The dates are supposedly made up from hunter input. Yeah right! I think the waterfowl dates should open up all together and close all together. Aside from the resident goose season that is. That should stay as it is right through the duck opener, but then stay open along with duck season. (the waterfowl season should stay open right until the last day of January imo) I dont believe the waterfowl population can be managed and or controlled by opening and closing dates in different zones across the state as they do. Way too many factors but mostly the weather to consider. The manner in which they have the goose seasons divided up, you have to be a cartographer to figure out where it is legal to hunt geese from week to week. Its crazy......