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Postby Rick » Mon May 20, 2019 5:38 pm

Wonder why they didn't mention the coastal mallard telemetry study and hope it's not gone sideways.

Note there's no transmitter to be seen in that pic of Paul & speck. None in any of mine, either:
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as he doesn't want collar hunting clowns to know what to look for.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby DComeaux » Mon May 20, 2019 10:12 pm

Rick wrote:Wonder why they didn't mention the coastal mallard telemetry study and hope it's not gone sideways.



I was thinking the same thing.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Lreynolds » Tue May 21, 2019 4:55 pm

Because at this point, it is not an LDWF Waterfowl Section project. Paul is spearheading that project on his own time without LDWF resources.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Rick » Wed May 22, 2019 5:28 am

Thanks, Larry.

I've gathered from my cheap seat that it's common, here and elsewhere, for transmitter and at least some follow-up money to come from private donation but suspect follow-up manpower remains an issue.

Given our own population growth and land use changes (and even discounting climate change), I've a fatalistic view of waterfowling's future. But it would be nice to know more about the hows and whys and if we might somehow slow the inevitable's approach.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Darren » Wed May 22, 2019 11:02 am

Thanks for sharing, DC. Dr. Ringelman is a friend, we're on same soccer team, we talk ducks often before the games!
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Ducaholic » Thu May 23, 2019 8:39 am

Rick wrote:Thanks, Larry.

I've gathered from my cheap seat that it's common, here and elsewhere, for transmitter and at least some follow-up money to come from private donation but suspect follow-up manpower remains an issue.

Given our own population growth and land use changes (and even discounting climate change), I've a fatalistic view of waterfowling's future. But it would be nice to know more about the hows and whys and if we might somehow slow the inevitable's approach.



It will only be fatal for those of us who sit and wait on them. We generally do less while others do a lot more through a plethora of means at their disposal to stop them.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Rick » Thu May 23, 2019 9:46 am

'Spose you could move to Canada, but meaningful numbers of birds will eventually be crowded out of there, too.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby SpinnerMan » Thu May 23, 2019 10:32 am

Rick wrote:meaningful numbers of birds

A highly subjective term.

I think we have meaningful numbers. Well some of the time :(

You all have insane numbers. :thumbsup:
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Rick » Thu May 23, 2019 2:41 pm

Dave, I saw these on DHC and couldn't help but think of you. If you can't beat 'em:
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby DComeaux » Fri May 24, 2019 9:48 pm

Corn in our gas screwing up everything, corn stopping the ducks, corn cob duck calls, when will it end?
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Postby Darren » Tue May 28, 2019 8:02 am

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Darren » Mon Jun 03, 2019 7:34 am

You going to make it to this gathering?
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby DComeaux » Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:37 am

The possibilities are endless.......
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Rick » Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:37 pm

Don't know that it is, but that sure looks "nature faked"...

If not, that goose needs to let go of the fox before its high enough to get hurt.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Duck Engr » Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:04 pm

Looks like a painting to me.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Rick » Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:21 am

I'm a little blind.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby DComeaux » Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:14 pm

Made a trip down to the camp Friday afternoon with the wife, three of the grandbabies and blake, and stayed overnight. I wanted to get measurements and make a plan for moving the through wall stove pipe in the screened cooking area. The previous owners put it too close to the top 2 x 4 in the frame and we made it smolder a time or two, having to douse it with water. I plan to cut 10 to 12 inches off of the vertical 8" pipe at the stove and dropping the pipe above the roof with the rain cap to match. I will install an inner and outer cement board, attaching it to the studs on either side in that frame. I'll cut holes in those slightly larger than needed for the stove pipe and reinstall the existing cover rings.

The screened area is wrapped in 6 mil heavy duty, UV rated plastic during the winter and it stays fairly comfortable during the winter as is in there but were hoping with this fix we can stoke the fire a bit more without worry. We would like to add more heat during those cooler nights.

Blake stopped by our marsh boat launch area after me and my clan left yesterday and found the water level pretty low, even with the rain we've been having. :D I hope it stays this way, and pray for a stormless remainder of the summer. I would hate to see even a surge of salt water this year. We're also anxious to see what affect, if any, the fertilizer had on the grass at the blind. We'll see it soon enough. We've decided to hunt away from the blind for teal season to avoid trampling the grass before the regular season. We'll set up where I park the boat to transition to the pirogue. It's a comfortable spot with plenty of cover and has a nice pond in a cut between 2 larger bodies of water that seems to be a travel corridor for the fowl, especially teal. We'll have to run this by the LL but I don't think it'll be an issue.

I did take a little time on Friday afternoon to check on the shrimp and show the babies a few fish and gators. We had our hands full... :lol: Had a great time.

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The garfish that busted pop-pops net was very interesting.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Duck Engr » Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:02 am

Looks like a great time DC! Love the pics of the little ones watching you work.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Rick » Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:23 am

If I've learned anything at all about granddaughters, it's that Pop-pop Dave is owned. Used to think there was some secret school girls went to to learn how to play us, but the very first granddaughter taught me they're hatched that way.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Darren » Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:06 am

Sounds like a great trip!
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Deltaman » Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:43 am

You need to frame that pic of all three............priceless!
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby DComeaux » Tue Jul 09, 2019 1:54 pm

See! Once upon a time.......

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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Darren » Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:16 pm

DComeaux wrote:See! Once upon a time.......

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Who knew Crowley was a hotbed for canada's and greenheads?
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Rick » Tue Jul 09, 2019 3:27 pm

Nary a speck in the state then.

(Have to get up an hour early just to lace those boots.)
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby DComeaux » Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:30 am

Headed down to the camp to haul things out and batten down the hatches.....I HATE THESE STORMS!!
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Darren » Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:03 am

DComeaux wrote:Headed down to the camp to haul things out and batten down the hatches.....I HATE THESE STORMS!!



Sure enough! Think my parents are headed down to ours as well to pick up some things and raise the boat up a bit more

East end of state sure could use a bit of a seawater flush to help with all the Miss. River/spillway water
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby DComeaux » Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:05 am

I think I'm going to stay down there and ride out the storm on the GC water tank like Lieutenant Dan.
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Re: Post season Stuff

Postby Rick » Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:07 pm

We'll expect video.
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