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re: The golden years for ducks are gone....
Posted on 1/3/18 at 9:22 am to Duckhammer_77
Posted on 1/3/18 at 9:22 am to Duckhammer_77
Duckhammer that downvote was my fault, hit the wrong arrow man lol...yea our September teal seasons have been amazing, in fact lately it’s our biggest motivation headed into the regular season but the overall decline is apparent for south Louisiana (especially late in the season like December/January). Like I said; years from now, I’ll still be out there doing the same thing I’ve always done...but it worth noting our flyway has changed
Posted on 1/3/18 at 9:28 am to Jonrubberman
Look at the loss of rice acreage in coastal Texas and Louisiana. Specklebelly geese are now using Arkansas as the prime wintering grounds versus the coast of Texas and Louisiana 15+ years ago. Ducks have somewhat followed, although even Arkansas doesn't see the same amount of mallards as they did years ago. I think that no till farming up north, less rice acreage being available, and weather have caused the changes. The coastal marshes always will attract and hold a lot of ducks but their numbers seem down the last few seasons also. These days it takes a large snow to cover food for huge numbers of mallards to migrate south where 15 years ago that wasn't quite the case.
Pressure is also so high on these birds. They get shot at under a gazillion mojos starting in Canada in September. We need to lower the limit and I would be happy to see mojo's be outlawed. They don't work that well on water but for anyone who has hunted over one in a dry field (like up north) it's unreal.
Pressure is also so high on these birds. They get shot at under a gazillion mojos starting in Canada in September. We need to lower the limit and I would be happy to see mojo's be outlawed. They don't work that well on water but for anyone who has hunted over one in a dry field (like up north) it's unreal.
This post was edited on 1/3/18 at 9:31 am
Posted on 1/3/18 at 10:02 am to Jonrubberman
quote:
was my fault, hit the wrong arrow
@Jonrubberman: no worries. We've been doing OK in Tensas since Thxgiving. Had to break ice with the ATV Monday morning, but we must have been some of the only open water between levee & river. Mallards, pintails, woodies, & gadwall funneled in on us and limited out by 730. then got our asses the F out of there, low tire and all...
Posted on 1/4/18 at 4:36 am to Jonrubberman
quote:if you go back now and hit the other arrow it'll change, you'll have to refresh screen to see the flip-flop happen
Duckhammer that downvote was my fault, hit the wrong arrow man lo
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