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             5th Annual Delta Waterfowl Sporting Clay Shoot..............February 17th.............Etowah Valley Sporting Clays...............

5th Annual Delta Waterfowl Sporting Clay Shoot 

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Hen House Program

Across North America the mallard is number one. It is the most numerous and most popular duck species, both in the field and on the table. Through the Delta Duck Production program you can directly help to increase mallard production by supporting the Hen House™ program.
Hen Houses can be considered “Mallard Factories”. Similar in concept to wood duck boxes, Hen Houses are artificial nesting structures designed to provide mallards with a safe place to nest. Delta’s student research program has studied Hen Houses for over a decade and the findings are impressive. Mallards using Hen Houses experience an average nest success of 80%. Use of Hen Houses increases with time and typically levels out at 80% occupancy, making Hen Houses an extremely cost effective way to increase mallard productivity.
Delta Waterfowl’s plan to get more Hen Houses across the breeding grounds is twofold. First, Delta recognizes the role that individuals and clubs can play in constructing and erecting Hen Houses in local wetlands. Delta provides information on this web site on how to build, install, and maintain Hen Houses to make it easy for individuals to provide safe nesting sites for mallards.
The second way that Delta will get more Hen Houses on the breeding grounds is through the Delta Duck Production program. The program will accept and apply donations towards a professionally delivered Hen House program. Delta will partner with other wildlife agencies and organizations to deliver blocks of 100 Hen Houses in appropriate breeding areas. Breeding grounds experiencing poor nest success will be targeted and Hen Houses will be deployed in densities in accordance with the breeding population of mallards.
Your donation towards the Hen House program will be targeted for a specific project for the upcoming breeding season. You will receive specific information on how your funds were applied. Your support will result in more Hen Houses and more mallards heading south each fall.

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