Minnesota Waterfowl Hunting

I also agree that Trigger made a very good point. I sure am not in favor of the long split on the south zone as it is this year.

BTW, I heard possible snow flurries for the Cities Friday night. Accuweather's long term forecast is for a cooler than average Oct. Like I mentioned 2 months ago, welcome to a 45 day open water season for the South zone because of the long split. It is plain stupid with the change that the DNR did this year with the extra week of closed season in Oct. I sure would like to know where they got their feedback from to support the long split.

h2ofwlr wrote:I sure would like to know where they got their feedback from to support the long split.

The lazy, ignorant, spinner-dependant field hunters that think ducks don't migrate until January.

I would have loved to hunt the south zone this weekend with the wind and weather on Saturday. The long almost 2 week split is just stupid I think. They need to make a Mallard zone in SE MN like everything east of 52 to Iowa. Marshall, Slaton, Ivanhoe etc will be frozen solid by the second weekend of November probably this year.

Hansen wrote:I would have loved to hunt the south zone this weekend with the wind and weather on Saturday. The long almost 2 week split is just stupid I think. They need to make a Mallard zone in SE MN like everything east of 52 to Iowa. Marshall, Slaton, Ivanhoe etc will be frozen solid by the second weekend of November probably this year.

Last year while we were closed I had some friends from Iowa sending me pictures of limits of redheads and gadwalls. Pizzed me off.

your mom...

I find it kind of interesting that they put a waterfowl migration chart on page 24 of the waterfowl regs book that shows that most birds migrate in early October-right during your split. I don't necessarily agree with everything in the chart but I am guessing the guys who make the laws do. They must think guys in the south are all mallard snobs.

seems like most hunters in general are mallard snobs

I dont mind the split but I hunt the river late.

Nershi wrote:I find it kind of interesting that they put a waterfowl migration chart on page 24 of the waterfowl regs book that shows that most birds migrate in early October-right during your split. I don't necessarily agree with everything in the chart but I am guessing the guys who make the laws do. They must think guys in the south are all mallard snobs.

What don't you agree with on it?

tyler wrote:seems like most hunters in general are mallard snobs

Way I see it, why wait on mallards when there are so many other ducks to kill. Some better tasting even.

your mom...

I'm willing to give the longer split in the south zone a chance. Will it be better or worse?-I have
no idea. Just glad to see the DNR try something different.

One thing I'm sure of-most duck hunters are whiners. Talked to guys last weekend that shot a
limit & were still whining. Must be a special duck hunters gene that requires all this whining

BTW I was skunked again this opener as I have been every time I hunted in the past two years.
Did I say that right-Mr. Lee?