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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 33 / Monday, February 22, 2021 / Proposed Rule Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15
coots.
Zoning and Split Seasons: Colorado, Kansas Low Plains portion, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma Low Plains portion, South Dakota Low Plains portion, Texas Low Plains portion, and Wyoming may select hunting seasons by zones.
North Dakota may split their season into 3 segments. Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas may select seasons in each of 2 zones; and Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming may select seasons in each of 3 zones; and all these States may split their season in each zone into 2
segments. Nebraska may select seasons in each of 4 zones.
Geese Special Early Canada and Cackling Goose Seasons Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and Limits: In Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas, Canada and cackling goose seasons of not more than 30 days during September 130 may be selected. In Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, and Wyoming, Canada and cackling goose seasons of not more than 15 days during September 115 may be selected. In North Dakota, Canada and cackling goose seasons of not more than 22 days during September 122 may be selected. The daily bag limit may not exceed 5 Canada and cackling geese in the aggregate, except in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, where the daily bag limit may not exceed 8 Canada and cackling geese in the aggregate, and in North Dakota and South Dakota, where the daily bag limit may not exceed 15 Canada and cackling geese in the aggregate. Areas open to the hunting of Canada and cackling geese must be described, delineated, and designated as such in each States hunting regulations.
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset, except that during September 115 shooting hours may extend to one-half hour after sunset if all other waterfowl and crane seasons are closed in the specific applicable area.

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Regular Goose Seasons Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and Limits Outside Dates: For dark geese, seasons may be selected between the outside dates of the Saturday nearest September 24 September 25 and the Sunday nearest February 15 February 13. For light geese, outside dates for seasons may be selected between the Saturday nearest September 24 September 25
and March 10. In the Rainwater Basin
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Light Goose Area East and West of Nebraska, temporal and spatial restrictions that are consistent with the late-winter snow goose hunting strategy cooperatively developed by the Central Flyway Council and the Service are required.
Dark Geese: In Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and the Eastern Goose Zone of Texas, States may select a season for Canada and cackling geese or any other dark goose species except white-fronted geese not to exceed 107 days with a daily bag limit of 8 in the aggregate. For white-fronted geese, these States may select either a season of 74 days with a bag limit of 3, or an 88-day season with a bag limit of 2, or a season of 107 days with a bag limit of 1.
In Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming, States may select seasons not to exceed 107 days. The daily bag limit for dark geese is 5 in the aggregate.
In the Western Goose Zone of Texas, the season may not exceed 95 days. The daily bag limit for Canada and cackling geese or any other dark goose species except white-fronted geese is 5 in the aggregate. The daily bag limit for whitefronted geese is 2.
Light Geese: States may select a light goose season not to exceed 107 days.
The daily bag limit for light geese is 50
with no possession limit.
Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may be split into 3 segments. Three-segment seasons for Canada geese require Central Flyway Council and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approval, and a 3-year evaluation by each participating State.
Pacific Flyway Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots Outside Dates: Between the Saturday nearest September 24 September 25
and January 31.
Hunting Seasons and Duck and Merganser Limits: 107 days. The daily bag limit is 7 ducks and mergansers, including no more than 2 female mallards, 1 pintail, 2 canvasbacks, 2
scaup, and 2 redheads. For scaup, the season length is 86 days, which may be split according to applicable zones and split duck hunting configurations approved for each State.
Coot and Gallinule Limits: The daily bag limit of coots and gallinules is 25 in the aggregate.
Zoning and Split Seasons: Montana and New Mexico may split their seasons into 3 segments. Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming may select seasons in each of 2 zones; Nevada may select seasons in each of 3 zones; and California may select seasons in each of 5 zones; and all
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these States may split their season in each zone into 2 segments. Idaho may select seasons in each of 4 zones.
Colorado River Zone, California:
Seasons and limits should be the same as seasons and limits selected in the adjacent portion of Arizona South Zone.
Geese Special Early Canada and Cackling Goose Seasons A Canada and cackling goose season of not more than 15 days during September 120 may be selected. The daily bag limit may not exceed 5 Canada and cackling geese in the aggregate, except in Pacific County, Washington, where the daily bag limit may not exceed 15 Canada and cackling geese in the aggregate. Areas open to hunting of Canada and cackling geese in each State must be described, delineated, and designated as such in each States hunting regulations.
Regular Goose Seasons Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and Limits Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, and Brant: Except as subsequently provided, 107-day seasons may be selected with outside dates between the Saturday nearest September 24 September 25
and January 31. In Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, the daily bag limit is 4 Canada and cackling geese and brant in the aggregate. In California, Oregon, and Washington, the daily bag limit is 4 Canada and cackling geese in the aggregate. For brant, in California, Oregon and Washington, the season lengths and daily bag limits will be based on the upcoming Winter Brant Survey results and the Pacific brant harvest strategy. Days must be consecutive. Washington and California may select hunting seasons for up to 2
zones. The daily bag limit is 2 brant and is in addition to other goose limits. In Oregon and California, the brant season must end no later than December 15.
White-fronted Geese: Except as subsequently provided, 107-day seasons may be selected with outside dates between the Saturday nearest September 24 September 25 and March 10. The daily bag limit is 10.
Light Geese: Except as subsequently provided, 107-day seasons may be selected with outside dates between the Saturday nearest September 24
September 25 and March 10. The daily bag limit is 20.
Split Seasons: Seasons may be split into 3 segments. Three-segment seasons for Canada geese and white-fronted
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