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Commentary
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Silence of the Bees |
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Will the greening of America doom duck hunting? What must we do to save our sport? By Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman. Posted June 5, 2007. |
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If Duck Stamps Could Talk |
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Why is your $15 federal duck stamp worth $6.60? Can we reinvigorate the duck-stamp wetland acquisition program? By James H. Phillips. Posted June 5, 2007. |
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The Cost of Class Warfare |
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Are wealthy hunters spoiling duck-hunting? Do we face a choice between the Haves and the Have-Nots? By Tony Arnold. Posted June 5, 2007. |
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Breakaway |
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Will the Atlantic Flyway be first to reject the waterfowl management delusion that we can maximize the kill and maintain an abundance of ducks? By James H. Phillips. Posted April 10, 2007. |
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Hunter Opportunity
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What, exactly, is hunter opportunity? Does it create unrealistic expectations? By Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman. Posted April 10, 2007. |
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The Grim Reaper's New Clothes |
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Twelve consecutive years of liberal hunting regulations expose the horrific, malevolent side of Adaptive Harvest Management. By Madduck editor James H. Phillips. Posted February 12, 2007. |
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Parable of the Cave (Part II) |
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Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman looks at waterfowl management's vision and concludes it belongs to the ages – the Dark Ages. Posted February 12, 2007. |
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Pioneers or Elitists? |
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How should we view “super clubs,” the private waterfowl preserves that attract and hold myriads of ducks? Should average duck hunters embrace them? By Peter D. Stent. Posted Nov. 30, 2006. |
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The Parable of the Cave (Part One) |
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What does it mean when Delta Waterfowl is kicked off the board of the Prairie Pothole Habitat Joint Venture? It means millions of habitat dollars have been piddled away and a cover-up is in progress. By Howard N. Ellman. Posted Nov.30, 2006. |
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A Tired Re-Run |
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Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman exposes the deceptions and falsehoods that mask the dark, shadowy souls of our duck-management oracles. Posted Oct. 2, 2006. |
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One Hundred Years Later |
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A century has passed since sportsmen and conservationists joined forces to halt the wholesale slaughter of ducks, an effort that marked the beginning of modern waterfowl conservation. The passage of time raises the question: What historical lessons are today's conservation leaders ignoring? By Madduck editor James H. Phillips. Posted Oct. 2, 2006. |
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An Affirmative Agenda |
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Madduck essayist Howard Ellman answers critics who say we are too negative, outlining positive attitudes and goals for duck biology, waterfowl management and waterfowl conservation organizations. Posted Sept. 11, 2006. |
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Insult Upon Injury |
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How knowledgeable are political appointees to state fish and game commissions? Writer Ed Migale looks at one new appointee and details the appointee's erroneous notions of the problems waterfowlers face. Posted Sept. 11, 2006. |
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Blind Luck and Rain Dances |
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Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman looks forward to a banner duck season despite managerial incompetence. Posted July 5, 2006. |
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A Plan in Name Only |
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What's wrong with the North American Waterfowl Management Plan? Should we insist it be junked? By James H. Phillips. Posted July 5, 2006. |
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One Man's View |
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Veteran Minnesota waterfowl hunter and conservationist David F. Zentner deplores the latest trends in waterfowl management, citing the old ways as superior because they produced more ducks. Posted April 28, 2006. |
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A Tribute to Art Hawkins |
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Biologist Norman Seymour pays homage to the late Art Hawkins, one of our nation's pioneering and most influential waterfowl biologists. Posted April 28, 2006. |
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Varmints and Weeds |
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Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman recalls a time when he rejected waterfowl biology's best advice to produce a bonanza shooting ground, and why the lesson learned should be applied to today's cockamamie management schemes. Posted April 28, 2006. |
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Requiem for Big Louie |
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In the darkness, the assailant take aim, slaps the trigger and fires a load of double-ought buckshot, killing Big Louie. Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman explores this saga of death, exhilaration and remorse. Posted March 7, 2006. |
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Ducking and Feinting |
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Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman confronts head-on the issue that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and our conservation organizations refuse to tackle. Posted Dec. 16, 2005. |
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God's Will |
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Is it a “sin” to hunt ducks? Madduck editor James H. Phillips takes aim at the growing and increasingly vocal moral/religious opposition to hunting. Posted Dec. 16, 2005. |
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Where Will the Poor Bastards Hunt? |
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Do we need more duck hunters? Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman examines the false logic of this recurring idea, most recently touted by a Delta biologist. Posted Nov. 17, 2005. |
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One More for the Dark Side |
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Did Delta forget the historic message of waterfowl conservation when it opposed a reduction in the bluebill bag limit? Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman examines Delta’s startling turnabout. Posted Oct. 5, 2005. |
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Heart
of Darkness |
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Waterfowl
management knows today’s liberal shooting regulations
will reduce the mallard breeding population. This truth is
revealed in key management documents. Why doesn’t management
do something about it? This essay reveals facts you have never
before seen. It is highly recommended. By James H. Phillips.
Posted Aug. 25, 2005. |
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Our
2005 Fall-Flight Forecast |
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Our annual
fall-flight forecast tells us not to expect a banner hunting
season. Only three species are expected to increase significantly
this autumn, and our most treasured duck—the mallard – is
not one of them. Posted Aug. 25, 2005. |
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A
Most Curious Disconnect |
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Madduck
essayist Howard N. Ellman reviews the biological literature
to uncover statistical flights of fancy that bear no relationship
to a waterfowl hunter’s reality. Posted July 27, 2005. |
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For
the Sake of Our Descendants |
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Madduck
essayist Howard N. Ellman explores the goals of waterfowl management
and asks the key question: Should we manage ducks for maximum
sustainable harvest or maximum sustainable breeding population?
Posted June 30, 2005. |
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We
Don't Get No Respect |
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Should
waterfowlers – particularly the late Rex Hancock of Arkansas –be
credited with saving the ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird many
thought to be extinct? By James H. Phillips. Posted June 30,
2005. |
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The
True Value of Trash Talk |
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How should
we view the comments of some critics who refuse to engage in
meaningful debate? Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman probes
the intellectual depth of some criticism. Posted June 7, 2005. |
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Anxieties
of Springtime |
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Madduck
essayist Howard N. Ellman worries about the success or failure
of the spring hatch and the new push to increase the kill of
pintails. Posted May 3, 2005. |
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Our
Elitest Sportsmen |
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Is an
elitist sportsman defined by his bank balance or behavior afield?
Long-time waterfowl hunter and veterinarian John Schulte embraces
the latter – and cites history to prove it. Posted May
3, 2005. |
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Talking
Trash |
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Who’s
talking trash? A biologist who admits he does not know how
many ducks are killed over spinning-wing decoys? Or Madduck,
which cites the data and the studies? By James H. Phillips.
Posted April 7, 2005. |
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Technology
Marches On |
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What hath
technology wrought? Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman examines
the latest development – killing game animals via the
internet. Is it hunting? Will ducks be the next target? Posted
April 7, 2005. |
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Bayou
Blues |
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Empty
skies are a new phenomenon to Louisiana waterfowl hunters.
What has caused this decline -- and what needs to be done to
restore the teeming numbers of ducks that once descended on
the Sportsman’s Paradise? By Perry A. Scioneaux. Posted
March 15, 2005. |
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Off
with Their Heads! |
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Why has
waterfowl management escaped responsibility for the decline
of our ducks? Why has no one been fired? Madduck essayist Howard
N. Ellman examines these key waterfowl management questions.
Posted March 15, 2005. |
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Looking
Back, Looking Ahead |
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Why are
increasing numbers of alarmed waterfowlers refusing to participate
in end-of-January duck hunts? Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman
illuminates these sportsmen’s concerns. Posted Feb. 16,
2005. |
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Balderdash
Biology |
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This year’s
disappointing fall-flight calls into question the credibility
of our waterfowl authorities. Can we rely on them to speak
the truth? By James H. Phillips. Posted Jan. 26, 2005. |
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Ducks
Unlimited Lays an Egg |
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Has Ducks
Unlimited lost its mind? Why did it publish a book aptly described
as “a piece of worthless, pernicious tripe.” By
Howard N. Ellman. Posted Jan. 26, 2005. |
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How
Does Your Head Feel Now? |
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Madduck
essayist Howard N. Ellman strips away the falsehoods of dogmatic
biologists who contend the hunter kill does not affect waterfowl
populations. Posted Jan. 3, 2005. |
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Of
Sideshows and Tipping Points |
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Have
spinning-wing decoys caused waterfowl hunting’s declining
ethical values? Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman finds a relationship
between SWDs and the abandonment of sportsmanship. Posted Dec.
2, 2004. |
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Sold
Down the River |
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The
recently adopted North American Waterfowl Management Plan
is virtually guaranteed to produce smaller fall-flights --
an indication the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is abandoning
waterfowl hunters. By James H. Phillips. Posted Dec. 2, 2004. |
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The
Heart of the Matter |
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Will
a new ethical initiative by several hunting organizations focus
on the superficial or address the core attributes of hunting
ethics? Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman challenges the goals
of the new initiative, explaining why they fall short of the
mark. Posted Nov. 9, 2004. |
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The
Price of Procrastination |
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The black
duck represents a classic study of waterfowl management procrastination.
It illustrates why refusing to act swiftly and boldly short-changes
both ducks and duck hunters. By James H. Phillips. Posted Nov.
9, 2004. |
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The
Hens We Don't Shoot |
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Why do
some biologists criticize us? Madduck writer James H. Phillips
explores the answer in this analysis of a conversation with
a biologist who dismisses the impact of hunting on waterfowl
survival. Posted Nov. 9, 2004. |
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Common
Ground |
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Resident
essayist Howard N. Ellman explains why Madduck takes a conservative
position on many duck management issues. We want what you want – more
ducks. Posted Sept. 21, 2004. |
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Attach
of the Flat-Earth People |
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Has the waterfowling
community descended to the level of the Flat Earth People,
a small tribe that lived and perished roughly 4,000 years ago?
Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman finds the tribe an apt comparison.
Posted Aug. 31, 2004. |
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Truth,
Spin of Disinformation? |
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How do our governmental
organizations and conservation organizations distort reality?
Is “duck disinformation” widespread? By James H.
Phillips. Posted Aug. 31, 2004. |
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A
Waterfowl Hunter's Quest |
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Brig. Gen. Jim Daniel
(Ret.) wanted to know why he suddenly became enraged when a
nearby hunter deliberately shot a hen mallard. Daniel recognized
that he had killed hens in the past. It prompted him to journey
northward to discover “hen truth.” This profound,
unsolicited account is unique in duck-hunting literature. It
is a story you will never forget. We award it our highest recommendation.
It also is long. We strongly urge you to first print
it, then read from the printed page. Posted Aug. 9, 2004. |
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A
Professional's Criticism |
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Waterfowl biologist
Norman Seymour examines the growing estrangement between professional
biologists and duck hunters. He explains why biologists must
change their attitude. Posted Aug. 9, 2004. |
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The
Hits Just Keep on Comin' |
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Madduck essayist Howard
N. Ellman finds reason to praise Ducks Unlimited and the pintail
initiative. However, he cautions all is not upbeat. Posted
Aug. 9, 2004. |
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Deeper
into the Darkness |
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What happens when you
seek the truth about ducks? Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman
describes his descent into the biological and bureaucratic
abyss. Posted July 22, 2004. |
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Your
Don't Need the Weatherman |
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Why won’t our
waterfowl conservation leaders give us the bad news? Are they
craven helots? By Howard N. Ellman. Posted July 22, 2004. |
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Darwin's
Shadow |
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How does increasing
hunting pressure affect the movements and habits of waterfowl?
Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman examines the effect of hunting
pressure from the point of view of the duck and the hunter.
Posted June 30, 2004. |
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The
Arkansas Experience |
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Arkansas waterfowler
John Bell tells why the Arkansas Wildlife Federation established
a “Duck Committee” and the reaction to its findings.
Will other waterfowlers heed its important recommendations?
Posted June 11, 2004. |
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Punt-Gunning
and Other Issues |
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Waterfowl biologist
Norman Seymour goes punt-gunning in Great Britain. He compares
British regulations with those of North America. Which system
is better? Posted June 11, 2004. |
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The
Burden of Truth |
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Can we trust waterfowl
conservation organizations to provide us with unvarnished
truth? Madduck essayist Howard N. Ellman exposes biological
scams perpetrated under the guise of science. Posted May
13, 2004. |
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Can
We Bring Them Back? |
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Do you believe ducks
are holding up north? Listen to what a veteran Canadian waterfowler
has to say about duck-hunting in his neck of the woods. By
Bev Bacon. Posted May 13, 2004. |
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Need
We Say More? |
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Can you find any mention
of ducks and duck hunting in this Ducks Unlimited news release?
Can this be why critics say DU is abandoning duck hunters?
Posted May 13, 2004. |
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The
Primal Scream of Denial |
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Why are Madduck's critics
howling like banshees? Is it because they feel threatened?
Our resident essayist Howard N. Ellman examines the reactions
of kill-now, conserve-later waterfowlers. Posted April 22,
2004. |
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Falling
Down the Rabbit Hole |
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Is “duck science” too
complex for its own good – and that of the ducks? Madduck
essayist Howard N. Ellman probes the missing elements of today's
waterfowl biology and details why changes are necessary. Posted
Mar. 31, 2004. |
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A
Few Random Sore Points |
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Madduck essayist Howard
N. Ellman targets hunter opportunity, opening private lands
to all hunters, crows, skunks and youth hunts. Posted March
10, 2004. |
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The
Dreaded A-Word |
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Why do biologists routinely
dismiss the observations of veteran waterfowlers? Could this
impair the recovery of our breeding flocks? By Madduck essayist
and sportsman Howard N. Ellman. Posted Feb. 18, 2004. |
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Let's
Torch the Henhouse |
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Should we open refuge
sanctuaries, duck club properties and private shooting estates
to ALL duck hunters? Why is this idea being promoted? Madduck
essayist Howard N. Ellman offers a scathing analysis of these
proposals. Posted Jan. 29, 2004. |
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The
Boiled Frog Syndrome |
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Madduck essayist Howard
N. Ellman goes afield in a howling gale, the type of weather
California waterfowlers dream about. Why did he see so few ducks?
Posted January 7, 2004. |
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Guess
This Year's Excuse |
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Predictions of a bountiful
fall flight this season have left many hunters disappointed.
Where are the ducks? What excuse will authorities make for the
thin, spotty autumn migration? By Howard N. Ellman. Posted Nov.
20, 2003. |
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A
Potent Theory that Floats on Smoke |
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Are the ducks we kill
doomed to die? What biological justification suggests hunting
does not contribute to today’s low waterfowl populations?
A withering rejection of compensatory mortality theory. By Howard
N. Ellman. Posted Oct. 29, 2003. |
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Statistical
Alchemy |
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How valid is the Harvest
Information Program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s
latest attempt to estimate the duck kill? Why are its results
bogus? By James H. Phillips. Posted Oct. 29, 2003. |
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Collective
Amnesia |
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Has California forgotten
the lessons of waterfowl conservation? Madduck essayist Howard
N. Ellman thinks so – and details his reasoning. Posted
Sept. 24, 2003. |
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A
Scent Of Abdication |
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Are our fish and game
agencies abdicating their historical responsibilities? Madduck
essayist Howard N. Ellman examines the increasing refusal by
many agencies to protect our waterfowl and insure abundant breeding
stocks. Posted August 22, 2003. |
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A
Tale Of Two Countries |
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Madduck contributor Norman
Seymour recently spent three months observing and studying (and
sometimes hunting) ducks in Australia and New Zealand. His report
on the differences in attitudes toward waterfowl hunting in
the two nations is startling. What does it mean for North American
hunters? Posted August 22, 2003. |
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Ignorance,
Envy, And Greed |
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How ignorant are some
waterfowlers? Do two psychological emotions -- envy and greed
-- dominate our discussions about how to rebuild our beleaguered
flocks? What should we do about all this? By James H. Phillips.
Posted July 18, 2003. |
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Defining
A Goal And Sticking To It |
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Has waterfowl management
lost sight of it goal by emphasizing the kill? Would it be better
to emphasize the growth of our breeding stocks? By Howard N.
Ellman. Posted June 27, 2003. |
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Our
"Hidden" Agenda |
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Madduck.org has stirred
controversy in its brief publishing history. Some critics accuse
us of having a “hidden agenda.” This is our response
to the critics. By James H. Phillips. Posted June 3, 2003. |
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Sally's
Legacy |
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Madduck.org essayist Howard
N. Ellman recalls Sally, his faithful Labrador retriever. It
is a heart-warming story of the bond between a waterfowl hunter
and his dog. Posted June 3, 2003. |
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Learning
To Withhold Fire |
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What distinguishes a sportsman
from a run-of-the-mill waterfowl hunter? How does the author
view himself? Do you meet the high standards of sportsmanship?
By James H. Phillips. Posted May 16, 2003. |
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Daid
Duck Chuck |
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Madduck essayist Howard
N. Ellman takes a delightful trip back in time to a duck-hunt
in Tennessee with a college fraternity brother. Their guide
and his retriever make for grand, hilarious memories that all
waterfowlers will treasure. Posted May 16, 2003. |
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Be
Careful What You Wish For |
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Are you hoping precipitation
will fill nesting potholes with water this spring on the northern
prairies? Be careful what you wish for. It could prove harmful
to the long-term health of our flocks. An intriguing analysis
by James H. Phillips. Posted May 1, 2003. |
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Soaring
With Rednecks |
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Madduck essayist Howard
N. Ellman recalls a time when two locals decided to bait federal
game wardens. This is a delightful yarn that you will not soon
forget. Posted May 1, 2003. |
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What
Will Biologists Think Of Next? |
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Want to know why black
ducks are declining? Consider biology’s newest duck peril.
It is known as neophobia. Should you be concerned? By James
H. Phillips. Posted May 1, 2003. |
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Ducks
Unlimited Revisited |
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A further look behind
the public image of Ducks Unlimited. Is the organization abandoning
ducks and duck hunters? Why are some rank-and-file DU members
upset with our last posting? By James H. Phillips. Posted April
18, 2003. |
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Rules
of Engagement - Part II |
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Can waterfowling ethics
be regulated? Should we regulate ethical standards? Essayist
Howard N. Ellman provides an in-depth examination of this issue.
It is a “must read” for all duck hunters. Posted
April 18, 2003 |
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The
Fate of Four Ducks |
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A look at our four most
treasured species – the mallard, black duck, pintail and
canvasback. What do they have in common? What does this tell
us about waterfowl management? By James H. Phillips. Posted
April 18, 2003. |
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The
Fig-leaf Cover Up |
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Once again the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service is attempting to cover-up its abysmal waterfowl
management policies. This time it has enlisted the aid of the
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. By
James H. Phillips. Posted March 20, 2003. |
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Ill
Wind From Down Under |
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What happens when reputable
newspapers join the hunting-antihunting fray? This editorial
from Australia suggests trouble lies ahead for us unless we
get our act together. Posted March 20, 2003. |
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The
Need For Change |
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Why do we blame predators
and weather for the decline of our duck populations? The problem
is money – too much money. By James H. Phillips. Posted
March 20, 2003. |
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Should
We Pity Arkansas Duck Hunters? |
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Why are Arkansas duck
hunters sobbing like soap-opera actresses? Should we take pity
on them? By James H. Phillips. Posted March 6, 2003. |
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Has
"Good Sense" Taken A Holiday? |
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Why are we debating the
issue of season extensions? Have hunters, biologists and waterfowl
managers suddenly been struck dumb? A commentary by Howard N.
Ellman. Posted March 6, 2003. |
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The
Truth About "Duck Science" |
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How does real science
work? Why is this not true for duck science? Are we due for
a scientific upheaval in waterfowl management? By Howard N.
Ellman. Posted Feb. 19, 2003. |
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Back
Home Again |
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What happens when you
return after forty years to your old hunting grounds? Will it
be the same? By James H. Phillips. Posted Feb. 19, 2003. |
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Season
Extension Proves Deadly |
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Southern hunters got
their wish. The duck-season was allowed to run until Jan. 26,
a week later than normal. The ducks paid a high price. By Ed
Migale. Posted Feb. 7, 2003. |
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What
More Do We Need To Know? |
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Our breeding flocks are
declining. We still quibble over the effects of hunting. Most
states still allow spinning-wing decoys. Why? By Howard N. Ellman.
Posted Feb. 7, 2003. |
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A
Full Moon and Overcast Sky |
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What's is it like to shoot
ducks under the moon on British tidal marshes? Canadian biologist
Norman Seymour takes us night-shooting for Eurasian widgeon.
Posted Jan. 23, 2003. |
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Crunch
Time |
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Essayist Howard N. Ellman
examines the issues that affect us - and why so many arguments
advanced by so-called authorities ring hollow. A thought-provoking
insight into the cause of declining duck populations. Posted
Jan. 23, 2003. |
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Geese
by Day, Geese by Night |
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Norman Seymour, the celebrated
Canadian waterfowl biologist, takes us goose hunting under the
moonlight in Great Britain, where night-shooting is legal and
favored by many British wildfowlers. Posted Jan. 7, 2003. |
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A
Tear For The Klamath |
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The Klamath National Wildlife
Refuge complex in the not too distant past held 5 million ducks
at peak of migration. This autumn it held only 600,000. It is
treated like an abused, second-class citizen. What does this
portend for other waterfowl refuges across the nation? By Howard
N. Ellman. Posted Jan. 7, 2003. |
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Making
a Bad Idea Worse |
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Why does the Wildlife
Management Institute want to legalize baiting? That’s right,
baiting. Has the institute forgotten the rules of fair chase?
By James H. Phillips. Posted Dec. 19, 2002. |
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Pintail
Memories: Lament for a Fading Legacy |
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Mad Duck essayist Howard
N. Ellman looks back on his early California days when he hunted
pintails on public lands and thought finding a place to hunt
would always be his major problem. Posted Dec. 3, 2002. |
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Waterfowl
Management's Faulty Logic |
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Is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service blind to reality? Why does it believe we have enough
ducks and that there is no need to increase our breeding flocks?
By James H. Phillips. Posted Dec. 3, 2002. |
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Market
Hunting In The 21st Century |
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Have this century's wildlife
managers become the new market hunters, sacrificing an abundance
of ducks to sell more hunting licenses and duck stamps? What
does the data tell us? By James H. Phillips. Posted Nov. 20,
2002. |
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Old
Guys And Elitists |
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Are old guys and elitists
to blame for declining waterfowl populations? Are they seeking
to reduce our "hunting opportunities" below that which
biologists recommend? Howard N. Ellman explores this hot issue.
Posted Nov. 20, 2002. |
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Ruminations
On Management And Regulations |
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Have our managers and
regulators gone off half-cocked? What should be the goal of
waterfowl management and the hunting regulations? Waterfowling
essayist Howard N. Ellman explores these critical issues. Posted
Nov. 5, 2002. |
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Ducking
the Issues |
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Has a biologist ever dismissed
your criticism of waterfowl management by declaring your argument
unscientific? Is this a bureaucratic brush-off or a valid criticism?
A critical look at waterfowl biology's weasel tactics. By James
H. Phillips. Posted Oct. 22, 2002. |
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Rules
of Engagement |
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Can
opposing groups of waterfowl hunters engage in meaningful
dialogue to solve our problems without resorting to name-calling
and profanity? Howard N. Ellman explores the need for rules
of engagement to reduce acrimony. Posted Oct. 7, 2002. |
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Clarion
Destiny: A Book Review |
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A perceptive analysis
of Norman Seymour's newly published book Living a Dream:
The Education Of A Duck Hunter. It is the most important
duck-hunting book of the past quarter-century. An extraordinary
work. Indeed, it is the one book to read if you are only reading
one. Reviewed by Howard N. Ellman. Posted Oct. 7, 2002. |
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Dixie's
Lament: True Or False? |
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Why
are southern hunters complaining about too few ducks? Is the
problem short-stopping or over-shooting? By James H. Phillips.
Posted Sept. 11, 2002. |
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California leads
the nation in opposition to this year's liberal hunting regulations
that threaten to further reduce our breeding duck populations.
Plus, a look at what other high-kill states are doing. By
James H. Phillips. Posted Aug. 21, 2002. |
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Maybe
It Was That '90s Thing
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The most insightful
and significant analysis you will read this year about the
cultural madness that infected our society during the past
decade, its effects on waterfowl conservation and what it
portends for the future. By Howard N. Ellman. Posted Aug.
21, 2002. |
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The
Governor's Choice |
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Politicians love to meddle with
duck regulations. Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the latest
to reject waterfowl conservation initiatives. A look at Huckabee's
pandering politics. By Howard N. Ellman. Posted August 8,
2002. |
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