DComeaux wrote:My son is going through his closet this evening in what was his room growing up and he came across a report/project he had to do for school back in the early 2000's. Of coarse most of it's subject was about hunting and the outdoors. Looking at the pictures makes me a bit sad to see what once was, and I so long for those days.(Late 90's} I'll now be digging up the few photo albums we have and go back in time over this weekend.
This is me and Justin. I'll never forget how excited he was to be in the blind and at the camp. This place was awesome! Most mornings we had to pass on the swarms of teal to wait for the mallards, pintail and wigeon to show a bit later, if we so desired. Grays would dance all over this marsh in big flocks as well, just as the teal flight was slowing.
Just look at that face, he's filled with anticipation. He started out in that blind sitting on my lap with a BB gun. In this picture he has a 20 pump. As you can read at the top of the picture, he soaked up the whole experience, and left plenty of bacon, egg and cheese biscuit crumbs all over the back seat.
Notice how we're dressed. It wasn't any colder back then, than it is today during duck season.
DComeaux wrote:Notice how we're dressed. It wasn't any colder back then, than it is today during duck season.
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Rick wrote:[quote="DComeaux"This is what is affecting our migration, period.
DComeaux wrote:It's just a matter of time before these groups shut us down.......
DComeaux wrote: I'm sure they're smiling and motivated by what they did with (for) the Canada's. Now they've become a nuisance up there, and in some cases they have to be exterminated (culled).
SpinnerMan wrote:DComeaux wrote:It's just a matter of time before these groups shut us down.......
Years ago someone did spray paint a bunch of decoys left overnight orange.
SpinnerMan wrote:This is one reason I don't like your ideas on baiting or the laws as they exist. Once they figure out if you don't like the neighbors waterfowl hunting next door, and all you need to do is dump a bunch of cheap corn and make them criminals, it gets real easy to end everything. I could definitely see that happening at our club. Many of our blinds are visible from the neighbors. They could row out at night dump a couple 50 lb bags of corn and call the warden. Game over, we are out of business.
DComeaux wrote:SpinnerMan wrote:This is one reason I don't like your ideas on baiting or the laws as they exist. Once they figure out if you don't like the neighbors waterfowl hunting next door, and all you need to do is dump a bunch of cheap corn and make them criminals, it gets real easy to end everything. I could definitely see that happening at our club. Many of our blinds are visible from the neighbors. They could row out at night dump a couple 50 lb bags of corn and call the warden. Game over, we are out of business.
I'm not understanding your comments on "my ideas on baiting"?
DComeaux wrote:Well, from my understanding of the law as it is now, if a farmer has a loss of crop before harvest due to a natural disaster, and he has to mow it down, you cannot legally hunt that field, or the surrounding areas withing a given distance.
SpinnerMan wrote:DComeaux wrote:Well, from my understanding of the law as it is now, if a farmer has a loss of crop before harvest due to a natural disaster, and he has to mow it down, you cannot legally hunt that field, or the surrounding areas withing a given distance.
How do I know what every farm within a given distance have done? That is my point. Do I have to trespass on all the neighboring farms and try to figure this out?
And like I said, if the neighbor doesn't like people hunting, all he needs to do is bait his property. So you show up to your pit and as soon as you start to hunt, you are a criminal. That is the law on the books as it is. I agree. That's why I want to go the exact opposite direction from you. Less of these situations. Also, you don't have to spend a fortune to legally bait. Taking away the advantage of the high end clubs that can afford a $20k or more bill for diesel to pump water.
DComeaux wrote:SpinnerMan wrote:DComeaux wrote:Well, from my understanding of the law as it is now, if a farmer has a loss of crop before harvest due to a natural disaster, and he has to mow it down, you cannot legally hunt that field, or the surrounding areas withing a given distance.
How do I know what every farm within a given distance have done? That is my point. Do I have to trespass on all the neighboring farms and try to figure this out?
And like I said, if the neighbor doesn't like people hunting, all he needs to do is bait his property. So you show up to your pit and as soon as you start to hunt, you are a criminal. That is the law on the books as it is. I agree. That's why I want to go the exact opposite direction from you. Less of these situations. Also, you don't have to spend a fortune to legally bait. Taking away the advantage of the high end clubs that can afford a $20k or more bill for diesel to pump water.
Somehow this would have to be told to all affected through some sort of process. It wouldn't be hard trough google earth to determine who's affected.
As for your second scenario, there's no remedy or law for being an ****. You'd just have to plead your case. Be nice to your neighbors and they'll be nice to you, if not, be vigilant and accept what you get or move.
If they are your neighbors, nice just won't cut it. And more and more of them are living outside of the towns and suburbs for the rural lifestyle that they cannot stand.DComeaux wrote:It's just a matter of time before these groups shut us down.......
DComeaux wrote:DU's Political affiliations.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000044812&cycle=2016
Ducaholic wrote:DComeaux wrote:DU's Political affiliations.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000044812&cycle=2016
Nothing new. DU will partner with anyone anywhere anytime in the name of conservation.
Marsh Bear wrote:Dave - where did you find that Mexican grass stuff. Is there a website?
DComeaux wrote:Ducaholic wrote:DComeaux wrote:DU's Political affiliations.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000044812&cycle=2016
Nothing new. DU will partner with anyone anywhere anytime in the name of conservation.
I assumed such, and sometime regretfully, you have to deal with the devil, especially on the farm bill. I'm guessing waterfowl conservation got tangled up with the farm bill as it would not survive on it's own. I wish this would be separated, or at least better managed then it is now. Money has a blinding effect on those so called non profits.
Ducaholic wrote:DComeaux wrote:Ducaholic wrote:DComeaux wrote:DU's Political affiliations.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000044812&cycle=2016
Nothing new. DU will partner with anyone anywhere anytime in the name of conservation.
I assumed such, and sometime regretfully, you have to deal with the devil, especially on the farm bill. I'm guessing waterfowl conservation got tangled up with the farm bill as it would not survive on it's own. I wish this would be separated, or at least better managed then it is now. Money has a blinding effect on those so called non profits.
Yeah well for DU to be most effective in terms of what they deem most important they have to follow the money and that includes the farm bill which we both know covers everything from food stamps to conservation program dollars.
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