Thread: Waikato News

Originally Posted by Tim Allen

I don't think feeding is banned just shooting over a fed pond I'd imagine. The problem with feeding is luring alot of ducks into a defined area. I can take or leave pond feeding.

One of my theories (an I have many) is that flappy ducks are particularly harsh on young birds. I think we are taking out a much greater % of young than we ever did. Over a number of years I think there is the potential for an aging duck population to become less productive. I have used the analogy before of a farmer killing off all the ewe lambs. No replacements and eventually no breeding.

so would you think a drake heavy limit might help as opossed to our self imposed one??for say the last month[2months for those with 3 month seasons], of the season ??
it would get the shooters out of the road in the first month then the hunters can concentrate on bieng just that.