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Originally Posted by louisianaoutfitters
The season dates are fine with me as they are projected for this upcoming season. I'm in a unique position of having to balance, and work with over 500 hunter's schedules. Hunting and fishing is how I support my family. So the earlier in the year the season dates are announced tentatively and then ratified is best for me. I'm sure there are others who would be in favor of finding out the season dates earlier in the year. We all seem to get busier each year, the earlier people can schedule vacation to hunt and also arrange schedules with their buddies would be helpful. As Larry mentioned earlier, there is a possiblility for next year of our tentative dates being set at the march commission meeting. I am in strong favor of this if it's possible. FYI. Larry Reynolds, who is the waterfowl study leader for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries posts on these forums on his own time in order to keep an open line of communication with waterfowl hunters above and beyond his job duties. He takes a lot of grief from uninformed "experts" on these forums. Just remember, he is trying to balance lots of information and opinions. I think he's doing a very good job of that.
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I can see why you would want the season dates announced as early as possible. However, you are a professional while the vast majority of us are not. Is it fair to announce the season early simply so the guides can book their clients?
I just continue to maintain that treating it like the shrimp season and announcing the opening based on real time observations of the resource would give hunters the best chance of success. I know it's a pipe dream, but I I've always been a dreamer haha.