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[Marque]

Originally Posted by Spunt Drag

30 and 3 or bust.

I'm stumped? I even googled it. I went to school in Kaplan, you're gonna have to help me out.

[AubreyLaHaye458]

Originally Posted by Marque

I'm stumped? I even googled it. I went to school in Kaplan, you're gonna have to help me out.

30 day season. 3 duck limit.


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[Marque]

Originally Posted by AubreyLaHaye458

30 day season. 3 duck limit.


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Ah ha. I think I'd rather go bass fishing.


Here's a question for those of you who keep up with all this $hit. Why is the limit on Specklebelly's only 2? Seems like there are a hell of a lot of them for it to be so low. I know they are really only in this fly way does that have something to do with it?

[youmyboyblue]

Y'all make my head hurt.

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[southLA]

Perfectly fine with me. Keeps the pressure lower. In regards to the speck limits

[Marque]

Originally Posted by southLA

Perfectly fine with me. Keeps the pressure lower. In regards to the speck limits

I disagree. Specks are going to want plowed ground or very little water 7 out of 10 times. I don't see all the duck hunters dropping their water for an extra goose or two. 3 specks would be nice. I pretty much set up just for geese, when its just me and a partner sometimes we are done 10 min after we started.

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Dont quote me on this but I believe there was some discussion prior to this season on bringing it up to 3, but it didnt pass.

[Marque]

Originally Posted by Lake Chuck Duck

Dont quote me on this but I believe there was some discussion prior to this season on bringing it up to 3, but it didnt pass.

Sometimes you eat the bar, sometimes the bar eats you.

[ScubaLatt]

True or False:

Louisiana harvests more ducks annually than all of Canada?

Go...

[B-Stealth]

Originally Posted by ScubaLatt

True or False:

Louisiana harvests more ducks annually than all of Canada?

Go...

California

[B-Stealth]

Originally Posted by ScubaLatt

True or False:

Louisiana harvests more ducks annually than all of Canada?

Go...

Louisiana, looks like we smoke down about 1,000,000 more birds than the Canadians.
2012-2013 Season
Louisiana about 2.3million
Canada about 1 million

But I don't have much faith in the Canada vs La numbers or any harvest data for that matter.

If I read the harvest data correctly:
1-Louisiana
2-California
3-Arkansas
4-Texas

Source:
https://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/p...and2013-14.pdf

[noodle creek]

Originally Posted by B-Stealth

Louisiana, looks like we smoke down about 1,000,000 more birds than the Canadians.
2012-2013 Season
Louisiana about 2.3million
Canada about 1 million

But I don't have much faith in the Canada vs La numbers or any harvest data for that matter.

If I read the harvest data correctly:
1-Louisiana
2-California
3-Arkansas
4-Texas

Source:
https://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/p...and2013-14.pdf

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.

[MarshRat89]

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.

Yea, I call bs too! They had to of made those numbers up in an attempt to get us to send more money to DU. Well played boys.... Well played.


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[noodle creek]

Originally Posted by MarshRat89

Yea, I call bs too! They had to of made those numbers up in an attempt to get us to send more money to DU. Well played boys.... Well played.


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There are lots of years when there aren'tmany more than 2.3 million total ducks in LA, and they're going to sit here and say we killed 2.3 million birds in one year? Come on man. Tell me where they come up with these numbers.

[noodle creek]

Originally Posted by MarshRat89

Yea, I call bs too! They had to of made those numbers up in an attempt to get us to send more money to DU. Well played boys.... Well played.


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I know aerial surveys are a little off, but still waiting to hear how we kill more birds than we have in the state.

[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.

[MarshRat89]

Don't remember where I read it, but apparently more ducks are killed in Cameron Parish then any other parish or county in the country. But wait the duck DONT migrate down anymore.


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[Smalls]

There was discussion of increasing to 3 specks, as the feds would allow it, but the commission was concerned about decreasing speck numbers and putting additional pressure on birds by increasing the amount of time afield. They instead chose to increase the season length by 7 days.

Odd, because that still increases time a field, but I suppose its not the same as being out longer on a single day.