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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5553864" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Just to add my 2 cents to all this . . . . . . . . .</p><p></p><p>Compared to say, a couple decades ago & farther back . . . . .</p><p>There have now been "developed" many, many "private" duck holes in many agricultural areas previously <em>NOT</em> places attractive to waterfowl.</p><p></p><p>Many of these relatively "new" waterfowl "stopping points" are between long established other feeding & stopping points, particularly between the Tennessee River and the Mississippi River. Many these private areas are not as heavily hunted as most public areas, making these private areas more or less "new" waterfowl "refuges" between the more long-term existing refuges.</p><p></p><p>Many these setups which have been "developed" specifically for waterfowl are experiencing good waterfowl hunting now, and doing so in areas waterfowl previously had only flown over at a high altitude (un-workable to a hunter). Even if the duck population is essentially unchanged, when some of the ducks are killed in these "new" areas, there are fewer ducks going to be killed in those "old" areas.</p><p></p><p>My take is that whether the waterfowl numbers are higher or lower, they may still appear lower to most hunters because the birds are simply spread out more, feeding & resting in areas they previously did not. This in turn may make the hunting less productive in many traditionally good hunting spots. But at the same time, other people have "developed" new good hunting spots.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, <strong><u>these more newly developing waterfowl hunting areas typically are adding immensely to the regional food supply for waterfowl</u></strong>. This means the <strong><u>birds don't have as much need to be flying around looking for something to eat</u></strong>, which <strong><em>WAS</em></strong> the very activity often making these birds easily decoyed to waiting hunters in traditionally good hunting spots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5553864, member: 1409"] Just to add my 2 cents to all this . . . . . . . . . Compared to say, a couple decades ago & farther back . . . . . There have now been "developed" many, many "private" duck holes in many agricultural areas previously [I]NOT[/I] places attractive to waterfowl. Many of these relatively "new" waterfowl "stopping points" are between long established other feeding & stopping points, particularly between the Tennessee River and the Mississippi River. Many these private areas are not as heavily hunted as most public areas, making these private areas more or less "new" waterfowl "refuges" between the more long-term existing refuges. Many these setups which have been "developed" specifically for waterfowl are experiencing good waterfowl hunting now, and doing so in areas waterfowl previously had only flown over at a high altitude (un-workable to a hunter). Even if the duck population is essentially unchanged, when some of the ducks are killed in these "new" areas, there are fewer ducks going to be killed in those "old" areas. My take is that whether the waterfowl numbers are higher or lower, they may still appear lower to most hunters because the birds are simply spread out more, feeding & resting in areas they previously did not. This in turn may make the hunting less productive in many traditionally good hunting spots. But at the same time, other people have "developed" new good hunting spots. Lastly, [B][U]these more newly developing waterfowl hunting areas typically are adding immensely to the regional food supply for waterfowl[/U][/B]. This means the [B][U]birds don't have as much need to be flying around looking for something to eat[/U][/B], which [B][I]WAS[/I][/B] the very activity often making these birds easily decoyed to waiting hunters in traditionally good hunting spots. [/QUOTE]
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