The more than 50,000 Louisiana duck hunters will have the same zones and similar splits as they’ve had for the past five seasons.

During Thursday’s meeting in Baton Rouge the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved two zones, labeled East and West, with the option of having as many as three open-season segments in each zone.

State waterfowl study leader Jason Olszak made a point to note the word “segment” in the presentation as opposed to the more familiar name of “splits” used in past years. The “splits” will be the days between the “segments.”

The vote was needed to forward the state’s preference for the 2026-30 waterfowl hunting seasons to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The 2025-2026 duck and goose seasons were set earlier this year.

Olszak’s presentation included the rec

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