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Districts A B C D E F G
Summary of Regulations (fall)
Migratory Bird Hunting (fall), Province of Québec, Open season 2009-2010
Law Enforcement : Wildlife Enforcement Branch
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This information is provided for the reader's convenience and has no official
sanction. For all purposes of interpreting and applying the Act, the reader should consult the Acts passed by Parliament that have received Royal Assent and been published in Part III of the Canada
Gazette and in the Annual Statutes of Canada. The Statutes are available at most public libraries.
For more information, please refer to the Migratory Bird Convention Act and its Regulations.
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New : 2009-2010
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Information
Migratory Game Bird Hunting
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- The opening hunting date for ducks is September 12 for districts B, C, D and E; September 19 for the new district F; and
September 26 for the new district G.
- In district F, please note that route # 155 and the highway # 55 are now the boundary line for the different daily bag and
possession for Black Ducks.
- The daily bag limit for Canada Geese and Cackling Geese is 10 birds from September 1 to September 25, and the possession limit
is 20 for the entire hunting season.
- Not more than one Barrow’s Goldeneye or Blue-winged Teal may be taken daily, with a possession limit of two for all districts.
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Map of federal migratory
bird hunting districts in Québec
On this map, you will find the district(s) of interest to you along with the
hunting periods, daily bag limits, possession limits and protected areas for each.
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Districts A B C D E F G
Hunting Permit
- Is available in selected post offices.
- Is the same for residents and non-residents.
- Must be properly completed.
- Must be signed by the persons to whom they are issued.
- Must be carried at all times when hunting or when in possession of migratory game birds in a place other than the holder's residence.
- Must be shown to a game officer upon request.
- Must have affixed to them the habitat conservation stamp.
- The provincial small game hunting permit is also required.
- Any person who has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of a migratory bird hunting offence will be prohibited from using, requesting or holding
a migratory game bird hunting permit for one year following his plea or conviction.
Bag Limits
- It is forbidden to kill a number of migratory game birds of any kind exceeding the maximum daily bag limit in the same day.
Possession of Migratory Birds
- No one shall possess or transport a migratory bird, outside of his residence, unless at least one fully feathered wing is attached to the
bird. The wing may be removed:
- after the bird is taken to the owner´s residence
- when the bird is prepared for immediate cooking
- No one shall posses a carcass of a migratory game bird belonging to or taken by another person unless the carcass is provided with a tag
signed by the owner of the hunting permit under which the bird was taken, indicating:
- the date the bird was taken
- the name and address of the owner
- the number of the hunting permit under which the bird was taken
Shipment
It is forbidden to ship, transport or offer for shipment or transport a package or container of any kind containing a migratory bird, nest or egg unless the
exterior of the package or container is clearly marked with :
- The shipper´s name and address.
- The number of the permit under which the birds, nests or eggs were taken.
- An accurate statement of the contents of the package or container.
Sale or Purchase of Migratory Birds
- It is forbidden to sell, expose for sale, trade, barter or buy migratory birds. However, the purchase and sale of live birds is authorized
pursuant to an avicultural permit, which can be obtained by contacting us.
Bait Restrictions
- No person shall deposit bait in any place during the period beginning 14 days before the first day of the open season for that place and
ending on the day immediately following the last day of the open season for that place, unless it is permitted under a written permission by the CWS Director.
- It is forbidden to hunt migratory game birds within 400 metres of any place where bait has been deposited, unless the place has been free of
bait for at least seven days.
- Bait means : corn, wheat, oats or other grains, pulse or any other feed, and includes any imitation thereof that may attract migratory game
birds.
- Except during Snow Geese Spring hunting or during the where deposit of bait or during the fall where bait crop area is permitted under a
written permission by the CWS Director.
Hunting Methods and Equipment
- Permitted hunting weapons are the long bow and arrow and a shotgun not larger than number 10 gauge.
- Non-toxic shot must be used for migratory game bird hunting except for woodcock.
- It is forbidden to hunt a migratory game bird:
- with the aid of live birds
- recorded bird calls (except Snow Geese)
- with a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells
- with a crossbow
- with a rifle or shotgun loaded with a single bullet
- with more than one shotgun, unless each additional shotgun is
unloaded and disassembled or unloaded and cased
- from any aircraft, sailboat, power boat, or motorized vehicle, or any vehicle hauling a draught animal. Hunting on board a power boat is
allowed only when the motor isn´t running and the boat is at a halt.
- If decoys are used for hunting Snow Geese with recordings of calls of birds, those must represent white-phase Snow Geese.
Retrieving Birds
- It is forbidden to hunt a migratory game bird adequate means for immediate retrieval of any bird that has been killed, crippled or injured.
- Anyone who kills, cripples or injures a migratory game bird must immediately take every reasonable measure to retrieve the bird.
- A power boat may be used to retrieve a crippled, injured or dead migratory game bird.
Permitted Hunting Hours
- North of the 60th parallel, the period begins one hour before sunrise and ends one hour after sunset.
- South of the 60th parallel, the period begins 1/2 hour before sunrise and ends 1/2 hour after sunset.
Waterfowler Heritage Days
Waterfowler Heritage Days provide young hunters under the age of majority with the oppoturnity to practice hunting skills, learn about wildlife
conservation, and reinforce safety training in a structured, supervised environment before the season opens for others hunters. Licensed adult
hunters who serve as mentors have the opportunity to pas their considerable skills and knowledge by offering guidance and advice to younger hunters. The following rules are in effect:
- To participate, young hunters under the age of majority do not require the federal Migratory Bird Hunting Permit;
- Young participants must comply with all existing safety and licensing requirements found in the Firearms Act and provincial hunting
regulations;
- Participants must be accompanied by a licensed mentor over the age of majority; and
- Mentors may not hunt or carry a firearm, and may accompany no more than two young hunters;
- Not more than three birds in total may be taken on Waterfowler Heritage Days. The additional species restrictions described in
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) continue to apply within this limit. See the bag and possession limits in Québec in the Migratory Birds Hunting Regulations, 2006, Summary.
Please contact the Law Enforcement Office of the Environmental Conservation Branch.
Telephone: 1-800-668-6767
E-mail: quebec.scf@ec.gc.ca
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