The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will conduct an email survey beginning Thursday (April 9) of Louisiana waterfowl hunters ages 16 and older to gather information following the 2019-20 hunting season. The survey will be emailed to Harvest Information Program (HIP) registered hunters with a valid email address on file with LDWF.
The survey is being administered by the LSU Public Policy Research Lab in conjunction with the LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources.
“The email will come from Michael Climek with the title: 2020 Survey of Louisiana Waterfowl Hunters,” said Larry Reynolds, LDWF Waterfowl Program Manager. “It will include a short explanation of the survey and have links to the electronic survey.’’
Participation in the survey is voluntary but it will provide hunter-preference data to inform management decisions affecting Louisiana’s waterfowl habitat and hunting regulations.
“This 2020 survey is an extension of a human-dimensions research program started in 2005 in cooperation with LSU and it corresponds to our opportunity to change our zones/splits option every five years,” Reynolds said.
This year's survey includes 30 questions covering specific options for Louisiana’s geographic waterfowl-hunting zones, as well as questions on hunter activity, satisfaction, demographics and regulatory preferences. All responses will be confidential.
Please complete the survey no later than May 15, 2020. And please do not forward the survey to anyone else to complete.
For more information, contact Larry Reynolds at 225-765-0456 or lreynolds@wlf.la.gov.