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First Delta Waterfowl Chapter in Québec!
The founding members of the chapter are René Deveault, Mathieu Filion, Christian Jossart and Martin Tessier. They were all looking for a way to preserve their waterfowling heritage, maintain their hunting rights and contribute to a dedicated conservation group. Delta Waterfowl was just the organization they were looking for. They are one fired up chapter! In the past couple of months René worked with Bill Saunders to have a special duck call made in memory of respected waterfowl hunter, Jocelyn “Josh” Léger. Funds from this call have been gifted to Delta. Chapter members have promoted Delta at the Montréal Sportsman Show. They are in the process of translating the Delta website, creating their own website (www.quebecmigrateurs.com), recruiting members, planning for different events and working on ways to defend their hunting rights! Delta is very pleased to welcome these passionate waterfowl hunters to the Delta Team!!!
Delta Chapter in Western Michigan Helps Thwart Proposed Hunting Ban on Lake (Posted April 21, 2008) One person can make difference. So, too, can one chapter of Delta Waterfowl. Just ask members of the West Michigan chapter. Here’s the background: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently rejected a request by the Dalton Township board in Muskegon County to ban hunting on Twin Lake, a relatively unknown waterfowling destination. The decision came after a Michigan DNR investigation and a public hearing at which members of the West Michigan chapter testified that hunting on the lake is lawful and should not be restricted. “We’re very pleased with the state’s decision,” said West Michigan chapter Chairman Kevin Bouwman, who attended the public hearing with a handful of other chapter members. “We considered this a slippery slope. Once hunting is banned on one lake, who is to say someone else isn’t going to want it banned on another? If this was a legitimate issue of public safety, as the township board alleged, we wouldn’t have opposed the ban. But this was not a safety issue at all. It was about protecting the rights of law-bidding hunters engaging in a lawful activity.” The issue, which dates back to last Labor Day weekend during the early Canada goose season, arose after local residents complained to the township board about hearing shotgun reports from a state-owned island on Twin Lake. More than 100 signatures were gathered by residents to outlaw hunting on the lake, which is legal as long as hunters are 150 yards away from occupied dwellings, Bouwman said. The township board then voted unanimously to ask the DNR to support its request. “No testimony or evidence of substantive incidents which would warrant a hunting area control was provided during the public hearing, or during the investigation subsequent to the public hearing,” wrote Lt. Sherry Chandler of the DNR’s Law Enforcement Division, in a letter to the township board. “Therefore, the DNR recommends denial of the hunting area control as proposed by the Dalton Township board.” Bouwman said access to hunting lands—in and outside of Michigan—is one of the most serious issues facing hunters today. “One of the major reasons I joined Delta Waterfowl was that the organization is a strong voice for waterfowl hunters and hunters in general. I’m proud we took a stand. It shows how one chapter can make a difference.” |
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In January 2008, Québec Migrateurs officially became a Delta Waterfowl Chapter. You may ask yourself why is this a big deal – there are lots of new chapters? This is a huge step for Delta Waterfowl because Québec has the second largest waterfowling population in Canada.