Here's a heads-up: The early Canada Goose hunting season opens across most of New York State tomorrow morning.
The following is from the official NYS DEC page: [Curiously enough, the dates are given as "tentative" with the sage advice to "check the final regulations before going hunting". ] [Note also that Cackling Geese and White-fronted Geese count as Canada Geese] Tentative 2016-17 Canada goose seasons and bag limits.a Goose Hunting Areab September Regular Bag Limite Northeast Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Oct. 22 - Nov 14 Nov. 16 - Dec. 11 Sept. Season: 15/day Regular Season: 3/day East Central Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Oct. 22 - Nov. 18 Dec. 3 - Dec. 24 Sept. Season: 15/day Regular Season: 3/day South Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Oct. 22 - Dec 17 Dec 31 - Jan 15 Mar. 4 - Mar. 10 Sept. Season: 15/day Regular Season: 5/day West Central Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Oct. 22 - Nov. 24 Dec. 31 - Jan. 15 Sept. Season: 15/day Regular Season: 3/day Hudson Valley Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Nov. 5 - Nov. 17 Dec. 3 - Jan. 8 Sept. Season: 15/day Regular Season: 3/day Lake Champlain Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Oct 12 - Nov 30 Sept. Season: 8/day Regular Season: 3/day Western Long Islandd Closedc Oct. 8 - Oct. 23 Nov. 24 - Nov. 27 Dec. 5 - Feb 27 Regular Season: 8/day Central Long Islandd Sept. 6 - Sept. 30 Nov. 24 - Nov. 27 Dec. 5 - Feb. 8 Sept. Season: 15/day Regular Season: 3/day Eastern Long Island Sept. 6 - Sept. 30 Nov. 24 - Feb. 1 Sept. Season: 15/day Regular Season: 3/day a These season dates have been finalized. Be sure to check all regulations before going hunting. b See map and boundary descriptions (below) before going afield. c September season in Western Long Island will be closed to allow extension of the regular season in this area only. d The Western Long Island and Central Long Island Goose Hunting Area boundaries have changed. Please see the updated map and written boundaries for more details <http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28496.html#Central>. e Cackling geese and white-fronted geese may be taken as part of the Canada goose daily and possession limits. Richard Guthrie New Baltimore -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
