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I received a survey today, by email, from the GA DNR, wanting responses to some questions concerning mallards in the Atlantic Flyway. As I understand it, they're going to lower the limit for the 2019-2020 season from four to two. That's a pretty drastic cut.
Has anyone else heard this, or been asked to participate is such a survey?
SRH
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Sidelock
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I've received an email from the PA Game Commission stating that very same thing.
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Haven't gotten that survey. I did get a USF&W packet and return mailer for sending in woodcock wings, however. Around here, raising or lowering the mallard limit would make no difference. They just aren't a factor here like they once were. They could raise the limit of snow leopards while they're at it and it would have the same impact. Gil
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They could raise the limit of snow leopards while they're at it and it would have the same impact. Gil Haha! Well played sir!
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Very true, Gil. The tone of the survey seemed to be to try to gauge the reaction of duck hunters to the limit reduction. From what I understood, the decision has already been made.
This is mostly woodie country. I go to AR to shoot mallards.
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Word I got was Mallards reduced and Canada Geese reduced to one. Not official yet but those are the parameters they are working off. Most know the public hearing have almost no impact on final regulations.
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Two mallards won't be worth the trouble to go hunting.
Here's my take...
Liberals have infiltrated the Federal Wildlife jobs and the state Game and Fish jobs.
If they had their way there would be no hunting of wild game and those that had money would be left to hunt game farms like they do in England.
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I'll still go. There's always the possibility of filling out the 6 duck limit with woodies, gadwalls and teal.
I'm not as staunch about shooting mallards only as my Arkansas buddies across the river from you, Joe. Idruther eat teal and woodies anyhow.
SRH
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Sidelock
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Here in the central Flyway I would welcome it, maybe it would convince the duck dynasty bunch that it is t worth the work. Selfish I know.
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It's hard to fathom a place that is reducing the take on waterfowl. Here they are proliferating with numbers never seen before in modern history. They seem to thrive on the farming practises here while upland bird have been decimated
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
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