re: Public waterfowl hearing Jefferson Parish (Updated with notes in OP)

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Sure there is a small contingent that knows how to (9 mojos a must ), but overall harvest for that same period is still low because only that small group is putting beaks on the strap. Whereas in early season, the pro's and the Duck Commanders are all strapping uneducated birds. So you still have a late season scenario with only a few birds being killed, collectively. That said, for some that might mean their quality is on the incline as they might be stacking late arriving mallards vs. teal and grays earlier on.

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That seems to be my experience as well. A lot of the hunters will go to the house especially after Christmas. If we get a good cold snap in January the hunter numbers fall even further. Mallards start becoming a bigger portion of the strap mid December for us and increase through January. Last year was unusual in that we killed full limits of mallards as early as before Thanksgiving. I would wager hunter effort is much lower in the last 3-4 weeks of the season with people heading back to work after what can be a slow December for many too.