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Massachusetts 2020-21 General Waterfowl Hunting Season Opens in Oct
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 09/30/20
News # 13932
* Singly or in the aggregate
** In Sea duck zone: 5 singly or in the aggregate, but no more than 4 Scoter, 4 Eider (one female), 4 Long-tailed duck [Oldsquaw] in the daily bag. 15 in possession, but no more than 12 Scoter, 12 Eider (3 females), 12 Long-tailed ducks.
For more inforamtion on waterfowl hunting in MA see; https://www.mass.gov/doc/2020-2021-migratory-game-bird-regulations/download
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Publishers Notes:
OUT OF STATE HUNTERS, FISHERMEN & OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS; Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, there could be limitations for OUT of STATE hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to include a 14-day quarantine requirement or negative COVID-19 testing alternative. Please check with the State's Department of Natural Resources BEFORE you travel or apply for the 2020 Fall Hunts.
As OUR COUNTRY REOPENS AGAIN (from the COVID-19 pandemic) and continue to enjoy outdoor activities, ALL outdoor enthusiasts (man, woman, child) should follow the guidelines set by nps.gov. These guidelines include; social distancing, the Leave No Trace principles, including pack-in and pack-out, to keep outdoor spaces safe and healthy.
Massachusetts 2020-21 general waterfowl season opens in the Berkshire Zone Oct 12 with ducks and regular goose season.
- A. The daily bag may contain no more than 6 ducks, and no more than 4 of any species not additionally restricted: American Black Duck 2 Hooded Merganser 2 Redhead 2 Canvasback 2 Mallard 2 (only 1 female) Scaup 1 (See Coastal Season) Fulvous Whistling 1 Mottled 1 Wood Duck 3 Harlequin NONE Northern Pintail 1 All other duck species 4
- Possession limits are triple the daily bag. (e.g., Mallards — possession limit is 6 of which only 3 may be female).
- B. Daily bag of mergansers may not include more than 2 Hooded Mergansers; no more than 6 Hooded in possession.
- C. For Early Canada Goose season only. Hunting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
- D. Scoter, Eider, and Long-tailed duck [Oldsquaw] may be hunted only in coastal waters and rivers and streams seaward of the
- first upstream bridge. They count as regular ducks in the Berkshire and Central zones.
