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Quote from: full choke on February 01, 2013, 12:52:31 PMQuote from: singleshot12 on February 01, 2013, 12:45:26 PMQuote from: Tom Reichner on February 01, 2013, 08:09:19 AMQuote from: full choke on January 30, 2013, 07:42:34 PM Most people seem to think that they are a HUNTING organization. They are not. What DU is, is a CONSERVATION organization. They are not in the business of making hunting spots. They are in the business of making ducks. Period. That is their focus. They secure and grow habitat so that ducks can survive. Full Choke, this insight of yours is exactly right. It seems that those who have a problem with DU are judging the organization according to how their own personal hunting opportunities have been affected by DU projects and activities. I am not primarily interested in what DU does for me - rather, I am interested in what DU does for duck populations across North America. It is not about us and what we want for ourselves - it's about habitat conservation and the ducks. Ducks need nesting habitat even more than they need staging areas along their migratory routes. It is the staging areas that people (mostly) hunt. But springtime nesting habitat is the primary limiting factor to overall duck populations. Therefore, it is better for the ducks if DU puts their resources into managing habitat for spring nesting, and not the fall staging areas that produce hunting opportunities.That is all well, but when DU orchestrates flooding two popular WDFW walk in duck and pheasant spots with salt water all in the name of more salmon for the indians to sell we got a problem. There are now few ducks, less hunters, and no ducks nesting. The average Joe public land hunter is screwed all in the name of politics. This is what this thread is about And again- the phone call you need to make about that is to Olympia. DU didn't just decide to go change that property. They were brought in. YOUR DFW wanted the change.Many of us did call, and every DFW personel including the managers of the area were against it.It's all about the salmon anymore which IMO is just a complete waste of time and money on top of hunting loss. They want more salmon but continue stretch gill nets across the mouth of the river
Quote from: singleshot12 on February 01, 2013, 12:45:26 PMQuote from: Tom Reichner on February 01, 2013, 08:09:19 AMQuote from: full choke on January 30, 2013, 07:42:34 PM Most people seem to think that they are a HUNTING organization. They are not. What DU is, is a CONSERVATION organization. They are not in the business of making hunting spots. They are in the business of making ducks. Period. That is their focus. They secure and grow habitat so that ducks can survive. Full Choke, this insight of yours is exactly right. It seems that those who have a problem with DU are judging the organization according to how their own personal hunting opportunities have been affected by DU projects and activities. I am not primarily interested in what DU does for me - rather, I am interested in what DU does for duck populations across North America. It is not about us and what we want for ourselves - it's about habitat conservation and the ducks. Ducks need nesting habitat even more than they need staging areas along their migratory routes. It is the staging areas that people (mostly) hunt. But springtime nesting habitat is the primary limiting factor to overall duck populations. Therefore, it is better for the ducks if DU puts their resources into managing habitat for spring nesting, and not the fall staging areas that produce hunting opportunities.That is all well, but when DU orchestrates flooding two popular WDFW walk in duck and pheasant spots with salt water all in the name of more salmon for the indians to sell we got a problem. There are now few ducks, less hunters, and no ducks nesting. The average Joe public land hunter is screwed all in the name of politics. This is what this thread is about And again- the phone call you need to make about that is to Olympia. DU didn't just decide to go change that property. They were brought in. YOUR DFW wanted the change.
Quote from: Tom Reichner on February 01, 2013, 08:09:19 AMQuote from: full choke on January 30, 2013, 07:42:34 PM Most people seem to think that they are a HUNTING organization. They are not. What DU is, is a CONSERVATION organization. They are not in the business of making hunting spots. They are in the business of making ducks. Period. That is their focus. They secure and grow habitat so that ducks can survive. Full Choke, this insight of yours is exactly right. It seems that those who have a problem with DU are judging the organization according to how their own personal hunting opportunities have been affected by DU projects and activities. I am not primarily interested in what DU does for me - rather, I am interested in what DU does for duck populations across North America. It is not about us and what we want for ourselves - it's about habitat conservation and the ducks. Ducks need nesting habitat even more than they need staging areas along their migratory routes. It is the staging areas that people (mostly) hunt. But springtime nesting habitat is the primary limiting factor to overall duck populations. Therefore, it is better for the ducks if DU puts their resources into managing habitat for spring nesting, and not the fall staging areas that produce hunting opportunities.That is all well, but when DU orchestrates flooding two popular WDFW walk in duck and pheasant spots with salt water all in the name of more salmon for the indians to sell we got a problem. There are now few ducks, less hunters, and no ducks nesting. The average Joe public land hunter is screwed all in the name of politics. This is what this thread is about
Quote from: full choke on January 30, 2013, 07:42:34 PM Most people seem to think that they are a HUNTING organization. They are not. What DU is, is a CONSERVATION organization. They are not in the business of making hunting spots. They are in the business of making ducks. Period. That is their focus. They secure and grow habitat so that ducks can survive. Full Choke, this insight of yours is exactly right. It seems that those who have a problem with DU are judging the organization according to how their own personal hunting opportunities have been affected by DU projects and activities. I am not primarily interested in what DU does for me - rather, I am interested in what DU does for duck populations across North America. It is not about us and what we want for ourselves - it's about habitat conservation and the ducks. Ducks need nesting habitat even more than they need staging areas along their migratory routes. It is the staging areas that people (mostly) hunt. But springtime nesting habitat is the primary limiting factor to overall duck populations. Therefore, it is better for the ducks if DU puts their resources into managing habitat for spring nesting, and not the fall staging areas that produce hunting opportunities.
Most people seem to think that they are a HUNTING organization. They are not. What DU is, is a CONSERVATION organization. They are not in the business of making hunting spots. They are in the business of making ducks. Period. That is their focus. They secure and grow habitat so that ducks can survive.
Nothing, not even sure what it is though
Quote from: Smossy on February 03, 2013, 09:59:17 PMNothing, not even sure what it is though they are one of the largest suppliers of stickers and decals to the duck hunting community... they also do some work in conservation I hear.
when its time to renew your DU membership, write your checks to WWA.
From Reading all your reasons to not like DU it seems your biggest problem with them is they eliminated a few areas for you to shoot pen raised, release site ditch chickens.Remember, they are DU not PU.
water retention ponds in urban areas with no hunting is a HUGE reason for the comeback of honkers. Sorry wildweeds but i can't give that credit to DU... just troll thought the auburn valley or fife and see all the honkers grazing like cattle in protected areas that allow no hunting. I have a buddy that killed a 20+ lb honker last year becasue he found a place to hunt in this "urban" area... DU had nothing to do with it...