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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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Predator Program

The prairie pothole region raises 70% of North America’s ducks. Since we have settled the prairies man has had a dramatic affect on the landscape. Wetlands have been drained, native grasslands have been lost, and new and increasing predator populations are foraging in the remaining cover, and as a result the duck factory is operating well below historic levels. This is especially true in intensively farmed portions of the prairie pothole region. As a result of these dramatic changes, nest success for ducks has declined over time.
Recent studies have identified a ‘habitat threshold’, a relationship between the amount of grassland nesting cover and nest success. It has been determined that when 30-40% of the land is in permanent cover (ie. grasslands) nest success is 15-20%. Knowing that this habitat threshold exists allows managers to make decisions for waterfowl management throughout the prairie pothole region.
In many areas of intensively farmed landscapes the habitat threshold may not be attainable due to financial and political realities. Areas with high wetland densities will commonly attract 60-80 pairs of ducks per square mile, however most of these breeding pairs will not produce a single brood. Delta’s student research program has discovered that predator management can return areas back to productive landscapes for ducks once again, increasing nest success by two to three fold. Delta and its partners will apply predator management in a targeted manor to areas that have high breeding densities - but are below the habitat threshold and subsequently experience low nest success.
Delta and its partners will apply predator management on blocks of 23,040 acres of attractive but unproductive habitat and return them to productive systems once more. Delta needs your support of this endeavor. Please make a contribution today to the Delta Duck Production program, knowing that you will be contributing directly to increased duck production.

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