New - Woodduck limit increased

[blu hed]

Wood Duck Bag Limit Increased to Three
 
            Jackson- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decided on Friday to allow an increase in the daily bag limit for wood ducks from two birds to three birds for the 2008-2009 waterfowl hunting season. 

“The wood duck bag limit increase will greatly benefit Mississippi’s waterfowl hunters, particularly those hunting in areas outside the Mississippi Delta”, said Houston Havens, Migratory Game Bird Biologist with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP).  Discussions about increasing the wood duck bag limit have been going on for several years among the Flyways.  Ed Penny, MDWFP Migratory Game Bird Program Coordinator, explained, “After banding data was collected by MDWFP and other state agencies and analyzed by USFWS, the Atlantic, Central, and Mississippi Flyways reached an agreement with the USFWS to increase the bag limit to 3 wood ducks.  We are excited about this new opportunity for our waterfowl hunters, and we will remain committed to our ongoing banding efforts to better understand and manage our wood duck population.”

[cwink]

Well allright.. I could alway use another woodie..

[QUACKADDIC]

Easy with the woodie joke there !!!!

[amwoodIE]

Well allright.. I could alway use another woodie..

thats rite

[quackerbarrell]

Woodies just help me realize that I am not as good of shot as I thought!

An they always seem to scare the crap out of my dog in the mornings when they buzz into the hole before legal time.

[cwink]

Well allright.. I could alway use another woodie..

thats rite

I guess I'll save them for the namesake AM WOOD IE huh..

[MSDawg870]

One woodie in hand is better than two in the bu.. wait nevermind that ain't right.

[Seymore]

One woodie in hand is better than two in the bu.. wait nevermind that ain't right.

[peewee]

This will definately push me towards hunting my timber hole more. Have only hunted it a few times in the past couple years cause there wasn't many greenheads there.

[Locked Up]

That's good news. Wounder if they will evaluate this yearly or bi yearly to either backslide or continue allowing 3. I will have to lay off the woodies to allow myself a chance to hit the bigger ducks. That extra woodie knocks out a mallet or gadwall. Oh well, who cares it's all good huntin.

[River Hunter]

As many as I saw last year I still think the limit is to low

[Kealhofer]

I haven't been to your timber hole yet

This will definately push me towards hunting my timber hole more. Have only hunted it a few times in the past couple years cause there wasn't many greenheads there.

[Hole Hunter]

Kewl, I heard the rumor but great to know it was more than that....

[peewee]

I haven't been to your timber hole yet

Bubba just walk down behind the house, your welcome anytime.

[Pas Bon]

Easy with the woodie joke there !!!!

Never pass up a woodie

and never take a woodie for granted