Duck Hunting Research Paper

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The Sport
Duck Hunting has been around since the 17th century and waterfowlers have been passing down the great tradition of waterfowl. Waterfowl or also known as duck hunting has been a growing sport and more and more people are starting to duck hunt around America.

Ducks
The ducks are the biggest part of waterfowl hunting because without them there would be nothing to hunt. There are many different kinds of ducks like Mallards, Teal, Wood Ducks, Pintail, Ringneck and a ton more. Also considered waterfowl are the geese, the common snipe and merganser families.

Blinds
The blinds over the years have changed in style and size. There are blinds that go over boat to conceal you and your boat in the weeds. There are sink boxes that make you level to the water level. One of the most common blind is the wooden blind on stilts and these are seen a lot more down south in Louisiana and Mississippi. The blind is the most important thing for duck hunting because without it you will scare all the ducks away. …show more content…

Groups like Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl Foundation keep up the population by buying wetlands from farmers or making there own wetlands from places that they buy. They also raise money to help keep ducks around in many ways. If it was not for these two groups ducks could have possibly been extinct. People will also donate millions to these groups because they know that their money that they put into duck conservation will go directly to support waterfowl hunting.

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