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Table 16 - WATERFOWL HUNTING SEASON DATES AND BAG LIMITS 
1946 through 1960 
Total Bag 
Year Days Limit Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois 
1946 ks tf ae Oct. 5 - Nov. 18 Oct. 5 - Nov. 18 Oct. 26 - Dec. 9 Oct. 26 - Dec. 9 
1947 30 (4 birds) Oct. 7 - Nov. 5 Oct. 21 - Nov. 19 Oct. 21 - Nov. 19 Nov. 4 - Dec. 3 
1948 30 W Oct. 8 - Nov. 6. Oct. 15 - Nov. 13 Oct. 29 - Nov. 27 Oct. 29 - Nov. 27 
1949 40 " Oct. 7 - Nov. 15 Oct. 14 - Nov. 22 Oct. 21 - Nov. 29 Nov. 4 - Dec. 13 
1950 35 ys Oct. 6 - Nov. 9 Oct. 14 - Nov. 16 Oct. 20 - Nov. 23 Nov. 3 - Dec. 7 
1951 ks ‘ Oct. 5 - Nov. 18 Oct. 13 - Nov. 25 Oct. 12 - Nov. 25 Oct. 26 - Dec. 9 
1952 55 ” Oct. 1 - Nov. 24 Oct. k - Nov. 27 Oct. 8 - Dec. 1 Oct. 20 - Dec. 13 
1953 55 2 Oct. 3 - Nov. 26 Oct. 3 - Nov. 26 Oct. 8 - Dec. 1 Oct. 23 - Dec. 16 
1954 55 Oct. 2 - Nov. 25 Oct. 2 - Nov. 25 Oct. 15 - Dec. 8 Oct. 22 - Dec. 15 
1955 70 " Oct. 8 - Dec. 16 Oct. 1 - Dec. 9 Oct. 8 - Dec. 16 Oct. 15 - Dec. 23 
1956 TO* ¥ Oct. 6 - Nov. 29 Oct. 1 - Dec. 9 Oct. 6 - Dec. 14 Oct. 13 - Dec. 21 
1957 70 ‘! Oct. 5 - Dec. 13 Oct. 1 - Dec. 9 Oct. 5 - Dec. 13 Oct. 19 - Dec. 27 
1958 70 m Oct. 4 - Dec. 12 Oct. 1 - Dec. 9 Oct. 4 - Dec. 12 Oct. 18 - Dec. 26 
1959 50 2 Oct. 7 - Nov. 25 Oct. 7 - Nov. 25 Oct. 20 - Dec. 8 Oct. 30 - Dec. 8 
Oct. 8 - Nov. 16 Oct. 7 - Nov. 25 15 - Dec. 3 Oct. 28 - Dec. 6 




* Minnesota elected a 55-day season, with experimental .5-bird limit. 
** Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa took 50-day season and 3-bird limit; Illinois took 40 days and 
k-bird limit. 
4%% Minnesota and Illinois took 40-day season and 4-bird limit; Wisconsin and Iowa took 50 days and 
3-bird limit. 

