The river runs through it, for hundreds of miles finally depositing past Venice, Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. A football field of marsh is lost every 100 minutes and duck hunters won’t be haunted by the waters like Norman Maclean, but by the loss of the wintering habitat, the waters are taking away.
Recent information from agencies suggests that production numbers of waterfowl in the prairie pothole regions down over 25%. That 4 pack of mallards is now 3. The 8 pack of teal is now 6. Waterfowl news from Split Reed.
This isn’t a plea or a question, but a fact: we can all do better on how we represent waterfowling. Today there are important things to consider when you choose to share online.
Bands will make a guy crazy, and rightly so- but there is a bigger picture behind all of the hoopla that goes with being fortunate enough to crimp another onto your lanyard.
CWA Egg Salvage program rescues duck nests and eggs from fields before the fields are harvested, allowing 1500-2000 ducks to survive each year heading into the waterfowl season, which may have been destroyed in modern agricultural practices. As CA wheat grows and ducks are nesting in it right now, learn about the program in this article.
We all saw what happened in Texas just a few weeks ago – Subzero Windchills, Ice & Snow – Unheard of stuff for the Lonestar State. Could this become more regular, and if it does, what’s it mean for duck hunters?
It seems like fewer and fewer ducks are being bagged in the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and surrounding areas, while Oklahoma & the Dakotas are now prime destinations for shooting birds. Has something changed in recent years?
