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Partial aerial waterfowl survey: SW Louisiana shows fewest birds on record
For the first time since 1969 when it began, the state’s November aerial waterfowl survey may not be completed this year due to inclement flying weather. […]
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LDWF: Teal numbers plummet for aerial survey
Looks like there might be more mosquitoes than teal during tomorrow morning’s opener for the 16-day Louisiana teal season. […]
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January’s aerial waterfowl survey similar to December numbers
January’s wintry weather has prevented the completion of this month’s aerial waterfowl survey, but preliminary numbers released by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries indicate just about the same number of birds in the state as last month. […]
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LDWF aerial survey: December duck count at 3.02 million birds
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ December Aerial Waterfowl Survey indicates a major migration of birds into the Bayou State has occurred since last month, with 3.02 million birds counted compared to 1.55 million in November. […]
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Duck numbers down sharply in LDWF’s January aerial survey
For the second year in a row, unseasonably warm temperatures apparently prompted large numbers of ducks to bolt from the state — or at least move into areas not included in the annual January aerial waterfowl survey, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
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December aerial survey of 3.6 million ducks highest since 1999
Below-freezing temperatures and snowfall in the upper-Midwest states appears to be benefitting Louisiana duck hunters, as the state’s annual December aerial waterfowl survey completed last week revealed 3.61 million ducks in the state — the highest estimate since 1999. […]
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Day 1 of December aerial survey: More mallards, potentially fewer birds overall
Socked-in clouds out of Baton Rouge prevented Larry Reynolds from starting December’s aerial waterfowl survey as planned on Wednesday, but he flew 13 transect lines on Thursday in Southwest Louisiana from the Texas line eastward to Rayne. […]
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3 million-plus ducks noted in November aerial survey
Despite no really cold weather so far, the annual November aerial waterfowl survey completed last week indicated almost 3 million ducks have already arrived along Louisiana’s coast. […]
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November aerial duck survey incomplete, but Southwest Louisiana looks promising
Larry Reynolds, the state’s waterfowl study leader with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, spent all day Thursday flying 11 transect lines for November’s aerial survey of the coastal zone from the Texas line to Marsh Island. […]
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September’s aerial teal survey officially second-lowest on record
A combination of wetter habitat in the north, no early fronts as of yet and high water levels in Louisiana’s coastal marshes because of recent flooding have conspired to produce one of the poorest aerial teal counts recorded, according to the state’s waterfowl study leader. […]
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January aerial survey shows big drop in Louisiana’s duck numbers
With 80-degree temperatures on Christmas Day and a warmer and wetter December than usual, results from January’s aerial duck survey should come as no surprise: far fewer birds were counted in the state this month compared to last. […]
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December aerial survey: Duck numbers double since November
The second split of duck season opens in all three Louisiana zones on Saturday morning, and if the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ annual December survey is any indication, hunters might see more action based on the sheer number of birds in the state. […]
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Preliminary numbers from January’s aerial survey show increase in ducks
The number of ducks in the state has remained pretty consistent this season since Larry Reynolds started conducting aerial surveys last November, but his most recent flights earlier this month indicate larger concentrations of birds have begun locating in areas away from hunting pressure. […]
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November’s aerial waterfowl survey could be best in 10 years
Because of bad weather on Wednesday and Thursday, Larry Reynolds literally just stepped off the plane this afternoon and wrapped up flying the state’s November aerial waterfowl survey. […]
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State waterfowl study leader encouraged by northeast Louisiana aerial survey
Even through fog and low clouds shortened the northeast Louisiana aerial waterfowl survey this week, Larry Reynolds liked what he saw. […]
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November 2013 aerial waterfowl survey is second-lowest on record
Larry Reynolds’ concerns in a story last week about fewer numbers of ducks in the state were confirmed this week after he conducted an aerial survey over Louisiana’s coastal zone. […]