Post by nyfur on Mar 26, 2009 11:23:25 GMT -5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Renee Goodbee" <rrgoodbe@gw.dec.state.ny.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:09 PM
Subject: DEC INVITES HUNTER INPUT ON FALL 2009 WATERFOWL SEASONS
> FYI
>
> The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today
> invited waterfowl hunters to submit recommendations to regional
> Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces for the dates of the Fall 2009 duck hunting
> seasons.
>
> New York State is divided into five waterfowl hunting zones:
> Western, Southeastern, Northeastern, Lake Champlain, and Long Island.
> DEC recently appointed task forces for each zone (except Lake Champlain,
> see below) to make recommendations for the Fall 2009 hunting seasons.
> Each task force includes representatives from the New York State
> Conservation Council, established waterfowl hunting organizations, and
> individual waterfowl hunters who were chosen to provide a broad range of
> input.
>
> Task force members act as representatives of all duck hunters in
> each zone and collectively recommend season opening and closing dates
> (and split seasons if desired) and dates for a Youth Waterfowl Hunting
> Weekend that best satisfy the diverse interests in their zone. The
> recommended dates must be within federal guidelines established by the
> U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). For Fall 2009, DEC biologists
> expect the USFWS to allow a 60-day duck season, split into no more than
> two segments per zone, opening no earlier than Sept. 26, 2009, and
> closing no later than Jan. 31, 2010.
>
> Waterfowl hunters can participate in the season-setting process
> by providing duck season suggestions to any task force member on or
> before April 3. Names and contact information for all task force
> members are attached. Comments can be provided by mail, telephone, or
> e-mail. The comment due date is important because the task forces will
> meet in April, and DEC plans to announce tentative duck hunting season
> dates in June to allow hunters time to make vacation plans.
>
> Input on hunting seasons for other migratory game birds,
> including Canada geese, snow geese, brant, and woodcock, should be
> submitted by April 30 to any member of DEC’s season-setting team.
> Names and contact information for those staff are also attached.
>
> Fall 2009 waterfowl seasons will be based largely on task force
> recommendations. However, seasons in the Lake Champlain Zone will
> continue to be set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Management Board,
> with input from DEC and waterfowl hunters in New York and Vermont.
> (MORE)
>
> Although there is no formal task force for this zone, hunters can send
> their input to any DEC season-setting team members on the attached
> list.
>
> Descriptions of New York State’s waterfowl hunting zones can
> be found on the DEC website at www.dec.ny.gov and are listed in DEC’s
> Waterfowl Hunting Guide. The tentative waterfowl hunting season dates
> will be posted on the DEC website and announced by news release in
> June.
>
> The 2009/10 Waterfowl Season Task Force members are listed in
> alphabetical order at www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/42364.html on the
> DEC website.
>
>
> Rene'e Goodbee
> NYS DEC
> Press Office
> 625 Broadway
> Albany, NY 12233-1016
> 518-402-8000
>
From: "Renee Goodbee" <rrgoodbe@gw.dec.state.ny.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:09 PM
Subject: DEC INVITES HUNTER INPUT ON FALL 2009 WATERFOWL SEASONS
> FYI
>
> The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today
> invited waterfowl hunters to submit recommendations to regional
> Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces for the dates of the Fall 2009 duck hunting
> seasons.
>
> New York State is divided into five waterfowl hunting zones:
> Western, Southeastern, Northeastern, Lake Champlain, and Long Island.
> DEC recently appointed task forces for each zone (except Lake Champlain,
> see below) to make recommendations for the Fall 2009 hunting seasons.
> Each task force includes representatives from the New York State
> Conservation Council, established waterfowl hunting organizations, and
> individual waterfowl hunters who were chosen to provide a broad range of
> input.
>
> Task force members act as representatives of all duck hunters in
> each zone and collectively recommend season opening and closing dates
> (and split seasons if desired) and dates for a Youth Waterfowl Hunting
> Weekend that best satisfy the diverse interests in their zone. The
> recommended dates must be within federal guidelines established by the
> U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). For Fall 2009, DEC biologists
> expect the USFWS to allow a 60-day duck season, split into no more than
> two segments per zone, opening no earlier than Sept. 26, 2009, and
> closing no later than Jan. 31, 2010.
>
> Waterfowl hunters can participate in the season-setting process
> by providing duck season suggestions to any task force member on or
> before April 3. Names and contact information for all task force
> members are attached. Comments can be provided by mail, telephone, or
> e-mail. The comment due date is important because the task forces will
> meet in April, and DEC plans to announce tentative duck hunting season
> dates in June to allow hunters time to make vacation plans.
>
> Input on hunting seasons for other migratory game birds,
> including Canada geese, snow geese, brant, and woodcock, should be
> submitted by April 30 to any member of DEC’s season-setting team.
> Names and contact information for those staff are also attached.
>
> Fall 2009 waterfowl seasons will be based largely on task force
> recommendations. However, seasons in the Lake Champlain Zone will
> continue to be set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Management Board,
> with input from DEC and waterfowl hunters in New York and Vermont.
> (MORE)
>
> Although there is no formal task force for this zone, hunters can send
> their input to any DEC season-setting team members on the attached
> list.
>
> Descriptions of New York State’s waterfowl hunting zones can
> be found on the DEC website at www.dec.ny.gov and are listed in DEC’s
> Waterfowl Hunting Guide. The tentative waterfowl hunting season dates
> will be posted on the DEC website and announced by news release in
> June.
>
> The 2009/10 Waterfowl Season Task Force members are listed in
> alphabetical order at www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/42364.html on the
> DEC website.
>
>
> Rene'e Goodbee
> NYS DEC
> Press Office
> 625 Broadway
> Albany, NY 12233-1016
> 518-402-8000
>