Originally Posted by Quack Quack Bang
Originally Posted by TickaTicka
We need weather or we won't have ducks to hunt in the south. As we've seen the past 5-6 years. We need ice, snow, the stuff we used to get every December and January and now only get in February. It doesn't matter how many days you spend a field when the ducks never leave the prairie pothole until Feb 1st.



I couldn't agree more.

I also agree with the general premise of the article. Control hunting pressure and you have more birds and thus better hunts (although fewer hunts).



The same applies to big game too
QDMA on one of their properties did something similar. They called it pulse hunting. No one was allowed on the property to scout or anything. Absolutely zero outside pressure. Open it for a week or 10 days and more mature bucks were taken. The upper Midwestern states kill more during their week long firearms season than we do here in our 3 month firearms season.


I don’t know the answer and won’t pretend to. We duck hunters would not have the equipment we have today without the money brought on by the popularity. It’s a double edge sword.

I’m guessing it to be a cycle like most things in life.

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