Some Waterfowl Seasons Open Saturday

The waterfowl season opens Saturday, October 5, in the area around the American Falls Reservoir. It opens in the rest of the state on October 12. The daily bag limit will be seven ducks - but no more than two female mallards, two redheads, three scaup, two pintails and two canvasbacks - and four Canada geese, six white-fronted geese. In the southwest area, white-fronted geese will open November 11. The season for light geese - snow and Ross's geese - will be open from November 26 to March 10 in the southwest area. The daily bag limit is 20 light geese. But during the time the white-fronted goose and light-goose seasons occur at the same time, the use of electronic calls and unplugged shotguns is not allowed. A split season for light geese opens in part of the American Falls Reservoir area on February 15. For season details please consult the 2013-2014 waterfowl seasons and rules brochure available at license vendors, Fish and Game offices and online at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/hunt/rules/?getPage=66.