Yes, but that doesn't mean the answer is to increase the number of 
hunters; the answer is to fund the expansion of habitat by some 
mechanism that would work better in today's world.  This reminds me of 
the myth that some people can't get health insurance *because* their 
employer doesn't provide it - just because that's the way it's always 
been done.

Marko, Thomas L. GS BUMED wrote:

>It's ironic that the ducks on the bay are out there because of waterfowl
>hunters.  There are concerns that the current decline in the number of
>licensed hunters (and anglers) will result in subsequent decreases in
>revenue, which enable waterfowl conservation and habitat preservation and
>expansion.  Managed hunting, in my humble opinion, benefits all natural
>resource stakeholders.
>
>Tom Marko
>Olney, MD
>Montgomery Bird Club
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>Cat Reid wrote:  "When will my mornings stop being punctuated by hunters
>blasting the ducks or whatever it is they are shooting out there in the bay?
>It sounds like "Masters and Commanders" out there lately."
>
>  
>

-- 
Fred Fallon
PG Coordinator, MD-DC Breeding Bird Atlas
Bowie MD