Louisiana waterfowl season dates 2014

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Originally Posted by grizzon30s

I mentioned that to him in another forum before. he said they set the season as early as possible so people can plan ahead for vacations and trips and such. I get that argument somewhat. However is it better to plan a duck hunt in advance or not have as much time to plan and know you are taking a trip when the migration is happening? I'm just saying, can u say that every year that ducks will be on the coast during the 2nd week of november? Absolutely not. Look at how they set shrimping seasons. They take data from sample trauls then open the season when the shrimp are of size and running. Seems like we could do that with waterfowl.

I do understand the reasoning behind why they do it.

BUT, being a biologist, I don't think its the right way to go about it at all. Seasons and limits should be based more on biology than on politics or public opinion. Grant it, public opinion is important and should be considered, but if public opinion is steering the management in the wrong direction, then management decisions should revert to being based on the biology.