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Waterfowl Season Open

USFWS

The spring/summer season to hunt waterfowl and other migratory birds opened Tuesday.

Millions of annual visitors from Oregon, California, Mexico, and as far away as New Zealand are currently traveling this way ... we're talking about migratory birds of course, and as of Apr. 2, the season to hunt them is officially open. This is a federally-managed subsistence hunt. (see the regs book here)

KDLG's Dave Bendinger spoke with the USFWS to find out the details, and filed this report:

species closed to hunting