New General CRP Signup Good for Ducks, Duck hunters  

Bismarck, N.D.–The announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer a general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup later in 2010 is good news for ducks and duck hunters, according to Delta Waterfowl Senior Vice President John Devney. “CRP is a proven, time-tested voluntary program that provides numerous benefits to our land and waters, including grass nesting cover that each year produces hundreds of thousands of ducks for duck hunters across the U.S.,” said Devney. “This is welcome news because we haven’t had a signup since 2006.”   

ALUS in Alberta – Good News for American Duck Hunters – ‘Farmers Conservation Plan’ Launches on Breeding Grounds

Today’s launch of the first Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) pilot program in Alberta—a prime duck-producing province—is great news for U.S. hunters. Designed by Delta Waterfowl and backed by several Canadian farm groups, ALUS compensates agricultural producers for providing ecological goods and services, including waterfowl habitat, on their working lands—lands that in time Delta Waterfowl hopes will rival the U.S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in duck production.

House of Commons Votes to Repeal Long-gun Registry

A private member’s bill to repeal the federal long-gun registry passed its first hurdle Wednesday as the House of Commons voted to scrap the controversial measure that requires Canadian citizens to register all firearms—including shotguns and rifles used for hunting.

Delta’s U.S. Mentored Hunt Program Takes Off – More than 70 Hunts Planned for Upcoming Season

Bismarck, N.D.—The seeds of John Denker’s love of waterfowling were sown when he was a young boy working as his father’s field apprentice in and around his hometown of Quincy, Illinois. “I was affectionately called the bag boy, the kid who picked up the birds, typically a mixed bag of ducks and geese, and hauled them back to the vehicles after the hunt,” said Denker, 28. “I loved to be outside and wouldn’t sleep the night before just knowing we were going. With my Dad, I got to be one of the guys, and those early days spurred my love of waterfowling that has only grown as I’ve gotten older.”

Where Do Our Ducks Come From? The Answer May Shock Many Hunters

BISMARCK, N.D.—Lost in the euphoria over the 2009 breeding-population survey was the sobering confirmation that prairie Canada is no longer the continent’s leading producer of ducks. This spring, for the first time ever, more total ducks, more puddle ducks, twice as many pintails and even more redheads settled on the U.S. side of the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) than the Canadian side. “Prairie Canada is nolonger King of Continental Duck Production,” wrote President Rob Olson in the fall issue of Delta Waterfowl magazine, adding, “From a Canadian duck guy’s perspective, that stings me more than a little.”

Delta’s Mentored Hunting Program Restoring Canadian Waterfowling Culture – More Than 40 Hunts Slated for 2009

Winnipeg, Manitoba—As the days get shorter and the evenings cooler, Delta Waterfowl President Rob Olson gets that unmistakable itch that the waterfowl-hunting season is right around the bend. “It happens every year,” says Olson. “I get that itch.” As each provincial season opens in the weeks ahead, tens of thousands of Canadian hunters will go afield to enjoy time with friends and family in this timeless tradition. Delta Waterfowl and its many partners will be heading afield too, mentoring the next generation of hunter-conservationists and, by extension, keeping Canada’s time-honored waterfowling tradition alive.

Next Page »