CASPER - Final late migratory game bird regulations will be presented at a public meeting Oct. 10, 7 p.m. at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Casper Regional Office.

With this year’s healthy waterfowl numbers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has again offered Wyoming the "liberal package" of seasons and bag limits for duck hunters. For the Central Flyway, Wyoming has adopted the "hunter’s choice" option with all species legal throughout the season, including bagging one from the group of canvasbacks, pintails and hen mallards. In the Central Flyway, the total daily limit would be five ducks and in the Pacific Flyway seven ducks.

After the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established and posted the final waterfowl rules in the Federal Register in August, the Game and Fish Commission adopted an emergency regulation to allow the seasons to temporarily proceed. This public input process will establish the permanent regulation.

"The meeting and written comment period is a good opportunity for hunters to offer their opinions about future regulation changes and to discuss Wyoming waterfowl hunting in general," said Larry Roberts, waterfowl biologist for the Game and Fish Department who will conduct the meeting.

Written comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. Oct. 16 by mailing: Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Regulations, 3030 Energy Lane, Suite 100, Casper, WY 82604. All comments will be presented to the commission before they address the regulations at their Nov. 16-17 meeting in Sundance.

The Game and Fish supports the Americans with Disabilities Act. Every effort will be made for reasonable accommodations by contacting the Casper G&F Office at (307) 473-3400.
(contact: Jeff Obrecht)