Crowley Waterfowl meeting tonight at 6:00
 

Just curious if any of you are going? I will probably be there, but a little late. Would be neat to meet some of the salty cajun members.

I am interested to see Larry Reynolds Trend analysis of hunters/birds harvested over the last few years.

http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/36557

Wish I could go to this... but I'm stuck in grand isle fishing

Attachment 50074 I won't be off of work till 7, so I probably won't make it.

Survey link-LDWF site has one also
 

Survey link-

https://lsucommunications.qualtrics....EzGn34xncGGF5H

Good to see you last night D.

Well...........

How was the meeting? What did he have to say about goose hunting?

He said less and less geese are wintering here as well as mallards which we all know. Meeting was good and very informative.

Larry did say that the state has recommended 6 teal for teal season. The Feds will vote on this in June.

What about Specklebellys?

What else did they talk about? I wanted to go to the meeting just didn't have time. Did they talk about all the grass problems in the marsh. And what they are going to do about the problem.

ZIG ZAG is yo Fran, what dey said:D

meeting
 

Good to see you Chris, hopefully we can split some hunts again. I still got flooded timber for woodies and trying to fix up fields for geese. Man can't wait for that squealer season in October :rotfl:. Hope we get the 6 teal for sept and should have a couple ponds ready for Sept teal. Man it would be nice to get a marsh lease again but I am shifting fast to deer and turkey. See you in Sept.

Did they say anything about working woodies into a teal season limit?

If they up the limit to 6 birds for teal season that would be GREAT....but I doubt it will happen.

Nothing about Speck limits. Nothing on wood ducks during teal season. They mentioned doing more research on whistling ducks.

Mottle ducks will remain at 1 based on population and harvest data.

He seemed pretty optimistic about the Teal limit, but the Feds are not exactly friends of the Bayou State right now with the Snapper war going on.

woodies in teal
 

If we get woodies in teal season the number of days would drop significantly. Main concern by feds is large duck kill during teal season. I don't think many people want to lose days for woody in the bag limit.

What grass(es)? what marsh(es)?

did they discuss the 20 duck limit??




























:smokin: Figured "while we are at it..." :rocker:

I would rather add 2 squealers in teal season than have 6 teal.

The lillies and the giant salvania problems!!!!!!

Squealer season in October, that would be cool. The rice farmers would probably welcome that. I have heard that they have to kill tons of them just to protect their crop. 6 teal, that would be great too.

Doubt that came up in Crowley, there is a survey out right now you can voice your opinions though:)

6 teal or BUST.....

Okay that was a debate in the blind this year more than once. Are try legal to shoot? I hear I heard yes in Texas my buddy says they are legal to shoot here? What's the limit? Also Are they in aggregate with your duck limit?

I'd rather 6 teal and no woodies, that would be fine with me I hunt in the marsh...not many woodies tons of teal

During big duck season, you can shoot 6 whistling ducks, not during the early teal season.
Yes, they count against your 6 duck limit


in the waterfowl pamphlet for big duck season, you will see the species of ducks that have different limits than 6 (canvasback, pintail, mallards, mottled ducks, redheads, etc.), everything else not listed is 6 (teal, fulvous whistlers, black-bellied whistlers, gadwall, ruddy ducks, even crazy things like scoters, oldsquaw and eiders if you happened upon them)

3 out of 4 flyways to vote on it. The way I interpreted Larry's message is that this is a slam dunk or close to it.

Government is the government; I should know. They move like Molasses in January and study to the point of analysis paralysis.

Just the fact that the banding program has started for black bellies and money is being spent toward the study of whistler's bodes well for future harvests and seasons in my opinion.

We had a few squealers at our place in Klondike. But I hunted with my buddy Danny a few times in grande chenier and they were ate up with em. It was ridiculous! Glad to confirm they are legal although I won't be shooting any. The ones we killed last year we cleaned and I found they didn't have much meat on the bone to em.

That would be great if they changed the limit to 6.....

When is the date it will be finalized if it will be changed or not.

?? Them big ole drumsticks on them things are full of meat. Not to mention they are the best eatin duck there is. I will gladly take a limit of 6 squealers over anything else

For real. They da best.

I really like the refuge forums, good site. To bad we can't post about salty Cajun on the Louisiana site we could use a few more duck hunters on here.

I believe the vote is End of June/July. We will know for sure by July.

It used to be a lot better before it was bought out.

Are they also considering a few extra days in addition to the six teal limit?

Yes they are. Thanks for the catch cKinchen.

More than the 16 day season we have had since 2006??

I don't think he said anymore than 16 days. Duck Enticer may have heard otherwise. I can't see them increasing limit and days.

I agree. I do not think it can be extended past SEPT. I guess if we get the 16 days which is due to the count being over I think 3 million teal then it will help us with them extending the extra 2 bird limit. However, if count does not give us the 16 day season I highly doubt they will give us the extra 2 bird limit.