N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 90.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 90.2 - Migratory waterfowl

(a) No person shall hunt migratory waterfowl in the area other than in those areas designated by signs as open to waterfowl hunting.

(b) No person shall hunt migratory waterfowl in the area on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

(c) Hunters may not possess or fire more than 25 steel shot shells, with shot size no larger than No. 1 fine shot. All lead shot is prohibited.

(d) Waterfowl hunting by persons having a reservation will be allowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from the opening day of waterfowl season until:

(1) the end of the first half of a split season; or

(2) the pool freezes over--whichever occurs first.

Twenty hunting parties of two or less people will be allowed per day. Boats propelled by power are not permitted. Parties will be allowed to select their own hunting sites within the Tschache Pool. Hunting reservations will be made by a telephone reservation system. Telephone reservations will be accepted at the refuge check station between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon on hunt days. The reservation number is (315) 568-4136. Reservations will only be accepted for the succeeding day's hunting. Reservations for the first day of hunting will be received on the preceding day only. An individual hunter will be granted only one reservation per hunt week (Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday) during the first two weeks of the season.

(e) The first Sunday of the season will be reserved for the young waterfowler's training program hunt.

(f) No person shall hunt migratory waterfowl in the area between 12 noon and one-half hour before sunrise.

(g) No person hunting migratory waterfowl in the area shall fail to check out at the waterfowl check station by 1 p.m.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 90.2