My Message to management
From the people I talked to.
They complain there is no food for ducks at sj. So birds don't stay and move on. That the ponds have been completely wiped of vegetation.
Complaining of poor management.
Honestly there are plenty of things I see that would improve SJ.
#1 I'd like to see whoever is managing SJ to put some waders on. And traverse every blind like a hunter. I stepped into D1 and fell flat on my face and got soaked, because the entry was a drop off like a big hole. The paths to blinds need big improvements. I'm 60 years old I'm not as agile and this to me is one of the biggest problems with refuges. I say gravel the entries to every blind so people can make it to the blind. In ankle deep entry. Not up to my neck. Worst problem ever.
#2 plant some trees in and around walker. And any flat field with no blind. Plant stuff ducks like. Millet will grow just about anywhere. But if seed was put along edges of water filled ponds or blinds it would improve duck habitat and hunting. SJ could be bad ass if managed properly. But as is. No bird wants to stay just because it has water. They need food and proper habitat. To hold birds.
Just because you grade ponds and put water in them,that's not enough!!!
Sucks year after year spending tons of money for licenses for conservation, but nothings being done to actually improve the duck hunting experience.
When I was there I heard staff talking about I don't want to hear a bunch of complaining. We'll do a better job. I didn't even hear staff talking about rule and regs.as I was in line for sweatline and everything said in the morning should of been on loud speaker. Things like this are worthy of complaints. So I never heard what staff said.
My 2 cent rant.
From the people I talked to.
They complain there is no food for ducks at sj. So birds don't stay and move on. That the ponds have been completely wiped of vegetation.
Complaining of poor management.
Honestly there are plenty of things I see that would improve SJ.
#1 I'd like to see whoever is managing SJ to put some waders on. And traverse every blind like a hunter. I stepped into D1 and fell flat on my face and got soaked, because the entry was a drop off like a big hole. The paths to blinds need big improvements. I'm 60 years old I'm not as agile and this to me is one of the biggest problems with refuges. I say gravel the entries to every blind so people can make it to the blind. In ankle deep entry. Not up to my neck. Worst problem ever.
#2 plant some trees in and around walker. And any flat field with no blind. Plant stuff ducks like. Millet will grow just about anywhere. But if seed was put along edges of water filled ponds or blinds it would improve duck habitat and hunting. SJ could be bad ass if managed properly. But as is. No bird wants to stay just because it has water. They need food and proper habitat. To hold birds.
Just because you grade ponds and put water in them,that's not enough!!!
Sucks year after year spending tons of money for licenses for conservation, but nothings being done to actually improve the duck hunting experience.
When I was there I heard staff talking about I don't want to hear a bunch of complaining. We'll do a better job. I didn't even hear staff talking about rule and regs.as I was in line for sweatline and everything said in the morning should of been on loud speaker. Things like this are worthy of complaints. So I never heard what staff said.
My 2 cent rant.
