New Waterfowl Book Available

The new book about waterfowl hunting and wetland conservation in Missouri is now available for purchase at:

http://mochf.org/2014/04/book-waterfowl-hunting-and-wetlands-conservation-in-missouri/

The following is from the promotional flyer:

Discover the unique history of the “Missouri Model” of wetland and
waterfowl management in this large format and richly illustrated
new book.

The success of Missouri’s waterfowl and wetland conservation
is not an accident. Careful planning, skillful execution of welldesigned
strategies, public and private partnerships, strong citizen
support, and dedicated funding have all led to the quality wetland
habitats and migratory bird populations that we enjoy today.
A new book, Waterfowl Hunting and Wetland Conservation in
Missouri: A Model of Collaboration, chronicles and celebrates this
success. Sponsors, anchored by Bass Pro Shops, the Missouri
Department of Conservation, Ducks Unlimited, the Conservation
Federation of Missouri, the Missouri Conservation Heritage
Foundation, and private citizens, have covered all production
costs. The book’s authors, many of them former waterfowl
biologists and wetland managers, have donated their services
to produce this new book. The book is edited by Kenneth M.
Babcock and W. Alan Wentz. Dale Hall, CEO of Ducks Unlimited,
and Johnny Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops, have each
written a foreword for the book. The dust jacket artwork is from
the Charles W. Schwartz collection, the State Historical Society
of Missouri. Over three hundred images, some never before
published, will be showcased in this hard copy book.

This is a “must have” book for all serious migratory bird hunters,
and all net proceeds from sales of the book will be dedicated
to wetland and waterfowl conservation that benefits Missouri.


 
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Reports from the Missouri page of the Duck Hunters' Refuge indicate those who ordered the book upon first announcement Tuesday received them yesterday, and they are giving it good marks:

"Very impressed, good quality hard bound book worth every penny. Cant put it down."

And:

"Received my book today as well. Kudos to you Jeff and the crew who had a hand in producing the book. If you love waterfowl hunting and conservation, this book is a dream. The history, the stories, the pictures. I could go on and on. This book is first class. So happy to have it. As a younger hunter who's father does not hunt, it's nice to be able to read the history that was unable to be passed down to me is quite the pleasure. Do yourself a favor and buy this book. You won't regret it."


You will find the book is devoted to a rich combination of waterfowl science and hunting, including my favorite, duck club lore. Here's a photo of the second clubhouse at the Cuivre Club, one of the oldest clubs in Missouri. Twenty or more classic clubs are featured.



A couple guys from here on the Duckboat page were contributors. Ira McCaulley wrote an entire chapter about Boats and Blinds in Missouri. Mark Schupp provided information about hunting at Grand Pass Conservation Area and is also featured as one of the states' premiere carvers in a chapter about Missouri decoys.

Jeff Churan
Chillicothe, MO
 
Jeff- I received the [font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]waterfowl hunting and wetland conservation in Missouri book yesterday- WOW!!!

Nice work! Large book, wonderful illustrations, in depth detail re hunting conservation, and solving the declining duck numbers in Missouri.

Best purchase I have made in a long time . . .

Miller
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