Teal Breeding Grounds Doing Especially Well - NOLA Article

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In the Plains states of the northern U.S., duck-production conditions are substantially better than they were last year when a mild drought hit the area.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Pam Garrettson, who has been conducting ground surveys in the western Dakotas and eastern Montana, said the difference is obvious.

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"Already we have counted more bluewings than we did during the entire survey last year," she said.

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Last season, USFWS allowed states to increase harvest numbers during the special September teal season from four to six birds, but the fall flight of the ducks was severely delayed. Few teal arrived in South Louisiana before mid-October.

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