AUGUSTA – Maine’s 2005 Youth Waterfowl Hunt will take place Saturday, Sept. 24. The one-day, kids-only hunt is an opportunity to introduce young people to waterfowl hunting.

Participants must be 10 to 15 years old, possess a junior hunting license (no stamps are required for junior hunters), and be accompanied by an adult who is at least 18. The adult must be the parent or guardian, or a parent- or guardian-approved person who either holds a valid Maine hunting license or has successfully completed a hunter safety course.

Shooting hours are from a half hour before sunrise to sunset. The daily limits on ducks, mergansers and coots are the same as during the regular duck season, and one black duck may be taken. A junior hunter may kill up to four ducks (dabblers and divers). Two teal (blue-winged or green-winged) may also be taken.

See the 2005 Maine Migratory Game Bird Hunting Schedule for details on daily bag limits, as well as other waterfowl hunting regulations. The Migratory Game Bird Hunting Schedule is available from license vendors or on the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Web site http://www.mefishwildlife.com.

The waters and wetlands that provide good duck hunting during the regular season in October will be good choices for the youth hunt in September.

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