McNeese Ducks Unlimited

[B-Stealth]

Originally Posted by noodle creek

I call bull**** on this whole thing. How do they get these numbers? I've never once been asked how many of each species I kill yearly. How many birds winter in Louisiana total each year? No way in hell we kill 2.3 mill birds, if I'm reading that correctly. I'm goong to go out on a limb and say Canada kills more birds than us by a long shot.

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.

[Smalls]

Originally Posted by B-Stealth

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.