6 Days to the North Zone Duck Opener!!!

[curraheeguns]

Anyone headed out on opening day? I will be on an annual family trip to Pigeon River FWA for the lottery hunts.

 

[haldir]

Good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise...
Got the BPS oiled and a new box of steel 3 shoot.

 

[tedbower]

We in the south are right behind you , cant wait.

 

[curraheeguns]

We in the south are right behind you , cant wait.

Im in the South also, but have gun will travel!!!

I started in Michigan this year.

 

[ryanbr]

Boy sure wish the opener would have been this morning. Ducks and geese everywhere you looked in the air around Lafayette ,around 8am this morning!

 

[jmiller676]

Wait a second I'm confused. I live in Elkhart county and wanted to hunt ducks,geese this year. When can I? I have never hunted them before so I would just like to know so I don't get arrested.

 

[haldir]

Wait a second I'm confused. I live in Elkhart county and wanted to hunt ducks,geese this year. When can I? I have never hunted them before so I would just like to know so I don't get arrested.

we are North Zone

Zone Dates
North Zone Oct. 17, 2009 - Dec. 15, 2009
South Zone Oct. 24, 2009 - Nov. 1, 2009
Nov. 25, 2009 - Jan. 14, 2010
Ohio River Zone Oct. 31, 2009 - Nov. 1, 2009
Nov. 28, 2009 - Jan. 24, 2010
The daily bag limit for ducks is six. This includes any combination of goldeneyes, ruddy ducks, ring-necked ducks, buffleheads, gadwalls, long-tailed ducks, scoters, teal, wigeon and shovelers. Included in the daily limit of six are additional restrictions on the following:
Mallards: Only four mallards may be taken daily, including not more than two females.
Wood ducks: Only three wood ducks may be taken daily.
Redheads: Only two redheads may be taken daily.
Scaup: Only two scaup may be taken daily.
Black ducks: Only one black duck may be taken daily.
Pintails: Only one pintail may be taken daily.
Canvasback: Only one canvasback may be taken daily.
Mottled duck: Only one mottled duck may be taken daily.
The daily bag limit for coots is 15.
The daily bag for mergansers (which is separate from the duck limit) is five, including not more than two hooded mergansers.
Possession limit for ducks, coots and mergansers is two times the daily bag limit.
Shooting hours: one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Shooting hours at some DNR properties may vary.
Canada Geese

A very late spring affected nesting for both long-distance migrant populations that use Indiana. The Mississippi Valley Population likely experienced little production this year, but is still at about average population levels. Moderate to poor production is expected from the Southern James Bay Population of Canada geese this year, but these geese likely did better than the MVP. The Mississippi Flyway giant population remained stable this year. Overall breeding conditions in the Flyway were good, and conditions within Indiana for breeding geese seemed to be better than the past two years.
Zone Dates Daily Bag Limits
North Zone Oct. 17, 2009 - Oct. 18, 2009
Nov. 7, 2009 - Jan. 17, 2010 Canada Geese: 2
South Zone Oct. 24, 2009 - Nov. 1, 2009
Nov. 25, 2009 - Jan. 28, 2010 Canada Geese: 2
Ohio River Zone
Oct. 31, 2009 - Nov. 1, 2009
Nov. 21, 2009 - Jan 31, 2010 Canada Geese: 2

 

[Shep79]

Please shoot a lot and push them down to the South Zone, please