NWTF doesn't seem to do anything for this State which is why I am not a member, but DU does a good bit for this State/Duck population overall—which is why I am a member. Member solely for reasoning of helping fund projects is only aspect I honestly look at. CCA is another one that meets criteria IMO and membership fee is something I can do that I know our State wont do.

As for pines, they took place of oaks along rivers in Florida Parishes at an alarming rate. Less and Less Wood ducks every year along the pearl and Bogue Chitto especially in the last 5 years. No food=no birds.

Pines used to be solely along high ridges and further away from the river, but now literally but up to the river in many places now.

Not related to ducks, but pine plantations are #1 cause of decreasing turkey population in Florida Parishes and decrease/shift in doves IMO. (dont get me wrong there are still great opportunities to hunt both).

Pine's took place of oaks/natural pines/fields which is killing both.

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Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger

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Posted on 1/13/21 at 12:44 pm to dpier16

Many of the old pine savannahs in W. St. Tammany have become pine plantations or subdivisions. We still have hardwoods in the bottoms on our family land along the Tchefuncte River north of Goodbee, but it's gotten rather hard to navigate/hunt in the last few years due to storm damage and lack of prescribed burning.

ETA: St. Tammany used to be a rice producing parish. The entire are where Archbishop Hannan High School and the Rouses' are on down to Madisonville was planted in rice. Tantella and Triangle Ranches were rice fields before they were cattle farms.

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