Found this on ODNR 's sight and can't believe there is a season on  a
species that has so few birds.
One of our rarer ducks - only a few are found each year. Not only that, but
they are striking in appearance and interesting in behavior. However, most
harlequins seen in Ohio are females or subadults, not the spectacular adult
males. This is now one of the rarest ducks in northeastern Canada and the
population is only about 1,500 birds.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen T. Chartier" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Poaching hotline


> In Michigan, we've had various waterfowl, including King Eiders, Barnacle
> Geese, Ross's Geese, and Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks shot by hunters.
> I'm
> not a hunter myself, but I'm pretty sure that none of these is illegal to
> shoot here. The part of the story that may be troublesome is shooting the
> bird on the water. As far as I know, here in Michigan, waterfowl hunters
> are
> only allowed to shoot birds that are in flight, not on the ground nor in
> the
> water.
>
> Allen T. Chartier
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry and Heli" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 3:28 PM
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Poaching hotline
>
>
>> The Ohio poaching hotline is 800 762 2437
>>
>>
>> On Nov 29, 2008, at 12:27 PM, Russowl wrote:
>>
>>> That stinks !!!!!!!!!!  I been online tryin' to find out  and so
>>> far in
>>> other states harlequin ducks are protected ,,, I may give  our
>>> county game
>>> warden a call,,,   a few of us has cameras here and we been
>>> watchin' these
>>> guys ,, they even leave ducks afte rthey shoot me ,,   I am very
>>> quickly
>>> becomin' a anti hunter  ,,just my 2 cents  on this .
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Robert Jackson" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 11:10 AM
>>> Subject: [Ohio-birds] East 72nd Street, Harlequin Duck
>>>
>>>
>>> The female Harlequin Duck was taken this morning by a duck
>>> hunter set up to the west of the bridge at E 72nd Street.
>>>
>>> He shot the duck after it landed amongst his Mallard decoy spread.
>>> Where is the sport in shooting a swimming duck?  I wonder what is
>>> the bag limit on Harlequin Ducks in Ohio?  It had landed probably
>>> thirty feet from his boat, the hunter surely was able to see that
>>> it was something out of the ordinary.
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert Jackson
>>> Broadview Heights, OH
>>>
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