Season lengths are 93 days in the Eastern Tier and 107 days in the Western Tier. There will be no possession limit for light geese. White-fronted goose seasons may be 72 days with a bag limit of 2 or 86 days with a bag limit of 1. Goose bag limits vary by state and management unit. The proposed daily bag limit is seven ducks, including no more than two mallard hens, two redheads, one pintail, and one canvasback.
Bag limits are generally three light geese and four dark geese.
Other restrictions vary by state and zone. For brant, the season lengths are 16 days in Oregon and Washington and 30 days in California, with a two-bird limit. The Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day, proposed in July, would be available to all states. This year, youth hunters will be allowed to hunt geese as well as ducks, subject to regular season species and bag restrictions. This day would provide young people an extra hunting day before or after the regular waterfowl season.