Waterfowl ID course

I owe Nick and TurkeyRookie as well as the rest of the younger hunting generation an apology. I should not have generalized like I did. There are without doubt wonderful and respectful individuals of all ages hunting waterfowl. I wish that those were the only kind of people hunting.

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Originally Posted by Gadwall

And what about those who buy the stamp each year who are not hunters ... not only hunters buy the stamp, some are just stamp collectors and others are making the donation to where the money goes from the sales ... silly idea.

I also think this would be a dumb idea ... are we not tired of being regulated to death ... treated like idiots who cannot learn unless we are made to, and really, those who do not want to learn will not remember anyway and still do what they want.

An optional course to be available is fine ... in fact, if there were to be an optional migratory bird identification course, I may be interested in helping to develop it and teach it.

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In my circle of friends and acquaintances[friends few, acquaintances many ] I have never over the many years , come across any one who buys a waterfowl stamp to collect , or to donate money for the cause .
The only ones that I know of that buy them are water fowlers.

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Originally Posted by northernympher

I owe Nick and TurkeyRookie as well as the rest of the younger hunting generation an apology. I should not have generalized like I did. There are without doubt wonderful and respectful individuals of all ages hunting waterfowl. I wish that those were the only kind of people hunting.

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Appreciated, and much respect for admitting a wrong, :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by Gadwall

An optional course to be available is fine ... in fact, if there were to be an optional migratory bird identification course, I may be interested in helping to develop it and teach it.

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It would be nearly impossible to find a more knowledgeable instructor for that course! I could only aspire to know half of what Steve knows about ducks.

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Originally Posted by jaycee

In my circle of friends and acquaintances[friends few, acquaintances many ] I have never over the many years , come across any one who buys a waterfowl stamp to collect , or to donate money for the cause .
The only ones that I know of that buy them are water fowlers.

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Growing up my dad carved waterfowl for a hobby, several of his classmates/instructors/colleagues bought the stamps to include in their display cases with the carvings, the majority of them were not hunters.

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Originally Posted by jaycee

In my circle of friends and acquaintances[friends few, acquaintances many ] I have never over the many years , come across any one who buys a waterfowl stamp to collect , or to donate money for the cause .
The only ones that I know of that buy them are water fowlers.

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A few years ago I asked the post office person if I had to have a hunting lic to buy the stamp ... the worker said she sold about 30 per year to people that stated they do not hunt.

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Originally Posted by jaycee

In my circle of friends and acquaintances[friends few, acquaintances many ] I have never over the many years , come across any one who buys a waterfowl stamp to collect , or to donate money for the cause .
The only ones that I know of that buy them are water fowlers.

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I waited for a fellow to buy a stamp and have it post marked of the post office were he bought it. Said he did it every year, were ever he happened to be. He didn't hunt. As for duck ID when I took the hunter safety course in 1972 I remember the course being heavy on duck ID. At least that's what I remember.

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Originally Posted by jaycee

In my circle of friends and acquaintances[friends few, acquaintances many ] I have never over the many years , come across any one who buys a waterfowl stamp to collect , or to donate money for the cause .
The only ones that I know of that buy them are water fowlers.

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I use to buy five (5) WHC stamps each year (started in 1985) from the Post Office in addition to the one that was already attached to the MGB Permit. The stamps come in a collectors booklet at no additional charge. I then started ordering (many years ago) my five (5) additional stamps directly from the WHC Head Office in Ottawa. I have also purchased a framed enlarged print (Kings Eiders) directly from them.

The five (5) complete sets of stamps will eventually be donated for a fund raiser event.

Jerome Katchin, D.V.M.

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Originally Posted by Buddy Boy

I use to buy five (5) WHC stamps each year (started in 1985) from the Post Office in addition to the one that was already attached to the MGB Permit. The stamps come in a collectors booklet at no additional charge. I then started ordering (many years ago) my five (5) additional stamps directly from the WHC Head Office in Ottawa. I have also purchased a framed enlarged print (Kings Eiders) directly from them.

The five (5) complete sets of stamps will eventually be donated for a fund raiser event.

Jerome Katchin, D.V.M.

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Jerome,

I have been in touch with the authorities. You must now take the course 6 times. You have 30 days to complete the requirement.

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Hello Dead Ringer,

Which course do I have to take again? I thought that I had completed all the courses!

I recently took the "swan hunter course" and I passed with 100% on the first attempt.

Check out the free Nevada "on line" swan hunter course (http://www.utah-hunt.com/utswancourse/) and let me know what you think.

Jerome