Comment from RiceLand Waterfowl Club
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Summary: David Pruett of the RiceLand Waterfowl Club supports the proposed action to prevent the draining of protected duck breeding grounds. He argues that preserving these areas is essential for maintaining waterfowl populations, which in turn supports the hunting heritage and the local economy.
I have been hunting waterfowl for 52 years. Changes in the way already in the law that was done in 1998 have already affected Water foul tremendously in the flyways. Some people call it the easiest short, stopping the birds from going south with planning corn at 1000 acres and flooding it without harvesting it. Not protecting and letting land owners, farmers, and such drain these protected areas were most of the ducks use as breeding grounds will only make it harder for them to find places to breed. And doing so we will have less waterfowl across the United States. Less waterfowl, less waterfowl hunters. Which also a trickle down fact in the economy. El Campo Texas is an example back when the Bird used to come there a lot in the 90s, it brought in over an extra million dollars a year just for that small town. Now it does not. Waterfowl hunting is the longest running and most richest heritage generation generation anywhere in the United States. From the Decoys carved in the 1800s, the calls that have been built overtime, the ammunition, and also the guns that have been developed strictly for this has never been matched in any other type of Hunting in America. I’ve been a part of it all my life, and I would like to see it passed down to future generations. Please help us in anyway you can to preserve this rich heritage of waterfowl hunting, but not letting the duck breeding areas be drained. Thank you very much for anything you can do, I represent over 360 members alone. David Pruett. - RiceLand Waterfowl Club.