fowl by means of a motorboat, sailboat, or other craft.

Waterfowl (except for propagating, scientific, or other purposes under permit issued pursuant to § 1.8 of this suband chapter), and mourning doves white-winged doves are not permitted to be taken, directly or indirectly, by means, aid, or use of shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn, or of wheat or other grain, salt, or other feed that has been so deposited, distributed, or scattered as to constitute for such birds a lure, attraction, or enticement to, on, or over the area where hunters are attempting to take them; provided, however, such birds may be taken over properly shocked corn and standing crops of corn, wheat, or other grain or feed, and grains found scattered solely as a result of agricultural harvesting.

A person over 16 years of age is not permitted to take migratory waterfowl unless at the time of such taking he has on his person an unexpired Federal migratory-bird hunting stamp, validated by his signature written across the face thereof in ink. Persons not over 16 years of age are permitted to take migratory waterfowl without such stamp.

§1.4 Open seasons, bag limits, and possession of certain migratory game birds. During the open seasons prescribed and except as hereinafter provided in this section, ducks, geese, brant, coot, rails and gallinules may be taken daily from one-half hour before sunrise to one hour before sunset, and woodcock, mourning or turtle doves, white-winged

doves, and band-tailed pigeons from onehalf hour before sunrise to sunset. The hour for the commencement of hunting of waterfowl and coot on the first day of the season, including each first day of the split seasons, shall be 12 o'clock noon.

A person may take in any one day during the open seasons prescribed therefor not to exceed the numbers of migratory game birds herein permitted, which numbers shall include all birds taken by any other person who for hire accompanies or assists him in taking such birds. When so taken, such birds may be possessed in the number hereinafter specified, except that no person on the opening day of the season may possess any migratory game birds in excess of the applicable daily limits.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to permit the taking of migratory birds on any reservation or sanctuary established under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222), or on any area of the United States set aside under any other law, proclamation, or executive order for use as a bird, game, or other wildlife reservation, breeding ground, or refuge except so far as may be permitted by the Secretary of the Interior under existing law, or on any area designated as a closed area under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

The open seasons (dates inclusive) on the following migratory game birds only, the daily bag and possession limits, and the exceptions to the hours of hunting heretofore stated, shall be as shown in the following schedules:

1 No open season on wood duck in Massachusetts, New Jersey or West Virginia. In other States bag or possession limit may include 1 wood duck only. Daily bag for American and red-breasted Mergansers 25; no possession limit except on opening day of season.

21 Canada goose or its subspecies, or 1 white-fronted goose, and in addition 3 blue geese a day or in possession.

Not more than 15 in the aggregate of rails (other than sora), gallinules, and coot. Mourning doves in Dade, Monroe, and Broward Counties, Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. Shooting hours for mourning doves in States indicated-12 o'clock noon until sunset. Clapper rail: in Nassau, Duval, and St. Johns Counties, Florida, Sept. 15 to Nov. 20, in the rest of the State, Nov. 24 to Jan. 31; in Georgia, Oct. 1 to Nov. 30; in New Jer sey, Sept. 1 to Nov. 15; and in Virginia, Sept. 1 to Nov. 30.

New York, north and east of the tracks of the branch line of the New York Central R. R. from Oswego to Syracuse, the main line of the New York Central R. R. from Syracuse to Albany, and the main line of the Boston & Albany R. R. from Albany to

Nov. 26-Dec. 25. Dec. 1-Dec. 30..

Oct. 16-Nov. 14.

Dec. 23-Jan. 21..
See note 7.
Oct. 2-Oct. 31.
Dec. 1-Dec. 30.
Nov. 10-Dec. 9..
Oct. 8-Nov. 6..

Oct. 1-Oct. 30.

Nov. 25-Jan. 8. Sept. 10-Oct. 24.1 Sept. 1-Sept. 30.

Sept. 1-Oct. 30.4

Sept. 16-Oct. 5 and Dec. 24-Jan. 12.

Sept. 16-Oct. 5 and Dec. 16-Jan. 4. Sept. 1-Oct. 30.

Sept. 10-Oct. 24.'

No open season for geese in that part of Alexander County, Illinois, established as closed area by Proclamation 2748 of Oct. 1, 1947 (12 F. R. 6521).

7 Woodcock in Michigan, Upper Peninsula, Oct. 1 to Oct. 20, Lower Peninsula, Oct.
15 to Nov. 3.
Ducks, geese, coot on Pymatuning Reservoir in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and one-
quarter mile distant in any direction from said Reservoir, Oct. 15 to Nov. 13.
'Migratory game birds of species for which no open season is provided in this schedule
may be imported or transported into and possessed in this flyway only in the numbers
prescribed for flyway States having an open season thereon

Seasons:

Colorado.

1 No open season on wood duck in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. In other States, bag or possession limit may include 1 wood duck only. Daily bag for American and red-breasted Mergansers 25; no possession limit except on opening day.

2 Including in such limit either 2 Canada geese or its subspecies or 2 white-fronted
geese, or 1 of each.

Not more than 15 in the aggregate of rails (other than sora), and gallinules, and coot.
In New Mexico, band-tailed pigeons, south of Highway 60, Sept. 16 to Oct. 15;
daily limit 10, possession limit 10; no open season in rest of State.

In Oklahoma, woodcock, Dec. 1 to Dec. 30; daily limit 4, possession limit 8.
In Texas, mourning doves in Val Verde, Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, Kendall, Comal,
Hays, Travis, Williamson, Milam, Robertson, Leon, Houston, Cherokee, Nacog
doches, and Shelby Counties and all counties north and west thereof, Sept. 1 to Oct 15:
in remainder of State (but not including Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb,

No open season on wood ducks in Arizona, Nevada and Utah. In other Pacific
Flyway States and Alaska, bag or possession limit may include 1 wood duck only.
Daily bag for American and red-breasted Mergansers 25; no possession limit except
on opening day of season.

In any combination not exceeding 2 of Canada geese or its subspecies, white-fronted
geese, or brant.

Not more than 15 in the aggregate of rails (other than sora), gallinules, and coot. 4 In Arizona the season on white-winged dove is Sept. 1 to Sept. 15. The daily bag limit is 10 and the possession limit 10.

In California in the Counties of Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Sacramento, El Dorado and all counties north thereof the season for band-tailed pigeon is from Sept. 1

to Sept. 15 and in the rest of the State from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15. The season for mourning dove in Imperial County is from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31.

In Idaho, no open season on snow geese, and no open season on geese of any other species in Canyon County except a strip 1 mile wide along the northeast side of the Snake River and a strip 1 mile wide on each side of the Boise River.

7 Alaska, in First Judicial Division Oct. 1 to Nov 9; in Second and Fourth Judicial Divisions and the entire drainage of Tanana River in the Third Judicial Division Sept. 1 to Oct. 10; in the rest of the Third Judicial Division Sept. 15 to Oct. 24. Migratory game birds of species for which no open season is provided in this schedule may be imported or transported into and possessed in this flyway only in the numbers prescribed for flyway States having an open season thereon.