Who Sets Hunting Limits?

Midwest Flyways Podcast

Midwest Flyways

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

This week for Ten Minute Tuesday we wanted to talk about a topic that many people have asked us to discuss before. That question is: how do they decide what the hunting limits will be per species for your state? We talk about how they come up with the limits and who has a say. We also talk about how things could be done differently. Thanks so much for listening and be sure to subscribe and review! New Waterfowl Film out now! Out West | Waterfowl Hunting in Montana Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite (Code MWF20) Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions Weatherby Sorix: Weatherby Support Conservation: DU (Code: Flyways) Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer Live Free: Turtlebox Add motion to your spread: Flashback Better Merch: /SHOP

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0:00.0	O'y, guys, here we are.
0:01.9	Another week of 10 minute Tuesday.
0:03.5	Here we are.
0:03.9	Tuesday.
0:05.4	It's Tuesday here.
0:06.6	Tuesday.
0:07.4	And we got a great 10 minute Tuesday here for you from our friend Tristan Sullivan.
0:13.0	Chiston Sullivan.
0:13.9	I hate that my teeth as I get older, Tristan, it sounds terrible.
0:19.3	And I want to get dental work done.
0:20.5	Listen here, Tristan. I want to get dental work done immediately. What would you have to do though? I don't know. There's no gap between your teeth or anything. No, I think it's the top of my teeth. Anyway, Tristan Sullivan sent us a great question. Thank you. He's a guide over at Dry Creek Outfitters, and we love you.
0:39.6	Great dude. I've only met you once in person. Hey, Tristan. Why do you believe the certain states have lower goose limits? As in, you guys can
0:47.0	shoot three over here and they can shoot five over there. Is it human pressure that creates limits,
0:52.5	or is it federal making them think about
0:54.6	flyways and what may be shot overall during a certain season? Well, I think it's flyway populations.
1:03.1	You think so? Yeah. I think that is a big part of it for sure. Yeah, because I mean, they're
1:07.9	obviously tracking populations of these birds and how many of them are migrating through each area, you know, through each flyway.
1:18.2	So I think that I would guess that definitely has a factor in it, how many birds are actually migrating through your flyway.
1:28.4	That's not all of it.
1:29.9	That's definitely not all of it.
1:31.2	So is that federal or state?
1:32.7	That's state.
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