Migration Update – November 12, 2009
:::: Despite above average temperatures the diver migration continues to follow the calendar as canvasback numbers reach their peak in the upper Mississippi River. Bufflehead, scaup and goldeneye are moving steadily from the Dakota’s through the Great Lakes and the upper Atlantic Flyway. Puddle duck activity is variable but numbers are near the long-term average in most areas...
Accessing WFC's Virtual Online Lodge
:::: Waterfowler.com has expanded your opportunity to meet and greet fellow duck and goose hunters in the virtual world of Second Life. Accessing our 3-D Lodge that features real time voice and text chat, clay target shooting and virtual duck hunting is free to all WFC readers and easy to set up...
Delta’s U.S. Mentored Hunting Program Underway
:::: Bismarck, N.D.—The seeds of John Denker’s love of waterfowling were sown when he was a young boy working as his father’s field apprentice in and around his hometown of Quincy, Illinois...
3 Reasons for Americans to Respect Hunters, Anglers
:::: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- National Hunting and Fishing Day is set for Sept. 26, 2009. Congress formalized the annual celebration 37 years ago but organizers say hunters and anglers deserve America's respect now more than ever...
Final Approach Launches New Enhanced Website
:::: Overland Park, KS. - The Final Approach website has been completely redesigned with several new features for serious waterfowl hunters...
Salazar Launches DOI Climate Change Response Strategy
:::: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today launched the Department of the Interior’s first-ever coordinated strategy to address current and future impacts of climate change on America’s land, water, ocean, fish, wildlife, and cultural resources...
Hunt with California Waterfowl on National Hunting and Fishing Day
:::: California Waterfowl, an enthusiastic new partner of National Hunting and Fishing Day, has two camps designed to celebrate the occasion and get women and youth out hunting...
Projects allocate one billionth dollar for wetlands conservation.
:::: WASHINGTON – September 9, 2009 – Wetlands conservation is passing a major milestone today. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) program has allocated more than $1 billion in federal grants. A slate of projects approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission today pushed the program over the cusp...
This YouTube video spotlight is made possible by two long-time WFC members. A few months back, member Clickster sent his pup off for training to another member, Cornbread. A good Retriever Trainer will provide reports on the dogs progress to the owner but very few would ever take the time to provide a well edited video report of the dog's first real hunt. The video footage features a mix of fixed, hand-held and gun-cam cuts, with a rockin' soundtrack. Miss Shelby, the star of the show, performs very well on her first day in the field and you can almost hear her yelling, "Hey dad, look at me! I'm hunting."
YouTube Spotlight Video: KYAfield Early Goose
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This YouTube video spotlight by Kentucky Afield is a great example of early season goose hunting. It features a number of helpful early season tips and some great hunting footage.
Liberal Regulations and Two Pintail Limit Recommended by Flyway Council
:::: California Waterfowl is excited to announce that “liberal” waterfowl regulations have been recommended by the Pacific Flyway Council, including a TWO Pintail limit, for the 2009-2010 hunting season. Over a year ago, California Waterfowl directors, staff and waterfowl scientists met with Paul Schmidt, USFWS Assistant Director, to voice their concerns regarding restrictive regulations for pintail. Thanks to a lot of hard work, great partnerships, and a little cold weather, California's waterfowl hunters will be reaping the benefits with more pintail in the bag.
2009 Waterfowl Survey Indicates Increase In Many Duck Species
:::: The preliminary estimate of total ducks from the 2009 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey was 42 million, which is 13 percent greater than last year’s estimate and 25 percent greater than the 1955-2008 average, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today...
Breeding Population Survey Released; Wet Conditions Attract Ducks to Dakotas
:::: BISMARCK, N.D.-At first glance, the results of the 2009 duck breeding population and habitat survey are eye-popping: May ponds across the prairie breeding grounds increased 45 percent from a year ago, the total duck population was up 25 percent and mallard numbers climbed 10 percent.
Midwestern States Receive Nearly $11 Million to Help Wildlife
:::: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today nearly $11 million will be distributed to state fish and wildlife agencies in the Midwest to help conserve and recover imperiled fish and wildlife species through the State Wildlife Grant program...
Waterfowler.com’s Online Lodge Expands to 3D Environment
:::: Waterfowler.com’s programmers and designers “broke ground” today on the building and development of a virtual 3-D hunting lodge in Linden Lab’s digital world of Second Life ™. “It has always been a dream that the Online Lodge at Waterfowler.com could become a three dimensional space our members could meet and greet in,” stated Darin Sakas, Publisher of Waterfowler.com Online, “and this new project will bring that dream to reality.”
New Report Shows Waterfowl Hunting’s Contribution to U.S. Economy
:::: Waterfowl hunters spent $900 million on a variety of goods and services from food, transportation, guns and decoys to hunting dogs, clothing and other incidental expenses in 2006, according to a new report issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These trip and equipment-related expenditures generated more than $2.3 billion in total economic output for 2006, which resulted in $157 million in federal and state tax revenues, supported more than 27,000 jobs, and generated more than $8.5 million in employment income...
Delta Waterfowl supports bill to eliminate long gun registry.
:::: Winnipeg—The Delta Waterfowl Foundation supports the private member’s bill to eliminate the costly and ineffective long gun registry. Introduced by Yorkton-Melville Member of Parliament Garry Breitkreuz, the bill (C-301), if passed, would eliminate the long gun registry, streamline the licensing system and require a cost-benefit analysis of the Firearms Program every five years to ensure taxpayers are benefitting from it...
DUCKS UNLIMITED CELEBRATES 12TH ANNUAL WORLD WETLANDS DAY
:::: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Feb. 2, 2009 – Conservationists across the globe are celebrating World Wetlands Day, recognizing the importance of these valuable ecosystems for humans and wildlife alike. President Obama made a commitment to providing clean water all over the world, and each year, government agencies and conservation groups worldwide set aside Feb. 2 as a day to raise public awareness about the benefits of wetlands to water quality...
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