Question about duck season dates

[Smoke68]

If I counted correctly, the season could open on Thanksgiving day and run straight through to January 25. I will have to look at my journal, but I think that's what happened one year in the late 1990's.

Pretty sure there has to be two closed segments. I could be wrong.

I read "somewhere" last year that the season could not have more than 3 segments. No requirement to split, just the option.

[duckduckgoose]

Was told by a guy in the know. Nov 27th(Thanksgiving day) - Jan 25 No splits. Youth hunts Nov 22 & Jan 31.

[Hambone]

If I counted correctly, the season could open on Thanksgiving day and run straight through to January 25. I will have to look at my journal, but I think that's what happened one year in the late 1990's.

Pretty sure there has to be two closed segments. I could be wrong.

I read "somewhere" last year that the season could not have more than 3 segments. No requirement to split, just the option.

I believe that this is correct, and again, if my aging memory serves me right, there is a maximum number of allowed splits, but no required minimum. I guess that we shall soon see what the Commission decides. A Thanksgiving opening day is fine with me, as would be an opener coinciding with the opener of deer gun season.

[Smoke68]

I read "somewhere" last year that the season could not have more than 3 segments. No requirement to split, just the option.

I believe that this is correct, and again, if my aging memory serves me right, there is a maximum number of allowed splits, but no required minimum. I guess that we shall soon see what the Commission decides. A Thanksgiving opening day is fine with me, as would be an opener coinciding with the opener of deer gun season.

Found it. http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/Regul ... 0Final.pdf

Mississippi Flyway
Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots
Outside Dates: Between the Saturday
nearest September 24 (September 22)
and the last Sunday in January (January
27).
Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits:
The season may not exceed 60 days,
with a daily bag limit of 6 ducks,
including no more than 4 mallards (no
more than 2 of which may be females),
1 mottled duck, 1 black duck, 2 pintails,
3 wood ducks, 1 canvasback, 4 scaup,
and 2 redheads.
Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit
is 5, only 2 of which may be hooded
mergansers. In States that include
mergansers in the duck bag limit, the
daily limit is the same as the duck bag
limit, only 2 of which may be hooded
mergansers.
Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15
coots.
Zoning and Split Seasons: Alabama,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and
Wisconsin may select hunting seasons
by zones.
In Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and
Wisconsin, the season may be split into
two segments in each zone.
In Arkansas and Mississippi, the
season may be split into three segments.
Geese
Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may
be split into three segments.
Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and
Limits: States may select seasons for
light geese not to exceed 107 days, with
20 geese daily between the Saturday
nearest September 24 (September 22)
and March 10; for white-fronted geese
not to exceed 74 days with 2 geese daily
or 88 days with 1 goose daily between
the Saturday nearest September 24
(September 22) and the Sunday nearest
February 15 (February 17); and for brant
not to exceed 70 days, with 2 brant daily
or 107 days with 1 brant daily between
the Saturday nearest September 24
(September 22) and January 31. There is
no possession limit for light geese.

[Hambone]

The season "may" be split into three segments. Which means it could run straight through.

I know the Arkansas hunters don't like it, but my preference would be an opener on the Saturday and Sunday before Thanksgiving (which would give us an additional weekend), then a closure until the following Saturday, then straight through to January 25. That schedule equals 60 days.

[Wingman]

Thanks for putting that info up.

[davidees]

I would love a straight season with no breaks

[Hambone]

Another structure would be open the weekend before Thanksgiving; close until the following Friday through Sunday; a couple of days' closure the following week, then straight through to the end.