Annual Meetings
Members of the Pacific Flyway Council and its technical advisory group, the Pacific Flyway Study Committee, meet regularly to disseminate information, combine data, review the status of populations, propose annual hunting regulations, develop cooperative management programs, and coordinate research and management for the protection and conservation of migratory game birds.

Pacific Flyway Council
The Council has two business meetings each year, usually in March and July.

The Council focuses on different species at each meeting:

• March—Migratory shore and upland game birds, which have hunting seasons that open before October 1 (early seasons). These include doves, pigeons, snipe, rails, and cranes. The Council also considers special September waterfowl and extended falconry seasons, and all of Alaska's seasons.
• July—Waterfowl, which have hunting seasons that open on or after October 1 (late seasons). These include ducks, geese, and swans.

Pacific Flyway Study Committee
The Study Committee has two business meetings, usually in March and July, and a non-business work session, usually in January, each year.

The Study Committee focuses on different species at each meeting, similar to the Council:

• December or January—Identification of issues and development of work plans for the upcoming year, and development of cooperative management programs.
• March—Migratory shore and upland game birds, which have hunting seasons that open before October 1 (early seasons). These include doves, pigeons, snipe, rails, and cranes. The Study Committee also considers special September waterfowl and extended falconry seasons, and all of Alaska's seasons.
• July—Waterfowl, which have hunting seasons that open on or after October 1 (late seasons). These include ducks, geese, and swans.

Pacific Flyway Nongame Migratory Bird Technical Committee
The Nongame Migratory Bird Technical Committee has two business meetings each year, usually in March and July, in conjunction with the Pacific Flyway Study Committee business meetings.

Public Input
Publics wishing to provide input on proposed migratory game bird conservation and proposed hunting regulations are encouraged to first contact their state agency representatives. Publics may also provide comment by attending the Pacific Flyway Council meetings in March or July or by submitting written comments to the Council chairman. The rulemaking processes of individual state and federal governments all have a public comment period. The federal rulemaking process and opportunity for public input is described in the Federal Register.