Why the ducks didn't reach Louisiana.

[MarshRat89]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

In other news.

WASHINGTON – Jan. 29, 2014 – The House of Representatives today passed the 2014 Farm Bill with a bipartisan vote of 251-166.



“This is a big win for conservation and for working farmers and ranchers. The conservation programs authorized and funded through the farm bill are the backbone of Ducks Unlimited conservation work on private lands, and they have just been strengthened by the inclusion of our top priorities,”

Conservation provisions included in the 2014 Farm Bill are designed to encourage the conservation of our nation’s remaining wetlands and grasslands, which help keep our waters clean, prevent soil erosion and provide vital habitat for waterfowl and


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This is to save the wetlands where they breed and helping save our coast. DU spends a lot of money down here building terraces and such that a lot of people don't realize.


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[Top Dawg]

Originally Posted by MarshRat89

This is to save the wetlands where they breed and helping save our coast. DU spends a lot of money down here building terraces and such that a lot of people don't realize.


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Lol ok

[AubreyLaHaye458]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

Lol ok

When you can prove otherwise then you can laugh. The ducks have to have somewhere to breed and rest up north and without organizations like DU they wouldn't have that.

Cause I know that DU spent a lot of money around here the past couple years paying farmers to flood and keep flooded from August to November and then different fields from November to January. And they also donated a lot of money to our farm to out in pipes and help improve our water control. Pipes and risers and such.


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[Top Dawg]

Originally Posted by AubreyLaHaye458

When you can prove otherwise then you can laugh. The ducks have to have somewhere to breed and rest up north and without organizations like DU they wouldn't have that.

Cause I know that DU spent a lot of money around here the past couple years paying farmers to flood and keep flooded from August to November and then different fields from November to January. And they also donated a lot of money to our farm to out in pipes and help improve our water control. Pipes and risers and such.


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Bingo lol

[southLA]

Originally Posted by AubreyLaHaye458

When you can prove otherwise then you can laugh. The ducks have to have somewhere to breed and rest up north and without organizations like DU they wouldn't have that.

Cause I know that DU spent a lot of money around here the past couple years paying farmers to flood and keep flooded from August to November and then different fields from November to January. And they also donated a lot of money to our farm to out in pipes and help improve our water control. Pipes and risers and such.


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really? I need to get in on this

[bgizzle]

Originally Posted by MarshRat89

This is to save the wetlands where they breed and helping save our coast. DU spends a lot of money down here building terraces and such that a lot of people don't realize.


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I research a lot bro. I'm on ur side on a lot of points but this one your on your own. They may do one or two small projects here but that's only to keep your interest. The focus on up north where they can really see their money making a difference. Politics man!!! DU is what they been forever... They are Du


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[MarshRat89]

Originally Posted by bgizzle

I research a lot bro. I'm on ur side on a lot of points but this one your on your own. They may do one or two small projects here but that's only to keep your interest. The focus on up north where they can really see their money making a difference. Politics man!!! DU is what they been forever... They are Du


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Where they Can make their money work? Top two contributing states are Texas and Louisisana. Research that....I have a list of projects with numbers somewhere. More money is pumped down south than you might think. It's no secret though their MAIN FOCUS is the Breeding Grounds. Politics you say? 80% of the money goes into projects. Not entertaining senators and reps. A certain amount has to go into that however. Certain things simply CAN NOT get done without that.
Do some More reseach Bud.

[simplepeddler]

It's all politics......

[huntin fool]

I can't complain... Was definitely in my top 3 of seasons this year... Last time I seen pintail like we had was 3 or 4 years ago.

[bgizzle]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

I can't complain... Was definitely in my top 3 of seasons this year... Last time I seen pintail like we had was 3 or 4 years ago.

That's for sure. We could always bank on our pintail flight


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[MarshRat89]

Well I'm behind y'all In age. It's not just about the limits for me. A lot of people on here can tell you I don't hunt with the newest nicest guns, camo etc. I enjoy the little things too. What has my feathers ruffled though. All season long besides the last two weeks we see low numbers. Now the season is closed and I see more ducks on my place in one day then I see all first split. Yesterday afternoon I might have only killed one spec. But watching them body up 200 yards from me, still seeing line after line of geese and ducks into the sunset, and watching my dog run down a goose at 400 yards. That made my trip worth it. My point is let's cut the hay while the grass is tall
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[Top Dawg]

Ask em where 100% of louisianas duck stamp money went

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

Ask em where 100% of louisianas duck stamp money went

It all went the breeding grounds that produce most of the ducks that Louisiana harvests. DU was awarded the money and they take our duck stamp monies match it with their own funding and then match it with other monies such as NAWCA. our x amount of dollars just multiplied to 3x or 4x which is the best bang for our buck. They essentially quadrupled our duck stamp money and sent it to the breeding grounds - win win

Its not that much money in the grand scheme of things, if that million or so dollars was spent in say Sherburne WMA then people that don't hunt Sherburne would gripe that it shoulda been spent on their particular WMA they hunt. Then the private landowners have an argument as well. The funds were best spent up in the breeding grounds (again they quadrupled the money) and there isn't a public vs private argument now

[Top Dawg]

If u wanna get a hunt on one of them "DU projects" you better save your money.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

If u wanna get a hunt on one of them "DU projects" you better save your money.

TONS of 'DU Projects' on public hunting land throughout the state and country that are 100% open to the public to hunt. I bet you have hunted on some of them

[specktator]

I remember reading an article a few weeks back about 800,000 mallards sitting on the Missouri river in South Dakota. They would not leave and no one could kill them. They would just raft up in the middle of the river. They would move to the ag fields at night and be back on the river before shooting time so no one could kill them. I would have to think after these hard freezes that they moved south but wouldn't surprise me if they didn't.

[specktator]

http://www.ducks.org/hunting/migrati...n-south-dakota

[Top Dawg]

While they enhance the breeding grounds up north. The wintering grounds down here continue to fade away.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

While they enhance the breeding grounds up north. The wintering grounds down here continue to fade away.

Not true, you just said that all these rich landowners are getting DU projects on their land in Louisiana. That would be an example of a wintering ground project. Aubrey's example is a wintering ground project.

You all have to realize that duck season is 60 days, 75 if you include teal. Those fields provide habitat to ducks WAY more than 75 days. Probably ducks on Aubrey's place right now getting fattened up for the flight back north. Probably even see ducks up through April sitting on those same places and ducks were likely there in September. So that place just provided habitat from September thru April (8 months) for both ducks coming down and ducks returning back north. Seems like that is the definition of ann excellent example of 'wintering grounds' to me?

[bgizzle]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

While they enhance the breeding grounds up north. The wintering grounds down here continue to fade away.

Well put


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