Recent content by Carl

I don’t disagree that we need to get an handle on our budget. But we simply can’t cut spending while lowering taxes and get ourselves out of this fiscal mess. It took us 30 years to get into this and it’s not going to get solved without leadership and a real plan. Unpleasant truth is our...

If this is true, someone needs to bring this evidence forward and people need to be prosecuted. That said, potentially falsified data in LA does not in any way indict the entire waterfowl management program. I stand by my statement.

Please provide credible evidence that counts are not conducted in accordance with methodology an/or anyone conducting them has been altering data to produce dishonest results.

Sorry, but this IS a HUGE issue if you care about the resource. The management of migratory birds (waterfowl mainly) since the 1930 has been one of the greatest success stories in conservation and hunting, ever. Only the recovery of deer and turkey populations come close to comparing. Waterfowl...

Can’t wait to see it with paint!

Love the grebe! We saw tons of them around Mobile Bay in winter. Once had a less experienced buddy walk up to me at dock and ask “what kinda crazy looking duck is this?” It was a pied billed grebe. He was very embarrassed. He’s Lucky the warden wasn’t around.

I seem to remember that teal season in other states would be 9 days this year??

Glad to hear you’re ok. News photos show a lot of minor to moderate damage and lots of downed power lines.

Eric, et al, hope you came through the storms last night ok! Our son said is was he scariest weather other than being in a hurricane he's experienced. https://www.al.com/news/2025/05/severe-storms-tornado-hit-north-alabama-latest-on-damage-pics-and-video.html

We stuck cane in the bottom around the boat to break up the outline of the boat blind and try to make it look more natutal. Phragmites or bamboo cane.

On upper Mobile Bay and the larger bays in the Lower Delta, I used 3 dozen coots, 1-2 dozen gadlwalls a couple of pintails, and 1-2 don mixed divers (bluebills, redheads buffies and cans). We were hunting big open water and spreads of 6-10 dozen decoys were the norm. The old I got, the closer...

So in your situation for the Bay Area you would’ve been able to “pick your battles” as you say an run an outboard? Exactly. One advantage was that the tide was usually up when I ran into my spots. Many days I ran until the motor started tapping bottom and then setup in 1-2', knowing it would...