Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that the Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations Meeting will be held Friday, March 31, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the rear conference room at the DEEP Marine Headquarters, 333 Ferry Road, Old Lyme.

At this meeting DEEP will present proposed hunting regulations for the 2017-2018 migratory bird seasons and interested parties will have the opportunity to make comments. Final hunting season dates will be formulated shortly after the comments are compiled and evaluated.

Hunters are reminded that DEEP accepts comments on the migratory bird hunting regulations year round; however, this meeting serves to finalize the regulations and is being held just prior to when the Department will make its final season selections to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Each year, the USFWS works in partnership with states from four Flyway Councils (Atlantic, Pacific, Central, and Mississippi) to establish regulatory frameworks for hunting season lengths, dates, and bag limits. States select their individual seasons from within the federal frameworks.

From the west: I-95 north to Exit 70 (Rt. 156). Right onto Rt. 156 off of the ramp, follow Rt. 156 approximately ¼ mile, take a right onto Ferry Rd. Follow Ferry Rd. to Marine Headquarters. From the visitor’s parking lot (facing the Connecticut River), proceed to the rear of the complex. The conference room is behind the garage.

From the east: I-95 south to Exit 70 (Rt. 156). At the light off of the exit ramp, go straight to Rt. 156. Take a left onto Rt. 156, follow Rt. 156 approximately ½ mile, take a right onto Ferry Rd. Follow Ferry Rd. to Marine Headquarters. From the visitor’s parking lot (facing the Connecticut River), proceed to the rear of the complex. The conference room is behind the garage.