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Harvest data also showed that average daily bag dropped as the season progressed. There's literally nothing to support that having the season open later would result in better hunting. To the contrary--it gets worse the later we get.

They don’t separate the numbers killed in marsh/ag fields
Also Jan weather is colder/snowier than Dec on avg across the country
So by ending the season 10 days earlier than it has to you are eliminating the chances of hunters after big storm systems push birds down

Talk to people who hunt decent locations across the state and see what they were killing 2 weeks ago compared to what they are killing today

A rice field in Gueydan shouldn’t open and close earlier than a rice field in whiteville
And if the can open splits on weekdays then they can go all the way to Jan 31 even if it’s on a weekday
Also they should do like Ark and close Christmas Eve/day

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Posted by Cowboyfan89

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Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:21 pm to Midtiger farm

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And if the can open splits on weekdays then they can go all the way to Jan 31 even if it’s on a weekday
Also they should do like Ark and close Christmas Eve/day

They've always made a point to maximize hunter opportunity, which means maximizing weekend hunt days.

The majority of duck hunters probably aren't hunting many weekdays, which means your proposition is never going to happen if it means losing a weekend or two of hunting.

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So by ending the season 10 days earlier than it has to you are eliminating the chances of hunters after big storm systems push birds down

I don't disagree with this, persay, but if it made a difference, the harvest numbers should be going up at some point later in the season. They aren't. From 2004-2013, the average daily bag from Day 57-60 drops every day. From Day 38 to Day 60, it never got above 3.3 birds/day.

When removing anyone that didn't harvest a single duck on a given day, the average fluctuates between 3 and 5 birds the entire season, but with a steady decline towards an average of about 4.5 birds.

So if January should be better, why do the numbers steadily decline with no noticeable spike even beginning?

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Posted by choupiquesushi

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Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:29 pm to Cowboyfan89

If yall think hunting in October try running around for 3 hours on a football field in August and September??

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Posted by Midtiger farm

Member since Nov 2014

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Posted on 1/20/24 at 4:31 pm to Cowboyfan89

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They've always made a point to maximize hunter opportunity, which means maximizing weekend hunt days. The majority of duck hunters probably aren't hunting many weekdays, which means your proposition is never going to happen if it means losing a weekend or two of hunting

The 2nd split now opens on a Monday in the west zone and I sure saw lots of hunters out there that day
You close 2 days for Christmas and you can open on that Saturday instead

What’s the number of days hunted in Jan compared to Dec and do they account for lack of water in Marsh sometimes?

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