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Originally Posted by meaux fishing
I saw that too. Do you think thats due to habitat loss? Its not like there hasnt been plenty of rain.
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The overall condition of the prairies seems to be lower than last year, based on the figures associated with the report. Reading some of the Survey Reports on DU's website leads me to believe that some areas did not get as much rain and were pretty dry. This is probably why the habitat conditions in the U.S. region of the Prairie Potholes is so poor. I know some areas had snow a lot later too, so that could have something to do with poorer conditions this year.
Maybe Larry knows a little more about that, but it seems like it has a lot to do with less rain in portions of the breeding grounds.