Ducks Unlimited quacks

[Quadtrack]

Never had a lot of use for this outfit but no respect now. What is with their radio interviews today about the prairie disappearance much faster than the rain forest? Saying producers farming more and more land to increase profitability..
Well no shit Sherlock. How much economy would all the prairie wool generate?
So tired of all these well fed parasites proclaiming the negative impact of agriculture. There's lots of sloughs for ducks-keep quiet with the half-baked scare tactics when you haven't considered the whole picture

[oldjim]

Easy solution - they should get their supporters to help fund a CRP program like the US has - pay farmers to turn the land back to grass and weeds. Or maybe they can get PM Selfie to dump a bunch of money into it. He likes pissing money down rat hole, come out and take selfies with the gophers and coyotes.

[WiltonRanch]

I don't mind programs and there are non govt ones too which cover cost of grass seed. For a cow guy it's a win win. Think the duck outfit is overstepping pissing on ag. It's farmers who turn their swamps over to them willingly. Talk about shitting in your own nest.

[bgmb]

FU DU. Hate these pricks. RMs should all pass bylaws to stop them from buying land and registering caveats. ****ing wealth destroyers

[tmyrfield]

they really need to be named Duck Hunters Unlimited. Rich american duck hunters want lots of ducks and land is cheap here.
That CRP that is used in the US is a very good way for society to help in taking care of habitat for wildliefe and keeping marginal land sustainable. Here in canada farmers pay the full cost of doing this. while we let city folk come hunt and recreate on our property for nothing. what is wrong with this picture?

[furrowtickler]

Then we will have to pay the carbon tax when the drive their hunting crews across our property .

[Misterjade9]

I have not heard the interview, but i will tell you a little story about DU that will gve you an idea on how hypocritical they are if that is the message they are spouting. I have a DU project on some of my land that has been in place for 25 years, it involves a earthen dam and the resulting resivoir. It provides a basin for runoff and it does exactly what it was supposed to do, provide nesting areas and habitat for ducks, geese and other waterfowl. Now DU wants to abandon the project remove the dam and drain the lake all because they do not want to spend the money to do some maitenance on the dam. They would turn over control of the project to me but won't unless the dam is up to their standards and they won't spend the money to do so. So if DU is criticising farmers for not saving wetlands, that is like the pot calling the kettle black.

[bgmb]

I have not heard the interview, but i will tell you a little story about DU that will gve you an idea on how hypocritical they are if that is the message they are spouting. I have a DU project on some of my land that has been in place for 25 years, it involves a earthen dam and the resulting resivoir. It provides a basin for runoff and it does exactly what it was supposed to do, provide nesting areas and habitat for ducks, geese and other waterfowl. Now DU wants to abandon the project remove the dam and drain the lake all because they do not want to spend the money to do some maitenance on the dam. They would turn over control of the project to me but won't unless the dam is up to their standards and they won't spend the money to do so. So if DU is criticising farmers for not saving wetlands, that is like the pot calling the kettle black.

be funny to take a hoe and dig it out in the winter time

[Wheatking]

Quad track. What radio station was the interview on. CBC quirks and quarks?.

The new DU agenda is to pit the Urbanite against the farmer, by telling lies and starting controversy. I bet they determined they get more in donations when they spread misinformation by blaming the farmer for all the me ills just so some American Hunter can shoot ****ing ducks.

Our wetlands have increased substantially over the past decade, as well as our water flows through our land, not from increased drainage but from a doubling and tripling of our annual precipitation.

I have more to add about DU's bullshit and lies when I get to a computer, but for now FU DU.

[Quadtrack]

It was on the news section of CKOM 650.