...the DNR's May waterfowl breeding ground survey. "Duck populations were essentially unchanged from 1999," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist. "Mallards and other ducks are stable, while blue winged-teal and Canada geese declined...

...May duck populations were greater than 1 million for the fifth time since the current survey began in 1968," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist. "While numbers generally look good, the late spring delayed migration of some ducks...

...didn't. Mallard kill rates averaged four times higher. "The study supports what we expected was going on," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR wetland wildlife program leader in Bemidji. "It shows that hunters using spinning wing decoys have better success...

...the decline was greater than expected, especially given that pond counts were similar to the previous year," said Jeff Lawrence, a DNR waterfowl research leader in Bemidji. The number of ponds or wetlands in the prime duck-breeding areas of...

...supported having more latitude to control the goose population, and we'll be looking at some of those tools," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist. The additional methods will likely not be available until 2003. The Fish and Wildlife...

...populations continue to grow at an amazing rate. "Total May duck populations were essentially unchanged from 1999," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist in Bemidji. "Both mallards and blue winged-teal, the major breeding ducks in the surveyed...

...DNR's May waterfowl breeding ground survey. "Total duck populations were essentially unchanged from 1999," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist in Bemidji. "Both mallards and blue winged-teal, the major breeding ducks in the surveyed...

...Sept. 28 to Nov. 26. A number of regulation changes make it important to review the rules before hunting, said Jeff Lawrence, DNR waterfowl specialist. "With canvasback season closed and a shorter pintail season, it's going to be especially...

...trophy bird because of their handsome look, large size and fine eating. "They have been the king of ducks," said Jeff Lawrence, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources waterfowl specialist. "And they've always been managed real conservatively...

...survey. "Numbers are lower than last year for most duck species, in part due to the early spring this year," said Jeff Lawrence, DNR wetland wildlife populations leader. "Last year there were many ducks counted in Minnesota that were still...