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What would it take for the USFWS to immediately ban mallard release programs? Are these DNA evidence enough? Folks in SC have been releasing Mallards for years. A blind eye has been turned to the obvious use of live decoys and call birds as many duck clubs encourage members NOT to shoot...

I used to give black rat snakes a break but they are an apex predator when it comes to devouring duck and bird eggs. Unfortunately we've had some higher water on our lake and the snake in the video was able to make it over the predator guard.

Ran 26 of my boxes here in SC on Lake Murray yesterday. 11 clean outs, 8 hens sitting hard, 4 with fresh eggs, 1 fresh hatchlings, 1 snake ate a clutch (another snake reached a box after ducklings hatched and jumped, it shed on the way out). I was cutoff from one box by tree across a cove. I'll...

A couple of key contributors to releasing mallards here in SC were in attendance at the meeting Monday. I believe their eyes have been opened to the detrimental effect they've had on our Atlantic Flyway Mallard. I can only hope they utilize their political clout to get a cease and desist...

I have listened to Dr. Levretsky on a couple podcasts. Yesterday I was able to hear him in person at our SCDNR Waterfowl Advisory Committee meeting. Have any of y'all seen or heard his presentation regarding the genetic effect game farm mallards have had on wild mallards? Extremely...

Welcome aboard SJ! That layout looks great!

The current telemetry studies are amazing. As technology advances the data collection for waterfowl is so cool to follow. I don't hunt for bands but after 48 years of hunting ducks I have never harvested a migratory bird with a band. I have harvested local two Blackbellied Whistling...

You can leave the head or one fully feathered wing attached for meet transportation requirements. The Cajuns I've hunted with used a homemade 6.5 hp motorized plucker and pluck their ducks down to the wingtip, singe the duck over gas stove and then process. When they were finished the...

Thank you for your input Brad! Who is doing the study to waterfowl's response to disturbance? I'm curious as to how and when they measure disturbance as well as what type of disturbance(s). I'm interested in these findings. Thanks again!

How do we grow and retain hunters without hunting success? I work with our Take One Make One program here in SC. We hunt ducks and turkey so I am all from growing hunter numbers but I'm concerned about retention. How do we retain hunters with dwindling hunting success. I understand...

I bet that thing can tote a lot of weight too with those flared sides!

We sit or stand. I added spud holes to mine last summer and spud into the mud to stabilize the pirogue due to some deep water hunts and hunting an 80 lb chocolate lab. My boys have been raised in these boats. We push pole across mud flats and paddle deep water. These little boats are...

Here's the pirogue pronunciations I've heard. It seems to be based on whether you were raised North of I-10 or South of it. Most of my buddies have webbed toes from being raised South of I-10. LOL Pee Rog Pee Row Pee Rogue Peer Rog Peer Row Peer Rogue

Dale is doing an incredible job teaching others about traditional Louisiana waterfowling from homemade decoys, calls, dugout pirogue, duck storage barrel, lanyards, etc. Very cool stuff. I fell in love with Louisiana 24 years ago. I gave up my mud motor several years ago and now hunt almost...