Delta Waterfowl Magazine Archive

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	Winter 2009 ● Is the Cadillac of Conservation Programs on Life Support? Weigh in, or Face the Consequences ● Our Grandest Outdoor Tradition Must Be Saved Everywhere if it's to be Saved At All by John Devney ● Our Research Has Taught Us Much About Where and When to Effectively Manage Predators by Rob Olson ● More photographs from the California public land hunt Video: ● California public land hunting: Ever wonder what it would be like to stand in line hoping to be drawn for a chance to hunt? ● Delevan regulars talk about hunting the Refuge ● Whelping Boxes: Anyone planning on raising a litter of pups should have a properly constructed whelping box

	Fall 2009 ● Bill Klein's favorite recipes ● The best pump ever? The Winchester Model 12 / Remington 870 Poll Results ● Looking for some new marinade recipes? Video: ● Carvers, cleaning, calling & more in these Chesapeake videos!

Cover Artwork by: Minnesota artist Gary Moss	Summer 2009 ● Which is the best pump ever? Model 12 or 870? ● Delta Student Projects Cover the Continent ● Hank Shaw's Wild Game Sauce ● Shooting Sports Industry Launched Movement ● Interview with NSSF boss Steve Sanetti ● Delta student profile: Tim Kimmel Video: ● Flattening a Duck for the Grill

	Spring 2009 ● The 'Real' Father of the Duck Stamp ● Snow Geese Aren't 'Winged Liver' ● How 'Ding' Darling Hoodwinked FDR ● Duck Stamp Trivia ● A Meal Fit for the President - 2009 Inaugural Lunch Video: ● Bosque del Apache Snow Goose photo essay ● The Dominant Eye by Delta shotgunning editor John Taylor ● What is EIC & CNM? What you need to know for your breeding lab

	Winter 2008 ● Perspectives: Applying Research-based Solutions to the Challenge of Declining Participation ● Note to Waterfowl Managers: Computer models can’t evaluate the impact of your actions on the waterfowling culture ● The Vanishing Hunter V: It's the Culture

	Fall 2008 ● Stuttgart: Where Mallard is King ● The Vanishing Hunter III, Social Aspects ● The Vanishing Hunter IV, The Role of the Media ● President's Message: Scaup Debate: Why Delta, Others Questioned the Fish and Wildlife Service's Harvest Strategy ● Dog Days - Training in the Intense Heat of Summer

	Summer 2008 ● The Vanishing Hunter Part II - How the ‘King’s Deer’ became the ‘People’s Deer’ ● Wild Game Parties are an Absolute Blast ● The Birds of Summer by Delta's Scientific Director Frank Rohwer

	Spring 2008 ● The Vanishing Hunter Part I ● CRP Grass: Going...Going...Gone? ● Sandhill Cranes of Nebraska Slideshow

	Winter 2007 ● I Am Woman, Watch Me Hunt ● Photographs From the Women's Hunt ● Where Your Mallards Originate; The Truth about Band Returns ● Complete Mallard Harvest Derivation Tables

	Fall 2007 ● B-Pop: Lots of Good News Wrapped in a Warning ● Missourians 'Show Us' How to Protect Habitat

Cover Artwork by: Minnesota nature artist Jim Rataczak www.jimrataczak.com	Summer 2007 ● President's Message - Youth Hunting: Our Kids Deserve Nothing Less ● Saving Ducks One 'Fisher Dish' at a Time

	Spring 2007 ● A Candid Conversation with Legendary Researchers - Scientists Who Wrote the Book on the Breeding Grounds - They Say Predators Play Key Role in Prairie Ecosystem

	Winter 2006 ● Remington 870 Edges Benelli SBE In Delta’s ‘Best Waterfowl Gun’ Survey ● Canadian Outfitters’ Hunting Proposal Not the Answer ● The Miracle of Flight - Photo Essay Excerpt

	Fall 2006 ● Status of Prairie Ducks by Dan Nelson ● Ego-Boosting WHA Events Will Tarnish Hunting's Image by John Devney ● Heartworm Cases on the Rise - Is Your Hunting Dog Protected? by J. Paul Jackson

	Summer 2006 ● Delta Chapters Commit Over $80,000 for ALUS ● The Duck World Loses a Giant - Art Hawkins Dies at 92 ● Gearing Up: A Guide to Waterfowling Equipment. Gadgets and Do-Dads No Hunter Should be Without

	Spring 2006 ● Why Do You Hunt? How Would You Answer? ● Ducks at the Crossroads : Coming Year Full of Challenges Rob Olson Examines Key Issues Facing Ducks, Duck Hunters ● This Young Shooter is a "Natural" : Minnesotan Won the World Championship

	Winter 2005 ● Hen House: If You Build It, They Will Come by Jim Fisher Director of Delta Duck Production Program ● Delta Tests Waterfowl Guns - It's Dirty Work, but... by Dan Nelson Editor

	Fall 2005 *Special Report: Status of Prairie Canada Part III* Fixing the Canadian Duck Factory - Delta's Vision for the Future by Rob Olson ● ABC's of Nest Searching - How it's Done and Why It's Important by Dr. Frank Rohwer and Dr. Elizabeth Loos

	Summer 2005 *Special Report: Status of Prairie Canada Part II* Oh Canada! Land-Use Changes in Canada Overwhelm Limited 'Duck Dollars by Jonathan Scarth A Tale of Two Duck Factories - US Output of Ducks in the 90's Masked Problems on Canadian Prairies by Dan Nelson

	Spring 2005 *Special Report: Status of Prairie Canada Part I* Status of Ducks in Prairie Canada ● Silent Fall - Will this be the Year that Causes Positive Change? by John Devney ● Canadian Mallard Numbers Have Fallen to 1960's Levels ● The Miracle of Handling Part II by J. Paul Jackson ● Revealed: The Most Lethal Mallard Loads by George Secor

	Winter 2004 ● FWS Regional Office: More Money Needed in the PPR ● The "Miracle" of Handling - Turning Your Retriever into a Guided Missle by J. Paul Jackson ● Taming the Junkyard Dog - A Cornfield Mallard Hunt in North Dakota

	Fall 2004 ● Status of Prairie Ducks - Dry Conditions, Fewer Breeding Ducks Should Spell Below-Average Production ● Delta's Town Hall Meetings : Taking Conservation Back to Duck Hunters ● Tennessee Trainer in Limelight After Winning ESPN Competition ● Introducing Delta's New Chairman of the Board

	Summer 2004 ● The Future of CRP, Grassland Losses Have Wildlife Managers Worried by Dan Nelson - Delta Waterfowl Magazine Editor ● Charting a New Course for Waterfowl Management Part II by Rob Olson - President of Delta Waterfowl ● Some Final Thoughts by Thomas Hutchen

	Spring 2004 ● Harvey Nelson: Father of the North American Plan ● Charting a New Course for Waterfowl Management by Rob Olson, President ● It's Time to Focus Our Dollars on the Breeding Grounds ● It's the ~~Habitat~~ Ecosystem, Stupid by Dan Nelson, Editor

	Winter 2003 ● Chairman's Message: Study Prompts Uncertainty About Habitat Management by Thomas Hutchens ● What Does the Science Say? Was the 1999 Fall Flight an All-Time Record? by Delta Waterfowl Magazine Editor Dan Nelson ● Ducks Unlimited Challenges Delta on Predator Management

	Fall 2003 ● Chairman's Message: Waterfowl Management Must Listen to What Science is Telling Us by Thomas Hutchens ● Tonka's Last Retrieve by Dan Nelson ● The Socio-Political Threshold A Roadblock to Habitat Acquisition by John Devney

	Summer 2003 ● Chairman's Message: Taking and Putting Back by Thomas Hutchens ● Victory Garden for Ducks - Delta's Duck Production Program Gets Thumbs Up From Duebbert ● Waterfowl Management - What Does it Stand For? by John Devney

	Spring 2003 ● Chairman's Message : North American Plan Strays From Original Goals by Thomas Hutchens ● European Gamekeeper Vs. The Conservation Ethic - Would the European Model Produce More Ducks Here? by John Devney ● Canada's Billion Dollar Gun Registry - Anything by Citizen Friendly ● Legendary Names in Conservation : Aldo Leopold ● A Brief History of Weather Proverb

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