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2009 FALL GOOSE SEASONS

CAUTION: Pass shooters are urged to NOT hunt waterfowl under power or telephone lines for safety reasons and to prevent damage to utility lines.

NONTOXIC SHOT -- Approved nontoxic shot includes steel shot, bismuth-tin, tungsten-polymer, tungsten-matrix, and any combination of tungsten-iron-nickel-tin-copper-bismuth.

CANADA GEESE
Includes Canada geese, brant and all other geese except white-fronted and light geese.

The daily and possession limits include Canada geese, brant and all other goose species except light geese and white-fronted geese, which have their own bag limits.

  • UNIT 1-- Season dates: Sept. 5 - Dec. 20

> Those areas of South Dakota that are not in Units 2 or 3 or in one of the Special Units.

  • UNIT 2 -- Season dates: Oct. 31 - Feb. 12

> Unit 2 includes the counties of Potter west of U.S. Highway 83, Sully, Hughes, Hyde south of U.S. Highway 14, Buffalo, Brule, Charles Mix, Bon Homme, Gregory, Lyman, Stanley, and Dewey south of U.S. Highway 212.

> Also includes Fall River County east of SD Hwy 71 and US Hwy 385, Custer County east of SD Hwy 79 and south of French Creek and all of Perkins County.

  • Unit 3 -- Season dates: Jan. 9-17
> Also open to resident Canada goose hunting by special permit from Oct. 17 - Dec. 20. Canada geese must be tagged immediately upon taking possession, and daily and possession limits apply.

> Open to all residents possessing a state small game license with state and federal waterfowl stamps.

> Nonresident must declare dates and use their 00B license to hunt this unit in January.

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DAILY LIMIT. * 3 Canada geese (or any goose species other than light geese and white-fronted geese).

POSSESSION LIMIT. Twice the daily bag

SHOOTING HOURS -- One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.

WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

SEASON DATES -- Sept. 26 - Dec. 20

DAILY LIMIT -- 1 white-fronted geese

POSSESSION LIMIT -- Twice the daily bag

SHOOTING HOURS -- One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.

LIGHT GEESE -- Includes snows, blues and Ross’ geese.

SEASON DATES -- Sept. 26 - Dec. 20

DAILY LIMIT -- 20

POSSESSION LIMIT -- Unlimited

SHOOTING HOURS -- One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.