WLF commission meeting

[cgoods17]

sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nobody has any update or news on this meeting?


Mr. Reynolds????

[DaPointIsDaBomb]

I just want to know what happened to our wigeon. Used to kill a pile of hem and now none. What is DU planting in those refuges in Missouri to keep them there?

[Lreynolds]

Originally Posted by DaPointIsDaBomb

I just want to know what happened to our wigeon. Used to kill a pile of hem and now none. What is DU planting in those refuges in Missouri to keep them there?

They have shifted their breeding distribution westward in a big way. On the breeding survey, wigeon are now being counted more in Alaska and western Canada than decades ago, and we don't have a good explanation why. On our coastal transect survey, we used to count 300,000 to 400,000 in the 70's, and now, we don't even estimate 50,000. It's more drastic than the decline in mallards on that survey.

[Lreynolds]

Just in case anyone didn't already know, you can access Commission "stuff" on the LDWF Website: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and see the tab "LWF Commission". There you can get contact information for each of the members, agendas, minutes, action items, etc. Unfortunately, they can be a little slow getting stuff posted, except for the action items.

For the important stuff, there is always a press release, and those can be found under "News" in the middle of the page. That is where I go to find the latest agenda for Commission meetings, details on the actions they took, and contacts for that particular issue, which are always at the end of the news release.

I've been surprised by the e-mail and comments I've received even while the meeting is going on regarding my presentations, arguments, discussions with Commissioners and actions taken at recent Commission meetings. That live-streaming over the internet has forced me to "tighten up" my presentations and tone-down my demeanor over the last couple of months knowing so many people are watching live. I can read the reaction in the room, but ........

[Smalls]

Originally Posted by cgoods17

sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nobody has any update or news on this meeting?


Mr. Reynolds????

Guarantee you a handful of people on this forum went, if that. All they want to do is complain about what the commission does. Or blame Larry. But NOOOO, when they have an opportunity to go say it to their face, they don't.

Bout the same as the DU migration reports, which are a joke. Got guys post all the time blaming Larry for the season being what it is. I post a message calling them on it, it gets deleted.

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[cgoods17]

Originally Posted by Smalls

Guarantee you a handful of people on this forum went, if that. All they want to do is complain about what the commission does. Or blame Larry. But NOOOO, when they have an opportunity to go say it to their face, they don't.

Bout the same as the DU migration reports, which are a joke. Got guys post all the time blaming Larry for the season being what it is. I post a message calling them on it, it gets deleted.

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so in other words, you dont have an update.........

[Lreynolds]

Originally Posted by cgoods17

so in other words, you dont have an update.........

What do you want an update on? The agenda is published as a press release, and you can contact the speaker at LDWF. The minutes won't be posted until approved at the next meeting and there is no "on demand" feature to get a recap of events if you weren't there or listening on-line.

I didn't attend the meeting as I represent the MS Flyway Council on the Harvest Management Working Group that meets the week after Thanksgiving every year.

Paul Link gave an update of some White-fronted goose telemetry studies being initiated this year in SW LA, and a vote was tabled regarding proposed rules on the Northwest Louisiana Game and a Fish Preserve, which is likely to spur a lot of interest in coming months because it has to do with private duck blinds on public land. There was also a new WMA proposed within the Catahoula Unitvof Kissatchie National Forest.

I was not informed of any public comment regarding the duck season. The regulations for the 2016-17 season will be proposed at the January meeting. I had to have those proposed dates in by Wednesday for some pre-meeting economic analysis that must accompany the Notice of Intent at the January meeting.