulations or nationalwildlie reuges
22 Avian diseases in Utah
23 Season dates and bag and
possession limits
23 Mercury and ducks
23 Goose areas
24 Maps available online
25 Utahs Youth Waterowl Hunt
26 Shooting hours
29 Species identication
42 Denitions
CONTACT US
Turn in a poacherPhone: 1-800-662-3337
Email: [email protected]
Online: wildlie.utah.gov/utip
Division ocesOces are open 8 a.m.5 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
Salt Lake City1594 W North Temple
Box 146301Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301801-538-4700
Central Region1115 N Main StreetSpringville, UT 84663801-491-5678
Northeastern Region318 N Vernal AvenueVernal, UT 84078435-781-9453
Northern Region515 E 5300 SOgden, UT 84405801-476-2740
Southeastern Region319 N Carbonville Road, Ste APrice, UT 84501435-613-3700
Southern Region1470 N Airport Road
Cedar City, UT 84721435-865-6100
Washington County Field Ofce451 N SR-318Hurricane, UT 84737435-879-8694
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WHATS NEW THISSEASON?
Swan application details online: Visitwildlie.utah.gov/2013swan or the inormation
you need in order to apply or a swan permit.Because the swan application period occurs beorethis guidebook is printed, the application detailswill be available online only.
Youth Waterowl Hunt: Utahs Youth Wa-terowl Hunt will be held on Sept. 21, 2013. Fordetails, see the inormation box on page 25.
Higher possession limits: This year, thepossession limit or migratory game birds hasincreased to three times the daily bag limit. For alist o all bag and possession limits, see the tablesthat start on page 23.
Changes to bag limits: Be sure to check thebag limits or canvasbacks, light geese, scaup and
wood ducks they have all changed this year.For details, see the tables that start on page 23.
New goose areas: There is no longer a NorthGoose Zone. There are now three goose areas(northern, urban and general) made up o dier-ent counties across the state. For details, see themap on page 23.
Eforts to increase light goose harvest:During the spring light goose seasons in allthree goose areas hunters will be allowed touse electronic callers and unplugged shotguns.For details on the electronic call regulation, seepage 15. For details on the unplugged shotgunregulation, see page 10.
Changes at waterowl managementareas: This year, there have been changes tothe motorized boat regulations at a couple o thestates waterowl management areas (WMAs). Fordetails, see page 13.
John Bair
Calvin Crandall
Steve Dalton
Michael King
Kirk Woodward
Jake Albrecht, Chair
Bill Fenimore, Vice Chair
Gregory Sheehan,
Division Director &
Executive Secretary
A CLOSER LOOKAT THE RULES
This guidebook summarizes Utahs
waterowl hunting laws and rules. Although
it is a convenient quick-reerence documentor Utahs waterowl regulations, it is not an
all-encompassing resource.
For an in-depth look at the states
waterowl hunting laws and rules, visit
wildlie.utah.gov/rules.
You can use the reerences in the guide-
booksuch as Utah Code 23-20-3 and Utah
Administrative Rule R657-9-6to search theDivisions website or the detailed statute or
rule that underpins the guidebook summary.
I you have questions about a particular
rule, call or visit the nearest Division oce.
Who makes the rules?The Utah Wildlie Board passes the rules
summarized in this guidebook.There are seven board members, and
each serves a six-year term. Appointed by the
governor, board members are not Division
employees.
The Divisions director serves as the boards
executive secretary but does not have a vote on
wildlie policies.
Beore board members make changesto wildlie rules, they listen to recommenda-
tions rom Division biologists. They also receive
input rom the public and various interest
groups via the regional advisory council (RAC)
process.
I you have eedback or suggestions or
board members, you can nd their contact
inormation online at wildlie.utah.gov.
Wildlie Board members
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Check season dates: Season dates changeevery year. For details, see the tables that start onpage 23.
Also remember
You must register in the HIP every season:You must obtain a Migratory Bird Harvest Inor-mation Program (HIP) number or the 20132014season to hunt waterowl in Utah this all. Yournumber rom last season is not valid. The HIPnumber you obtain or the 20132014 seasonis valid rom March 11, 2013 through March 10,2014. Please see page 9 or more inormation.
Buy your license over the phone: You cannow buy a Utah hunting or combination licenseover the telephone. Just call 1-800-221-0659.The line is staed 24 hours a day, seven days aweek. In addition to the ee or the license, youllalso be charged a $2 transaction ee or each itemyou buy.
Retrieving waterowl: Beore hunting in anarea, make sure you can retrieve the birds youshoot. Because o mud or deep water, you mayneed chest waders, a dog or a boat. Not attempt-ing to retrieve your waterowl could result in acitation.
Swan reporting is required: I you draw a
2013 swan permit, you are required to submit aharvest report. You must submit this inormation,even i you dont hunt or harvest a swan. Failure tocomplete a harvest report may aect your eligibil-ity to apply or the 2014 swan hunting season.For more inormation about this requirement, seepage 9.
Of-highway vehicles: O-highway vehiclesare not permitted on state waterowl manage-ment areas, except in areas that are posted opento OHV use.
Burning phragmites during the hunt:This all, as conditions permit, the Division willburn phragmites at the Farmington Bay, HowardSlough and Harold Crane waterowl management
Repair work at Ogden Bay: This year, the Divi-sion is repairing the dikes at the Ogden Bay WMA.You may need to take detours or use alternate
access points until the repairs are done. For detailsand updates, see www.acebook.com/UtahWMAs.
Changes at ederal reuges: There arechanges to the regulations at the Bear Riverand Ouray wildlie reuges. For details, see theinormation that begins on page 20.
Know your shooting hours: There is now anocial sunrise and sunset table in theShootinghours section o the guidebook. To determinewhen you can start shooting, you will need tosubtract 30 minutes rom the ocial sunrise time.For details, see the inormation that begins onpage 26.
New Waterowl Slamprogram
This year, the Division is launching a
new Waterowl Slam program in partner-
ship with multiple conservation organiza-tions. Hunters who choose to join the
program can earn dierent sizes and colors
o bands or harvesting drakes o various
species. By launching this program, the Divi-
sion hopes to:
Encourage hunters to improve their
waterowl identication
Help hunters learn more about water-owl habitats and waterowl behavior
Increase excitement or waterowl
hunting
Raise money or waterowl-specic
projects
Increase harvest o underutilized
species
Create riendly competition amonghunters
To learn more about the new program,
visit wildlie.utah.gov/slam.
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areas. To learn more, see the inormation box onpage 17.
Corrections: I errors are ound in this guide-book ater it is printed, the Division will correctthem in the electronic copy that is posted online.Visit wildlie.utah.gov/guidebooks to view all othe Divisions guidebooks and proclamations.
Private lands: The Division cannot guaranteeaccess to any private land. I you plan to huntorengage in any other wildlie-related activitieson private land, you must obtain WRITTEN permis-sion rom the landowner or the landownersauthorized representative.
Protection rom discrimination: The Division
receives ederal nancial assistance rom theU.S. Fish and Wildlie Service and must abide byederal laws. Under Title VI o the Civil Rights Acto 1964, Section 504 o the Rehabilitation Act o1973, Title II o the Americans with DisabilitiesAct o 1990, the Age Discrimination Act o 1975,Title IX o the Education Amendments o 1972, theU.S. Department o the Interior and its bureausprohibit discrimination on the basis o race,
Dont lose your hunting and fshing privilegesI you commit a wildlie violation, you could lose the privilege o hunting and fshing in Utah.
The Utah Division o Wildlie Resources can suspend the license o
anyone who knowingly, intentionally or recklessly violates wildlie
laws. Your license can be suspended or a wildlie violation i : You are convicted.
You plead guilty or no contest.
You enter a plea in abeyance or
diversion agreement.
Suspension proceedings are separate and inde-
pendent rom criminal prosecution. The Utah Division
o Wildlie Resources may suspend your license privileges
whether or not the court considers suspension in yourcriminal case. You will be notifed o any action against
your privilege ater criminal proceedings conclude. And
remember, i your license is suspended in Utah, you
may not be permitted to hunt or fsh in most other
states. (Visit ianrc.org to see a map o participating states.)
color, national origin, age, disability or sex. I youbelieve that you have been discriminated againstin any program, activity or acility, or i you desireurther inormation please write to:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlie Service
Oce or Diversity and Civil Rights Pro-
gramsExternal Programs
4040 North Fairax Drive, Suite 130
Arlington, VA 22203
Division unding: The Division is mostly undedby the sale o hunting and shing licenses andthrough ederal aid made possible by an excisetax on the sale o rearms and other hunting- andshing-related equipment.
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FEES
Resident license ees
Hunting license (under 14 years oage)*
$11
Hunting license (14 years o age andolder)*
$26
Combination license* $30
Nonresident license ees
3-day small game license $25Hunting license* $65
Combination license* $80
Other ees
Federal migratory bird hunting andconservation stamp (16 years o ageand older). These are available at U.S.post oces and some license-agentlocations.
$15
Swan permit $15
* Hunting and combination licenses are valid or 365 daysrom the day you buy them.
You will be charged an additional $10 nonreundableapplication ee.
DATES
201314 season dates
Youth Waterowl Hunt Sept. 21Swan Oct. 5Dec. 8
Scaup Oct. 5Dec. 29
Common snipe Oct. 5Jan. 18
Ducks, mergansers, coots Oct. 5Jan. 18
Dark geese (inside thenorthern goose area)
Oct. 5Jan. 18
Dark geese (inside theurban goose area)
Oct. 517 andNov. 2Feb. 2
Dark geese (inside thegeneral goose area)
Oct. 517 andOct. 26Jan. 26
Light geese (inside thenorthern and urban gooseareas)
Oct. 25Jan. 18and Feb. 18March 10
Light geese (inside thegeneral goose area)
Oct. 22Jan. 26and March 110
Swan application dates
Swan hunting applicationavailable online
Aug. 26, 2013
Application deadline Sept. 4, 2013
Drawing results available Sept. 16, 2013
KEY DATES AND FEES
If you want to hunt it tomorrow,
help us protect it today.
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Have you passed huntereducation?Utah Code 23-19-11 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-23
I you were born ater Dec. 31, 1965, you
must provide proo that youve passed a hunter
education course approved by the Division beore
you can apply or or obtain a hunting license or aswan permit.
Proo o hunter educationYou can prove that youve completed hunter
education by obtaining a hunter education course
Certicate o Completion (this certicate is called
a blue card in Utah) or by using a hunting license
rom a previous year with your hunter education
number noted on the license.
How to take hunter educationI you were born ater 1965, you must take
and successully complete the states hunter
education course. Its an easy process:
1. Obtain a hunter education registration
certicate. Each certicate costs only $10,
and you can obtain it online, at any Divi-sion oce or rom a license agent.
2. Register or a class with your local
hunter education instructor. You can
see a list o hunter education courses at
wildlie.utah.gov/huntereducation. You can
also contact your local Division oce or
call 801-538-4727.
3. Take your registration certicate to your
instructor on the rst night o class.
4. Successully complete the courseyour
instructor will then validate your certi-
cate. The validated certicate serves as
your hunting license.
Both the registration certicate and the
corresponding hunting license are valid or 365
Are you old enough?Utah Code 23-19-11
Anyone who has passed a Division-approved
hunter education course can hunt waterowl in
Utah, regardless o age. However, young hunters
must be accompanied by an adult while in the
eld. To learn more, see the inormation box
below.
BASIC REQUIREMENTSCompleting hunter education, obtaining the proper hunting license and registering or a Migra-
tory Bird Harvest Inormation Program (HIP) number are the rst steps to hunting waterowl in
Utah. Depending on your age, you may also need a ederal migratory bird hunting and conserva-
tion stamp. This section provides inormation about each o these items and how to obtain them.
Adults must accompanyyoung huntersUtah Code 23-20-20
While hunting with any weapon, a
person under 14 years old must be accom-
panied by his or her parent, legal guardianor other responsible person who is 21 years
o age or older and who has been approved
by the parent or guardian.
A person at least 14 years old and under
16 years old must be accompanied by a
person 21 years o age or older while hunt-
ing with any weapon.
The Division encourages adults to beamiliar with hunter education guidelines
or to complete the hunter education course
beore accompanying youth into the eld.
While in the eld, the youth and the
adult must remain close enough or the
adult to see and provide verbal assistance to
the young hunter. Using electronic devices,
such as walkie-talkies or cell phones, doesnot meet this requirement.
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A combination license allows you to sh and
hunt small game in Utah. When you buy a
combination license, you also get a price
break compared to buying your hunting and
shing licenses separately.
To purchase a license, visit wildlie.utah.govorcall 1-800-221-0659. You can also visit a license
agent or any Division oce.
You must carry your license with you while
youre hunting, and you cannot alter your license,
or transer or lend it to another person.
I you want to hunt a swan in Utah, you will
also need to apply or and obtain a swan permit.
For more inormation about swan permits, see thebox above.
Do you need a ederalstamp?Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-3
In addition to your hunting license, i youre 16
years old or older, you must obtain a ederal mi-
gratory bird hunting and conservation stamp. Thisstamp is commonly reerred to as a duck stamp.
You can purchase a duck stamp rom your
local post oce, some license agents or by phone.
The phone number is 1-800-782-6724. You can
also call this number to order additional duck
stamps. Duck stamps are not available at Division
oces.
days rom the date o purchase. The license
enables you to apply or or obtain permits in the
Divisions hunt drawings. In order to maximize
your hunting opportunities, you should register
or and complete the hunter education course as
soon as possible ater purchasing your registrationcerticate.
Ater completing the course, you will receive
your ocial hunter education card (commonly
known as the blue card) by mail. It will be
sent to the address listed on your registration
certicate. This card certies that you passed
hunter education.
You should also keep the ollowing in mind: Hunters under the age o 16 must be accom-
panied by an adult while hunting.
Regardless o when a student graduates, all
hunting regulations (such as season dates
and bag limits) will apply.
Students who are planning to hunt out o
state should allow enough time or their
hunter education card to arrive in the mail.You can see a list o hunter education courses
at wildlie.utah.gov/huntereducation. You can also
contact your local Division oce or call 801-538-
4727.
New to Utah?I you become a Utah resident, and youve
completed a hunter education course in anotherstate, province or country, you must obtain a blue
card beore you can buy a resident hunting license
or apply or a swan permit. You can obtain a Utah
blue card at any Division oce by providing proo
that youve completed a hunter education course
approved by the Division. The card costs $10.
Do you have a license?Utah Code 23-19-1You must purchase either a hunting license or
a combination license to hunt waterowl in Utah.
Heres the dierence between the two licenses:
A hunting license allows you to hunt small
game, including waterowl and upland
game.
Applying or a swanpermitUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-29
To provide hunters with earlier access
to inormation about the swan application
period and hunt, the Division has removed
most o the swan inormation rom this
guidebook and put it online. You can learn
more about applying or a swan permit at
wildlie.utah.gov/2013swan.
Next year, you'll be able to nd details
on applying or a 2014 swan permit by
visiting wildlie.utah.gov/2014swan in lateAugust.
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Valuable inormationThe U.S. Fish and Wildlie Service started
the HIP in the mid-1990s. The program provides
biologists with valuable inormation that helps
them manage the nations migratory game bird
populations.
Ater you buy your stamp, you must validate it
by signing your name in ink across the ace o the
stamp. You must also carry your stamp with you
while youre hunting (most hunters place their
stamp on the back o their hunting license).
I youre 15 years o age or younger, you do notneed a ederal duck stamp to hunt waterowl, but
i you turn 16 during the season, you must buy a
stamp to hunt the remainder o the season.
Do you have a HIPnumber?50 CFR 20.20 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-33
In addition to your license (and your duckstamp, i required), you must obtain a Migratory
Game Bird Harvest Inormation Program (HIP)
registration number every season.
The number you obtained last season is not
valid or this season.
HIP numbers or the 20132014 season are
valid rom March 11, 2013 through March 10,
2014.
Its easy to registerYou can obtain your Utah HIP number in one
o two ways:
Register online at uthip.com.
Call 1-877-882-4744. I you have questions
or need help obtaining your HIP number,
please call 1-800-368-4683.Youll need your hunting license to register,
so make sure you have it with you beore you log
onto the website or call. It only takes about 10
minutes to register.
I your 365-day license expires during the
season, and you buy a new license, simply write
your 20132014 HIP registration numberand
its expiration datein the space provided on theront o your new license. You do not need to get a
second HIP number or the 20132014 season.
Swan reportingrequirements
Harvest reporting or swan is manda-
tory, and the Division asks all swan hunters
to make it a priority during the 20132014season. Reporting is required, even
i you did not hunt or harvest a
swan. To complete your report, visit
www.utah-hunt.com/UT_Returncard.
I reporting compliance drops below 80
percent, the ederal government will cut
Utahs swan permits by 10 percent. That
would mean 200 ewer permits.To report your swan harvest, simply
bring the tagged swan or its head to a Divi-
sion oce, or the Bear River Migratory Bird
Reuge oce, within three days o harvest.
A Division or Reuge employee will help you
complete your swan harvest report.
Failure to return your harvest report
could result in a citation and leave youineligible to participate in next years swan
drawing. I you didnt harvest a swan, you
can enter your report online or by calling
toll-ree 1-800-221-0659.
Dont be the hunter who jeopardizes
200 swan permitsplease complete your
harvest report as soon as possible.
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Box Elder CountyHarold S. Crane, Loco-
motive Springs, Public Shooting Grounds
and Salt Creek
Daggett CountyBrowns Park
Davis CountyFarmington Bay, Howard
Slough and Ogden Bay
Emery CountyDesert Lake
Juab CountyMills Meadow Millard CountyClear Lake and Topaz
Slough
Sanpete CountyManti Meadows
Tooele CountyBlue Lake and Timpie
Springs
Uintah CountyStewart Lake
Utah CountyPowell Slough
Wayne CountyBicknell Bottoms
Weber CountyOgden Bay and Harold S.
Crane
You may not possess a rearm or archery
tackle on any o the areas listed above any time
o the year except during the specied waterowl
hunting seasons or as authorized by the Division.
The rearm restrictions in this section do
not apply to concealed rearm permit holders,
provided the person is not utilizing the concealed
rearm to hunt or take wildlie.
Loaded frearms in a vehicleUtah Code 76-10-502, 76-10-504, 76-10-505 and 76-10-523
You may not carry a loaded rearm in or on
a vehicle unless you meet all o the ollowing
conditions: You own the vehicle or have permission
rom the vehicles owner.
The rearm is a handgun.
You are 18 years o age or older.
A pistol, revolver, rife or shotgun is considered
to be loaded when there is an unexpended car-
tridge, shell or projectile in the ring position.
Firearms and archerytackle
Several rules apply to the type o shotguns
and archery tackle that may be used to take
waterowl in Utah.
Weapon requirements50 CFR 20.21 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-7
You may take migratory game birds only with
a shotgun thats no larger than 10 gauge or with
archery tackle. (You may not take waterowl with
a crossbow, however.) Also, during most Utah
waterowl hunts, the shotgun you use cannot be
capable o holding more than three shells (one in
the chamber and two in the magazine).
Many shotguns can hold more than two shellsin the magazine, but making these guns legal
or waterowl hunting is easy. An inexpensive
item, called a "shotgun plug," comes with most
shotguns or you can purchase one at most sport-
ing goods stores.
This year, or the rst time, you may use an
unplugged shotgun capable o holding more
than three shells to hunt light geese during
the February/March season in all three o Utahs
goose areas. For season dates, see page 23.
Nontoxic shot and use ofrearms and archery tackle50 CFR 20.21(j) and Utah Admin. Rules R657-9-8 and R657-9-9
A shotgun with nontoxic shot is the only
rearm and ammunition you may have in yourpossession while hunting waterowl or coot in
any area o the state. (To learn what nontoxic
shot is, please see page 43 o this guide.) In
addition, nontoxic shot is the only shot you may
have in your possession while on ederal reuges,
the Scott M. Matheson wetland preserve, and the
ollowing waterowl management areas:
FIELD REQUIREMENTSWhile hunting waterowl in Utah, there are several requirements you must keep in mind to
protect yoursel and the resource. Please be amiliar with the requirements or carrying and
using shotguns, the dierent types o hunting methods you may use and what youre required to
do with any waterowl you harvest.
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Pistols and revolvers are also considered to
be loaded when an unexpended cartridge, shell
or projectile is in a position whereby the manual
operation o any mechanism once would cause
the unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile to
be red.A muzzleloading rearm is considered loaded
when it is capped or primed and has a powder
charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinders.
The rearm restrictions in this section do
not apply to concealed rearm permit holders,
provided the person is not utilizing the concealed
rearm to hunt or take wildlie.
Areas where you cantdischarge a frearmUtah Code 76-10-508
You may not discharge a dangerous weapon or
firearm under any o the ollowing circumstances:
From a vehicle
From, upon or across any highway
At power lines or signs At railroad equipment or acilities, including
any sign or signal
Within Utah state park camp or picnic sites,
overlooks, gol courses, boat ramps or devel-
oped beaches
Without written permission rom the owner
or property manager, within 600 eet o:
A house, dwelling or any otherbuilding
Any structure in which a domestic
animal is kept or ed, including a barn,
poultry yard, corral, eeding pen or
stockyard
State parksUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-30 and R651-614
Hunting any wildlie is prohibited within the
boundaries o all state park areas, except those
designated open to hunting by the Division o
Parks and Recreation in Utah Admin. Rule R651-
614-4.
In park areas that are designated open to
hunting, you are not permitted to use shotguns or
archery tackle within one-quarter mile o all park
Are you allowed topossess a weapon?Utah Code 76-10-503
It is illegal under Utah Code 76-10-503
to possess or use a firearm, muzzleloader,
archery tackle or any other dangerous
weapon i you:
Have been convicted o or are under
indictment or any elony oense;
Are on probation or parole or a elony
oense;
Are on parole rom a secure acility;
Have been adjudicated delinquent(juvenile) in the last seven years o an
oense that, i committed by an adult,
would have been a elony;
Are an unlawul user o a controlled
substance;
Have been ound not guilty by reason
o insanity or a elony oense;
Have been ound mentally incompe-tent to stand trial or a elony oense;
Have been adjudicated mentally
deective as provided in the ederal
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
Act;
Have been committed to a mental
institution;
Are an alien who is illegally in theUnited States;
Have been dishonorably discharged
rom the armed orces; or
Have renounced your United States
citizenship.
The purchase or possession o any
hunting license, permit, tag or certificate
o registration rom the Division does notauthorize the holder to legally possess or
use a firearm, muzzleloader, archery tackle
or any other dangerous weapon while hunt-
ing i they are otherwise restricted rom
possessing these weapons under Utah Code
76-10-503.
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around the north end o the island and then
south to Elephant Head; and
below the upland vegetation line o the
island rom the Fielding Garr Ranch, pro-
ceeding around the south end o the island
and then north to Elephant Head.Hunting is also prohibited within 600 eet
o the north or south side o the Antelope Island
causeway.
Hunters withdisabilitiesUtah Admin. Rule R657-12
Utah provides special hunting accommoda-tions or people with disabilities. Among those ac-
commodations are special-use blinds or disabled
or wheelchair-bound hunters.
For more inormation, please call your local
Division oce or visit wildlie.utah.gov/disabled.
Hunting methods
Several rules apply to the methods that youmay use to hunt waterowl in Utah.
Use o boats, and airborneand land vehicles50 CFR 20.21(e), Utah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule
R657-9-10
You may use a boat or motorized aquatic
vehicle to hunt waterowl i you obey the ollow-
ing rules:
Migratory game birds may not be taken
rom any motorboat, or crat that has a
motor attached to it, unless the motor has
been completely shut o and the motorboat
or crat has stopped moving.
Migratory game birds may not be taken
rom a sailboat unless the boats sails are
urled and the boat has stopped moving.
You may use any o these crats under power
to retrieve dead or crippled birds, but you may
not shoot crippled birds rom a crat i its motor is
still running.
Also, you may not use any o the crats listed
above, or any type o motor-driven land, water or
acilities, including buildings, camp or picnic sites,
overlooks, gol courses, boat ramps and developed
beaches.
In addition to the rules above, the Great Salt
Lake Marina and posted areas adjacent to the
marina are closed to hunting.
Waterowl hunting, including the retrieval o
downed birds, is also prohibited on all o Antelope
Island except or the ollowing areas:
100 yards beyond the existing shoreline
rom the Fielding Garr Ranch, proceeding
Make sure youre inrange
In the marsh, you should only shoot at
birds that are within range. I you try to hit
a bird thats too ar away, theres a muchgreater chance the bird will be wounded or
hard to nd.
So, how do you know i youre in range?
Beore this years waterowl season opens,
you can improve your ability to judge dis-
tance accurately with the ollowing exercise:
Find an area thats at least 50 yards
long and place our regular-sized duckdecoys 20, 30, 40 and 50 yards rom
your starting point.
I you dont have our regular-sized
decoys, use our pieces o cardboard
cut 21 inches long by 4 inches high
(the size o a medium-sized duck).
Ater placing your targets, go back
to your starting point, bring yourunloaded shotgun to your shoulder
and aim it at the target thats 20 yards
away. Notice how big your barrel looks
in relation to the size o the target.
Then aim at the targets that are 30, 40
and 50 yards away.
Practice this process enough, and youll
know how birds should look when you viewthem over your barrel at dierent distances
in the marsh.
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Utah County: Powell Slough
Wayne County: Bicknell Bottoms Weber County: Ogden Bay within diked
units or as posted, and the portion o the
Harold S. Crane Waterowl Management
Area that alls within the county line
The term "personal watercrat" means a motor-
boat that meets the ollowing conditions:
It is less than 16 eet in length.
It is propelled by a water jet pump. It is designed to be operated by a person
sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel,
rather than sitting or standing inside the
vessel.
Restrictions on motorizedboatsUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-12
Portions o our WMAs have been set aside
or hunters who enjoy walking or paddling
nonmotorized boats into the marsh. Motorized
boats, which are boats with a motor o any kind,
including a gas engine or an electric motor, are
not allowed in the ollowing areas:
Clear Lake: The entire WMA
air transportation, to concentrate, drive, rally or
stir up migratory birds.
Airboats and personalwatercratUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-11
Air-thrust or air-propelled boats and personal
watercrat are not allowed in designated parts o
the ollowing waterowl management or ederal
reuge areas: Box Elder County: Box Elder Lake, Bear River,
that part o Harold S. Crane within one-hal
mile o all dikes and levees, Locomotive
Springs, Public Shooting Grounds and Salt
Creek, and that part o the Bear River Migra-
tory Bird Reuge north o the "D" line dike,
and outside Units 1, 3, 4 and 5 as posted.
Daggett County: Browns Park Davis County: Howard Slough, Ogden Bay
and Farmington Bay within diked units or
as posted.
Emery County: Desert Lake
Millard County: Clear Lake and Topaz Slough
Tooele County: Timpie Springs
Uintah County: Stewart Lake
Boating laws and rulesIt isnt hard to have a sae waterowl hunt.
I your plans include a motorboat, please
remember these laws and rules to ensure your
sae return home: Everyone on your boat or vessel must
have a properly tted, U.S. Coast Guard-
approved lie jacket. Youth who are 12
and younger must wear a lie jacket at
all times.
Vessels longer than 16 eet must have
a throwable lie preserver immediately
available. All motorboats, including those with
electric motors, must be registered and
properly numbered.
All motorboats must display appropriate
navigation lights rom sunset to sunrise.
Manually propelled boats may use a
white light.
Let someone know where you are going
and when you expect to return, along
with your boat and vehicle license num-
ber. Remember to stick to your plan!
All motorboats must carry a Type B, U.S.
Coast Guard-approved re extinguisher,
unless exempt.
In addition to the equipment above,
airboats operating on Great Salt Lake
and adjacent Waterowl Management
Areas (WMAs) must have a compass andeither a fare, strobe light or other visual
distress signal.
For additional boating saety inorma-
tion, visitstateparks.utah.gov/boating or call
801-538-2628.
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Starting this all, the Pintail Unit in the Public
Shooting Grounds WMA will be open to boats
with motors.
Motorized vehicle accesson waterowl managementareasUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-12
Motorized vehicle travel on state waterowl
management areas is restricted to county roads,
improved roads and parking areas.
O-highway vehicles are not permitted on
state waterowl management areas, except in
areas that are marked or posted open to their use.O-highway vehicles are not permitted on the
Bear River Migratory Bird Reuge.
Waterowl blinds onwaterowl managementareasUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-34
You can construct and use waterowl blinds on
Division waterowl management areas (WMAs) as
long as you obey the ollowing rules:
Waterowl blinds may not be let unat-
tended overnight unless theyre constructed
entirely o non-woody, vegetative materials
that naturally occur where the blind is
located.
Live or dead-standing trees and shrubs on
WMAs may not be cut or damaged unless
the Division gives express, written permis-
sion to do so.
Soil or rock, above or below the waters
surace, may not be excavated on a WMA
unless the Division gives express, written
permission to do so.
Rock and soil material may not be trans-ported to a WMA to construct a blind.
Waterowl blinds may not be constructed or
used in any area or manner that obstructs
vehicle or pedestrian travel on dikes.
Waterowl blinds that are constructed or
maintained on WMAs in violation o the rules
above may be removed or destroyed by the Divi-
sion without notice.
Farmington Bay: South Crystal Unit
Harold S. Crane: Rainbow Pond Unit and the
main East Pond Unit
Public Shooting Grounds: Widgeon Unit
Motorized boats are allowed in the Ogden
Bay, Unit 3 main impoundment, but motorized
boats in this impoundment are restricted to slow,
wakeless boating speeds only.
Did it get wet?Decontaminate it!
When you hunt waterowl, your boat,
apparel and gear inevitably get wet or
muddy.And everything rom your waders and
decoys to your portable blinds and boat
motors will provide good hiding places or
microscopic invasive species or whirling
disease spores.
I youre on oot, you need to complete
the ollowing steps beore you leave a hunt-
ing area and walk into another waterbody.1. Rinse all the mud and other debris o
o your waders, boots and wetted gear or
equipment.
2. Then, generously spray all o it
especially the elt soles o waderswith
Formula 409 (a popular household cleaner).
This treatment will kill any whirling disease
spores.3. Ater you return home, thoroughly
clean and dry all o your gear beore using
it again.
I youre using a boat to hunt waterowl,
you need to ollow the clean, drain and dry
sel-decontamination process decribed at
wildlie.utah.gov/decontaminate.
I you dont have time to allow your boatto dry thoroughly, you can get it proes-
sionally decontaminated. Contact your local
Division oce to nd the closest proes-
sional decontamination equipment.
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Dogs are not allowed on state wildlie
management or waterowl management areas,
except during open hunting seasons or as posted
by the Division.
Live decoys50 CFR 20.21() and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-14
You may not use live birds as decoys.
Also, you may not take migratory game birds
rom an area where tame or captive live ducks
or geese are present. The only exception is i the
tame or captive live ducks or geese areand
have beenconned or at least 10 consecu-tive days beore you take the migratory game
birds. The area o connement must substantially
reduce the sound o the tame or captive birds
calls. It must also totally conceal the birds rom
the sight o wild migratory waterowl.
Amplifed bird calls50 CFDR 20.21 (g) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-15
During most o Utahs waterowl season, you
may not use recorded or electronically amplied
bird calls or sounds, or recorded or electronically
amplied imitations o bird calls or sounds. This
year, however, you may use electronically ampli-
ed calls or sounds during the spring hunts or
The restrictions above do not apply to the
ollowing WMA areas:
Farmington Bay Waterowl Management
Areawest and north o Crystal Unit, Doug
Miller Unit, Turpin Unit and Unit 1.
Howard Slough Waterowl ManagementAreawest and south o the exterior dike
separating the WMAs resh-water impound-
ments rom the Great Salt Lake.
Ogden Bay Waterowl Management Area
west o Unit 1, Unit 2 and Unit 3.
Harold S. Crane Waterowl Management
Areaone hal mile north and west o the
exterior dike separating the WMAs reshwater impoundments rom the Willard Spur.
Unattended blindsIn addition to the rules above, two other
important rules apply to waterowl blinds on
WMAs and other state lands that are open to
public hunting:
Any person may use any unoccupied, per-manent waterowl blind. Waterowl blinds
on state lands are open on a rst-come,
rst-served basis to everyone, not just to
the person who built the blind.
You cannot leave waterowl blinds or decoys
unattended overnight to reserve a spot.
Sinkbox50 CFR 20.21(c) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-13
You cannot take migratory game birds rom
any type o low-foating device that allows you
to be concealed beneath the surace o the water.
Called "sinkboxes," these devices foat on the
water, but they foat barely above the waters
surace. You may not hunt rom sinkboxes. You
may, however, hunt rom other types o boxes,
blinds or culverts that are attached to the bottom
o the body o water where you are hunting.
Using dogs to huntUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-28
Dogs may be used to locate and retrieve
waterowl during open hunting seasons.
Hunting-dog feld trialsand trainingUtah Admin. Rule R657-46
Many o todays hunting-dog trainers
want to use game birds (waterowl or
upland game) in eld trials and other dog-
related pursuits.
Because game birds in Utah are clas-
sied as protected wildlie, rules and regula-
tions govern their use in these activities.
I you want to use live game birds in dog
eld trials and training, please review the
rules thoroughly. You can pick up a copy othe rules at any Division oce or nd them
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tural crops, as long as such camoufaging
does not result in the exposing, depositing,
distributing or scattering o grain or other
eed; or
Standing or fooded standing agricultural
crops where grain is inadvertently scatteredsolely as a result o a hunter entering or
exiting a hunting area, placing decoys or
retrieving downed birds.
FalconryUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-32
I you are interested in hunting waterowl or
coots with a alcon, you must obtain a hunting or
combination license, a HIP number, a ederal mi-
gratory game bird stamp and a alconry certicate
o registration (COR).
The areas open and the bag and possession
limits or alconry are listed on page 23.
Legal alconry hours or waterowl hunting
are 30 minutes beore ocial sunrise until ocial
sunset.
Closed areasUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-30
Unless you have prior permission rom the
Division, you may visit state waterowl manage-
ment areas (WMAs) only during the hunting
season or or other activities or which the WMAs
have been posted open. While youre on a WMA,
you may not participate in activities that are
prohibited on the WMA.
In addition to the rules above, the ollowing
areas are closed to the taking, hunting, shooting
at or rallying o waterowl, snipe or coot:
Antelope Island causewaywithin 600
eet o either the north or south side.
Browns Park WMAthe part adjacent to
the headquarters.
Clear Lake WMASpring Lake.
Desert Lake WMAthe part known as
"Desert Lake."
Farmington Bay WMAthe headquarters
and learning center area; within 600 eet
o dikes and roads accessible by motorized
light geese in all three goose areas. See page 23
or season dates.
Baiting50 CFR 20.21 (i) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-16
Baiting is an illegal activity that involves the
spreading o shelled, shucked or unshucked corn,wheat or other grain, or salt or other eed, to lure,
attract or entice birds to an area. You may not
hunt waterowl, snipe or coots by baiting. You
also cannot hunt on or over any baited area i you
know, or reasonably should know, that the area
is or has been baited. An area is considered to be
a baited area or 10 days ater the bait has been
completely eaten or removed rom the area.
You may not take waterowl or coots on or
over lands or areas where grain or other eed has
been distributed or scattered as the result o the
manipulation o an agricultural crop or other eed
on the land where grown. However, you may take
snipe on or over these areas.
Nothing in this guidebook prohibits you
rom harvesting waterowl or coots on land with
residual crops or eed let as a result o normal
agricultural practices.
You also may take waterowl, snipe and coots
on or over the ollowing lands or areas, as long as
these areas have not been baited:
Standing crops or fooded standing crops
(including aquatics); standing, fooded ormanipulated natural vegetation; fooded
harvested croplands; or lands or areas
where seeds or grains have been scattered
solely as the result o a normal agricultural
planting, harvesting, post-harvest manipu-
lation (or example, a armer working his
land ater the harvest is over) or normal soil
stabilization practice (or example, a armerplanting a cover crop to protect the soil
during the winter);
From a blind or other place o concealment
camoufaged with natural vegetation;
From a blind or other place o concealment
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State ParksHunting o any wildlie is
prohibited within the boundaries o all state
park areas, except those designated open.
Great Salt Lake Marina and adjacent areas
as posted.
Millard CountyGunnison Bend Reservoirand the infow upstream to the Southerland
Bridge.
Salt Lake International AirportHunting
and shooting is prohibited.
The ollowing areas are also closed to trespass
o any kind throughout the year:
Clear Lake WMASpring Lake.
Desert Lake WMAthe part known as"Desert Lake."
Farmington Bay WMAthe waterowl
rest area in the northwest quarter o Unit 1
as posted.
Goshen Warm Springs WMA
Public Shooting Grounds WMAthe part
that lies above and adjacent to the Hull Lake
Diversion Dike known as "Duck Lake." Salt Creek WMAthe part known as
"Rest Lake."
TrespassingUtah Code 23-20-14 and 23-20-3.5
While taking wildlie or engaging in
wildlie-related activities, you may notwithout
permissionenter or remain on privately ownedland that is:
Cultivated
Properly posted
Fenced or enclosed in a manner designed to
exclude intruders
In addition, you may not:
Enter or remain on private land when di-
rected not to do so by the owner or a personacting or the owner.
Obstruct any entrance or exit to private
property.
Cultivated land is land that is readily identi-
able as land whose soil is loosened or broken up
or the raising o crops, land used or the raising o
crops, or a pasture that is articially irrigated.
vehicles; and the waterowl rest area in the
northwest quarter o Unit 1 as posted.
Goshen Warm Springs WMA
Ogden Bay WMAthe headquarters area.
Public Shooting Grounds WMAthe part
that lies above and adjacent to the Hull Lake
Diversion Dike known as "Duck Lake."
Salt Creek WMAthe part known as "Rest
Lake."
Burning phragmitesduring the hunt
Over the past six years, the Divi-
sion has chemically treated and burned
thousands o acres o phragmites (pro-nounced rag-mite-ees). This tall invasive
plant outcompetes native marsh plants and
eliminates waterowl habitat.
In some cases, phragmites orms dense,
impenetrable thickets up to 13 eet high.
This year, the Division plans to burn
phragmites on the Farmington Bay, Howard
Slough and Harold Crane waterowl man-agement areas (WMAs), weather permit-
ting. This may result in temporary closures
o certain areas during the hunt.
Fortunately, waterowl will fock to the
burned areas a ew weeks ater the burn,
and hunting should improve considerably.
The Division only receives authorization
to burn when the weather, wind and air-quality conditions cooperate. As a result, the
Division has about 12 hours notice beore a
burn occurs.
I conditions are right, the Division will
lock the gates o the WMA the night beore
a proposed burn. The agency will also post
signs at the WMA, work with the media and
use a variety o online tools to alert huntersto the upcoming burn.
To receive notice when a phragmites
burn is approved, ollow the Division on
Twitter attwitter.com/UtahDWR.
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tering the land. Or, they are displayed in a manner
that is visible to a person in the area.
You may not post private property you do not
own or legally control or land that is open to the
public as provided by Utah Code 23-21-4. In
addition, it is unlawul to take protected wildlieor its parts while trespassing in violation o Utah
Code 23-20-14.
You are guilty o a class B misdemeanor i you
violate any provision described in this section.
Your license, tag or permit privileges may also be
suspended.
Possession andtransportationOnce youve taken a migratory game bird,
several rules apply to the use o the game youve
taken.
During closed season50 CFR 20.32 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-17
You may not possess any reshly killedmigratory game birds when the hunting season
is closed.
Live birds50 CFR 20.38 and Utah Admin. Rules R657-4, R657-9-18
You may not possess or transport live migra-
tory game birds. You must immediately kill any
migratory game bird you wound and include it in
your bag limit.A hunting license does not give you authority
to possess live migratory game birds.
Waste o migratory gamebirds50 CFR 20.25, Utah Code 23-20-8 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-
9-19
You may not waste any migratory game birdsor permit them to be wasted or spoiled. (Waste
means to abandon migratory game birds or to
allow them to spoil or be used in a manner not
normally associated with their benecial use. For
example, using the meat as ertilizer or or trap-
ping bait is not considered a benecial use.)
Permission means written authorization
rom the owner or person in charge to enter upon
private land that is cultivated or properly posted.Permission must include all o the ollowing
details:
The signature o the owner or person in
charge
The name o the person being given permis-
sion
The appropriate dates
A general description o the land
Properly posted means that signs prohibit-
ing trespassor bright yellow, bright orange
or fuorescent paintare clearly displayed at
all corners, on shing streams crossing property
lines, and on roads, gates and rights-o-way en-
Show courtesy duringgoose hunt
The extended light goose hunt (held in
the general goose zone) occurs primarily on
private lands during early March.I you want to hunt light geeseor any
other waterowlon private property, you
mustobtain written permission rom the
landowner beore you can hunt.
Ideally, you should obtain this permis-
sion weeks, or even months, beore the hunt
begins. I youre knocking on a landowners
door ater the hunt has started, youvewaited too long.
To print a Landowner/Hunter permission
card, visit wildlie.utah.gov/permission.
I a landowner denies you permission,
accept the decision calmly and try contact-
ing someone else.
The long-term success o the extended
light goose hunt depends on huntersrespecting landowners and their properties.
You can do your part by obtaining permis-
sion, packing out your trash and remaining
courteous to anyone you encounter.
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killed and the date the birds were donated.
You must also sign the tag.
I you accept birds rom another hunter,
those birds become part o your possession
limit. For example, i you have 15 ducks
at home in your reezer, and you accept 6ducks rom another hunter, you now have
21 ducks in your possession. Thats the maxi-
mum number o ducks you can have in your
possession in Utah. Youll have to eat some
o those ducks beore you can go hunting
and take more.
Custody o another personsbirds50 CFR 20.37 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-23
You may not receive or have in your custody
migratory game birds that belong to another
person unless the birds have been tagged in the
manner described in the Tagging requirement
section in the adjacent column.
Species identifcationrequirement50 CFR 20.43 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-24
You may not transport migratory game birds
within the United States unless the head or one
ully eathered wing remains attached to each
bird while youre transporting them to your home
or to a migratory bird preservation acility (i.e., a
acility where birds are taken to be cleaned and
prepared or the table).
Marking package orcontainer50 CFR 20.44 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-25
You may not transport migratory game birds,
by the Postal Service or a common carrier, unless
all o the ollowing items are clearly marked onthe outside o the package or container:
Your name and address
The name and address o the recipient
The number and the species o the birds
contained in the package
In addition, you may not kill or cripple any mi-
gratory game bird without making a reasonable
eort to immediately retrieve it. Any migratory
game bird that you wound must be immediately
killed and included in your bag limit.
Termination o possession50 CFR 20.39 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-20
Birds that you have taken are no longer in
your possession once youve delivered the birds
to another person as a git, or once youve taken
the birds to a migratory bird preservation acility
(i.e., a acility where birds are taken to be cleaned
and prepared or the table) or to a post oce or
common carrier and consigned them or transport
to a person other than yoursel.
Tagging requirement50 CFR 20.36 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-21
I you leave your birds in the custody o
another person or picking, cleaning, processing,
shipping, transporting or storing, including tem-
porary storage, or at a location to have taxidermyservices perormed, you must tag the birds. You
must sign the tag, and it must include your ad-
dress and Utah hunting license number, the total
number and species o birds taken and the date
the birds were killed.
I youre transporting migratory game birds
that youve taken, the birds are not considered to
be in storage or temporary storage, and you dontneed to have a tag on them at that time.
Giving birds to someoneelse50 CFR 20.40, Utah Code 23-20-9 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-
9-22
You can give the waterowl youve taken
to another person, but please remember theollowing:
I you give birds to someone at any location,
you must tag the birds. The tag must include
your address and Utah hunting license num-
ber, the total number and species o birds
youre donating, the date the birds were
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Bag limits50 CFR 20.11 and 20.24 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-29
Federal bag and possession limits apply to
migratory game bird hunting, regardless o the
number o states or provinces you may have
hunted in during your trip. For example, i youhunt ducks in two states, the total number o
ducks you take in one day cannot exceed a single
ederal bag and possession limit. (For example,
i the ederal bag limit is 7 ducks, and you take 5
ducks in one state and then travel to another state
and hunt the same day, you can take only 2 ducks
in the second state.)
Checkpoints and ocercontactsUtah Code 23-20-25 and 77-23-104
To help the Division ulll its responsibility as
trustee and custodian o Utahs wildlie, Division
conservation ocers and biologists monitor
the taking and possession o waterowl and the
required permits, rearms and equipment usedor hunting. You should expect to encounter con-
servation ocers and biologists checking hunters
in the marsh and at checkpoints.
I youre contacted by a conservation ocer,
you must provide the ocer with the items he or
she requests, including any licenses and permits
required or hunting, any devices used to partici-
pate in hunting and any birds youve taken. Thesecontacts allow the Division to collect valuable
inormation about Utahs waterowl populations.
Special regulationsor national wildliereugesUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-30
More than 500 reuges across the nation andthe U.S. territories are included in the U.S. Fish
and Wildlie Services National Wildlie Reuge
System. Three o those reugesBear River, Fish
Springs and Ourayare located in Utah, and the
ollowing regulations apply to all.
A Utah shipping permit must accompany each
migratory game bird package that is shipped
within or rom Utah. Shipping permits are avail-
able rom the Division.
Migratory birdpreservation acilities50 CFR 20.82 and 20.83 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-26
No migratory bird preservation acility (see
denition on page 42) shall receive or have in
custody any migratory game bird unless accurate
records are maintained that can identiy who each
bird was received rom and can show all o the
ollowing inormation:
The number o each species
The location where they were taken
The date the birds were received
The name and address o the person rom
whom the birds were received
The date the birds were disposed o
The name and address o the person to
whom the birds were deliveredIn addition, migratory bird preservation acili-
ties may not destroy any records they are required
to maintain under this section or a period o one
year ollowing the last entry on record.
Record keeping as required by this section is
not necessary at hunting clubs that do not ully
process migratory birds by removing their head
and wings.No migratory bird preservation acility may
prevent any person authorized to enorce this
part rom entering their acilities at all reasonable
hours and inspecting the records and the premises
where bird-processing operations are being
carried out.
ImportationFor inormation regarding the importationo migratory game birds youve harvested in
another country, please see 50 CFR 20.61 and
20.62, and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-29, at
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Persons possessing, transporting, or car-
rying rearms on the reuge must comply
with all provisions o state and local law.
Firearms may only be discharged according
to reuge regulations (50 CFR 27.42 and 50
CFR 32.64). Hunters may possess only 10 shells while
hunting on or within 50 eet rom the center
o the dikes on Units 1A and 2C.
Archery hunting is not allowed on the
reuge.
Predator and snipe hunting are not allowed
on the reuge.
Commercial guiding and outtter activitiesare not allowed on the reuge.
All hunters entering, using or occupying the
reuge or waterowl hunting must abide
by all the terms and conditions in the Bear
River Hunting Brochure. The brochure is
available at wildlie.utah.gov/ FWSbrochure.
The reuge will be open or the youth
waterowl hunt on Sept. 21, 2013.For more inormation call the reuge manager
at 435-723-5887.
Fish Springs50 CFR 32.64
The reuge allows the hunting o ducks,
coots and geese in designated areas.
All waterowl hunters must register indi-vidually at the visitor inormation station
beore entering the open hunting area and
beore exiting the reuge.
Hunters may only possess rearms legally
used to hunt waterowl unless the rearm is
cased or dismantled.
Hunters may construct nonpermanent
blinds, but must remove all blinds con-structed out o materials other than vegeta-
tion at the end o the hunting day.
The reuge provides a Special Blind Area or
use by the disabled. The reuge prohibits
trespass or any reason by any individual not
registered to utilize the area.
Current state and ederal regulations apply
or season dates, shooting hours, and bag
and possession limits.
Hunters may possess and use only approved
nontoxic shot while in the eld.
Hunters may not enter closed areas toretrieve birds. Thereore, allow enough room
between the closed area boundary and
where youre hunting to retrieve your birds.
Camping is not permitted on the reuges.
Prohibited activities include wood cutting
and gathering, littering, disturbing or
removing plants or natural objects, and
removing artiacts o antiquity. Shell casingsand ammunition boxes are litter. Failure to
make a reasonable eort to retrieve litter
could result in a citation.
Maps o all three reuges are available online
at wildlie.utah.gov/waterowl.
The ollowing is specic inormation and
regulations or each o the ederal reuges in Utah:
Bear River50 CFR 32.64
Hunters may not shoot or hunt within 100
yards o reuge roads open to vehicle trac.
Hunters may not enter the hunting units
(scout) prior to the opening day.
Hunters may not use pits or permanent
blinds. The building o a temporary blindmade o natural material is permitted, but is
not allowed prior to the opening day.
Airboats are only permitted in Unit 9 and
Block C o the reuge.
O-highway vehicles are not permitted on
the reuge.
Hunters may enter the reuge two hours be-
ore legal sunrise and must exit the reugeby two hours ater legal sunset.
The reuge prohibits leaving decoys, boats,
vehicles and other personal property on the
reuge overnight.
Hunters may only park in designated park-
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Persons possessing, transporting, or car-
rying rearms on the reuge must comply
with all provisions o state and local law.
Firearms may only be discharged according
to reuge regulations (50 CFR 27.42 and 50
CFR 32.64). The reuge will be open or the youth
waterowl hunt on Sept. 21, 2013.
Snipe and swan hunting are not allowed on
the reuge.
The use o pits and permanent blinds is not
allowed. The building o a temporary blind
made o natural material is permitted, but is
not allowed prior to opening day. All hunters entering, using, or occupying the
reuge or waterowl hunting must abide
by all terms and conditions in the Ouray Na-
tional Wildlie Reuge Hunting and Fishing
Regulations brochure. The brochure is avail-
able at www.ws.gov/ouray/hunt&fsh.html
For more inormation call the reuge manager
at 435-545-2522.
The reuge allows the use o small boats,
15 eet or less, but does not allow gasoline
motors and air boats.
Hunters may enter the reuge two hours be-
ore sunrise, and must exit the reuge by 1
hours ater sunset. Hunters may not leavedecoys, boats, vehicles and other personal
property on the reuge overnight.
The reuge will be open or the youth
waterowl hunt on Sept. 21, 2013.
For more inormation, call the reuge manager
at 435-831-5353.
Ouray50 CFR 32.64 Leota Bottom is the only reuge area open
to duck, goose and coot hunting.
Access into Leota Bottom is limited to oot,
bike, canoe, rowboat or electric motorized
boats. Gas-powered boats are not permit-
ted.
AVIAN DISEASES IN UTAHAvian infuenza and avian botulism are dis-
eases that primarily aect wild bird populations.
Neither disease typically aects humans.
However, there is a strain o avian infuenza
(known as Asian bird fu) that has aected some
people. This strain has not been detected in Utah
or anywhere else in North America.
In contrast, outbreaks o avian botulism
(type C) occur in Utah annually. Although avian
botulism typically aects only wild bird popula-
tions, some hunting dogs have been poisoned by
contact with botulism-inected birds.
As long as you take some simple precautions,
you can greatly reduce your risk o contracting
avian infuenza, avian botulism or any other
wildlie disease:
Do not harvest any bird that appears sick,
and do not pick up diseased or dead birds.
Do not allow dogs or other pets to handle
sick or dead birds.
Do not handle or eat sick birds.
Keep your game birds cool, clean and dry.
Wear rubber or disposable latex gloves
while handling and cleaning your birds.
Ater cleaning the birds, wash your hands
with soap and water, and thoroughly clean
all knives, equipment and suraces that
came in contact with the birds. You can
disinect these items by using a solution
thats 90 percent water and 10 percent
chlorine bleach.
All birds should be cooked thoroughly (well
done or at 160 F).
Do not eat, drink or smoke while handling
your birds.
For more inormation about avian diseases,
please visitwildlie.utah.gov/diseases.
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Dark geese
Northern goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth
Waterowl Hunt) and Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18,
2014.
Urban goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth
Waterowl Hunt), Oct. 517, 2013 and Nov. 2,
2013Feb. 2, 2014.
General goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth
Waterowl Hunt), Oct. 517, 2013 and Oct. 26,2013Jan. 26, 2014.
Common snipeDates: Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18, 2014 statewide.
Bag and possession limits: The daily bag limit
is 8, and the possession limit is 24.
Ducks, mergansers,coots and scaupDates: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth Waterowl Hunt)
and Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18, 2014 statewide
(except or scaup, which you can hunt Oct. 5
Dec. 29, 2013).
Bag and possession limits: All bag and pos-
session limits are listed below:
Ducks, mergansers and scaupThe daily
bag limit is 7 birds (except no more than 2
canvasbacks, no more than 2 hen mallards,no more than 2 pintails, no more than 2
redheads, no more than 2 wood ducks and
no more than 3 scaup). The possession limit
is three times the daily bag limit.
Coots25 daily or 75 in possession.
FalconryCommon snipe: Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18, 2014
statewide.
Ducks, mergansers and coots: Sept. 21, 2013
(or Youth Waterowl Hunt) and Oct. 5, 2013
Jan. 18, 2014 statewide.
Goose areasThere is no longer a North Goose Zone.
There are now three goose areas: northern,
urban and general.
For maps and boundary descriptions,visit wildlie.utah.gov/maps.
TOOELE
SAN JUAN
MILLARD
KANE
JUAB
IRON
EMERY
UINTAH
BOX ELDER
GARFIELD
GRAND
UTAH
WAYNEBEAVER
DUCHESNE
SEVIER
SUMMIT
RICH
WASHINGTON
CARBON
SANPETE
CACHE
PIUTE
WASATCH
DAVIS
WEBER
SALT LAKE
DAGGETT
MORGAN
General goose area
Urban goose area
Northern goose area
SEASON DATES AND BAG ANDPOSSESSION LIMITSUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-31
Mercury and ducksBecause o elevated mercury levels
in three duck speciescinnamon teal,
Northern shoveler and common golden-
eyehunters should eat them only on
a limited basis. You can read the latest
consumption advisories or these species at
waterowladvisories.utah.gov.
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Light geese
Northern and urban goose areas: Oct. 25, 2013
Jan. 18, 2014 and Feb. 18March 10, 2014
General goose area: Oct. 22, 2013Jan. 26, 2014
and March 110, 2014.
Note: The Bear River, Fish Springs and Ouray
national wildlie reuges and the Browns
Park, Desert Lake, Farmington Bay, Harold S.
Crane, Howard Slough, Locomotive Springs
and Ogden Bay waterowl management
areas will be closed to light goose hunt-
ing rom Feb. 18March 10, 2014. Maps o
Utahs Waterowl Management Areas andnational wildlie reuges are available at
wildlie.utah.gov/waterowl.
Goose area boundaries: See the goose area
map on page 23.
Bag and possession limits: Dark geese (cack-
ling, Canada, white-ronted, brant)3 per
day, 9 in possession; Light geese (snow, blue,Ross)20 per day, 60 in possession.
RailsNo open season.
Swan (holders o swanpermits only)Dates: Oct. 5Dec. 8, 2013, unless the Divisions
monitoring program indicates that 10 trum-
peter swans have been taken. I 10 or more
trumpeter swans are taken, the season will be
closed earlier than Dec. 8.
Bag and possession limit: The holder o a
swan permit may take and possess only one
swan during the 2013 season.
Swan hunting boundary: See the swan area
map online at wildlie.utah.gov/maps.
Light geese
Northern and urban goose areas: Oct. 25, 2013
Jan. 18, 2014 and Feb. 18March 10, 2014
General goose area: Oct. 22, 2013Jan. 26, 2014
and March 110, 2014.
Note: The Bear River, Fish Springs and Ouray
national wildlie reuges and the Browns
Park, Desert Lake, Farmington Bay, Harold S.
Crane, Howard Slough, Locomotive Springs
and Ogden Bay waterowl management
areas will be closed to light goose hunt-ing rom Feb. 18March 10, 2014. Maps o
Utahs Waterowl Management Areas and
national wildlie reuges are available at
wildlie.utah.gov/waterowl.
Falconry bag and possession limits or
common snipe, ducks, geese and coots:
The daily bag limit is 3 birds. The possessionlimit is 9 (singly or in combination).
Geese
Dark geese
Northern goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth
Waterowl Hunt) and Oct. 5, 2013Jan. 18,
2014.Urban goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth
Waterowl Hunt), Oct. 517, 2013 and Nov. 2,
2013Feb. 2, 2014.
General goose area: Sept. 21, 2013 (or Youth
Waterowl Hunt), Oct. 517, 2013 and Oct. 26,
2013Jan. 26, 2014.
Maps available onlineLooking or a map and a bound-
ary description or Utahs swan-
hunting area? Youll nd them online at
wildlie.utah.gov/maps.Maps o Utahs Waterowl Management
Areas and national wildlie reuges are
available at wildlie.utah.gov/waterowl.
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Utahs Youth WaterowlHuntUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-29
Young hunters will have the marshes to
themselves on Sept. 21, 2013 as Utah holds its
annual Youth Waterowl Hunt.
To hunt that day, you must be 15 years old
or younger. You must also have a Utah hunting,
combination or three-day nonresident small-
game license, and a HIP registration number.
Adults must accompany youth hunters.
Please see page 7 o this guide or more
inormation about the requirements adultsmust meet to accompany a youth in the eld.
The shooting hours or the Youth Water-
owl Hunt are rom 30 minutes beore sunrise
until sunset. This means that on Sept. 21,
youth can hunt rom 6:44 a.m. until 7:26 p.m.
The bag limits or the Youth Waterowl
Hunt are as ollows:
Ducks and mergansers: 7 birds (except
no more than 2 canvasbacks, no more
than 2 hen mallards, no more than 2
pintails, no more than 2 redheads, no
more than 2 wood ducks and no more
than 3 scaup).
Coots: 25 birds
Light geese (snow, blue and Ross):
Closed or youth hunt
Dark geese (cackling, Canada, white-
ronted and brant): 3 birds Common snipe and swan: Closed or
youth hunt
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18 7:43 AM 6:42 PM : 5 n ^
19 7:44 AM 6:40 PM : 5 n ^
20 7:45 AM 6:39 PM : 5 n ^
21 7:46 AM 6:37 PM : 5 n ^
22 7:47 AM 6:36 PM : 5 n ^ M
23 7:48 AM 6:35 PM : 5 n ^ M
24 7:49 AM 6:33 PM : 5 n ^ M
25 7:51 AM 6:32 PM : 5 n ^ s M
26 7:52 AM 6:31 PM : 5 n ^ l s M
27 7:53 AM 6:29 PM : 5 n ^ l s M
28 7:54 AM 6:28 PM : 5 n ^ l s M
29 7:55 AM 6:27 PM : 5 n ^ l s M
30 7:56 AM 6:25 PM : 5 n ^ l s M
31 7:57 AM 6:24 PM : 5 n ^ l s M
SHOOTING HOURSUtah Admin. Rule R657-9-31
Shooting hours or all waterowl, snipe and
coots begin 30 minutes beore ocial sunrise.
Shooting hours end at ocial sunset. NOTE: This
year, you must subtract 30 minutes rom thetime o ofcial sunrise to determine when
you can start shooting.
Ocial sunrise and sunset times are dierent,
depending on the day and your location. Please
consult the time zone map below to learn the
dierences.
You must also ollow one other shooting-hour
rule: You may not take wildlie or discharge anyrearm or archery tackle on state-owned lands
adjacent to the Great Salt Lake, on Division-
controlled waterowl management areas or on
ederal reuges between ocial sunset and 30
minutes beore ocial sunrise.
Time zone map
GRAND
BOX ELDER
TOOELE
JUAB
MILLARD
BEAVER
CACHE
WEBER
MORG
AN
DAVIS
SALT
LAKE
UTAH
SANPETE
SEVIER
SUMMIT
WASATCH
DAGGETT
CARBON
EMERY
PIUTE WAYNE
SAN JUAN
GARFIELD
KANE
IRON
WASHINGTON
RICH
UINTAH
DUCHESNE
+ 5 MIN. -0- -5 MIN. -10 MIN.
October 2013Date Sunrise Sunset Species
5 7:30 AM* 7:02 PM : 5 n ^ u l
6 7:30 AM 7:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l
7 7:31 AM 6:59 PM : 5 n ^ u l
8 7:32 AM 6:57 PM : 5 n ^ u l
9 7:33 AM 6:56 PM : 5 n ^ u l
10 7:34 AM 6:54 PM : 5 n ^ u l
11 7:35 AM 6:52 PM : 5 n ^ u l
12 7:36 AM 6:51 PM : 5 n ^ u l
13 7:37 AM 6:49 PM : 5 n ^ u l
14 7:38 AM 6:48 PM : 5 n ^ u l
15 7:39 AM 6:46 PM : 5 n ^ u l
16 7:40 AM 6:45 PM : 5 n ^ u l
17 7:42 AM 6:43 PM : 5 n ^ u l
Colored symbols represent species that may be hunted on the dates listed.
* In Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake and Weber counties, hunting begins at sunrise on October 5
: Common snipe, ducks, mergansers and coots5 SwannScaup
^ Dark geese in the Northern Goose Area
u Dark geese in the Urban Goose Areal Dark geese in the General Goose Areas Light geese in the Northern and Urban goose areas
M Light geese in the General Goose Area
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November 2013
Date Sunrise Sunset Species
1 7:59 AM 6:23 PM : 5 n ^ l s M
2 8:00 AM 6:22 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
3 7:01 AM 5:21 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
4 7:02 AM 5:20 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
5 7:03 AM 5:18 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
6 7:04 AM 5:17 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
7 7:06 AM 5:16 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
8 7:07 AM 5:15 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
9 7:08 AM 5:14 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M10 7:09 AM 5:13 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
11 7:10 AM 5:12 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
12 7:12 AM 5:11 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
13 7:13 AM 5:11 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
14 7:14 AM 5:10 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
15 7:15 AM 5:09 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
16 7:16 AM 5:08 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
17 7:17 AM 5:07 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
18 7:19 AM 5:07 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
19 7:20 AM 5:06 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
20 7:21 AM 5:05 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
21 7:22 AM 5:05 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
22 7:23 AM 5:04 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
23 7:24 AM 5:04 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
24 7:25 AM 5:03 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
25 7:27 AM 5:03 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
26 7:28 AM 5:02 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
27 7:29 AM 5:02 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
28 7:30 AM 5:01 PM: 5 n ^ u l s M
29 7:31 AM 5:01 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
30 7:32 AM 5:01 PM : 5 n ^ u l s M
December 2013
Date Sunrise Sunset Species
1 7:33 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM
2 7:34 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM
3 7:35 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM
4 7:36 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM
5 7:37 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM
6 7:38 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM
7 7:39 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM
8 7:39 AM 5:00 PM : 5 n ^ u l sM
9 7:40 AM 5:00 PM: n ^ u l sM
10 7:41 AM 5:00 PM : n ^ u l sM
11 7:42 AM 5:00 PM : n ^ u l sM
12 7:43 AM 5:00 PM : n ^ u l sM
13 7:44 AM 5:00 PM : n ^ u l sM
14 7:44 AM 5:01 PM : n ^ u l sM
15 7:45 AM 5:01 PM : n ^ u l sM
16 7:46 AM 5:01 PM : n ^ u l sM
17 7:46 AM 5:02 PM : n ^ u l sM
18 7:47 AM 5:02 PM : n ^ u l sM
19 7:47 AM 5:02 PM : n ^ u l sM
20 7:48 AM 5:03 PM : n ^ u l sM
21 7:48 AM 5:03 PM : n ^ u l sM
22 7:49 AM 5:04 PM : n ^ u l sM
23 7:49 AM 5:05 PM : n ^ u l sM
24 7:50 AM 5:05 PM : n ^ u l sM
25 7:50 AM 5:06 PM : n ^ u l sM
26 7:50 AM 5:06 PM : n ^ u l sM
27 7:51 AM 5:07 PM : n ^ u l sM
28 7:51 AM 5:08 PM : n ^ u l sM
29 7:51 AM 5:09 PM : n ^ u l sM
30 7:51 AM 5:09 PM : ^ u l sM
31 7:52 AM 5:10 PM : ^ u l sM
: Common snipe, ducks, mergansers and coots5 SwannScaup
^ Dark geese in the Northern Goose Area
u Dark geese in the Urban Goose Areal Dark geese in the General Goose Areas Light geese in the Northern and Urban goose areas
M Light geese in the General Goose Area
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January 2014
Date Sunrise Sunset Species
1 7:52 AM 5:11 PM : ^ u l sM
2 7:52 AM 5:12 PM : ^ u l sM
3 7:52 AM 5:13 PM : ^ u l sM
4 7:52 AM 5:13 PM : ^ u l sM
5 7:52 AM 5:14 PM : ^ u l sM
6 7:52 AM 5:15 PM : ^ u l sM
7 7:52 AM 5:16 PM : ^ u l sM
8 7:52 AM 5:17 PM : ^ u l sM
9 7:51 AM 5:18 PM: ^ u l sM
10 7:51 AM 5:19 PM : ^ u l sM
11 7:51 AM 5:20 PM : ^ u l sM
12 7:51 AM 5:22 PM : ^ u l sM
13 7:50 AM 5:23 PM : ^ u l sM
14 7:50 AM 5:24 PM : ^ u l sM
15 7:49 AM 5:25 PM : ^ u l sM
16 7:49 AM 5:26 PM : ^ u l sM
17 7:49 AM 5:27 PM : ^ u l sM
18 7:48 AM 5:28 PM : ^ u l sM
19 7:48 AM 5:29 PM u l M
20 7:47 AM 5:31 PM u l M
21 7:46 AM 5:32 PM u l M
22 7:46 AM 5:33 PM u l M
23 7:45 AM 5:34 PM u l M
24 7:44 AM 5:35 PM u l M
25 7:44 AM 5:37 PM u l M
26 7:43 AM 5:38 PM u l M
27 7:42 AM 5:39 PM u
28 7:41 AM 5:40 PM u
29 7:40 AM 5:42 PM u
30 7:39 AM 5:43 PM u
31 7:38 AM 5:44 PM u
February 2014
Date Sunrise Sunset Species
1 7:37 AM 5:45 PM u
2 7:36 AM 5:46 PM u
No active hunts until Feb. 18
18 7:17 AM 6:06 PM s
19 7:16 AM 6:07 PM s
20 7:15 AM 6:08 PM s
21 7:13 AM 6:10 PM s
22 7:12 AM 6:11 PM s
23 7:10 AM 6:12 PM s24 7:09 AM 6:13 PM s
25 7:07 AM 6:14 PM s
26 7:06 AM 6:15 PM s
27 7:04 AM 6:17 PM s
28 7:03 AM 6:18 PM s
March 2014Date Sunrise Sunset Species
1 7:01 AM 6:19 PM sM
2 7:00 AM 6:20 PM sM
3 6:58 AM 6:21 PM sM
4 6:57 AM 6:22 PM sM
5 6:55 AM 6:23 PM sM
6 6:54 AM 6:24 PM sM
7 6:52 AM 6:26 PM sM
8 6:50 AM 6:27 PM sM
9 7:49 AM 7:28 PM sM
10 7:47 AM 7:29 PM sM
All hunts end March 10
: Common snipe, ducks, mergansers and coots5 SwannScaup
^ Dark geese in the Northern Goose Area
u Dark geese in the Urban Goose Areal Dark geese in the General Goose Areas Light geese in the Northern and Urban goose areas
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DrakeHen
Hen
Fall plumage drake
Orange bill
Yellow to olive bill
Orange eet
Mallard Drake has a solid green head and
a short tail. Hen is mottled brown.Length: 24", Weight: 2 lbs.
Eclipse drake
Identifcation
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HenDrake
Gadwall
Oten mistaken or a mallard. Quicker and more agile than the mallard.Length: 21", Weight: 2 lbs.
Eclipse drake
Hen
Fall plumage drake
Orange bill
Bluish-black bill
Yellow eet
Identifcation
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Hen
Fall plumage drake
Pintail
Distinguished bylong, pointed tail.Length: 26"Weight: 1 lbs.
Eclipse drake
Bluish-gray eet
Hen
Drake
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Identifcation
Wigeon illustrations courtesy o Mark Perry
Hen
Eclipse drakeFall plumage drake
Drake
Hen
Wigeon
The white belly and orewing are veryshowy in the air. Drakes whistle and
the hens have a loud kaowand a lower qua-awk.
Length: 21"Weight: 1 lbs.
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Shovelers
Oten called spoon bill and mistaken or a mallard.Length: 19 ", Weight: 1 lbs.
Eclipse drake
Fall pluma