TPWD Migratory Bird Definitions
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August 8, 2008 05:59 PM
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udamdan

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Dallas county
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The Definitions Are ;
- Aggregate Limit: A daily bag or possession limit composed of more than one species.
- Bait: Salt, grain, or other feed, directly or indirectly placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered, that could serve as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over any areas where hunters are attempting to take them.
- Baited Area: Any area on which bait has been placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered so as to serve as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are attempting to take them. Any such area will remain a baited area for ten days following the complete removal of all bait.
- Daily Bag Limit: The maximum number of birds as specified for each species which may be taken during the legal shooting hours of any one day.
- Legal Shotgun: Shotguns not larger than 10 gauge, fired from the shoulder, and incapable of holding more than 3 shells (shotguns capable of holding more than 3 shells must be plugged with a one-piece filler which is incapable of removal without disassembling the gun, so the gun's total capacity does not exceed 3 shells).
- Manipulation: Alteration of natural vegetation or crops, including but not limited to mowing, shredding, discing, rolling, chopping, trampling, flattening, burning, and herbicide treatments.
- Migratory Game Birds: Includes all wild species of ducks, geese, coot, rail, gallinules, snipe, woodcock, doves (mourning, white-winged, white-tipped or white-fronted) and sandhill cranes. Does not include exotic collared-dove.
- Natural Vegetation: Any non-agricultural, native, or naturalized plant species.
- Normal Agricultural Planting, Harvesting, and Post-Harvest Manipulation: A planting or harvesting undertaken for the purpose of producing and gathering a crop, or manipulation after such harvest and removal of a crop, that is conducted in accordance with official recommendations of State Extension Specialists of the Cooperative Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Possession Limit: The maximum number of migratory game birds that can be possessed at any time (two times the daily bag limit after the first day of the season). Sora and Virginia rails are an exception.
- Sinkbox: A low floating device concealing a person below the surface of the water. UNLAWFUL!
- Waterfowl: Includes ducks, geese, mergansers, and coots.
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