Posts Tagged ‘Ducks Unlimited’

Last week, I was at an amazing Ducks Unlimited banquet in Knoxville and had the coolest opportunity to meet some really amazing people.  Not only did I meet Phil Fulmer, ex-head coach of the UT Vols, I meet a bunch of hunters who love the sport as much as I do.  I was really glad to meet couple of guys who own a hunting  ranch in Alberta Canada called Alberta Waterfowl Outfitters. I have become good friends with them and they are amazing people who live here in Tennessee. Their ranch has even had a camera crew come and film some of their hunts to be put on T.V. Their business is waterfowl hunting, and they do a great job at it.  They are working on a website and believe me, I’ll be letting you all know all about them once it is up and running.

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Woohoo!!

School today has been canceled, in preparation of that winter storm heading our way.  I must say that I wish my mom had realized the closing BEFORE she woke me up and I was in the shower, but I’m still glad for an extra day at home.

I’m also excited that this is the last weekend for duck hunting and with the storm coming in, the ducks will be with them. I’ve always heard that foul weather bring in the fowl….and with this weather pattern, it looks like the fowl will be plentiful.

It’s important for water-fowlers to pay attention to the weather and understand how to use the elements in their favor.  If you simply go out hoping for a duck, chances are you won’t have much luck.  Duck season calls for preparation, or you are just sitting there in the cold.

To learn more about the weather and how it can affect your success, check out Ducks Unlimited.  There is a ton of good information there that will help you prepare for your hunt.

Wish me luck this weekend.  I hope to bag a few good ones for the dinner table.  My granny cooks a mean duck!

A few months ago, I joined a really great organization called Ducks Unlimited.  I had heard of that organization for years, but didn’t realize all that it does for the sport of duck hunting and more importantly, protecting the wetlands that many waterfowl inhabit.  Without wetlands, more than 900 wildlife species would be without a home and our entire ecosystem would be disrupted.

So far, the US has lost more than half of it original wetlands and even with the efforts of organizations like Ducks Unlimited, continues to lose more than 800,000 acres of wetlands each year.  If this continues to happen, not only will waterfowl lose their home, but so many other creatures too.  Each time a species becomes extinct, the eco-system is hurt, in ways we may not know of in our life time.  For the sake of ourselves, and the generations to come after us, we have to be careful of destroying species without understanding how that can affect our world.

I really want people to know how important the wetlands are.  Please take a couple of minutes to learn about the importance of wetlands and how you can make a difference.