The use of spinning wing decoys in the flooded green timber of Arkansas is beginning to have an effect on how and if the ducks use the timber. We as hunters are conditioning the ducks to NOT use the timber, mainly because of the use of spinning wing decoys. With the use of the SWD we have taken away ANY need for woodsmanship or hunting skills. Pre SWD you had better be a good woodsman and hunter if you wanted to pull the trigger. Now we have made it where anyone can flip 5-6 switches and pull the trigger. Now,people are not finishing the ducks, simply getting them to swoop in close enough to break down a few. Which in turn educates a lot of ducks. When a flock flies over X number of acres of timber and sees nothing but SWD after SWD in every opening and each time that flock swoops down close a few get killed it does not take long for them to learn to STAY AWAY. Any animal can be conditioned.
From studying the behavior of ducks using the timber in Arkansas as well as talking with large numbers of timber hunters who have done it for years the consensus is that the ducks are being conditioned to not use the timber as before. This has been a slow but gradual change that we, as concerned sportsman, feel will continue until the green timber hunting that is unique to Arkansas will become nonexistent.
By signing this petition, we are agreeing to and pushing for a ban of spinning wing decoys on Arkansas WMA lands ONLY as we feel the use of a SWD does not fall under the guidelines of fair chase.
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February 2, 2015
The petition has reached two hundred and fifty signatures. I am currently finalizing a formal proposal to present to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regarding current WMA regulations.
Reached 250 supporters
January 31, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
January 16, 2015
135 Comments
SWD has single handedly ruined duck hunting in the flooded timber. It has also made it it too easy to shoot ducks simply by buying enough toys, this has incresed overcrowding as well. The woods are full of people who would never be out there without SWD.
Hunting over spinning wing decoys is no different than shooting ducks over bait. It has made it possible for everyone and his brother to kill mallards no matter there skill level. Cant wait for it to end.
I agree I've been hunting down there for a few years now an I didn't even take a sad with me. We hunted with another group an the first day we did well with no send an second day we had 5 swd's an we didn't do have as well. Same weather an wind both days. I can definitely see that there is an issue.
I'd like to see them banned statewide, not just on public ground. For the small amount of time they were previously banned, the mallard hunting was so much better.
Hunter satisfaction will likely increase when the use of electronic devices is regulated. Abolishment of SWD will allow hunters to use skills and simplify the hunt.
Oklahoma
Yes, get them out of the state! If they where gone, the actual hunters would kill ducks and the People that are there because everyone else does it would eventually quit
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The use of spinning wing decoys in the flooded green timber of Arkansas is beginning to have an effect on how and if the ducks use the timber. We as hunters are conditioning the ducks to NOT use the timber, mainly because of the use of spinning wing decoys. With the use of the SWD we have taken away ANY need for woodsmanship or hunting skills. Pre SWD you had better be a good woodsman and hunter if you wanted to pull the trigger. Now we have made it where anyone can flip 5-6 switches and pull the trigger. Now,people are not finishing the ducks, simply getting them to swoop in close enough to break down a few. Which in turn educates a lot of ducks. When a flock flies over X number of acres of timber and sees nothing but SWD after SWD in every opening and each time that flock swoops down close a few get killed it does not take long for them to learn to STAY AWAY. Any animal can be conditioned.
From studying the behavior of ducks using the timber in Arkansas as well as talking with large numbers of timber hunters who have done it for years the consensus is that the ducks are being conditioned to not use the timber as before. This has been a slow but gradual change that we, as concerned sportsman, feel will continue until the green timber hunting that is unique to Arkansas will become nonexistent.
By signing this petition, we are agreeing to and pushing for a ban of spinning wing decoys on Arkansas WMA lands ONLY as we feel the use of a SWD does not fall under the guidelines of fair chase.
Updates
February 2, 2015
The petition has reached two hundred and fifty signatures. I am currently finalizing a formal proposal to present to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regarding current WMA regulations.
Reached 250 supporters
January 31, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
January 16, 2015
135 Comments
If you can't kill ducks by being concealed, being an accomplished caller, and shooting landing ducks then you need to shoot skeet or go fishing.
SWD has single handedly ruined duck hunting in the flooded timber. It has also made it it too easy to shoot ducks simply by buying enough toys, this has incresed overcrowding as well. The woods are full of people who would never be out there without SWD.
Hunting over spinning wing decoys is no different than shooting ducks over bait. It has made it possible for everyone and his brother to kill mallards no matter there skill level. Cant wait for it to end.
I agree I've been hunting down there for a few years now an I didn't even take a sad with me. We hunted with another group an the first day we did well with no send an second day we had 5 swd's an we didn't do have as well. Same weather an wind both days. I can definitely see that there is an issue.
I'd like to see them banned statewide, not just on public ground. For the small amount of time they were previously banned, the mallard hunting was so much better.
Hunter satisfaction will likely increase when the use of electronic devices is regulated. Abolishment of SWD will allow hunters to use skills and simplify the hunt.
Oklahoma
Yes, get them out of the state! If they where gone, the actual hunters would kill ducks and the People that are there because everyone else does it would eventually quit
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If you can't kill ducks by being concealed, being an accomplished caller, and shooting landing ducks then you need to shoot skeet or go fishing.