{"id":543,"date":"2013-11-17T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potlatchdelticlandsales.com\/news\/?p=543"},"modified":"2014-06-10T14:13:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T18:13:46","slug":"duck-hunting-season-warms-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potlatchdelticlandsales.com\/news\/duck-hunting-season-warms-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Duck Hunting Season Warms Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

$\"huntducksarkansas.duckblind2_350x236\"$ <\/a>Duck hunters joke that their motto is to “never pin your hopes on a migratory bird,” but scientists say that breeding levels look good in 2013 for a sport that is becoming more widely known, reflected by the popularity of the wacky TV hit “Duck Dynasty.”<\/p>\n

Seven of the 10 most common species have remained at similar levels to last year. And of particular importance to hunters, mallards had a breeding population of 10.4 million birds in the traditional survey area, essentially unchanged from the 2012 estimate and 36 percent above the long-term average.<\/p>\n

In Arkansas, Jim Knox, office manager for Davis Dubose Knight Forestry and Real Estate, a Potlatch Preferred Broker, can’t wait for the Nov. 23 start of duck season. “It’s always wait and see,” he said of this time of year. The peak duck-hunting season in his area is usually from late December to early January.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Idaho and Minnesota, the other states where Potlatch sells recreational real estate, the season has already begun for ducks, and for other game, such as deer and turkey.<\/p>\n

For details on the waterfowl forecast in your favorite hunting spot, click here<\/a>. And to learn how you could own Potlatch property that could set you up near duck hunting areas, visit www.PotlatchLandSales.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"