{"id":26343,"date":"2019-02-26T10:55:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T15:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=26343"},"modified":"2019-02-27T10:48:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T15:48:48","slug":"input-sought-on-proposed-2019-20-migratory-game-bird-hunting-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/02\/26\/input-sought-on-proposed-2019-20-migratory-game-bird-hunting-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Input Sought on Proposed 2019-20 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public Meeting on March 6; Comment Accepted Until March 15<\/em><\/p>\n

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Illustration: “Blackwater Visitors” by Paul Makuchal, 2017 Migratory Game Bird Stamp<\/a> contest winner<\/p><\/div>\n

The <\/span>Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a> is now accepting public comment on the proposed 2019-2020 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons<\/a>. The comment period continues until noon on March 15.<\/span><\/p>\n

Proposed season dates for all migratory game birds can be viewed\u00a0<\/a><\/span>on the department\u2019s website.<\/span><\/p>\n

The seasons will be finalized in spring 2019, after the department reviews public input and obtains approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe appreciate the opportunity to present these season proposals for public comment well in advance of the 2019-20 hunting season\u201d <\/span>Wildlife and Heritage Service<\/span><\/a> Director Paul Peditto said. \u201cInput from the waterfowl hunting community, as well as others who are invested in Maryland\u2019s role in migratory bird conservation, helps guide our decision making process as we work to protect these resources for future generations.\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

The department will host a public meeting to review the proposed seasons at 7 p.m. on March 6 at\u00a0<\/span>Chesapeake College,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Room 127 in the\u00a0in Wye Mills Health Professions and Athletics Center.\u00a0<\/span>
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Citizens may also comment <\/span>online<\/span><\/a>, by phone at 410-260-8540, by fax at 410-260-8596 or in writing to: Maryland Department of Natural Resources \u2013 Wildlife and Heritage Service, 580 Taylor Avenue, E-1, Annapolis, Maryland, 21401.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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