Delta Waterfowl Releases Groundbreaking Canadian Hunting Report

If You Are a Serious Duck Hunter You Must Read This Report (Posted May 7, 2008)

It is with great excitement that we bring our Canadian Hunting Report to you today. This report details the wide array of work that Delta is doing in Canada to ensure that waterfowling continues today and in the future. If you are a Canadian hunter, or a U.S. hunter who comes to Canada, please take the time to read this critical report and forward it to as many of your contacts as possible. Hope you enjoy it and thanks for your support!

Rob Olson- President

Click to play Rob Olson's introduction to the Canadian Hunting Report (Flash Required)

First Delta Waterfowl Chapter in Québec! (Posted May 1, 2008)

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.

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.

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(L-R) Christian Jossart, Martin Tessier, Mathieu Filion, René Deveault and Delta's Françoise Lord

Janvier 2008: Le premier chapitre Québecois de Delta Waterfowl s’établit

C’est un pas dans la bonne direction pour la Fondation Delta Waterfowl parce que le Québec comprend presque 20% de la population des sauvaginiers au Canada.

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Prince Edward Island First Province to Adopt 'ALUS' as Program

Farmer-supported CRP-type Program Holds Big Potential for Ducks, American hunters (Posted April 24, 2008)

Bismarck, N.D.—Delta Waterfowl President Rob Olson says today's announcement that the government of Prince Edward Island (PEI) has adopted Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) as provincial farm policy is a promising development for American waterfowl hunters and has the potential to pay big duck dividends down the road.

Often called the farmer's conservation plan, the new ALUS program in PEI will compensate farmers for providing ecological goods and services, including waterfowl habitat, on their working agricultural lands. PEI is the first Canadian province to make ALUS an official government program, which Olson hopes will spur other provinces to do the same.

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