BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) will begin the process of setting the 2020-21 hunting seasons and accompanying rules and regulations at its January meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 9 at the Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters Building located at 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge.

“We want the public to participate in our hunting season rules and regulations process as much as possible,’’ said LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet. “That’s why we make available so many times in which the public can comment, either in person or by writing. It’s important that we get that public input. It’s also important for us to explain to the public how the hunting regulations were formulated so they can understand exactly why we put them in place. We may not always agree but we certainly want to listen to each and every comment or concern from our state’s hunters.’’

The process will set the guidelines for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 hunting season, 2020-21 general and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) hunting seasons with rules and regulations, 2021 general and WMA turkey hunting season with rules and regulations, and 2020-21 migratory bird hunting season and rules and regulations

The January meeting is only the first step towards establishing hunting policy for the future. There will be several more public meetings before final adoption of hunting guidelines.

Public comment can be submitted during the process through March 5 by mail or e-mail.

For more information on the hunting season rules and regulation process or to comment, contact Tommy Tuma at ttuma@wlf.la.gov. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana’s abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.la.gov.