Why the ducks didn't reach Louisiana.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by bgizzle

Well put


"Go ahead, share your opinion! I won't cry"

go to ducks.org and check it out, there are plenty of wintering ground projects done in La, many on public lands maybe some near you. You can hunt em, I do

[Paulox86]

How did ducks breed before DU? Nice try. It's a business now of shooters instead of hunters. Killing for just sport and not food.

[MarshRat89]

Originally Posted by Paulox86

How did ducks breed before DU? Nice try. It's a business now of shooters instead of hunters. Killing for just sport and not food.

Wetland and potholes were there naturally then. Man came in and started destroying all that. Draining Land For Farming, Filling in Pot holes Etc.... Thats how.

[AubreyLaHaye458]

Originally Posted by Paulox86

How did ducks breed before DU? Nice try. It's a business now of shooters instead of hunters. Killing for just sport and not food.

They bred just fine before DU. But you have to realize before DU there was nowhere near the number of hunters or farmers that there is now. The farming technology wasn't there. The hunting technology wasn't there. There was sections of fields that just couldn't be messed with because it was too wet or any other reason. Now with the technology and equipment they have places like this can be turned into at fields and less place for the birds to breed and sit and rest undisturbed. Not only up north but here too and everywhere in between.

Nice try though.


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[Raymond]

Ducks are probably the best out there for predicting weather and they have free gas. Plenty have been tracked from northern Ark to south La marshes and back the next day. You can manage property for them but you can't make them come or stay if they come. Sun light is the migration trigger along with imprinting and lastly weather, IMO. Like it or not, consevation organizations are lobbyists for hunters and fishermen and without them it is doubtful our voices would ever be heard at the local,state and federal level. Easy money and cheap airfares are turning the secret meccas into Louisiana currently. As vast as NODAK is, each year more and more land is being posted. Same in Kansas & Oklahoma as they are starting to capitilize on the duck hunting frenzy. It will be ruined up there in ten years just like it has been in Louisiana.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Paulox86

How did ducks breed before DU? Nice try. It's a business now of shooters instead of hunters. Killing for just sport and not food.

Go to google earth and zoom in on some areas in the prairie pothole region. Look at the changes from the 90s, 2000s, til today. Its mindblowing what is happening. Wetlands are being drained for ag production (can't blame a farmer as I would do the same). You can make $X with a CRP payment for not tilling up virgin prairie, or you can drain it, tile it, and make $10X for planting corn. Its happening right now

[Top Dawg]

"Hey keep giving to DU. They enhance my hunting every year". Actually I don't give any money to DU so I could care less what they do with their money. But when they steal my duck stamp money and send it out of the country when we have our own instate issues, that's when I have a problem.

[MarshRat89]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

"Hey keep giving to DU. They enhance my hunting every year". Actually I don't give any money to DU so I could care less what they do with their money. But when they steal my duck stamp money and send it out of the country when we have our own instate issues, that's when I have a problem.

So what are you doing to help the problem other than bi+ching and complaining on the internet? Nobody "stole" anything. The state made a Decision that was where they would get their most bang for their buck.

[AubreyLaHaye458]

You could spend 10 gazillion dollars instate and have everything perfect and a gazillion acres of wintering grounds, but if the breeding grounds suck it won't help....well not near as much.


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[Top Dawg]

Originally Posted by AubreyLaHaye458

You could spend 10 gazillion dollars instate and have everything perfect and a gazillion acres of wintering grounds, but if the breeding grounds suck it won't help....well not near as much.


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Just tell DU to quit stealing my money!!

[Tweeter]

If you support DU my friend you are a Dumb A$$! That's all.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Tweeter

If you support DU my friend you are a Dumb A$$! That's all.

You better start supporting a conservation organization if you want to keep on catching those snapper in your avatar pic

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by Tweeter

If you support DU my friend you are a Dumb A$$! That's all.

this coming from a guy named tweeter

[grizzon30s]

We had a pretty bad season. I hunt just west of PI. I have two ponds, one of which dicdn't grow any wigeon grass. That pond is traditionally our best by far. This year it was terrible. I think its because we had so much water all summer long. The main part of my kill is usually greys. I had them thick maybe 4 times this year and we really smashed them. Of course I'd have them one day and they'd be gone the next, which is unusual for my place. Usually my place does really well during the first split, then as the rains come, we pick up too much water thus sending the ducks elsewhere. Our first split was absolutely horrible. That didn't happen this year, we actually lost water throughout the season. So although we didn't have the birds as thick as often, we effectively ended up with more days to shoot ducks (if only DU would come put me a water control structure.) So, I just think that everything went against us this year. Hell, we didn't shoot but a few mottled ducks which is crazy. We usually have to be very careful not to shoot too many. All of this leads me to believe it was a habitat issue that hurt me most. Mottled ducks are local right?...A delayed hatch, migration, or short stopping shouldn't affect them yet I didn't see many. I have had some bad leases in my time, some that didn't produce no matter what. This one is pretty good, so when I have a down year, it definitely leaves me scratching my head.
As far as season dates and lengths go, I'm down for a longer split and be allowed to hunt until the end of Jan. Early openers are usually great for us, of course this year was the exception.

[Tweeter]

I support conservation for our coastal restoration. But not DU to hell with them. They do absolutely nothing for south loisiana but take money and use it for other states.

[MarshRat89]

Originally Posted by Tweeter

I support conservation for our coastal restoration. But not DU to hell with them. They do absolutely nothing for south loisiana but take money and use it for other states.

Oh My! Most uninformed dude Ever! Dude Du Does More Coastal Conservation Work than CCA Probably. Terrace projects, Marsh restoration, Weirs just to name a few! Im gonna find that list of projects and numbers when i get home. They spent over a million around White Lake last year alone. Are you kidding me? Go play in another sand box man. You really dont know what the hell you are talking about....AT ALL.

[Top Dawg]

Keep drinking the koolaid, dude. Y'all just keep sending DU y'all's money so they can make me more ducks to kill.

[bgizzle]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

Keep drinking the koolaid, dude. Y'all just keep sending DU y'all's money so they can make me more ducks to kill.

I don't! Not anymore! I support conservation efforts just not that organization.


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[Tweeter]

MarshRat you mad huh !!! You must support DU that figures ! Get them numbers for me Han.

[MarshRat89]

Originally Posted by Tweeter

MarshRat you mad huh !!! You must support DU that figures ! Get them numbers for me Han.

Nobody made here bro. I'm Actually Laughing my *** off at your dumba$$ statements. So tell us Tweaker where do you get your info from? One of philosophical meth head buddies?