2014 May Pond Counts?

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2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby Don Miller » Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:36 am

I know that the May Pond Counts are usually not released to the media until early July but was wondering if anyone on here has any inside info on whether the duck population remains high enough to continue a 60 day framework?
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby GET-N-RITE » Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:59 am

I can't remember where I saw it at but I read a few short reports, and I am about 99% sure it will be 60 n 6. It's wet, and lots of the potholes are full. Reports of a good - normal year on the breeding grounds, which should produce a 60 - 6 numbers.
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby iron grip » Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:36 am

I don't mean to tell tales out of school, but I heard we was getting 100 and 8
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby Don Miller » Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:51 am

"I'd still like to stick that shotgun up a mallard's as$ and pull the trigger!"---FRITZ RUESEWALD @ 93 years old...(The Arkansas Duck Hunter's Almanac, pg.91)
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby Blackduck » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:37 am

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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby deltadukman » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:42 am

My guess is same as last many years...."Record numbers and hatchs". Ducks Unlimited relases article in magazine to get everyone fired up close to middle-end of summer, then releases "Must have gear for upcoming season", sporting goods magazines featuring must haves, season comes around and is spotty and lackluster at best. We beotch and complain, for a whole off season. Next July repeat "record hatch and duck numbers expected", 60 and 6.....
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby Deltaduk » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:13 pm

gonna be more ducks than ever!!
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby the doctor » Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:22 pm

Its all marketing...

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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby duramax » Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:38 pm

My good friend is the head provincial waterfowl biologist in Manitoba. He's swamped (forgive the pun) doing pond counts up there now. He was delayed 1 week due to snow in late May. I'll shoot him an email and see how things are shaping up in the pothole region.
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby tupe » Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:15 pm

You can go to flyways.us and read the pilot biologist reports.
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby GET-N-RITE » Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:23 am

http://www.ducks.org/conservation/water ... ck-numbers

OOOOOOHHHHHHHHH LAWWWWWDDDDDDD.

numbers are up boys. numbers are up!!!!
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby Money » Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:47 pm

90 and 9
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Re: 2014 May Pond Counts?

Postby Po Monkey Lounger » Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:44 pm

Yep, 90 and 9 --- that is what I am hearing.

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