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<blockquote data-quote="Duckslayer100" data-source="post: 57933" data-attributes="member: 1485"><p>I have one farmer friend that I keep close to the vest as he actually doesn't post his land, so anyone can hunt it. But he does know a lot of people, which has opened doors to other land in the past. </p><p></p><p>Still, I'm finding my hunting habits have shifted immensely since I started waterfowl hunting in the early 2000s. For starters, I've done a complete 180 as far as setup. I used to hunt fields exclusively, and rarely did water unless we were after divers later in the season. Now, the competition and access to fields has gotten so ridiculous, all I do is hunt water...and public water at that! WPAs, PLOTS and WMAs are my best friends. I actually got a hot tip from the farmer this year and went on my first field hunt in three years. It turned out fantastic, but I doubt I'll do it again. The stars don't align like that often, but you take the opportunities when they come. </p><p></p><p>Same can be said for deer (hunt only public land) and save for my farmer buddy, pheasants too. I'm nearly 100 percent reliant on public property, which is something that 10-15 years ago was not even close to the same. </p><p></p><p>It's changing, and the only things that will help us will be a burden to the farmers: Drought, the end to subsidies or falling commodity prices. The last time that happened, CRP popped up on the landscape....</p><p></p><p>All I know is that hopefully something comes along soon so I can take my 2-year-old son out in the future and have him get the same experiences I did. It would suck for the state to turn completely pay-to-play and end the great freelancing heritage North Dakota has traditionally been known for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duckslayer100, post: 57933, member: 1485"] I have one farmer friend that I keep close to the vest as he actually doesn't post his land, so anyone can hunt it. But he does know a lot of people, which has opened doors to other land in the past. Still, I'm finding my hunting habits have shifted immensely since I started waterfowl hunting in the early 2000s. For starters, I've done a complete 180 as far as setup. I used to hunt fields exclusively, and rarely did water unless we were after divers later in the season. Now, the competition and access to fields has gotten so ridiculous, all I do is hunt water...and public water at that! WPAs, PLOTS and WMAs are my best friends. I actually got a hot tip from the farmer this year and went on my first field hunt in three years. It turned out fantastic, but I doubt I'll do it again. The stars don't align like that often, but you take the opportunities when they come. Same can be said for deer (hunt only public land) and save for my farmer buddy, pheasants too. I'm nearly 100 percent reliant on public property, which is something that 10-15 years ago was not even close to the same. It's changing, and the only things that will help us will be a burden to the farmers: Drought, the end to subsidies or falling commodity prices. The last time that happened, CRP popped up on the landscape.... All I know is that hopefully something comes along soon so I can take my 2-year-old son out in the future and have him get the same experiences I did. It would suck for the state to turn completely pay-to-play and end the great freelancing heritage North Dakota has traditionally been known for. [/QUOTE]
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