Wing shooting ban?
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:32 pm
Arkansas - the Ban is Official
Wingshooting to be Banned Starting With the 2005-2006 Waterfowl Season
FOR IMEDATE RELEASE: January 7, 2005
LITTLE ROCK - Wingshooting will make its last appearance in Arkansas during the 2004-2005 waterfowl season. Commissioners today officially outlawed the practice of wingshooting for the 2005-2006 season.
The ruling applies to all state and private lands. Wingshooting will only be allowed on private game preserves that offer released pen raised ducks.
Commissioners felt that what with the growing number of complaints coming from resident duck hunters over the influx of nonresident hunters and the resulting overcrowding of hunting areas, something had to be done to lessen the hunting pressure that has been degrading the quality of duck hunting in the state.
“We believe this step is fair to resident hunters since our surveys have shown that 86.7% of Arkansas hunters prefer to shoot their ducks on the water,“ commissioner Sheffield Nelson said. "Whether you call it ’water swatting’, or ’Arkansawin’ them,’ resident duck hunters overwhelmingly voiced their opinion that the art of landing ducks in the decoys needs to be brought back,†Nelson added.
Commissioners believe that the ban will discourage some out of state hunters from visiting our state next season, but that will be offset by more participation from many resident hunters who had cut back on their duck hunting excursions because of too much wingshooting. “It’s the nonresidents who are doing all the wingshooting,†said Phil McCracken, a veteran duck hunter from Wabbaseka, Arkansas. “How are you going to bust some ducks on the water when you’re surrounded by city dudes trying to shoot them over the tree tops,?†McCracken asked. “I grew up hunting Bayou Meta,†McCracken added, “it used to be a place where when you hear a shot, you knew someone got a duck or maybe two or three. Now we call the place Thunderdome because of the constant sky blasting.â€
Anyone know if this is true, i found it over at The Refuge
Wingshooting to be Banned Starting With the 2005-2006 Waterfowl Season
FOR IMEDATE RELEASE: January 7, 2005
LITTLE ROCK - Wingshooting will make its last appearance in Arkansas during the 2004-2005 waterfowl season. Commissioners today officially outlawed the practice of wingshooting for the 2005-2006 season.
The ruling applies to all state and private lands. Wingshooting will only be allowed on private game preserves that offer released pen raised ducks.
Commissioners felt that what with the growing number of complaints coming from resident duck hunters over the influx of nonresident hunters and the resulting overcrowding of hunting areas, something had to be done to lessen the hunting pressure that has been degrading the quality of duck hunting in the state.
“We believe this step is fair to resident hunters since our surveys have shown that 86.7% of Arkansas hunters prefer to shoot their ducks on the water,“ commissioner Sheffield Nelson said. "Whether you call it ’water swatting’, or ’Arkansawin’ them,’ resident duck hunters overwhelmingly voiced their opinion that the art of landing ducks in the decoys needs to be brought back,†Nelson added.
Commissioners believe that the ban will discourage some out of state hunters from visiting our state next season, but that will be offset by more participation from many resident hunters who had cut back on their duck hunting excursions because of too much wingshooting. “It’s the nonresidents who are doing all the wingshooting,†said Phil McCracken, a veteran duck hunter from Wabbaseka, Arkansas. “How are you going to bust some ducks on the water when you’re surrounded by city dudes trying to shoot them over the tree tops,?†McCracken asked. “I grew up hunting Bayou Meta,†McCracken added, “it used to be a place where when you hear a shot, you knew someone got a duck or maybe two or three. Now we call the place Thunderdome because of the constant sky blasting.â€
Anyone know if this is true, i found it over at The Refuge
..yeah right...Arkansas is NOT gonna lose that $$ 
