re: DU Northerners heating ponds to screw over Louisiana Duck Hunters

No one except idiots use the "heated pond" comment. But yes there is and has been large scale "ice eaters", pumps, agitators, etc... and so forth put in by and with DU money to keep water open for waterfowl in Northern states. This is well documented and proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. What is up for debate is how much effect in the overall sense of the migration it really has. Is it "short stopping" in general sence of the word. NO. Is it slowing the migration of ducks YES but on what and how grand of a scale? That is up for debate. As well as flooding crops in those states and keeping water open. These are real issues on the delay/slowdown/"hot cropping" of the migration. Yes it has caused a very noticeable change to the migration patterns of many ducks up and down the flyway to people that have been doing this for 40+ years. Those that have only been in the game since late 90's and 2000's really cannot relate to the issue as well. But we all just need to drop the DU vernacular "heated ponds" it kinda defines you as a person when you refer to it.