Waterfowl Management - No Silver Bullet

Waterfowl management is a complex task that involves providing all the necessary resources for ducks throughout the wintering period. In the late '90s and early 2000s, only a few experts understood wetlands management, but over time, more individuals have received training in this field. Since 2000, a new approach has emerged, where Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are managed in complexes, such as the Mississippi River Alluvial Valley and the Tennessee Valley. This strategy helps consolidate resources and provides better hunting opportunities. The goal of waterfowl management is to ensure ducks leave the wintering areas in good condition, laying healthy eggs for future generations of hunters, with both public and private sectors involved in this effort.

[@sg255010]

I have been watching Jody on youtube for over 10 years. His videos on the management advantage are some of the best. This man lives and breathes duck habitat!

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

100% worth the time you put into it. About to crank up another season of what we call "duck farming" where we drain beaver ponds and plant rice and millet. Keep up the good work guys!

[@wildtroutnc]

Fish and wildlife management student here. This video was extremely helpful and insightful. It gave me a solid understanding and framework to approach waterfowl management techniques and moist soil management. Well done 👏. Thank you.

[@bobbyerwin7881]

How about fixing some actual problems our WMAs have. What about Harmons creek? It’s a damn jungle now. There is absolutely no management shown there. Tennessee’s Worst Ran Agency

[@bpp-jm5om]

The management of duck is what’s killing duck hunting stuff that shouldn’t be there is making the ducks stop instead of finishing there migration
Usually ducks will eat all the food then move to new areas. We do the same for woodpeckers put a hole in the tree and call it a habitat. It’s all about the dollars not the sport

[@almabraun3799]

Bison were plentiful in the tent of millions we saw how they manage that carrier pigeons were once in the tens of millions and black in the skies and just one flock we saw how they managed that to Extinction

[@bobbycrenshaw5167]

So let me get this straight-
You want the ducks to come to Tennessee and Missouri AND STAY until March? So, the duck killers below Tennessee- Arkansas/Louisiana/Mississippi- they’ll have less birds to shoot at because of your management of ducks? Is that really your goal?
Louisiana has gone from 100,000 duck hunters to 39,000, gone from being No.1 in duck harvest to No.5…….and we are hearing the reason is because of warm weather and crawfish farming?????
Well, thanks for setting the record straight!!! We have areas you create causing Louisiana to have less ducks……got it.
BTW, the man who has a club near Sumner, Missouri- Swan Lake NWR is there as well. Based on books published by the Feds (Waterfowl Tomorrow in 1964/ Flyways in 1984) Swan Lake NWR shortstopped Canadas from migrating to Arkansas and Louisiana. Should we be suprised shortstopping what ducks migrate to the Gulf Coast was your future intentions as well?
Thanks for posting the video (though it has been on RUclips for 8 months). With Dr. Tom Brasher from DU in this clip, it needs to be passed on to LDWF Commission. A decision is being made HOW MUCH MONEY we should give to DU to help the ducks in Canada. If DU’s intention is to make sure they do not leave past Tennessee until March, then WHY give money to DU at all?