Soras and Virginia Rails are legal to hunt during migratory bird seasons. They are typically 9 inches from beak to tail, and forage primarily in marshes and swamps.
One half-hour before sunrise to sunset
Daily limit: 25
Possession limit: 75
Combine total of all rail species
Required:
Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller. Must not hold more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined.
Hunting dogs
Motor boats or sailboats may be used, but only if the motor has been shut off and/or the sails furled, and the boat’s progress therefrom has stopped.
Special Provision for Firearms Deer Season: During the November portion and Antlerless portion in open counties, shot must be no larger than No. 4.
Rifles and pistols
Firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
Punt guns, battery guns, swivel guns, fully automatic firearms, traps, snares, nets, fish hooks, poisons, drugs, explosives, and stupefying substances
Lead shot is prohibited at some conservation areas.
Motor vehicles or aircraft. Paraplegics and people missing one or both legs may hunt from a stationary vehicle.
Sink boxes or any other type of low-floating device that conceals the hunter beneath the surface of the water
Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Night vision or thermal imagery equipment
Live decoys
Bait