{"id":1274,"date":"2015-07-20T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2015\/07\/20\/nc-sets-2015-16-webless-migratory-bird\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:25:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:25:41","slug":"nc-sets-2015-16-webless-migratory-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1274","title":{"rendered":"NC Sets 2015-16 Webless Migratory Bird Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:10355,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ncwildlife.org\\\/News\\\/NewsArticle\\\/tabid\\\/416\\\/IndexID\\\/10190\\\/Default.aspx&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ncwildlife.gov\\\/News\\\/NewsArticle\\\/tabid\\\/416\\\/IndexID\\\/10190\\\/Default.aspx&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5980,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.blogger.com\\\/null&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10356,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ncwildlife.org\\\/Hunting\\\/SeasonsLimits\\\/MigratoryBirdsandWaterfowl.aspx&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20160621103501\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.ncwildlife.org\\\/Hunting\\\/SeasonsLimits\\\/MigratoryBirdsandWaterfowl.aspx&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 21:06:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 18:28:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 18:28:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8842,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ncwildlife.org\\\/hunting&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20160523231947\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.ncwildlife.org\\\/hunting&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 08:41:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 18:28:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 18:28:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nThe North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncwildlife.org\/News\/NewsArticle\/tabid\/416\/IndexID\/10190\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> has set the dates for webless migratory bird hunting for 2015-2016.<\/a> They also set the early seasons for Canada geese and teal.<\/p>\n<p>A quick look shows that dove season starts on the traditional Saturday before Labor Day and that resident Canada geese inland from the coast must be getting to be a real problem. I say that last bit because the daily limit for geese during September is 15! Not only that but you can use an unplugged shotgun and electronic calls. I guess some golfers are upset about them pooping all over the manicured greens.<\/p>\n<p>The other thing I noticed is that there must be some Biblical injunction about shooting birds on the Sabbath. The commission has said there shall be no migratory bird hunting on Sundays.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\">\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding: 0px;\">\n<strong style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">RALEIGH, N.C. (July 17, 2015)&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has approved the season dates for dove and other webless migratory game birds, as well as September seasons for Canada geese and teal.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding: 0px;\">\nSeasons and bag limits for most species are similar to last year. Shooting hours for all species are \u00bd hour before sunrise until sunset unless otherwise noted. Dove hunters should note that shooting hours for the entire season, including opening day, begin at \u00bd hour before sunrise. The change to opening day shooting hours for doves was implemented several years ago.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding: 0px;\">\nEach year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provide frameworks from which to select the seasons and the Wildlife Commission chooses the actual dates within these guidelines. The Wildlife Commission requested public input on the seasons throughout June on its website.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\nThe 2015\u201316 seasons for webless migratory game birds and waterfowl early seasons are: &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: none; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<tbody style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7e6e6; border: 1pt solid windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSpecies<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7e6e6; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSeason<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7e6e6; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nDaily Bag<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nMourning Dove &amp; White-winged Dove<span style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 9px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSeptember 5 \u2013 October 10,<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nNovember 23 \u2013 January 15<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n15<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nKing &amp; Clapper Rails<span style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 9px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/null\" name=\"OLE_LINK1\" style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 1 \u2013 October&nbsp;<\/a>3,<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nOctober 23 \u2013 November 28<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n15<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSora &amp; Virginia Rails<span style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 9px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSeptember 1 \u2013 October 3,<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nOctober 23 \u2013 November 28<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n25<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nGallinule &amp; Moorhens<span style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 9px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSeptember 1 \u2013 October 3,<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nOctober 23 \u2013 November 28<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n15<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nWoodcock<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nDecember 17 \u2013 January 30<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nCommon Snipe<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 188.7pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nNovember 13 \u2013 February 27<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<span style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 9px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;\">1<\/span>Daily bag limit is either singly or in aggregate.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Federal guidelines allow for shooting hours for all migratory game birds to be from \u00bd hour before sunrise to sunset.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Possession limit is three times the daily bag for all species.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; These listed seasons do not include Sundays.&nbsp; There shall be no hunting of migratory game birds by any method on Sundays.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: none; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<tbody style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7e6e6; border: 1pt solid windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSpecies<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7e6e6; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 189pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSeason<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7e6e6; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 63pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nDaily Bag<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nCanada Goose<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 189pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSeptember 1 \u2013 30 (statewide)<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n1.&nbsp; extend shooting hours to \u00bd hour after sunset<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n2.&nbsp; allow use of unplugged guns<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n3.&nbsp; allow use of electronic calls<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nThese expanded methods are only to be allowed west of U.S. 17.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 63pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n15<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 189pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 63pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 162.9pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSeptember Teal<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n(blue-winged, green-winged and cinnamon teal)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 189pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSeptember 12 \u2013 30 (East of U.S. 17 only)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 63pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Federal guidelines allow for shooting hours for all migratory game birds to be from \u00bd hour before sunrise to sunset.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Possession limit is three times the daily bag for all species.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; padding: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; These listed seasons do not include Sundays.&nbsp; There shall be no hunting of migratory game birds by any method on Sundays.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\nThe 2015\u201316 extended falconry seasons for webless migratory game birds are:<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: none; color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<tbody style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; height: 7.6pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7e6e6; border: 1pt solid windowtext; height: 7.6pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 221.4pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSpecies<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e7e6e6; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 7.6pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 243pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nSeason<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; height: 7.6pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 7.6pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 221.4pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nMourning dove\/White-winged dove<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 7.6pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 243pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nOctober 15 \u2013 October 31<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; height: 7.6pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 7.6pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 221.4pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 7.6pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 243pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 221.4pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nRails, Gallinule and Moorhens<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 243pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nDecember 5 \u2013 January 9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 221.4pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 243pt;\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 221.4pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nWoodcock<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 243pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nNovember 7 \u2013 December 5 &amp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\nFebruary 1 \u2013 February 27<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0px 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 50px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;\">The falconry daily bag limit is 3 permitted migratory game birds, singly or in the aggregate.&nbsp; The regular, i.e., gun season bag limits for individual species do not apply.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 50px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;\">The falconry bag limit is&nbsp;<span style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span>&nbsp;in addition to the gun bag limit.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 50px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;\">These listed seasons do not include Sundays.&nbsp; There shall be no hunting of migratory game birds by any method on Sundays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0in 0in 12pt 0.25in; padding: 0px;\">\nFor more information on migratory game bird hunting, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncwildlife.org\/Hunting\/SeasonsLimits\/MigratoryBirdsandWaterfowl.aspx\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #003399; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waterfowl and Migratory Game Birds in North Carolina<\/a>. 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