"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12
"Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14
Santee needing help with hogs is lol, They thought they had them under control with the pig brig & helicopter hunting. They were wrong.
good job, P Lowe.
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went."
Will Rogers
Man and other animals were first vegetarians; then Noah and his sons were given permission to eat meat: “every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you” Genesis 9:3
"A man may not care for golf and still be human, but the man who does not like to see, hunt, photograph or otherwise outwit birds or animals is hardly normal. He is supercivilized, and I for one do not know how to deal with him." Aldo Leopold
I agree with that. Just make it the same as private land. Most of the public land we have is overrun with pigs and very little is being done to manage them.
More Ducks, Less People
I cant find anything on Coosawatchie WMA. Where the hell is that
right. bc shit doesnt stink in NC.
Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.
DT - What makes Ramsey Grove a roost that we must accept as such?
Cover can be changed to deter this.
Also, is there a possibility of some impoundments (I count 10) being planted early in millet to provide open access teal hunting in September? Walk in only?
I'd hate the idea of yet another tidewater property being propped on a pedestal and kept from the public when we could get much more usage.
A simple onX search shows me that it could be a great early bluewing site, open to the public.
Thoughts?
Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.
Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men. -Gifford Pinchot
The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it. -Thomas Jefferson
The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.
I'm not doubting it was planted while it was a playground for SCANA's big wigs.
I'm wondering why it has to be designated solely for 3-5 youth and handicapped hunters only.
My question was if the property could be open for teal season to the general public.
For years I've inquired as to why tidewater state properties aren't open to the public, given that many of them host thousands of unhunted bluewings during the September season.
Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.
I believe the former manager tried everything to switch from roost to feeding. He said it never worked. It seems like thin planted would help. He felt very strongly about keeping it thick because of all the public hunting beside the dikes.
This is the first year DNR took over. They got the former managers written management plan. Corn, millet and rice with a smattering of smartweed.
Deer ate the corn. Army worms ate the millet. Rice was mostly stalk. DNR had a disabled and youth hunt that was good. They were out of food quick.
Either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.
You and I both know thin planting works on roosting ducks.
I have no problems with youth and the disabled being able to hunt there.
I have issue with the property being another under utilized tax payer funded tidewater plantation.
We should take advantage of what we have.
Bluewings are an under utilized resource in this state and our very own DNR managed properties hold thousands of these birds that never get hunted.
Why can't we hunt them on Cat 1 properties? Why do I have to bring this simple idea to DNR?
Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.
Wall to Wall corn with thick sesbania is prime roost habitat. I'm certainly no authority, but I've been around long enough to comfortably say, ducks don't roost in foot-flooded millet.
I respect that. I just think with 10 impoundments, planting 2-3 impoundments for teal season and allowing walk in access isn't too much to ask from the people that are now paying for the property.
Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.
I think the locals like the setup now. Roost and fly out in the morning so they can shoot them.
Either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.
i dont have much of an opinion on a lot of this but if you think you have some magic formula for roosting ducks I also want you in charge of flooding hogs out of existence every few years.
i caution you not to talk in absolutes when you think you know everything about deterring a roosting wood duck...
the rest of the time you can pretend you know everything
Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.
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