From Oklahoma weekend hunting news:

The Okla. Dept. of Wildlife Conservation sent emails to about 400,000 hunters last week to survey their
Preference on the state’s waterfowl seasons.
After a pubic meeting in August with state waterfowl hunters, there seems to be a growing sentiment
To start the waterfowl seasons later and perhaps end or shorten the current split between seasons.
A state wildlife commissioner organized the August meeting after hunters raised those issues with him
a/w the legislative liaison with the Okla. Dept. of Wildlife.
The spokeswoman for the Dept. said the general consensus among hunters at that August meeting
Was to start the season later. However, there was not necessarily consensus about the split.
She adds “I think some hunters are good with keeping the split but maybe shortening it.”
Many hunters would like to end the waterfowl season later “but federal guidelines restrict us from
Doing that.”