SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va.– Numerous migratory video game bird open season are set to open on Nov. 7, the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources revealed on Monday.
Seasons for duck, scaup, mergansers, coots, Canada goose, white-fronted goose and snow and blue goose will be open Nov. 7-12. A season for woodcock will open later on in the month and run Nov. 28 to Dec. 6. Seasons closing this month consist of those for sora and Virginia rail season (closes Nov. 9) and grieving dove (closes Nov. 13).
A youth waterfowl season is likewise set up for Nov. 5. Youth hunters 15 and more youthful should be accompanied by a certified adult age 18 or older. The accompanying grownup might not hunt or have a gun.
Hunters are advised that shooting hours are one-half hour prior to dawn to sunset. Throughout the deer guns season, it is legal to hunt waterfowl on significant waterways, lakes and tanks throughout a deer guns season, need to the waterfowl season be open.
In addition to requiring a routine searching license, federal guidelines need all certified migratory, consisting of life time license holders and seniors, bird hunters to sign up with the Migratory Bird Harvest Details Program and bring evidence of registration while searching. HIP cards are totally free and readily available at all searching license representatives and online at wvhunt.com.
All waterfowl hunters 16 and older should likewise have a federal migratory bird searching and preservation stamp or duck stamp, which should be signed by the hunter. Duck stamps can be acquired at regional post workplaces, by calling 1-800-782-6724 or at usps.com/shop. Hunters need to report gathered banded birds online at reportband.gov.
West Virginia’s open season dates and bag limitations for migratory video game birds are embeded in accordance with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s yearly standards. For additional information about video game bird searching in West Virginia, consisting of modifications to the merganser bag limitation, download a copy of the Migratory Bird Laws at wvdnr.gov/ hunting-regulations.
