(Side Bar) Hey, Jared and the Feeesherman, cool down guys. Go take an ice bath or something.
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There are a ton of things that go into the number of ducks killed. There is more habitat up north, so more ducks are stopping up north now because of all the work DU and other organizations do up there. That is also a combination of weather, like someone pointed out. This past winter was one of the more milder in the past several (first one in I believe three years that we didn't get snow in Lake Charles). We do still have a lot of ducks down here, there is no doubting that. But I guarantee you we have more hunter efforts down here than a lot of the northern states do, so that is going to affect the number of ducks that are killed.
Now with all that being said, do I think there needs to be changes? Yeah, if it is the right change. I think the biggest thing being considered at this point is 3 zones, 2 splits. From the design I looked at, which was a week or two ago so don't hold me to this, it is 3 zones/2 splits. As it has been pointed out, splits and total days are based on duck numbers.
I think we can all agree though: we want what is best for the sport. It's agreeing on what is best that is the problem.
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