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 In the spring issue of Delta Waterfowl magazine, we'll begin a four-part series detailing the continent-wide decline in hunting participation.
How bad is it? What caused it? What will be the impact on the future of hunting? What can be done to reverse the decline? Our Vanishing Hunter series will examine the issue inside and out.
Don't miss it. If you're not a Delta Waterfowl member, there's still time to join and receive the spring issue of the magazine.
 Bismarck-Delta Waterfowl supports President Bush's proposal to increase the price of the federal duck stamp but recommends that a higher percentage of the additional revenue be allocated to the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR), the nation's duck factory.
President Bush's 2009 budget proposal asks Congress to increase the price of the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, also known as the duck stamp, from $15 to $25, the first such increase since 1991. The increased revenue, projected at about $14 million annually, would protect and restore critical habitat for migratory waterfowl. More specifically, the increased funding would "allow for acquisition of an estimated 6,800 additional acres of migratory bird habitat and secure easements for 10,000 additional wetlands per year across the nation," according to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service press release.
Read the Full Press Release
The entries are in and the photos will be online for judging in the next couple of weeks - please check Delta's site for more info!
Smithfield, NC | Chairperson: Greg Whitley (919) 623-4851
Laurel, DE | Chairperson: Paul Henry (302) 249-3730
Southaven, MS | Chairperson: Chris Jeter (901) 833-5925
For more information on starting or joining a Delta Waterfowl Chapter in your area please call Delta's Bismarck North Dakota office at 888-987-3695 or visit Delta's Chapter page.
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