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MIDNIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI |
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Who killed the once fabulous duck-hunting around the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge? Charles S. Potter Jr. identifies the guilty parties. Posted Jan. 25, 2008. |
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CALIFORNIA’S FATE |
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Can California waterfowlers preserve their heritage? Dr. John Schulte examines the issues, warning that unless action is quickly taken duck hunting will vanish like the Monterey sardine. Posted Jan. 25, 2008. |
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CHALLENGING OURSELVES |
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Does our obsession with bagging a daily limit and killing the maximum number of ducks over the course of a season invite outsiders to meddle in our affairs? How will this affect our future? Dr. Robert D. Brown explores the grim, new realities. Posted Jan. 25, 2008. |
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ENDANGERED: HUNTERI WATERFOWLUS |
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Thirty-one-year-old waterfowler Denton Kelley looks ahead with trepidation to the coming decades. He fears that he will witness the end of duck hunting. Posted Dec. 18, 2007. |
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THE LAST GENERATION? |
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Twenty-seven-year-old Justin H. Phillips ponders a troubling issue: Where are young duck hunters? Why are they abandoning the sport? Is our tradition dying? Posted Dec. 18, 2007. |
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I’VE WALKED THE LINE … HAVE YOU? |
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Dr. Robert H. Brown asks: Are you a hunter or a shooter? How will your answer affect the future of hunting? Posted Dec. 18, 2007. |
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CANADA AND OUR FUTURE |
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Norman Seymour, a Canadian and waterfowl biologist, examines the fate of American duck hunters from a north-of-the-border perspective. Posted Nov. 20, 2007. |
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LEARNING TO LOVE PAPER DUCKS |
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If you want to glimpse great flights of ducks, do not look toward the heavens. Read the biological surveys and fall-flight forecasts. By Howard N. Ellman. Posted Nov. 20, 2007. |
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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS |
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Why is there no sound and fury about today’s thin flights? Have hunters surrendered to the forces of doom? By James H. Phillips. Posted Nov. 20, 2007. |
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A WILDFOWLER’S ODYSSEY |
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Former Field & Stream columnist and veteran waterfowler George Reiger tells how he has increased his enjoyment in the marsh by adapting to the changing times. Posted Aug. 23, 2007. |
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THE GATHERING STORM |
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An examination of this year’s waterfowl breeding-ground survey warns that we face a troubled future unless we act quickly to preserve what’s left of our breeding stocks. By Madduck editor James H. Phillips. Posted Aug. 23, 2007. |
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A MUDHEN ENTREE |
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Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman returns to an old duck-hunting haunt to find a housing development. Posted Aug. 23, 2007. |
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