@515wingshooter I'd recommend you choose your next words wisely. So far you have been reporting issues via the forum report button to just showcase you like to gaslight people and get your way. I'm seeing a pattern here. Either figure it out, or it's time you leave.
Well one can always wish! Ha
Fair enough @akp I think you are possibly saying what everything is thinking. @515wingshooter seems to be reporting things that don't fit what he deems kosher, etc. Hey @515wingshooter why don't you tell the forum what is on your mind?
Now your gaslighting! Lets all just drop it and move on. We have rain in the forecast again this weekend. As much as I want to be out hunting, I hope it starts coming down again. We need this pattern to end so we don't face a birds worse enemy this summer, Emergency Grazing.Fair enough @akp I think you are possibly saying what everything is thinking. @515wingshooter seems to be reporting things that don't fit what he deems kosher, etc. Hey @515wingshooter why don't you tell the forum what is on your mind?
If you are struggling to pay bills perhaps you should be working instead of bird hunting. Resident hunting licenses are horribly cheap here. I would pay 3-4 times the rate if the money was spent on habitat. It is entertainment to me and I am hardly wealthy
I think all the part time jobs people are picking up would say differently. Clearly you have no idea about economics/inflation/loss of purchasing power. I'm sorry you have no empathy for the working class.
Cool. I don't care. Put your money where your mouth is. You want to pay more. Why not voluntarily pay more? Change starts with you.
So true, there are less hunters but even fewer places that hold birds. Minnesota waterfowl is a perfect example. Years ago you could shoot ducks about anywhere in the state, and now the birds are condensed in a few areas. Hunting pressure is just congregated now. It all comes down to quality habitat, it’s disappearing and I’m afraid it’s not coming back.
Tell me how I'm gaslighting @westksbowhunter ? I'm happy to listen. Am I interpreting things incorrectly? I have got constant reports from @515wingshooter about issues. Gaslighting? Who's gaslighting who? What's the problem? I always tell people, I can't fix a problem that I don't know that exists. Seems like there is something more you want to say. Also, so you know I have had multiple reports from @515wingshooter behind the scenes when people don't agree with him or fit his narrative. It's confusing how he instigates things, then says the forum is to blame or others for his issues. Then when I push back, it's "just remove me from the forum board". Who's gaslighting who? I'm all ears. Be a grown-up and tell me where the issue is then instead of being passive aggressive. You are welcome to send me a DM as well.
Jut for the record...and I know you were not addressing me..,I put a like on Wests response due to his admonition to drop the back and forth and move on..
@Haretrigger I appreciate the message, your pragmatic response and I look forward to your future comments on the forum. I do appreciate how you handled your reply. I wish more people could talk like human beings like this, even though we are behind computers. We are all humans after all and like you say... we all like dogs, hunting, etc. and want to connect with like minded interests.
There are 330 million+ in this country and a lot of land gobbled up by private interests. Unfortunately, it will keep disappearing if we look at the facts. Watching South Dakota till up acres of land/CRP for years because it didn't pay enough vs planting corn. If we discuss that, it's politics at play, but where's the line? It's tough. Quality habitat is exactly what it all comes down too. 100%. Seems like these days with farmers, it's a labor of love when it comes to setting aside quality habitat. If we had a bigger discussion about it, it seems to turn into a more heated political discussion, that turns into something more heated. Regardless, I agree with the statements of @Drake1
I did that in one post about one person to alert you of another jumping in. Because i know you have a target for me. Stop lying and spreading false info to support your false narrative. Believe me I definitely don't need you to fight my battles and know you wouldn't. So why would I need you to?
I can confirm this. I think the main migration pattern has shifted westward. I used to be an avid waterfowler until about 5 years ago. Then the ducks stopped coming through the middle part of the state, and there was less local ducks because of drought.
Not to give you much mileage --