Migratory Bird Hunting Permit

Limits

See specific seasons for limits.

Cost
Resident
$6.50
Nonresident
$6.50
Buy Permit
Notes

Youth age 15 or younger do not need this permit.

For waterfowl, doves, snipe, woodcock and rails. Must also have a small game hunting permit that allows taking birds, unless exempt.

Dove bird sitting on branch
Dove
Hunting
Canada goose in water
Goose
Hunting
Photo of a Virginia rail walking on tamped-down aquatic vegetation.
Sora and Virginia Rail
Hunting (Migratory Bird)
Teal in water
Teal
Hunting
Waterfowl in water
Waterfowl
Hunting
Photo of a Wilson's snipe, a pudgy, long-billed bird, wading in a marsh.
Wilson's Snipe
Hunting (Migratory Bird)
Woodcock in grass
Woodcock
Hunting (Migratory Bird)