***2008-2009 Duck Season Dates Set***

[Benelli 12GA]

Its official it was voted on today and season will run from November 27th to January 25th

[Greenhead22]

Mississippi Waterfowl Late-Season Dates Set

Jackson- The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks approved dates for the 2008-2009 waterfowl hunting season on August 27, 2008 at their monthly meeting, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released late-season frameworks in early August providing a “window” of dates from which states may select specific season dates.

The duck, merganser, and coot seasons will open on November 27, 2008 and run continuously until January 25, 2009. The duck daily bag limit will be a total of 6 ducks, including no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 3 mottled ducks, 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 1 scaup, 1 black duck, and 1 pintail. The season on canvasbacks will be closed. The merganser daily bag limit will be a total of 5 mergansers, only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers. Coots will have a 15-bird daily bag limit. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit for ducks, mergansers, and coots.

Ed Penny, MDWFP Migratory Game Bird Program Coordinator, said “The most significant changes to this year’s bag limits include the 3-bird wood duck daily bag limit, the bag limit reduction of scaup to a 1-bird daily bag limit, and a closed canvasback season.”

Late-season Canada goose and brant seasons will occur from November 17, 2008 – January 25, 2009. Canada geese will have a 3-bird daily bag limit and brant will have a daily bag limit of 2 birds. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit for Canada geese and brant.

Snow, blue, Ross’s, and white-fronted goose (white-fronted geese are known as “specklebellies” by many hunters) seasons will be from November 15, 2008 – January 25, 2009. Snow, blue, and Ross’s geese will have a daily bag limit of 20 birds. White-fronted geese will have a daily bag limit of 2 birds. In addition to the regular hunting season, there will again be a conservation order for snow, blue, and Ross’s geese during the following dates: October 1 – November 14, 2008; January 26 – January 30, 2009; and February 2 – March 31, 2009 (only snow, blue, and Ross’s geese may be taken during the light goose conservation order). The possession limit for white-fronted geese is 4 and there is no possession limit for snow, blue, and Ross’s geese.



“Similar to last year, we will extend the light goose conservation order on snow, blue, and Ross’s geese later into the year, because a few geese remain in Mississippi through the month of March” said Houston Havens, MDWFP Migratory Game Bird Program Biologist. “This year, hunters will again have that extra opportunity.”


The youth waterfowl weekend will be the weekend of January 31 – February 1, 2009.

[Greenhead22]

Just realized the opener is on Thanksgiving Day. Boy that's going to go over well with family members.

[chopper30]

I was mad when they changed the splits around Christmas to include Christmas Day into the season, now opening on Thanksgiving... I just think it's crazy. They should set the seasons when the most people can hunt. Most people will be involved with family those two days and ducks shouldn't be your main concern. I would have preferred they opened it the weekend before and split it aound Christmas.

[Benelli 12GA]

Just got off the phone with my dad, he want's to have a thanksgiving lunch at the camp after the morning hunt. Any other GLHC members want to join us for lunch, just let me know so we will have enough.

[Greenhead22]

What sucks about this is the fact that the GW's won't have any hunters to write tickets to on the closed split dates.

[crackhead]

Just got off the phone with my dad, he want's to have a thanksgiving lunch at the camp after the morning hunt. Any other GLHC members want to join us for lunch, just let me know so we will have enough.

Super T and my self will be in attendance!

[Ducks be us]

Turkey Day, Opening Day, and my Birthday all rolled into one...and, Ill hunt on Christmas too. Sounds gooooood to me

[chopper30]

I won't miss the opener, but it won't go over well with the boss.

[RockBottom]

This is good.

[rustypjr]

I see this going over real well.

[Drake2]

Finally seeing some good changes! Now if we could get the season to go into feb. when the ducks are actually down!

[torch]

I did not see a comment section this year with the MDWFP. I have a buddy that is going to write a letter to the Clarion Liar and needs signatures from pizzzed off duck hunters. If you have family the opening day is out, so is Christmas Eve and Christmas day so thats 3 days I won't be hunting. If its ok to use your name pm me