Commentary: USFWS adopts new harvest strategy for pintails

For the first time in nearly 30 years, duck hunters in the Lower 48 states could have the chance to shoot three pintails a day as soon as the 2025-26 season – a possible outcome of an interim population and harvest strategy being put into use by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
However, it’s important to note that despite a change in the model, the daily bag limit for all future seasons still depends on pintail populations and habitat conditions on the breeding grounds.

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