molkster wrote:I am on the board for MN Waterfowl Assoc.. When asked by Outdoor News what MWA's stance was on the Early Teal season we went back to our members and anyone else who we knew were waterfowler's, "Do you want an Early Teal season?" 80 percent said no, some said they did't care
and very few wanted it. In the Mississippi Flyway. Minnesota shoots over 30 % of the Teal.
That is a lot. Most Southern states such as Louisianna allow a mistake bird. " That there Canvasback
shore looked like a Teal to me officer." Many of our hunters expressed to me that in late August
many Teal that were in the late hatch as of last year are still growing and trying to put on the
fat for there long journey south, some as far away as South America.
This is my first time on one of these sites. If you feel you want your message heard join a waterfowl
organization and voice your opinion as a group. We will take your message to the DNR and the Legislature, Thanks for caring about the ducks.
Molkster
Gee sir, a flock came in on October 5 and I tripled, turns out they were all canvasbacks, but they sure did look like teal... What's the difference???? A law breaker is a law breaker, why is the MWA in favor of taking away opportunity from law abiding hunters simply bc someone MIGHT break the same law they are going to break durin the regular season?
What were the reasons given by the people who said no?
And you say 30% of the flyways teal are shot in Minnesota... Last year we shot about 120,000 blue wings (I not going to include green wings when discussing an early September hunt, even if I did I doubt your average is correct), so what you're saying is the entire Mississippi only shot 360,000-400,000 teal last year? According to the usfws the flyway shot around 900,000. Sooooo somebody here is lieing. Or someone is using statistics they were told were true, but were lied to when originally told.
You make it sound like you are just voicing the opinions of MWA members which I suppose is what you are supposed to do. But what is it about the typical MWA member that makes them have such a strong opinion against any rule change that will increase opportunities for Minnesota hunters?
In a state that is losing it's waterfowl heritage mainly due to crappy hunting (yes I know there can be great hunting in Minnesota... You gotta scout blah blah blah), why on earth would anyone, but especially a group that claims to support Minnesota's waterfowlers, oppose an opportunity to hunt one our most abundant species before they migrate or are pushed out of the state by goose hunters and the sacred cow of YWD?
