It’s emotions that drive most recreational activities. Golfers lay awake mentally repeating their swing or wondering how they missed an 18-inch putt. Duck hunters lay awake wondering how they missed a mallard that seemed to be motionless, wings set and coasting towards them in a light breeze. Anticipation is a huge part of hunting and all one needs to [...]
Archive for January, 2012
A Duck Hunter’s Emotions
Posted in ducks, Hunting, tagged Duck hunting on January 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Endowments as a Land Management Tool
Posted in Land Acquisition Costs, Land Managment, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My first involvement with endowments started during my tenure as a director for the Mule Deer Foundation. In the non-profit world, an endowment fund was thought of as a guarantee of survival. With a few million dollars in an interest-bearing account, the organization would be perpetually secure. Then along came Conservation Banking and a different twist [...]
The Year of the Specklebelly Goose
Posted in Duck hunting, goose, Hunting, tagged Waterfowl hunting on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The 2011/12 waterfowl season will be remembered as the year of the spec (white-front goose). Duck hunting has been below par and I haven’t had many fully satisfying duck hunts this season, but the goose hunting has been fabulous. Friday was a personal first for me. For the first time in my life, the spec [...]
ADA Blinds
Posted in Disabled hunters, Duck hunting, ducks, Hunting, hunting public areas, tagged ADA Blinds for waterfowl hunting on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’d decided not to duck hunt last Wednesday until I recieved a call about 9:30 AM. My friend Roger was headed for the grasslands with the intent of hunting the ADA blind at Kesterson WA or the Gadwall Unit. Roger has had hip replacement surgery and gets around slowly. His doctor has granted him a disabled hunter pass which allows [...]
Waterfowl Sunrise
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, goose, Hunting on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Matt Bloom and I watched geese rise in the east as shooting time arrived last weekend. Check out the video. One of the side benefits of waterfowl hunting is observing the sun rise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UUOp0WJAAo&feature=plcp&context=C3ed6166UDOEgsToPDskLfl3sE28uheiCg_XpdmZ7L We did well.
Dispersing Male Gray Wolf Enters California from Oregon
Posted in wolves, tagged Gray Wolf in California on January 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
California forests are now home to a lone male gray wolf which crossed over the Oregon border into California last week. Here’s a link to the CDFG news release: http://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/wolf-or7-enters-california/
