Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is proposing to establish the frameworks from which States may select season dates, limits, and other options for the 2025-26 migratory game bird hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits (which we call frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. Frameworks specify the outside dates, season lengths, shooting hours, bag and possession limits, and areas where migratory game bird hunting may occur. These frameworks are necessary to allow State selections of seasons and limits and to allow harvest at levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions. Migratory game bird hunting seasons provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance and aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 20 [Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2024-0127; FXMB1231099BPP0-256-FF09M32000] RIN 1018-BH65 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; supplemental. SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is proposing to establish the frameworks from which States may select season dates, limits, and other options for the 2025-26 migratory game bird hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits (which we call frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. Frameworks specify the outside dates, season lengths, shooting hours, bag and possession limits, and areas where migratory game bird hunting may occur. These frameworks are necessary to allow State selections of seasons and limits and to allow harvest at levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions. Migratory game bird hunting seasons provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance and aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds. DATES: You must submit comments on the proposed migratory bird hunting frameworks by May 27, 2025. ADDRESSES: Comment submission: You may submit comments on the proposals by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . In the Search box, enter FWS-HQ-MB-2024-0127, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then, click on the Search button. On the resulting page, in the…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2025-26 Seasons for Certain Migratory Game Birds
Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 2025-26 Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2025-26 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary)
Citation: 90 FR 17300
