The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission established its duck and goose hunting dates and limits for the 2007-08 late waterfowl hunting season at its regular August meeting held at the Region II Headquarters.

The statewide duck season is Nov. 24-25 for the opening session and then will run Dec. 1 thru Jan. 27. In the Reelfoot Duck Zone, the dates will be Nov. 10-11 and the same Dec. 1-Jan. 27 session.

The youth waterfowl season will be similar to last year with only a calendar shift. For youth ages 6-15, the Statewide Zone is Feb. 2-3 while the Reelfoot Zone will be Feb. 9-10.

The daily bag limit of ducks is six and may include no more than four mallards (no more than two of which may be a female), one black duck, one pintail, two canvasbacks, two scaup, and two redheads. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) made the recommendation to increase the hen mallard limit from one to two due to the increase of the mallard population the last three years and excellent breeding conditions.

Federal frameworks for Canada goose season were extended in two of Tennessee’s Canada goose zones and will allow additional days of hunting. The Statewide Canada goose zone will add two more additional days of hunting to the first segment. The Southwest Zone will be allowed 13 more days, increasing from 59 to 72 days. The Statewide and Southwest zones will be the same with Oct. 1-9, Nov. 30-Jan. 31 segments.

The Northwest Zone (72 days) and the Kentucky/Barkley Lakes Zone (59 days) will remain the same from last season with only a slight shift in the calendar dates. The Northwest Zone segments run from Dec. 1-Feb. 10 while the Kentucky-Barkley Lake Zone is Oct. 1-9 and Dec. 9-Jan. 27.

The blue, snow, and Ross' geese regular season will run Nov. 25 thru Feb. 10. During the regular snow goose season segment, standard federal regulations apply. Hunters cannot use unplugged guns and electronic calls.

The conservation season segment is Feb. 11-March 10. Federal Conservation Order provisions allow the use of electronic calls and unplugged shotguns after all other waterfowl seasons have concluded.

Daily bag limits are 20 for snow, blue, and Ross’ geese, two white-front geese, two Canada geese, and two brant.

Federal regulations relative to baiting, bag and possession limits, and methods of hunting are applicable to all migratory bird hunting in Tennessee.

No person shall hunt migratory game birds with a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with an one-piece filler which is incapable of removal without disassembling the gun.

Shooting hours are from 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset daily, for all species and seasons.