triplecurler wrote:Last time I hunted Canada you could shoot 8 hen mallards. Their season opened so early you couldn't tell a hen from an eclipse drake. If minnesota opens any earlier is their a chance that we could shoot all hens?
gimpfinger wrote:Well chit we might as well close down the whole waterfowl season because someone somewhere will not id birds.
Say what you want but the whole anti teal season people just don't want it and that's it. These people are lining right up with the anti gun folks in way of tactics. Lie lie and if that don't work take facts and numbers and twist it to look like it supports your claim.
30% of total teal harvested are in mn, haven't heard one hunter in support of it...my azz!
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h2ofwlr wrote:I think you are right about that the majority only hunt a few days a year. I think that the average days a field was something in the neighborhood of 6 days a field and a 1.3 birds per hunt average in MN
I think that there is credible evidence that 20% of the hunters shoot 80% of the fowl theory.
And I think many on this forum are part of the 20%, and thus are pushing for a teal season. Where as the guy that goes 3 or 4 times it does not even hit their radar beacuse it is not Sept yet.
But perhaps it all boils down to this: So should the DNR cater to the 80% or to the 20% serious waterfowlers?
lumbertick wrote:I for one feel that the early teal season is not in the best interest for MN waterfowling. I understand the positions of the vocal majority here, and the argument they have put forward is valid. The truth of the matter is though, is that no one knows how this will impact waterfowl, waterfowl hunters or hunter recruitment...all arguments made in support of the season (some here, some on other sites).
My opinion is based on the evidence myself and a lot of other hunters have experienced as the DNR has increasingly allowed seasons over water prior to opening day....youth waterfowl as well as the early goose over water. I do believe that it decreases the opportunity for those who base the success of their season on the first two days of the season. And what is the importance of the opener? My opinion is that as far as hunter recruitment as well as retention is concerned...the opener is the single most important event in the season. The traditions and rituals that revolve around this day are what keep the vast majority of hunters buying a stamp every year. I also understand that we could just look at the teal season as the opener instead of the traditional opener...but given the weakened state of the waterfowl hunter population in this state I don't think it's a good idea.
Understand that there are about 80,000 (can't recall the exact number...but forgive me if this off) duck hunters in this state....and there are about 20 regular posters on this site....so even though in this small group there is much agreement on issues...it really doesn't accurately measure the opinions of the entire waterfowling population of this state.
Just because we can....doesn't always mean we should.
lt
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