{"id":17040,"date":"2025-01-10T10:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=17040"},"modified":"2025-01-10T10:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:43:07","slug":"arizonas-waterfowl-quail-seasons-flying-by-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2025\/01\/10\/arizonas-waterfowl-quail-seasons-flying-by-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona&#8217;s waterfowl, quail seasons flying by"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jan. 10, 2025 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 There\u2019s still time for Arizona hunters to take aim at some of the best wing-shooting opportunities the state has to offer \u2014 but the clock is ticking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Waterfowl<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The general waterfowl season ends <strong>Jan. 31, 2025<\/strong>. In response to hunter requests, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) simplified the annual \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/regulations\/\"><strong>Arizona Waterfowl and Snipe Regulations<\/strong><\/a>\u201d and combined the previously designated \u201cMountain\u201d and \u201cDesert\u201d zones into one statewide zone. That pushed the general waterfowl season back to a later start date for the 107-day season (Oct. 23, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Circle <strong>Feb 9, 2025, <\/strong>on the calendar. That\u2019s when the season closes for the state\u2019s three main species \u2014 Gambel\u2019s, scaled and Mearns\u2019. The general bag limit is 15 quail per day in the aggregate, of which no more than eight may be Mearns\u2019 quail. The general possession limit is 45 quail in the aggregate, of which no more than 15 Gambel\u2019s, scaled, Mearns\u2019 or California quail in the aggregate may be taken in any one day. The 45-quail possession limit may include 24 Mearns\u2019 quail, of which no more than eight may be taken in any one day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, hunters can harvest tree squirrels through <strong>Jan. 31, 2025<\/strong>; chukar through <strong>Feb. 9, 2025<\/strong>; and jackrabbits and cottontail rabbits through <strong>June 30, 2025<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder, all hunters 10 and older must possess a valid Arizona hunting or combination license. Those 18 and older also must possess an Arizona Migratory Bird Stamp ($5) to hunt&nbsp; waterfowl. Also, hunters 16 and older must possess a Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp to hunt waterfowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All hunters play an important role in conservation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/hunt-draw-and-licenses\/wildlife-and-sportfish-restoration-program\/\"><strong>Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration<\/strong><\/a> (WSFR) Program funds are excise taxes collected on the sale of hunting and fishing equipment (including 11 percent on ammunition), the benefit of which comes back to Arizona for habitat improvements, shooting ranges, boating access and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about hunting in Arizona, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/azgfdportal.az.gov\/Hunting\"><strong>https:\/\/azgfdportal.az.gov\/Hunting<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunters have only a few more weeks to pursue waterfowl, quail and other small game. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":11237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-site"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arizona&#039;s waterfowl, quail seasons flying by - Arizona Game &amp; 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