Extended season

Delta Duck · Postby **Delta Duck** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 11:19 pm

When it is regulated by the feds, politics will always be involved. Who do you think those tree huggers and anti-hunting folks give thier money too.

dos gris · Postby **dos gris** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 11:41 pm

Jebster, HDC, and DD:

All good points to ponder. Its good to bring up these issues and think about in what direction we're (USFWS bureaucracy) headed and how we plan to get there. I only hope the younger hunters become aware of these issues and take an active/proactive role to secure a good future for duck hunting in the lower Mississippi valley. In years to come I think there will be more and more forces to oppose the continued existence of our sport.

HDC · Postby **HDC** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 11:50 pm

GH22,

I duck hunt all over the state and I can assure you of one thing. 9 extra days on the front end of the season would be a great benefit to a number of Ms. hunters.

My place in the Delta has ducks now.

My place in Southwest Ms. always has ducks, by the thousands, the weekend before or no later than the weekend after Thanksgiving.

Depending on were we get those 9 days, it likely matters to most Ms. duck hunters.

booger · Postby **booger** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 11:59 pm

If you hunted ducks from February to March and followed the legal limits it's effects would be the same as any other time. You can't convince me that WHEN a duck is killed makes it more or less dead. Time of year doesn't amount to a mouse turd, biggest bunch of crap over nothing I've seen.

You ever see lonely good pu$$y ?

[ October 19, 2001: Message edited by: booger ]

Meeka · Postby **Meeka** » Fri Oct 19, 2001 9:45 am

MSDuckmen · Postby **MSDuckmen** » Fri Oct 19, 2001 7:53 pm

He11 I thought it was all good. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] hehe

Ya mean there's some out there that bad [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]

Po Monkey Lounger · Postby **Po Monkey Lounger** » Fri Oct 19, 2001 9:13 pm

I hate to break the news to those of you against the proposed extension, but it was nothing but pure BS politics that kept us from having a 60 day season ending at the end of Jan. in the first place. I for one am glad that we have congressional leaders with enough clout(and balls) to get something done for us that needed to be done.(Every now and then they do something that directly benefits me ---feels good after paying all those tax dollars). Those of you against the proposed extension, stay at home and do not hunt --live by your convictions. I intend to be in the duck marsh as often as work permits, living my convictions. All you carpetbaggers can bite my behind. So there. Happy hunting.

Swamp Rat · Postby **Swamp Rat** » Sat Oct 20, 2001 6:51 am

Days Afield: I have hunted ducks in Miss for 45 years. During those years I have sat in my blind swatting mosquitos and looking at empty skies in the early part of Dec. My point is that the season should coinside with the presence of ducks be it 51 or 60 days. This has fallen on deaf ears with the USWS. The north has All of the ducks when things open up and keep them until weather moves them. Early freeze up and they whine
and the southern areas are boosted with Miss. being at the bottom of this move. I
will agree that the state politicians should not have to take control of the situation: But in all fairness it is about time some one stuck up for us as the Flyway commision has ignored us. I seldom shoot the limit of ducks anyway because I dont feel like I need to. I wont sit the extra time to pick up the one wood duck or non mallard to fill the tag. Just allow me to be in the swamp when the ducks are here. North South harvest differences cant be settled because they need weather to cooperate to make them happy and we need the days when the ducks are here.
I dont grudge them the weather; they should not grudge us the days. IMHO.

booger · Postby **booger** » Sat Oct 20, 2001 12:01 pm

Meeka, we need phone numbers so we can help out the distressed. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Ringbill · Postby **Ringbill** » Sat Oct 20, 2001 2:54 pm

I don't have time to get into this argument too much but let me throw this out for anyone who hasn't considered it. It isn't about when a duck is killed for that individual..y'all are right it's dead either way. What there is to consider is the fact that there is substantial scientific evidence in reduced reproduction from females when the mate (drake) is removed from the pair the later in the year it happens. Enough said. If anyone wants the link to that article (published in the Journal of Wildlife Management) I will provide it, but please e-mail me for it.

Ringbill

chance · Postby **chance** » Sat Oct 20, 2001 7:14 pm

I have watched mallards during the breeding season. What I have seen is one or two hens being pursued by several drakes. I wonder just how much of an effect killing drakes in Jan. have on the upcoming breeding season.

JP · Postby JP » Sat Oct 20, 2001 10:36 pm

Gentlemen..There is (IMHO) an underlying set of facts and circumstances which has precipitated the 01/31 closer issue in the first place..it's known as shortstopping, began over forty years ago (Iowa first & spread from there) and northern political & business interests ran it over the scientists.
www.waterfowler.com politics forum :an open letter to Sen. Lott may be the answer you seek?

Delta Duck · Postby **Delta Duck** » Sat Oct 20, 2001 11:31 pm

Ole Bufflehead, If you been duck hunting for 45 years then it should be OLD Bufflehead.

I do agree with you!!
I do pay a few tax $ and owe many more. I give money to Delta, DU and a few more conservation groups to help raise ducks so I can kill them when they pass my way. I do my own conservation work that cost me $ out of my own pocket, but I do enjoy it.

If they would do what the biologist say and have extendsive predator control on breeding grounds then the duck population would boom in 2 years. It is not politically correct to trap predators.

You can not pick and choose what data you want to use or not. That is what they are doing.

Screw those liberal, tree huggers, anti hunters, anti gun owners, anti Americans, and those hanky heads.

Delta Duck · Postby **Delta Duck** » Sun Oct 21, 2001 6:08 am

I want to be able to shoot ducks more than anybody.
I will go to a duck hole before season and after the season and just watch. Carry that camera and shoot. When you sit in a duck hole and watch 100 birds feeding and see that one moment when all the ducks drop down to feed at one time it is a real treat. It will take about 15 min for thier rythem to come back around where all of thier heads drop at one time and feed again.

bluwtr · Postby **bluwtr** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 9:35 am

Hey all,

Go the DU website and go to the forums. Under general discussion, check out "Bad News". It shows what the boys up north think is fair. I've already dropped my two cents worth into that bucket.

I think we should get the extra days. If you are like the rest of us on the coast, you don't see a majority of birds until mid January. I think we should be allowed to hunt when the birds are here, but being a Biologist, I know and understand when a time frame must be acknowledged and utilized.

I know this is HIGHLY unlikely, but think about the whitetail and snow goose population. Keeping the population under control will help in the long run. I say highly unlikely because of habitat loss, but it is a point to consider. As hunters, it is up to us to help maintain the population.

Just my opinion.

Wes

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