Originally Posted by Drake322
Originally Posted by Goatkiller

Obviously if we have record numbers of birds every single year they have done a fantastic job up North. Now is the time for that to End in the North and they need to spend money on the Southern Flyway. That may have little impact but the bottom line is the need to STOP building more habitat up North of us it has hurt our hunting and there is NO DOUBT about that.


I TOTALLY agree with just about everything you said. APCO will never do anything for waterfowl, period.

I am going to chase a rabbit just a little. We REALLY need to be looking at changing the season dates. Postpone it for the 60 day season about 30 days. Start weekend before Christmas and run into February. Over the last 10-15 years, while out fishing, there are no telling how many ducks I have seen in February. Big birds to divers, all of them. Like the old question, "mamma always cut the turkey in half to put in oven. Daughter does same until mother asks why are you doing it this way. Daughter says, "you always did it, so I am". Mother says, "my pot would only hold 1/2 a turkey that is why I did it". Gotta quit doing things the same way, it aint working.

Migrations have changed, weather patterns have changed (and always will), and TV has created a new group of DD hunters. I do not do much of it like I used to. Hell, I was eat up with it for 30 years. But now, it seems like more of a hastle than it is worth. I have a 19 yo son that is eat up with it and I cannot for the life of me get excited. For his age, he has already been to North Dakota and that he paid for himself.

What do others think of changing/moving season start dates?

State sure screwed the pooch again on a dumb ass decision. Split youth season up? One day at front and one at end? Whose bright idea was that? Chuck?

Sorry to hijack the thread, the more I typed, the more pissed off I got.



The Feds determine the dates for the States.

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