Proposed 2014-2015 Long Island Waterfowl Seasons

Frank Lopez

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I attended the Long Island Waterfowl Season Setting Task Force meeting yesterday, and I must say it was quite an education. Unfortunately, all the research and data mining here and on other(4 other) venues went pretty much unheeded. Still, I was able to make some points, and pretty much set the table for next year. This year will again be "late and straight", but it really isn't much of an issue, given the Federal Framework and the calendar.
The proposed seasons are as follows:
Youth weekend, Nov 22-23, 2014
Regular Duck Season, Nov 27, 2014 through Jan 25, 2015
Canada goose, Western Zone Season, Oct 4 - 12, 2014, and Nov 27, 2014 through March 4, 2015
Canada goose, Eastern Zone Season, Dec 3, 2014 through Jan 31, 2015
Canada goose, Central Zone Season, Nov 27, 2014 through Feb 4, 2015
Canada goose, Portion of the Central Zone Special Late Season, Feb 5 through Feb 10, 2015
Brant (assumed 50 day season) Nov 27 - 30, 2014 and Dec 10, 2014 through Jan 25, 2015.
Brant (assumed 30 day season) Nov 27 - 30, 2014 and Dec 31, 2014 through Jan 25, 2015
Sea Duck Season Oct 17, 2014 through Jan 31, 2015
Snow Goose Season Nov 24, 2014 through March 10, 2015
If anyone would like to know the rational as to why any of the specific dates were chosen, please ask.
If anyone is interested in the politics behind the choices based on my observations, please PM me and I'll answer any questions.
Frank
 
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