Photo: Mike Alaimo
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org
This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s September, 2022 Newsletter edition.
The DNR’s Taylor Finger shared with us the following USFWS reports that resulted from Spring surveys for various migratory birds, as well as their conclusions on migratory bird hunting in the ’20-21 seasons. Overall results in Wisconsin harvests showed a significant decline in 2021 versus the previous year. Which correlated to a significant decline in “active Hunters” in those seasons. These are generally just raw numbers – analysis and meanings remain work to be done.
Here are the links to the various reports:
- Waterfowl Population Status 2022 – https://www.fws.gov/media/waterfowl-population-status-2022
- Mourning Dove Population Status 2022 – https://www.fws.gov/media/mourning-dove-population-status-2022
- American Woodcock Population Status 2022 – https://www.fws.gov/media/american-woodcock-population-status-2022
- Band-tailed Pigeon Population Status 2022 – https://www.fws.gov/media/band-tailed-pigeon-population-status-2022
- Status and Harvests of Sandhill Cranes 2022 – https://www.fws.gov/media/status-and-harvests-sandhill-cranes-2022
- Migratory Bird Hunting Activity and Harvest during the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Hunting Seasons – https://www.fws.gov/media/migratory-bird-hunting-activity-and-harvest-during-2020-21-and-2021-22-hunting-seasons