Yeah, cause Joe Blow that isn't a DU member wouldn't do this. Come on, man.

doesnt Joe Blow fall under this category?

Lmao, nah man, that's his cousin, Jim Blow.

1. HIP is not where the harvest numbers come from:shaking:

2. The questions from the HIP survey put people into categories of how many waterfowl they kill

3. Harvest numbers come from people that are selected from the above process and then send in wings from all the ducks they harvest that year. Biologists identify the ducks by the wings and then extrapolate harvest data based on that. There is a multiplier used (its the same year in and year out so there is less bias)

4. Aerial counts are not an exact count. They extrapolate numbers on the transects and there is a multiplier used (its the same year in and year out so there is less bias)

5. Reason why mulitpliers are used is because there is no way to know how many ducks/deer/squirrels/turkeys/rabbits are killed. You take a subset of hunters and extrapolate from there. Most people don't like telling the truth about how many things they kill and that is a reason our deer tagging system is a disaster

6. If anyone has a way of getting an exact count of fish/deer/turkeys/squirrel harvest, please please speak up

7. I like lamp

Look, Brick, there is no room for logic here. :*****:

lmao!

I should have been a little more clear with what I said before. Technically, you are right. The harvest estimates aren't directly related to the HIP numbers. But they still use those in the survey methodology to and the total harvest estimate is still based on the total hunters who complete a HIP. How else do you get to a 2.3 million duck harvest estimate, with a 30.6 ducks per hunter estimate, with only, what, 2000 hunters surveyed, if that?

Thanks for a real answer

Gangster rap and big band

Old Gangster rap? or the new crap?

Duck #'s
 

I did say I don't have much faith in the harvest numbers but when I searched for harvest data, that's all I found.


Basically the only numbers I have any confidence in are the arial surveys conducted annually by Larry Reynolds. It would be interesting to see louisiana hunting lodge harvest data going back 10+ years but there's many variables that come into effect with those number; 4 major hurricanes being one of many.

Trying to compare out harvest to Canada is a waste of time.

Trying to compare state-to-state harvest is a waste of time. Harvest only tells half the story and is linked to several other factors. What was the weather like that year? Was it a "normal" year temperature wise? Was it wet or dry? What food sources were available? How much money was made at DU banquets in that state?

lmao! Just kidding with the last one.

Seriously, I'm just happy to be able to hunt. That's a big reason why I support DU, because just like the National Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited is going to fight for hunters, because without hunters, the organization is not going to exist. And with all the anti-hunting liberals running rampant these days, we need all the voices and power we can get.

The day they succeed in banning hunting is the day conservation organizations and conservation die.

No such thing as new gangster rap! It died in a drive by at the turn of the century while sippin' on gin and juice.

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Very true...

I think we should all be proud of the time and energy we have invested into this thread; we really accomplished a lot and broke down the barriers between the DU supporters and the Non-Beleivers.

I thought we were just posting random **** that didnt matter all day....

That wasnt directed at you by the way but yes they do get the numbers from HIP participants.

I have never been asked to participate in the wing survey and only know of a couple people that have.

Aerial counts:
It would be very very expensive to fly every single body of water that holds ducks and to be able to get the best count, the surveys would have to be done simultaneously with multiple aircraft and thats just not feasible.

DU and CCA are responsible for the death of my silver lab:pissed:

Can't recall knowing anyone either. Would be pretty cool, although they probably wouldn't get a whole lot of diversity from me. lmao! Do more wood duck smackin than anything.

Thats all I need in my life is woodduck and whistling ducks... best eating out there.

Here's a pic from back when Arkansas was first shortstopping ducks in the 1940's

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Look how late the season used to open, November 23rd. That's our problem, I've been saying it, the ducks don't get here til February.