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KDWP begins scoping for 2025–26 waterfowl seasons; changes to duck-zone process highlighted
Summary
KDWP staff briefed the commission on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service frameworks for the 2025–26 waterfowl season cycle (noting reduced available September days and a new pintail bag strategy) and opened a five-year review of Kansas duck-zone boundaries; staff will return with formal recommendations in March.
Tom Bedrowski of KDWP briefed the commission on the federal frameworks that guide state waterfowl season dates, bag and possession limits for the 2025–26 regulatory cycle and outlined a five-year review of Kansas duck-hunting zone boundaries.
Bedrowski said two framework changes matter for 2025–26: the federal reduction of allowable September season days from 16 to nine (driven by a 2024 blue‑winged teal breeding-population index…
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