fellow fowl hunters

[rogue_yj]

do you think this would cause the ducks to flare? cause damn im fidden to buy it. its sweeeeet!!!http://cgi.ebay.com/ECHO-MEAT-HANGER-ACRYLIC-DUCK-CALL-CHARTREUSE-PEARL_W0QQitemZ110270253188QQcmdZViewItem?hash=ite m110270253188&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318 i mean so what if it looks like a blinkin road sign hangin around your neck. i gotta have it!

[rogue_yj]

Nothing about early Canada goose season, but there was definitely dialogue about spinning wings....from the AGFC website....

http://www.agfc.com/news/current-news.aspx?newsID=67

Commission approves early migratory season
July 17, 2008
Hears proposal on spinning wing decoy’s return

LITTLE ROCK – It’s time to pull the shotgun out of the gun case and give it a good cleaning. Commissioners from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today approved the early migratory bird seasons for 2008-2009.

Early migratory bird seasons for 2008-2009:

Mourning Dove and Eurasian Collared Dove

Sept. 6 to Sept. 28
Oct. 4 to Oct. 19
Dec. 13 to Jan. 2, 2009
Daily bag limit: 15 birds
Special Early Teal Season

Sept. 13 to Sept. 28
Daily bag limit: 4 birds
Biologists also presented the proposed late migratory bird season for 2008-2009. One topic that should produce a great deal of public comment is a proposal to bring back the spinning wing decoy and adding a second mallard hen to the bag limit. The proposal also includes changing the time hunters must be out of wildlife management areas to 1 p.m. instead of noon. The proposal also calls for hunters to stop hunting by noon.

Commission chairman Freddie Black of Lake Village said that the commission wanted to be a leader in the Mississippi Flyway by banning spinning wing decoys, but didn’t get a lot of help from other states. “We failed with banning spinning wing decoys. We contacted other states, but got nowhere. We’re standing alone in our flyway,” Black said. “We look forward to an interesting 30 days of public comment before we make a decision,” he said.

The three options presented to the commission:

Option 1: Continue ban on spinning wing decoys.
One mallard hen in the bag limit.
Shooting hours ending at noon with hunters required to be out of the WMAs by 1 p.m.
Option 2: Continue ban on spinning wing decoys.
Two mallard hens in the bag limit.
Shooting hours ending at noon with hunters required to be out of WMAs by 1 p.m.
Option 3: Lift ban on spinning wing decoys.
Two mallard hens in the bag limit.
Shooting hours ending at noon with hunters required to be out of the WMA by 1 p.m.

Using the liberal season parameters, the proposed season dates for the 2008-2009 waterfowl season are:

Nov. 22 – Dec. 1, Dec. 6 – Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 – Jan. 25

The youth waterfowl hunt proposed dates are Jan. 31-Feb. 1.

The late migratory season and decision on whether to bring back spinning wing decoys will be decided at the Aug. 21 commission meeting.

In other business, the Commission:

*Approved a budget increase of $400,000 to begin eradication efforts of the northern snakehead that was found in Piney Creek near Brinkley. Plans call for introducing a chemical called rotenone to remove the unwanted fish species. AGFC Chief of Fisheries Mike Armstrong told the commission that northern snakeheads are voracious predators. “Arkansas waters do no need another top predator in the food chain. These predators threaten the sportfishery of the White River National Wildlife Refuge if left unchecked. Snakeheads will compete with bass and crappie for forage and habitat. Our goal is to eradicate the fish from the wild to prevent their invasion of the rest of the Delta,” Armstrong explained. The process to eradicate the species will begin first with landowner and public meetings.

*Heard proposals on the upcoming alligator season. Assistant Chief of Wildlife Ricky Chastain said that the proposal precedes any official approval from the USFWS. “In order for this hunt to take place, we must proceed with some of these steps without USFWS approval. We are confident the data will support our recommendations for another hunt,” he added. The AGFC will begin the process of taking on-line applications for the public land and private land at-large permits beginning July 18 at www.agfc.com. The application period for these randomly drawn permits will be open through Aug. 15.
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[Jed]

Maybe they'd be temporarily blinded by the glare and would light in front of you until it wears off. Then you could shoot them off the water just like you like to do.

[rogue_yj]

10-4!! remember my fellow hunters we can apply for alligator hunt permits starting tommorrow!!! woooohoooo! i know where a fatty is! just hope like hell i get drawn!

[rogue_yj]

Maybe they'd be temporarily blinded by the glare and would light in front of you until it wears off. Then you could shoot them off the water just like you like to do.

its all about the body count!

[710 Cap]

I don't know if it would call in a duck or not, but i'd hang a hook through it and make a helluva topwater plug!

[aaronh]

do you think this would cause the ducks to flare? cause damn im fidden to buy it. its sweeeeet!!!http://cgi.ebay.com/ECHO-MEAT-HANGER-ACRYLIC-DUCK-CALL-CHARTREUSE-PEARL_W0QQitemZ110270253188QQcmdZViewItem?hash=ite m110270253188&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318 i mean so what if it looks like a blinkin road sign hangin around your neck. i gotta have it!


So the good ol here ducky ducky dont work

[rogue_yj]

i went ahead and went with the lime instead of the chartruse. figured it would'nt stand out so much! what say ya`ll?

[jeependude]

Vote No Spinning wing Decoys in Arkansas with E-mail to fblack@agfc.state.ar.us

[rogue_yj]

Vote No Spinning wing Decoys in Arkansas with E-mail to fblack@agfc.state.ar.us

as well as voting no to raising the hen limit! why kill the factory? the agfc usally makes the right calls on these things as far as im concerned. i think they should pressure the feds to ban them everywhere!

are we the only two that fowl hunt in this forsaken dump?

[Jed]

as well as voting no to raising the hen limit! why kill the factory? the agfc usally makes the right calls on these things as far as im concerned. i think they should pressure the feds to ban them everywhere!

are we the only two that fowl hunt in this forsaken dump?

I used to hunt religiously, but haven't been at all in the last 2 years. It seemed like all in a 2 year span most people I hunted with either quit or moved away and I lost access to the private land I was hunting on. Having hunted exclusively on private land, I don't even know where to start on public land going by myself.

[rogue_yj]

public hunting is a mess some times but in arkyville one has many options. it takes a dedicated soul to hunt public all the time and be successful. early hours lots of driving, boating. i myself love to hunt public lands because in this state we are very blessed with waterfowl habitat richness. i like to also have some private to hit when the goin gets tuff. and am workin on Aquiring some in the humnoke area for next season as we speak. thats whats got me in the mood. let your voice be heard anyway. i think spinning wing decoys are very detrimental to fowl populations and should be bannished forever. some folks have to have it to kill ducks. those are the ones you normally see complaining about it being Illegal.


we are the only state in the mississippi flyway to have banned this thing for the last two years. people are starting to cry about it. what they don`t understand is that this state is the single most important factor in mallet (aka mallard) populations in this country. we should lead the way. the first couple of years it was legal in this state it was a slaughterfest. then we started seeing less an less mallets. much harder to work,more and more decoy shy,call shy. it was having its biggest impact on young dumb birds. they were ending up in the gumbo pot by the thousands. just this past season things started to get better as far as birds working and getting back to normal.


and for some reason they looked at raising the hen limit to two. this i just don`t understand they are the duck factory. for every hen you shoot, you just shot 35 birds. thats how many they estimate a hen is good for in her life. time you factor in predation and other attrittions.. you gotta haave that one hen in there for mistakes. ooops shot a hen! then you need to start paying attention..



b.t.w it prolly pisses some peps of that we talk about hunting and other crap on here. but there just lerkers anyway. and they can b-low me! they ain`t got spit to say either.

[Jed]

the first couple of years it was legal in this state it was a slaughterfest. then we started seeing less an less mallets. much harder to work,more and more decoy shy,call shy.

and for some reason they looked at raising the hen limit to two. this i just don`t understand they are the duck factory. for every hen you shoot, you just shot 35 birds. thats how many they estimate a hen is good for in her life. time you factor in predation and other attrittions.. you gotta haave that one hen in there for mistakes. ooops shot a hen! then you need to start paying attention..


I agree with these. I'll send an email.

I hope to weasel my way into a duck hunt or two this year.

[rogue_yj]

I agree with these. I'll send an email.

I hope to weasel my way into a duck hunt or two this year.

no need to weasle just call. as long as your ok with early mawnins, long cold boatrides. and some crazy heathans! bring a camera. not that you`ll ever forget the trip its just that you gotta have proof.

[Jed]

no need to weasle just call. as long as your ok with early mawnins, long cold boatrides. and some crazy heathans! bring a camera. not that you`ll ever forget the trip its just that you gotta have proof.

I'm in. I miss the early mawnings and long cold boatrides most of all.


I sent an email. It could have been worded better, but at least I got my point across.

I have heard of some proposed changes to Arkansas duck hunting regulations and just wanted to share my vote.

From http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/231647/ (http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/231647/)

"The AGFC’s wildlife management staff recommended retaining the spinning wing decoy ban, retaining the one hen bag limit for mallards and allowing duck hunters an extra hour to vacate WMAs during duck season. "


I agree with AGFC wildlife management staff that Arkansas should keep the spinning wing decoy ban in place, and should retain the one hen bag limit. I feel that removing the ban and/or upping the hen limit could be detrimental to future duck populations and duck hunting in the state.

We should not remove the spinning wing ban just because other states failed to adopt it.

We should continue to be the innovator in conservation and I believe removing the ban on spinning wing decoys and upping the hen limit goes against this.

Thank you,

Jed Abell

[rogue_yj]

yeh. thats about how i put it. hey we could have a mafia\crawlers hunt . who`s in? upon my approval of course. im always up for introducing peps to the great outdoors.. ahhmm!
sign up here.

[Jed]

yeh. thats about how i put it. hey we could have a mafia\crawlers hunt . who`s in? upon my approval of course. im always up for introducing peps to the great outdoors.. ahhmm!
sign up here.

I'm in heck, I've got the gun, shells, calls, waders, decoys, and a boat. I'm just missing a place to go.

[rogue_yj]

ahh yes boats are a key ingrediant in public fowling. we (the mafia) not only use boats as a means of transportation to and from the remote swamps of this good land. we also use them as a means of tomfoolery, a little slight of hand if you will.
you see one of the biggest problems with public hunting is peps encroching upon your hole. most of the time this vermin is an oos`er (out of stater) and they are normally from south cockalikey. or georgia. heathans i tell ya! they never rise as early as we do but they are persistant as hell. so the more boats we have the better we can play the game. the objective is to no doubt beat them to the spot. oh and they know where you are cause thats what they do, they drive around listening for the gunning and invade your space the next morning. oh but not us, we will go to our spot if there is a close by hole that would allow the vermin to move in we go park a boat in the middle of it and turn a flashlite on. jump in another boat and do it again. any way they can get within 500yds of us we try to stop em. if they insist it gets interesting to say the least.http://planetsmilies.net/angry-smiley-8030.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)


this also works to our advantage in another way. if the hole is big enough for someone to hunt in than most of the time ducks will try to hit it especially if they are decoy shy, but not with a boat parked in it. you get what im sayin. strategiclly place boats do a world of good. most folks from arky will see your light and move on, but sometimes the fur has to fly early in the mawnin if you know what i mean.http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/angry042.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org) of coursr sometimes you leave a spot a tad to early do to success and they will move in and then leave there decoys overnight. just so they can show up right at shootin time and boom boom you know! not only is this illegal it pisses me of to the point i will paint your damn decoys blaze orange(always keep markin paint in the boat) and stand back and whatch the suprise. fawkers aint liten narey a duck with orange decoys. http://planetsmilies.net/happy-smiley-652.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)

[Jed]

i will paint your damn decoys blaze orange(always keep markin paint in the boat) and stand back and whatch the suprise. fawkers aint liten narey a duck with orange decoys. http://planetsmilies.net/happy-smiley-652.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)

:grin:

[710 Cap]

Count me in on the hunt. I usually put in at long pond, so that is really bout the only place I know over in the "thunderdome". Have boat, will travel.

[rogue_yj]

yeh. i got a partner that has a cabin on long pond .i hate the metro but we have this secret lil honey hole right close to there. always got it to ourselves.last season that place was rockin!

[rogue_yj]

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject: Delta Waterfowl - Breeding Grounds are VERY DRY

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From the Breeding Grounds: It's Dry...Real Dry...Bad Dry

BISMARCK, N.D. -- What a difference a year makes.

Last year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey painted a rosy picture -- Canada had the fourth-highest pond count in recorded history and five duck species were in record or near-record territory.

The 2008 breeding population survey, released this week by the Service, shows a 39 percent decline in Canadian ponds and double-digit percentage drops for 5 of the 10 most abundant species in the traditional survey area.

"Overall, the duck numbers aren't as bad as they might have been, but don't look for much production this year," says Dr. Frank Rohwer of Louisiana State University, Delta Waterfowl's scientific director. "Those areas across the breeding grounds that are wet are not the productive areas, and the most productive areas are dry...real dry...bad dry."

The combined May pond count for the United States and Canada was 4.4 million, a drop of 37 percent from a year ago and 10 percent below the long-term average. The mallard population was surprisingly strong, down just 7 percent to 7.7 million breeding birds. Total ducks dropped 9 percent from 41.1 million to 37.3 million.

Among the biggest surprises of the survey was the canvasback, which fell 44 percent from last year's record 865,000 to just 489,000 this year.

Northern shoveler dropped 23 percent from last year's record high of 4.6 million to just 3.5 million, northern pintail fell 22 percent from 3.3 million to 2.6 million, gadwall slipped 19 percent from 3.4 million to 2.7 million and American wigeon numbers slid 11 percent from 2.8 million to 2.5 million.

On the positive side of the ledger, scaup numbers jumped 8 percent from 3.5 million to 3.7 million, making it the third most-abundant species; redheads rose 5 percent from last year's record high of 1 million to 1.1 million, and green-winged teal edged up 3 percent to 2.9 million, the second-highest population ever for the No. 2 bird in harvest.

Dry conditions across the prairie breeding grounds took a toll on mallard numbers. The eastern Dakota mallard population was down 24 percent from last year, Montana and the western Dakotas slipped 36 percent and Saskatchewan was down 12 percent. Increases in mallard numbers were seen in the "bush" regions of the northern provinces, suggesting the birds over-flew the prairies.

"When the prairies are dry, a lot of mallards will over-fly the prairies and sit out the summer up north," says Delta President Rob Olson. "We don't get a lot of production from those birds."

Olson says mallard and pintail numbers in Alberta continue to be a concern for Delta scientists. "Alberta's pond count is still 15 percent above the long-term average, but the pintail population there is down 66 percent from its long-term average and mallards are 20 percent below their long-term average.

"When Alberta is the one bright spot in terms of spring habitat, we would have hoped for a better result there. We haven't seen a response for mallards or pintails in Alberta, despite good wetland conditions."

The story is different in the eastern Dakotas, where the mallard population is still 75 percent higher than its long-term average despite a 16-percent drop in wetlands long-term. "That's a function of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which put millions of acres of undisturbed grass nesting cover on the landscape," Olson says.

"The mallard breeding population across the duck factory is still above the long-term average because of CRP, but at the rate we're losing CRP, it's going to be difficult to maintain those levels."

In the eastern survey area, mallards were unchanged at 450,000, black ducks dropped 13 percent to 496,000, green-winged teal were up fractionally at 261,000, ring-necked ducks dropped 17 percent to 551,000, goldeneyes fell 7 percent at 424,000, mergansers dropped 4 percent to 412,000, wigeon lost 40 percent to 8,000, scaup rose 4 percent to 32,000, bufflehead climbed 93 percent to 30,000 and scoters lost 17 percent to 86,000.

The survey is conducted annually by the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service.





2008 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey



Species 2008 2007 % Change from '07 % Change from '07 from LTA

Mallard 7,624 8,307 -7 +3

Gadwall 2,728 3,356 -19 +56

Wigeon 2,487 2,807 -11 -5

g w Teal 2,980 2,890 +3 +57

B w Teal 6,640 6,708 -1 +45

Shoveler 3,508 4,553 -23 +5

Pintail 2,613 3,335 -22 -36

Redhead 1,056 1,009 +5 +66

Canvasback 489 865 -44 -14

Scaup 3,738 3,452 +8 -27

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Total Ducks 37,276 41,172 -9 +11
All numbers in 000s. LTA is long-term average.

[710 Cap]

I am sure this will not be one of the most popular replies to this thread but what the hell.

Where the hell is Ducks Unlimited with the above reply? They always take SOOOOOO much credit for what they do for the ducks. Don't get me wrong, i'm sure they do a little, but I think they take credit for things that happen naturally, courtesy of mother nature. This year, things are naturally dry, but I am sure they will put some kind of spin on this where they can actually blame mother nature and the general duck hunting public will buy it. Oh no, no way it is their fault things are worse this year than last year, but I bet if the dry areas were wet this year and all species numbers were up this year, they will have a huge parade taking all the credit. Just my two cents.

[rogue_yj]

this is kinda touchy subject with me. i feel what your saying and sometimes i tend to agree. but i think DU tends to live and die by the duck numbers which i think is unfair. what i mean is i been doin this for 18 yrs and i`ve seen people support DU like hell when the ducks were thick as skeeters in the delta. and then when things go to hell they blame DU. now this i`ve never been able to swollow very well because all they`re good for is habitat conservation. DU was key in the crp programs of the 80`s and 90`s and that alone is one of the most important conservation accomplishments ever. losing those millions of acres to agriculture would be a hell of a blow to the breeding populations! they lobbied like hell for these kinda things and proved the significance of it through the past 15 or so years. they can`t do a damn thing about mother nature! now all those crp contracts are expiring . BAD!


they do tons of **** that the everyday people never know about, around here you would be suprised at the habitat managment and restoration they do! i know about it cause i normally bid on most of it. but its always so cheap i never end up with it. a few years back when the duck numbers were real lean they took a beating because people had to have someone to blame! i tend to support DU when i can as well as delta waterfowl because they are more on a local level as far as monies here stay here, DU is not that way.but i feel they are still very very important.



one of the biggest problems we have is and this is just my opinion but i think we are saving them to much. what i mean is refuge systems are more and bigger than ever before the us fish and wildlife has the biggest part of refuge land acres a **** load! then you got the states they got another **** load! and then there is the very many wealthy duck clubs that set aside hundreds of acres to refuge birds so they insure they have birds. time you go border to border and look at the mass of refuge lands. and the number of birds that they are capable of refuging well damn! you have to understand that every duck that uses the mississippi flyway what ever million there is. aint gonna be in arkansas at the same time ever!! usally 400.000ish early to 750.000ish late thats not to say they at one point and time won`t pass through but if they have refuges from top to bottom and they keep them thawed out and feed the hell outta birds more and more now. then you just gotta stop and think.

now the majority of mallets will winter in this state and stay here till march we got state and fed and private refuges to hold enough to make you think, damn am i gonna kill any ducks? i can take you to places and show you ducks walking on top of ducks, make you cry! and they`ll be there all season untouched! some clubs i know won`t say any names but they fly corn in ( seen this with my own eyes)and keep them sumbitches piled up and they won`t fawk with em. they go to there blinds and catch the few that are dumb enough to get up and go to another field to feed boom boom! always holding heep big ducks! im all for saving the ducks don`t get me wrong,but im for shooting the **** out of em too! my life revolves around this sport. and i take it very serious! i`ve seen the highs and lows and i don`t think there is really any one orginization to blame! i would hate to tthink what it would be like if DU and the others was'nt around!! the single most important ingreadiant is mother nature. and regardless of what al gore says we can`t controll her either! im just glad as hell i get to do it.i live in the duck capitol of the world!

[jeependude]

:agree:

[rogue_yj]

here is the framework from the feds. they will allow a 60 day season.somewhere between sept 27 and jan 25.(no suprise there) now the state has to nail it down. the feds also say 2 hens. and a sad suprise is no open season for canvasbacks..the state will meet sometime in the next few weeks to determine dates and limits as well as the spinning wing deal and other details.







http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases...5A93235E3F037F

From the USFWS website....


Mississippi Flyway (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin):

Ducks: A hunting season is proposed of not more than 60 days between September 27, 2008, and January 25, 2009. The proposed daily bag limit is six and may include no more than four mallards (two hens), three mottled ducks, three wood ducks, two redheads, one black duck and one pintail. There is no open season for canvasbacks. A hybrid season would be allowed for scaup during which the daily bag limit would be two for no more than 20 consecutive days and one bird for the remaining 40 days. The proposed daily bag limit of mergansers is five, only two of which may be hooded mergansers.

Geese: Generally, seasons for Canada geese would be held between September 27, 2008, and January 31, 2009, and vary in length among States and areas, with daily bag limits varying from one to three. States would be able to select seasons for light geese not to exceed 107 days with 20 geese daily between September 27, 2008, and March 10, 2009; for white-fronted geese this proposed season would not exceed 72 days with a two-bird daily bag limit or 86 days with a one-bird daily bag limit between September 27, 2008, and February 15, 2009; and for brant it would not exceed 70 days with a two-bird daily bag limit or 107 days with a one- bird daily bag limit between September 27, 2008, and January 31, 2009. There would be no possession limit for light geese.

[jeependude]

I painted an old .22 and my 1187 today. Too hot outside! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/jeependude/DSCN1710.jpg

[710 Cap]

Nice paint job man! I have my 870 all wrapped up with canvas camo tape. I really hate to see what it will look like once I remove it, if I ever do..

[jeependude]

I received a reply to my E-mail about the AGFC spinning wing and Hen issue.

Mr. Givens,

Your message was forwarded to me by Commission Chairman Black for a
response and we want to sincerely thank you for your comments. Please
be assured that each and every one of them will be reviewed and
considered before a final recommendation is made. My apologies for
taking so long to respond, we have had lots of comments.

Thanks and have a good day,

David Goad
AGFC Deputy Director

[Jed]

Don't feel special.

Mr. Abell,

Your message was forwarded to me by Commission Chairman Black for a
response and we want to sincerely thank you for your comments. Please
be assured that each and every one of them will be reviewed and
considered before a final recommendation is made. My apologies for
taking so long to respond, we have had lots of comments.

Thanks and have a good day,

David Goad
AGFC Deputy Director

[710 Cap]

HAHAHA!

Mr. Barnes,

Your message was forwarded to me by Commission Chairman Black for a
response and we want to sincerely thank you for your comments. Please
be assured that each and every one of them will be reviewed and
considered before a final recommendation is made. My apologies for
taking so long to respond, we have had lots of comments.

Thanks and have a good day,

David Goad
AGFC Deputy Director

[jeependude]

At least we know someone received the E-mails.:shocked:

[jeependude]

Commission removes ban on spinning-wing decoys
August 21, 2008

Late migratory bird seasons set

LITTLE ROCK – After a three-year experiment, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today lifted the ban on spinning-wing decoys during waterfowl hunting season. The Commission also increased the daily bag limit for hen mallards from one to two.

Commissioner Brett Morgan cast the lone vote to continue the spinning-wing decoy ban. “I can’t support something that we know helps kill juvenile ducks,” Morgan said. “This is an issue that we (commissioners) raised – not the public. The majority of e-mails and phone calls that I’ve received support keeping the ban in place.”

Commissioner George Dunklin, chairman of the Commission’s waterfowl committee, said the decision to rescind the ban was difficult.

“I know there’s some dissention about removing the ban, but a UALR survey showed the majority of people wanted spinning wing decoys brought back,” Dunklin said. “We asked all of the surrounding states to come aboard with us on this, but to no avail.”

In support of his position to remove the ban, Dunklin read from a letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that stated there was “no demonstrable impacts on either overall harvest rates or population levels.”

In other waterfowl news, Arkansas hunters will get 60 days of duck season for the twelfth consecutive year. Commissioners removed the WMA shell restriction during the youth hunt, and changed the time for shooting to cease on WMAs to noon; hunters must be off the water by 1 p.m.

Duck season dates are Nov. 22-Dec. 1, Dec. 6-Dec. 24 and Dec. 26-Jan. 25. The youth waterfowl hunt will be Jan. 31-Feb. 1. The northwest Canada goose zone season will be Sept. 1-15 (with a bag limit of five) and Sept. 27-Oct. 6 (bag limit two). The statewide Canada goose season will be Sept. 1-15 (bag limit five) and Jan. 10-Feb. 1 (bag limit two).

White-fronted goose season will be Nov. 15-Dec. 1, Dec. 6-Dec. 24 and Dec. 26-Jan. 30 with a bag limit of two. Snow, blue and Ross’ goose season will be Nov. 8-Dec. 24 and Dec. 26-Jan. 30 with a bag limit of 20. The snow goose Conservation Order is Feb. 2-April 25 with no bag limit.

Bag limits remain much the same as last year, with the exception of the additional hen mallard. Duck hunters will be allowed no more than four mallards, two of which may be hens. The daily bag limit may contain one pintail, three mottled ducks, one scaup, three wood ducks, two redheads and one black duck, but no more than a total of six ducks. Canvasback season is closed by the FWS because of low numbers.