Duck Engr wrote:I often wonder if, before I die, I’ll ever run out of ways of convincing myself “this year is gonna be good.” So far I have not.
BGkirk wrote:Makes me wonder if that’s why we held so many bwt last year. We had a solid 20acres or so nutria wiped out and was solid floatant/mud flat. We had some good hunts setting up on them
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Darren wrote:DC you've been strangely absent from the discussions here and on FB regarding the harvest numbers from 2018 we've had since Monday, where, even in the worst season we can recall of recent times, Louisiana killed 200 THOUSAND more ducks than those darned corn farming folk to the north in Missouri. And in a normal season, 2017, Louisiana killed double what Missouri did, this in our modern time where Louisiana hunting is alleged to be but a shell of it's former self.
Yet some certain groups want to go to Missouri and raise hell telling them they're holding "our ducks" hostage? As Larry has stated many times before via various outlets, it's a tough sell for him to go making such claims with the harvest numbers the way they are.
What say you? How does this fit with the FF mission?
Rick wrote:Didn't ask anyone about quoting them, so I won't name names, but I was with a few folks who'd just gotten back from the winter/spring(?) Flyway Council meeting and said the corn crew had created such strong backlash that Louisiana could forget about being heard on much of anything.
DComeaux wrote:Do we sit on our hands and wait until they go the way of the Canada goose?
DComeaux wrote:The "HABITAT" en route has changed and the buffet is served.
DComeaux wrote:The northern guys are elated that our duck migration numbers are down. They've had it in for us for some time, I'll use the word jealous, and they'd be happy to see us hit rock bottom. Just my opinion and observation over the many threads I've participated in concerning this subject. It seems I've brought out the true feelings of many people to our north at times.
Rick wrote:DComeaux wrote:The northern guys are elated that our duck migration numbers are down. They've had it in for us for some time, I'll use the word jealous, and they'd be happy to see us hit rock bottom. Just my opinion and observation over the many threads I've participated in concerning this subject. It seems I've brought out the true feelings of many people to our north at times.
And what would you have said to those who wanted there specks back when they showed up here?
SpinnerMan wrote: There is always going to be a big dose of gold old days syndrome. Everything just gets harder as you get older so the same success feels much less worth it which is why hunting effort declines a lot with age. You weren't doing better, it just felt like it and you remember the good times and forget the poor days.
Rick wrote:Little doubt came from the west, just like the Richardson's and Ross that also passed through on their way to Yankee corn.
Starting to look like those greedy Northern bastages who think they should have birds, too, now have our bluewings penned up in flooded corn.
Rick wrote:I'm sure they do hold some birds up, just as "unnatural enhancements" have helped keep some coming here. Say, like flooding rice stubbles or rough plowed set-aside for hunting, instead of plowing them to dust. Or unnaturally flooded timber.
If the deep thinkers manage to set the bureaucrates (many of whom no longer give a rat's ass about hunters) to rewriting laws based on "natural" or "unnatural" you may well kiss your sport goodbye sooner than later.
Rick wrote:Didn't ask anyone about quoting them, so I won't name names, but I was with a few folks who'd just gotten back from the winter/spring(?) Flyway Council meeting and said the corn crew had created such strong backlash that Louisiana could forget about being heard on much of anything.
Ducaholic wrote:Rick wrote:Didn't ask anyone about quoting them, so I won't name names, but I was with a few folks who'd just gotten back from the winter/spring(?) Flyway Council meeting and said the corn crew had created such strong backlash that Louisiana could forget about being heard on much of anything.
Flyway Council was never the target audience anyhow. Takes changes in Federal Law and that particular group of stuffed shirts including our very own Larry Reynolds can’t and was never going to get it done. It’s going to take Trent Lott like political clout with many dangling carrots to change Federal Baiting Laws.
Tough uphill climb without a doubt!
DComeaux wrote: It should have been left to flooding harvested stubble only. Money to "conservation" got involved.
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