# Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 2020-21 Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 2020-08-21 · Effective 2020-08-21 · 85 FR 51854
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-17691
- **Category:** migratory-bird
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 51854
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 20
- **Publication date:** 2020-08-21
- **Effective date:** 2020-08-21
- **Interior docket:** Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2019-0004
## Abstract

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) prescribes final frameworks from which States may select season dates, limits, and other options for the 2020-21 migratory bird hunting seasons. We annually prescribe frameworks, or outer limits, for dates and times when hunting may occur and the number of birds that may be taken and possessed in hunting seasons. These frameworks are necessary to allow State selections of seasons and limits and to allow harvest at levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions. Migratory game bird hunting seasons provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance, and aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/21/2020-17691/migratory-bird-hunting-final-2020-21-frameworks-for-migratory-bird-hunting-regulations)
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