{"id":58065,"date":"2024-09-03T13:31:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisducks.org\/?page_id=56500"},"modified":"2024-09-03T13:31:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:31:22","slug":"no-rest-for-the-weary-season-already","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/no-rest-for-the-weary-season-already\/","title":{"rendered":"No Rest for the Weary – Season Already?!!?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Bruce Ross, Executive Director [email]bross@wisducks.org[\/email]<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s September, 2024 Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0edition.<\/em><\/p>\n

August was such a busy month that we didn\u2019t get a chance to put out a newsletter!\u00a0 Of course we had our normal events going on \u2014 shoots and banquets (and a golf outing).\u00a0 But there was a lot more too.<\/p>\n

We were busy with legislative council study on sandhill cranes (SHC). This is an important step for the legislature (and DNR) to consider a sustainable and ethical sandhill hunt in the state.\u00a0 Lots of great information beginning to get in front of decision makers.\u00a0 And check out an editorial that was recently published around the state that makes the case for a SHC hunt in Wisconsin.\u00a0 Check out this article<\/a> to learn more, including WWA\u2019s official position on a hunt.<\/p>\n

I also had the neat opportunity for a trip to Baton Rouge to check out Delta\u2019s Waterfowl Expo.\u00a0 We can learn a lot by comparing what they do with their EXPO against how we put one on.\u00a0 Delta\u2019s EXPO was very impressive \u2014 an amazing collection of vendors\/exhibitors and glitzy booths and displays. And VERY well run!\u00a0 While I was there, Delta presented WWA with its \u201cPartner in Conservation Award!\u00a0\u00a0 I was very tickled that this well-respected international brand would associate their brand with ours, through that award<\/a>.\u00a0 [picture of presentation to Ross]\n

Of course, then we had our own Waterfowl Hunters EXPO to put on \u2014 and what a great day that was!!!\u00a0 Bigger and better than ever \u2014 and the numbers prove it!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

August 24th<\/sup> was kind of a crazy (good) kind of Saturday\u2026.\u00a0 Not only did the EXPO go swimmingly, but we also received word that we were being recognized as the 2024 recipient of the International Bluewing Teal Award<\/a> through the US Fish and Wildlife Service! This is a big deal.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>No rest for the weary, I also prepped the skiff for the season.\u00a0 I got out for the first two days of the teal season to get my dog Tack ready for the main event in a month.\u00a0 He hasn\u2019t lost a step.\u00a0 \u00a0But maybe I should have spent more time at the sporting clays course this summer.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0This is the look I got when I missed a shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Bruce Ross, Executive Director [email]bross@wisducks.org[\/email] This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s September, 2024 Newsletter\u00a0edition. August was such a busy month that we didn\u2019t get a chance to put out a newsletter!\u00a0 Of course we had our normal events going on \u2014 shoots and banquets (and a golf outing).\u00a0 But there was a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58065","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58065\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}