SportsmanParadise

I will be there next week for vacation. Any recommendations for hikes, walks, or restaurants? We will be halibut fishing out of Homer.

Very likely. Hoping to get ahead of it if possible.

Any idea on the timing of this thing? Is this a start at 4 am snow or more like 9/10 am? Trying to rearrange my travel plans.

I guess it’s the nets that DU has trapping all of the birds, right?

Perhaps it has to due with the fact that several rice farms have been converted to sugar cane in south Louisiana. Also, land loss issues. Our coastal marsh habitat is being washed away. So between the conversion of rice farms and the loss of land, you have overall less habitat. Ducks Unlimited has done more conservation work in the state of Louisiana alone than most realize. The organization invested $21 million in LA just last year.
Farming practices have changed in the dakotas. With ethanol bills, more corn has been planted across the landscape.
The potholes of the breeding ground have been in a drought. This also affects the bird population.
And as stated, temperatures. Ducks aren’t going to expend any more energy than they have to. If they have corn in an unfrozen pond, they aren’t leaving. It’s that simple.

Anyone been to Madeira, Portugal? I have two weeks and we are looking into Madeira to Seville and Cordoba to Barcelona.

Also- thoughts on choosing between Barcelona and Madrid?

Guess I’ll report and hope they don’t show up for their sake.

Anyone receive a weird spam looking email on gmail accounts that claim to have Pegasus spyware installed on your phone and demanding $2k in bitcoin? They listed my contact info, a photo of my house street view, and the demand.

Would you recommend peptides to a female? My wife has been on Zepbound for 6 weeks and has lost 15 pounds- now on the 5mg and doctor is keeping her there. Of course, sagging skin is an issue. What would you recommended?

Any of you do it? I have about 40 pounds to lose. Would like to try macro counting. Not sure where to get started and every macro calculator gives me different calculations.

Anyone have a recommendation for a good snapper recipe? I’m tired of eating it either grilled or with a lemon butter sauce. Looking for something a little different.

Correct. It boils down to one thing, and that is habitat conditions. For example, Louisiana can now winter 3 million less ducks and geese than it could in the 1970s. And why is that? Loss of coastal marsh and conversion from rice to sugar cane.
Also, look at when you don’t have water- for example, TN and AR for majority of this past season- it lead to South LA having one of the most productive duck seasons in the past few years.
You also have to take into consideration the conditions in the breeding grounds. Where our ducks are bred, has been in a drought for quite a few seasons.
Something to note- every single bird species across the globe is in decline right now. However, waterfowl populations are up due to conservation organizations. Every single conservationist should be purchasing a duck stamp. It helps habitat and rebuilding the population overall. All you have to do is look to the overall waterfowl population increasing while songbirds and such are decreasing. LINK