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Gerenemo · #1 08-11-2014, 08:45 AM

I agree there should be a longer split (At least one weekend) for the speck hunters and more than likley opening one week later than normal propably won't make much difference one way or another, I personally am just happy that we all still have the opportunity to enjoy our sport. Maybe we can't all agree which date the season should start and end, but I think we all can agree that we are indeen fortunate to have 60 days & 6 birds for ducks no matter when the season starts and ends (Even longer for Geese). Believe me when I tell you, we just may see a day when we will no longer be allowed to participate in this pleasure. Things are a changin' and it's not for the better. It's Ok to debate and argue and I understand both points, the bottom line is we do still have a season to enjoy, so let's do so while we still are able to. Suport every orginization that supports waterfowling and the right to bear arms. Continue ethical hunting practices, intorduce someone new to the sport, and do not give any of the bureaucrats any ammunition to use against us. The government does not give a rats @$$ if we have a waterfowl season or not. They have another agenda. It is (ALWAYS) going to be up to us to ensure we still have this simple pleasure we call waterfowl hunting. Keep in mind, there are bigger fish to fry here. Ok, I'm off my soap box, Next!!!

meaux fishing · #2 08-11-2014, 08:57 AM

when the end of the season rolls around, thats when I head to N LA. Its stupid good there the last two weeks of the season. At least where I hunt

DeeCee · #3 08-11-2014, 09:29 AM

It is amazing how soon the ducks hit the rice fields in the area I hunt, after the season closes. They learn fast that it is safe now.

Bart Bridges · #4 08-11-2014, 11:48 AM

This is the coming future of Game & Fish regulations. Instead of using sound facts, leave it up to Social Media to decide!
Of course you are going to get more comments for change when you ask the question. Folks who are not fixiated on "CHANGE" just want it left alone and do no feel the need to comment.
So next year, let's remember to get a movement going to move it back up a week!

Also, you would think LDWF would give some consideration to the hunting clubs who have already booked hunts, people who have made vacation plans for work, etc, etc.

T-TOP · #5 08-12-2014, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Bart Bridges

This is the coming future of Game & Fish regulations. Instead of using sound facts, leave it up to Social Media to decide!
Of course you are going to get more comments for change when you ask the question. Folks who are not fixiated on "CHANGE" just want it left alone and do no feel the need to comment.
So next year, let's remember to get a movement going to move it back up a week!

Also, you would think LDWF would give some consideration to the hunting clubs who have already booked hunts, people who have made vacation plans for work, etc, etc.

Exactly. But with the appointment of the new commission member there may be a push for more science as far as waterfowl goes.

SULPHITE · #6 08-11-2014, 04:03 PM

I blame the internet, duck dynasty, mud motors, and the Clintons.

meaux fishing · #7 08-11-2014, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SULPHITE

I blame the internet, duck dynasty, mud motors, and the Clintons.

dont forget face paint and black cloud

Top Dawg · #8 08-11-2014, 04:49 PM

and barrel stickers

bgizzle · #9 08-11-2014, 04:57 PM

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Yea it sure was

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

Tjethro85 · #10 08-11-2014, 05:40 PM

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Yea it sure was

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

That was when it fell on the second weekend in November. Now it's the third weekend in November.

Top Dawg · #11 08-11-2014, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tjethro85

That was when it fell on the second weekend in November. Now it's the third weekend in November.

Yep

Tjethro85 · #12 08-11-2014, 08:22 PM

Next year it might open on the 14th but 2016 is a leap year and it won't open till the 19th of November

Big Hutch · #13 08-12-2014, 08:06 AM

This year it is a calendar problem. Next year the dates can go back to a traditional format and everyone will be happy...

I would have liked for our specklebellies to get a little rest and allow for the late migrating birds get here and settle before the shooting started back.

Here's the real issue. There's no logical reason that my blind in Grand Chenier should be in the same zone as a blind in Mamou. Fix the zones and fix the problem. Until that happens we will always be working against each other rather than working together. Let's face it. Hunters in the rice belt have different priorities than hunters in the marsh as far as desired season dates. Although my brackish water marsh actually gets better as the season progresses I realize that that isn't the case for most hunters that hunt the marsh. For most earlier is better. At the same time in many rice fields the amount or quality of ducks gets better toward the end of the season.

Finally, how many of you actually hunted the last weekend of speck season last year? It was February 1 and 2. I saw the biggest push of ducks headed south that I had seen all season long. Granted since all the migrations were late last year this may only be a one time thing. However, in my 32 years of hunting in Louisiana and keeping some pretty detailed logs I can tell you that ducks showing up in mass the last week of the season happens about 1 out of every 5 or 6 years. Maybe the folks commenting to LDWF saw the same thing I saw and didn't understand the cyclic nature of the event???

Thanks
Robbie aka Big Hutch

noodle creek · #14 08-12-2014, 08:13 AM

People are going to kill more birds the first week or two of the season regardless of when it starts.

dmtfish · #15 08-12-2014, 06:52 PM

now that they announced opening dates, time to take vaca for opener!!

Bluechip · #16 01-14-2015, 02:44 PM

What is everyone's thoughts on having the dates moved back a week now that the end of the season is just a few days away.

With the type of season we had, I'm glad to know I have an extra week to bang them out just wondering what other hunters were thinking and if anyone has changed their minds on the decision since the beginning of the season.