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<blockquote data-quote="ifish4iz" data-source="post: 67063" data-attributes="member: 787">For those that are too young or weren't hunting waterfowl, the opener 25-30 years ago was just as big as pheasant opener and nearly as big as deer opener. It was a big deal, essentially a nodak holiday. Small towns were bustling, firing lines around the big refuges were filled with pass shooters hoping for a chance at lessers or white geese. Yes, there were actually birds around at that time. If one was real fortunate and owned field decoys (2 dozen was the norm and 5 dozen meant you were rich), the birds committed without reservation. A &quot;giant&quot; sighting, as all Canada's that weren't lessers were referred to was a big deal. If one shot one, you were going on the front page of the local newspaper. All of the birds were gone by thanksgiving and seasons were set accordingly.Times have obviously changed drastically. More hunters, more birds, climate change, more row crops, etc have changed the game. I appreciate that the game and fish have made changes as well and hope they continue to listen to our concerns and continue to be flexible in dealing with waterfowling in ND.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ifish4iz, post: 67063, member: 787"] For those that are too young or weren't hunting waterfowl, the opener 25-30 years ago was just as big as pheasant opener and nearly as big as deer opener. It was a big deal, essentially a nodak holiday. Small towns were bustling, firing lines around the big refuges were filled with pass shooters hoping for a chance at lessers or white geese. Yes, there were actually birds around at that time. If one was real fortunate and owned field decoys (2 dozen was the norm and 5 dozen meant you were rich), the birds committed without reservation. A "giant" sighting, as all Canada's that weren't lessers were referred to was a big deal. If one shot one, you were going on the front page of the local newspaper. All of the birds were gone by thanksgiving and seasons were set accordingly. Times have obviously changed drastically. More hunters, more birds, climate change, more row crops, etc have changed the game. I appreciate that the game and fish have made changes as well and hope they continue to listen to our concerns and continue to be flexible in dealing with waterfowling in ND. [/QUOTE]

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