Syracuse.com - DEC: Waterfowl hunter information meeting set for Sept. 13 at Montezuma Audubon Center

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This meeting will focus on topics of interest to waterfowl hunters in Central New York and the Montezuma Wetlands Complex region.

The following is a DEC press release:

A waterfowl hunter information meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Montezuma Audubon Center, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today.

This meeting will focus on topics of interest to waterfowl hunters in Central New York and the Montezuma Wetlands Complex region.

Topics to be covered include:

- Highlights of waterfowl management and research programs at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, Northern Montezuma and Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Areas;

- Waterfowl population survey results and other flyway news and updates;

- New York state’s waterfowl hunting season-setting process; and,

-The 2012-13 duck and goose hunting seasons, and suggestions for future seasons.

Wildlife biologists from Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and DEC will discuss items of interest to waterfowl hunters in an informational and interactive forum. International survey results will be presented for waterfowl breeding populations and habitat conditions, which guide the setting of hunting season lengths, dates and bag limits.

The 2012-2013 duck and goose hunting season dates, and the method used by DEC to determine those dates, will be discussed.

The Montezuma Audubon Center is located at 2295 State Route 89 in Savannah, Wayne County.

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