Duck Season 2005-2006

[trigger]

Once again the US Fish and Wildlife service has offered us the liberal 60 day, 6 duck season.

A lengthy process is used in determining just what the fall flight is likely to be and dates and limits are set accordingly.

World Class biologists from the US and Canada working under the Adaptive Harvest Managment system basically tell us how many ducks we duck hunters can shoot.

The past few years a small group of morons here in South Carolina have decided that THEY know better than the USFWS and have politically pressured our weak as water DNR to cut the days and limits here. We have been the only state in the Union to do this. Why? Because DNR's in the rest of the states aren't so weak that they must bend to the foolish ideas of a few clueless richie rich duck hunters.

The fact of the matter is that USFWS says it is OK for South Carolina to have 60 and 6. There is absolutely no sound reason for us to have to endure another shortened season just because a few dorks sat around the old country club this summer and reflected that they didn't kill any ducks last year.

It is past time to let the pro's do their jobs and let the laymen keep their idiotic ideas to themselves. I am tired of all the Chicken Little sky is falling idiots out there directing policy. Ducks have been down before and they have come back. They can again. Shooting them or not shooting them here in SC won't have any bearing on it either way.

We are duck hunters. We should want to hunt ducks. Screw the touchy feely morons that think they know better than all the waterfowl biologists. If you want to cut the season then just trade your Jamelli for a Peterson's Field Guide and go birding with the other shleprock bunny huggers.

I am a damn duck hunter and I WANT 120 days and 20 ducks. I can't get enough. Never have. Never will. I hope that some day the ducks come back and USFWS says "Boys they are too thick. Thin 'em down some this year, we are giving you 120 days and 20 ducks."

If they do I will be there. Just like I will be there for the 60 and 6 we have been given this year. Tell the Chicken Little's to mind their own business and let the pro's set the seasons. Demand that South Carolina duck hunters get the same duck season that Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, New York, and every other state in the country gets. With the exception of California, of course, they get over a hundred days to kill ducks. Lucky sob's.

[Sasha and Abby]

I agree trigger. You are really hitting the nail on the head here lately...

[GobblerHntr]

I am a damn duck hunter and I WANT 120 days and 20 ducks. I can't get enough. Never have. Never will.

AMEN!!!

[JP111]

i like it! trigger, i agree with you. we need as much huntable days and hours as we can get.

[Aging Baby Boomer]

Air it all out if it makes you feel better, but it'll be 50 days in SC - not 60.

[Nab]

Sounds like some of ya'll have already given up on getting the birds to return.
Regardless of what the Feds say until these paper ducks are found they don't exist - I talked to many people that were in different areas of the country at the same time last year and the birds were not anywhere. Had one group drive up thru Ne. thru the Da's and they never found them - and these were real duck hunters.
Believe what you want to but the back when there were ducks the ringnecks and coots didn't count, nowadays anything with a webfoot and wings count.
Now whatever the true numbers are the fact is we need to "protect" the birds coming here - and hope their numbers grow again.
We can't control what the other states do - but we do have a little control over what our state does.

[Turd Ferguson]

Those paper wild mallards are the hardest to kill. I shot 9 banded paper mallards back in 1985 and I have never seen another one since.
The invention of the Skybustin' Rubbahaid was the best thing ever invented for ducks what we need is about 200,000 more of em. They help ducks figure out early on while still up north to "fly high up in da skyyyyyy" . They are preserving more ducks than DU can provide habitat for, atleast on paper. These ducks fly so high you cant see em, but trust me the Feds say they are there.
Within the next few years I bet someone will get rich by taking people on a guided camoflauged helecopter hunt and let you commence to wearing their asses out.

[Chap]

Trigger,

The country club comment is interesting to me. Somebody(s)around here piss you off? Your post has a scorned tone. I don't belong to a country club, just to be upfront and honest. My name is not Richie Rich either. Speak freely.

Chap

[Chap]

After reading my post I realized I was sounding like a little smart ass. Didn't mean to. My point was that there are some great people in this state who care about duck populations, choose not to release birds, and spend a TON on managing habitat. Even though they don't call me on Friday for their Saturday hunts, I am glad they are doing what they can, and I applaud their efforts. Birds pattern here, just not enough of them. The respectable managers are doing their best to provide something for the migrating birds we have today to mention to their buddies on the flight down.

[DRDUCK]

NUMBER 1
Only the rich will be able to afford to hunt this year @ $2.80 or more a gal.
NUMBER 2
TURD, got plenty of RUBBA HEADS up this way and as you say, I like the you think! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[KRT]

Originally posted by DRDUCK:
NUMBER 1
Only the rich will be able to afford to hunt this year @ $2.80 or more a gal.

For one I'm by far rich, but $2.80 a gallon damn sure ain't going to slow me down.

I-20 look out [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Duckman#1]

but $2.80 a gallon damn sure ain't going to slow me down.

You got that right!! I put about 12,000 miles on the truck last year and plan on that much or more next year! And yes I'm far from rich too!

[Rubberhead*]

As far as the gas goes, we're paying $1.50 per shell for tungsten so $2.50 per gallon of gas isn't that bad.

As for the extra 10 days - I wouldn't mind seeing those go to an early October season and a week in early November. These seasons would let us whack some tamies before the real ducks arrive and let us get a crack at the early migrators that will be in South America by the time the Thanksgiving season opens.

[Panther]

KRT,there aren't any birds to be found goin' out on I-20.

[SNAP Hunter]

Panther is right. There aren't any birds out
I-20 west.

[rollnheavy]

for some of us unlucky guys that will have to work through much of the season ,an extra 10 days will maybe give us just one more saturday to get out.yes some hunt all 60 days but the vast majority couldnt average but once a week. so im glad if i get 6 actual days instead of 5..

if some guys who hunt so damn much wanna give em some slack go right ahead .ill take advantage of all i can,and look down on anyone "except the guys who are paid to figure it out" that tries to make me feel bad about going 6 times or so..

my 2 cents..