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GulfCoast wrote:Are they in his possession? Do they have a clipped toe? Wingman: Where you at????

No, I did not bother to read the entire thread prior to posting.

none of those things have been mentioned.

were is ole Wingman anyways? I figured he would have chimed in by now?

sun down wrote:i wonder if any grant money may be available to landowners for something like this?

Try the United Negro College Fund....."because a mind is a terrible thang."

another dog to the pound. i do not know the definition of possession. these ducks were released into a wide open break immediately upon arrival from near the Canadian border and have been in the break or on the banks of the break ever since. Nothing has been clipped and there r no markings (or bands) in any way. these birds will only be hunted during the regular duck season. these ducks will be captured and moved 5 weeks prior to hunting and probably in a crate for less than 3 hours before being released into another break never to be captured again. these ducks are being fed until 10 days prior to hunting when all food will be completely removed for good. the ducks will not be fed again unless the area is imprinted after the close of the season to hold the wild ducks for a while as usual. the ducks will not be encouraged to stay any longer than a migrating duck.

It would be great if something like this actually worked. A new way to imprint "Mississippi" on birds. Next year the guy should get some $$ from MS State to see if they band or track some of the birds and see if they returned to MS or not. Duck hunting has changed alot. Even in the last decade. Buy some ducks, FEed them for a few months. Shoot some/most. See if more birds return to your break/county the next year.

I'm serious

the ducks are still not flying and are still scared to move from one feeding location to the next like they were doing before the dog attack 3 days ago. He thinks that the dogs being captured in the cages (2 separate days after the attack) and barking for hours probably prolonged the process of moving the ducks down the road to the next feeding sight. They have moved to 4 separate sights and back to the original sight over a distance of 1.5 miles going and 1.5 miles coming. Prior to the dog attack, the ducks were constantly moving up and down the break which is what he is hoping the ducks will do when they learn to fly. He says the key is to feed the ducks rain, sleet, snow or shine. Also, feed the ducks enough to satisfy them completely and no more. There should be no food the following morning so the ducks are anxious to follow the man in the 4-wheeler with the food. The man driving the 4-wheeler is constantly blowing a very loud whistle until the 4-wheeler stops and the fed is put out.

I love shootings tame ducks!

O dam someone has been watching Fly Away Home a little to much here. Only thing is you got 3000 ducks instead of 12 geese.

My first, last, and only comment on this would be: Whomever puts those ducks in a crate and starts moving them around better be darn sure they have a recent bill of sale from a preserve, and those ducks have a clipped toe, hole in the webbing or other approved marking to show they are pen raised. See, e.g. the Code of Federal Regulations. Ask any retriever club that is putting on a trial how much fun it is to have a CO show up and the right paperwork not handy.

Back to your soap opera.

GulfCoast wrote:My first, last, and only comment on this would be: Whomever puts those ducks in a crate and starts moving them around better be darn sure they have a recent bill of sale from a preserve, and those ducks have a clipped toe, hole in the webbing or other approved marking to show they are pen raised. See, e.g. the Code of Federal Regulations. Ask any retriever club that is putting on a trial how much fun it is to have a CO show up and the right paperwork not handy.

Back to your soap opera.

when the ducks are released into the break upon arrival, as these ducks were said to have been, are they still considered to be penned ducks come hunting season or is it that he intends to capture them again and move them to a new location? Thanks

GulfCoast wrote:My first, last, and only comment on this would be: Whomever puts those ducks in a crate and starts moving them around better be darn sure they have a recent bill of sale from a preserve, and those ducks have a clipped toe, hole in the webbing or other approved marking to show they are pen raised. See, e.g. the Code of Federal Regulations. Ask any retriever club that is putting on a trial how much fun it is to have a CO show up and the right paperwork not handy.

Back to your soap opera.

If the ducks were delivered to seperate duck holes from the git go and never moved by crate again, would the ducks be considered penned ducks?

GulfCoast wrote:My first, last, and only comment on this would be: Whomever puts those ducks in a crate and starts moving them around better be darn sure they have a recent bill of sale from a preserve, and those ducks have a clipped toe, hole in the webbing or other approved marking to show they are pen raised. See, e.g. the Code of Federal Regulations. Ask any retriever club that is putting on a trial how much fun it is to have a CO show up and the right paperwork not handy.

Back to your soap opera.

I did read some of the code of regulations as you suggested. They seem to say that if these ducks were not wary of people or did not fly away when hearing a shot gun or swam toward people unafraid, then the ducks would be considered tamed. However, if the duck showed caution and swam away from people, flew away when a shot went off near by, then the ducks would not be considered tame. If the ducks are considered tame then it is unlawful to hunt migratory ducks at the same location until the tame ducks have been removed from the area for a period of 10 days. However, if the ducks are deemed not tame, then it appears to be lawful to hunt migratory birds at the same location as the bought birds. Does this seem like a reasonable interpretation to someone with your expertise. Thanks

Ok wisdom, sundown, and a couple of you other guys...are yall all really neighbors, or "in" on this operation together. Whats the deal with somebody new signing in under a new name, everyday to defend the other idiots. Just tell us that yall are all in cahoots with one another. I would love for yall all to scream "gotcha" at the end, but from what I've heard, i'm beginning to think that it's not going to happen.

if a 4 wheeler doesnt scare them off, imo they are tamed. from your statement, that means no hunting on that land. so guess he spent all that money and all yall's (assuming you have more than one username) time on here for nothing