Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission recommends waterfowl seasons for 2014-15

The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed waterfowl seasons for 2014-15 on Monday. All recommendations must be approved by two legislative committees before they become law.

Season dates begin in 2014 unless otherwise noted. Proposed seasons voted upon by commission members at Monday’s quarterly meeting include: 

Duck, Coot and Merganser

•Duck season: Nov. 27 – Jan. 25, 2015.

•Season dates for mergansers and coots are the same as for ducks. The daily bag limit for mergansers is five, only two of which may be hooded mergansers. The daily limit for coots is 15.

Canada Goose

• Western Goose Zone: Nov. 27 – Jan. 31, 2015.

•Pennyrile-Coalfield Goose Zone (including West-Central Canada Goose subzone): Nov. 27 – Jan. 31, 2015.

•Eastern Goose Zone: Nov. 27 – Jan. 31, 2015.

•Northeastern Goose Zone: Dec. 20 – Jan. 31, 2015.

White-fronted Goose, Brant

Statewide: Nov. 27 – Jan. 31, 2015.

Snow Goose

Regular season: Nov. 27 – Jan. 31, 2015.

Snow Goose Conservation Order Season

Eastern Duck Zone: Feb. 1, 2015 – March 31, 2015.     

Western Duck Zone: Feb. 1 – 6, 2015; Feb. 9, 2015 – March 31, 2015.

Youth Waterfowl Season

Eastern Zone:

Nov. 1-2.

Western Zone:

Feb. 7-8, 2015.

The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission must place waterfowl seasons within the framework mandated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service because all migratory game birds are under federal control.