Watch out! Are duck hunters becoming satisfied with less? Recently, an essayist for MadDuck, expressed his surprise that duck hunters no longer complain when the hunting fails to live up to the pre-season hype. I would suggest that one likely and disturbing explanation for such hunter apathy might be, that a large segment of hunters have become satisfied with the hunting situation as it is. The reason behind such delusion may be that they are simply not acquainted with anything better. Consider that duck hunters and waterfowl managers who are presently in the 45- to 55-year-old range are now the architects of our present duck hunting framework. If not part of government management, they are key organizers, and the driving force in the many private organizations involved with duck issues and duck hunting. It would be safe to say, when most of these same folks were reaching a stage in their hunting life where they might be concerned about the plight of ducks, duck hunting was entering the extreme drought years of the ‘80s and early ‘90s. Understandably, these same hunters and waterfowl managers may now be using the slim flights, very restrictive seasons, and low bag limits of those drought years as their duck hunting benchmark. Is it a wonder, given any degree of improvement with habitat since those bleak times, that these managers are now comfortable fabricating liberal regulations for hunters who are anxious to believe the glowing reports of abundant ducks? Among other factors that contribute to the duck hunter’s apparent contentment is their willingness and ability to travel and adapt. They simply accept that the local duck hunting has dried up and search the internet for whatever duck hotspots remain or shift their emphasis to the hunting of geese.