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Indulged in the spoils of the season over the weekend.





My dad played the accordion, harmonica and violin. On weekends he would sit and play for hours. This sound was always part of my life when I was growing up, up until he passed in 92. I wish I would have taken it up at a younger age, though I did mess with it some.

https://www.facebook.com/bubba.hebert.906/videos/746061623547436

Looks lip-smackin' good Dave!!!!!!!

Trying to figure out how to play an accordian, violin, and harmonic at once sounds hard.
Is that the guy?

Looks good Dave. The spoils are what keeps the crumb snatchers like me and you coming back

Yup, that's where salt has it all over the fresh marsh.

My goodness Dave, that makes me HUNGRY...

5 stand wrote:My goodness Dave, that makes me HUNGRY...

I've looked at least 4 times trying to select which pieces I get.

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted an amendment to the 2023-25 hunting regulation notices of intent (NOI) that will alter the second and third split dates for the West Zone duck season for 2023-24. The action came during the commission’s March meeting March 2 in Baton Rouge.
Final approval of the 2023-25 hunting regulation NOI amendments will come at the May LWFC meeting, set for May 4.
The changes will occur during the second and third splits. The first split will run from Nov. 11, 2023-Dec. 3, 2023, which is unchanged. The second split will be from Dec. 11, 2023-Jan. 7, 2024 and the third from Jan. 13, 2024-Jan. 21, 2024. Youth and veterans weekend will still be held Nov. 4-5, 2023.
In addition, the light geese, white-fronted goose, Canada goose and Conservation Order for light geese seasons will be altered. To view the changes, go to https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/resources ... tion-items.

So picking up a week in December and giving up the last week of January? Wife won't like it, but I would prefer it.

After so much fight to GAIN that last week in December, I'd figure those same groups will come out to oppose this?

Off topic but the Arkansas season will now start the first Saturday after Thanksgiving.
The 1rst split will still be 9 days.
The second and third revolve around a Christmas break and getting the other 51 days in.
Ends the last day it's allowed. Usually January 31.
It'll be easier for me.
Oosers don't get to hunt the wmas in split two.
Have gun will travel..

Snow, snow, snow! Fill up every pot hole.

Hope it's house-deep in eastern dakota's, any place its safe to do so. May pond count will tell the tale.

The area that I did the fancy edit job on your photo should improve the next couple days in regards to snow cover. We definitely need it as for the most part we are dry. Our warm January and most of February melted a lot of snow.

DComeaux wrote:Snow, snow, snow! Fill up every pot hole.

Amen.

PorkChop wrote:The area that I did the fancy edit job on your photo should improve the next couple days in regards to snow cover. We definitely need it as for the most part we are dry. Our warm January and most of February melted a lot of snow.

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Dry is a dirty word...

It definitely is! I watched the noon report and now they have us in the 12 to 16 inch range. We’ve had these storms stall on us before and then we get the 20+ inches. That will make work for me a nightmare but I’m willing to sacrifice that so you guys can have some ducks next fall

By the way that food in your original post looks delicious! Looks like it would’ve been worth the drive from North Dakota to fill my face!

PorkChop wrote:
By the way that food in your original post looks delicious! Looks like it would’ve been worth the drive from North Dakota to fill my face!

Come on down.

Never better than when it slept in the Gulf the night before.

This was sent to me in a text this morning.

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Pretty good Comeaux thank you...



We lost bubba's dog this spring after 12 seasons...


60 days... It is a special time...

Good Stuff DC, Thanks!

Still find myself referencing "blues," rather than "snows" unless addressing folks from away, as that's what they all were called when I moved to Southwest Louisiana in '83. Little doubt because Louisiana's light geese were nearly all blues that wintered in the deep coastal marshes until discovering rice around the '60s or so. Such was also the case in Texas, where nearly all light geese were snows wintering in the deep marsh prior to discovering rice and starting to more commonly mix color phases during mate choosing time. And that mix was still heavily weighted toward blues in our area when I arrived.

Though the phases had been mixing during pair bonding for some time by my arrival, white-bellied blues were still rare enough that shooting a (then-five bird) limit of them was sort of a grand slam for some of us. Was even a season back there when a couple Canadian biologists camped in our guide shack and collected hearts for DNA study of the phenomenon. Also still remember a friend with permits to raise blues remarking about not knowing what it cost to send those biologists down here, but that he could have saved them the trouble for the price of a phone call.

What do y'all think about the 2nd split starting on a Monday in the west zone? Poor guys just can't get it right.

Final approval of the 2023-25 hunting regulation NOI amendments will come at the May LWFC meeting, set for May 4.

The changes will occur during the second and third splits. The first split will run from Nov. 11, 2023-Dec. 3, 2023, which is unchanged. The second split will be from Dec. 11, 2023-Jan. 7, 2024 and the third from Jan. 13, 2024-Jan. 21, 2024. Youth and veterans weekend will still be held Nov. 4-5, 2023.

In addition, the light geese, white-fronted goose, Canada goose and Conservation Order for light geese seasons will be altered

https://www.louisianasportsman.com/hunt ... ck-season/


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Ericdc wrote:What do y'all think about the 2nd split starting on a Monday in the west zone? Poor guys just can't get it right.

Final approval of the 2023-25 hunting regulation NOI amendments will come at the May LWFC meeting, set for May 4.

The changes will occur during the second and third splits. The first split will run from Nov. 11, 2023-Dec. 3, 2023, which is unchanged. The second split will be from Dec. 11, 2023-Jan. 7, 2024 and the third from Jan. 13, 2024-Jan. 21, 2024. Youth and veterans weekend will still be held Nov. 4-5, 2023.

In addition, the light geese, white-fronted goose, Canada goose and Conservation Order for light geese seasons will be altered

https://www.louisianasportsman.com/hunt ... ck-season/


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I don't hunt many, if any weekdays so I'm okay with that. Last year trying to run it to the end of the season in this 60 day liberal set up we lost a weekend in early January. I'm going to look at a 45 day season with one split using this seasons calendar dates to see what could be.

Rick, your curfew may need to be pushed a little later in the morning if this happens.

Made me think of how well three splits are working out for everyone...

DComeaux wrote:Rick, your curfew may need to be pushed a little later in the morning if this happens.

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It should be pointed out that if your kids walk to school that change in the clocks means they walk in daylight instead of darkness.
Of course nobody walks to school. Walking is for suckers.
Have thought about it and if it were up to me I'd leave things the way they are.
There is no benefit at all from changing the system at this point or we'd have done it already.

DComeaux wrote:

Ericdc wrote:What do y'all think about the 2nd split starting on a Monday in the west zone? Poor guys just can't get it right.

Final approval of the 2023-25 hunting regulation NOI amendments will come at the May LWFC meeting, set for May 4.

The changes will occur during the second and third splits. The first split will run from Nov. 11, 2023-Dec. 3, 2023, which is unchanged. The second split will be from Dec. 11, 2023-Jan. 7, 2024 and the third from Jan. 13, 2024-Jan. 21, 2024. Youth and veterans weekend will still be held Nov. 4-5, 2023.

In addition, the light geese, white-fronted goose, Canada goose and Conservation Order for light geese seasons will be altered

https://www.louisianasportsman.com/hunt ... ck-season/


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I don't hunt many, if any weekdays so I'm okay with that. Last year trying to run it to the end of the season in this 60 day liberal set up we lost a weekend in early January. I'm going to look at a 45 day season with one split using this seasons calendar dates to see what could be.

That should have been end of January.