h2ofwlr wrote:^^^ Add as such waterfowl numbers in Mn will continue to go down in future years as the cumulative effect of chemicals in the waters and then add the invasive species from carp to mussels that all continue to adversely effect the waters and thus the ducks # here in MN.
h2ofwlr wrote:lots of geese migrating today for sure.
lanyard wrote:Whoa.... I heard it ain't even happened yet!
The last two weeks of Oct and first week of Nov this state was full of birds and never saw a cloud or had a wind over 15 mph.
When Alabama opened they were shooting divers on the coast.
I'm not faking that the continental counts are real, there's some serious pixie dust there.
But it surprises me how many hunters think that there is a mystical 3 weeks or month where whenever they get a Saturday off to hunt, they will find a day or 5 that they are assholes and elbows deep in "northern" birds.... then everything freezesxand they don't see a bird again.
I've dinner it all over this state, in No Dak and So Dak, but stick around a decent duck area well after sunset. Watch the birds heading to roost in the twilight. Listen to the birds shout contentedly to each other.... maddening as hell.
Watch hunters fight for the same 10 spots in a lake. Watch the localized birds that know those 10 spots pull all the birds to them. See 9 of 10 rigs with the same fast grass scissors blind..... nothing wrong with it, but I had days this year watching thousands of birds going any damn place they pleased, very comfortably saying , "I see you ass hat", as they fly by, like the little kid that thinks they're hiding because they can't see you but their butt is sticking out behind the couch.
Minnesota generally sucks because our sloughs are holding ponds. Our lakes are not managed for their ecosystem but for their recreation. Our DNR is tasked as park managers. Our state leadership is a bunch of ninny knitting stocking darning metro slick chuckleheads that think a shower and trip for pheasants is a solid man card experience (with a couple exceptions).
The state's population is exceptionally urbanized to the point no one will move out state for manufacturing jobs, our average age is increasing, and the only population growth this state sees is Hispanic, Asian, and African. We are net loss on skilled workers and over loaded with college educated non-makers if things.
And given the slate of early candidates to replace Governor Mumbles, none of that is going to change.
Bullet21XD wrote:So having a couple duck parks is going to solve the problem?
Have you ever hunted Missouri public land?
Sure, having quality, well managed habitat could be beneficial. But, the MN DNR already tried it once, they failed. They lack the commitment to create a successful Moist Soil program. In the end, the DNR is virtually an anti hunting organization, they are not on the hunters' side.
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