Although nobody wants to have a dry year, it's really beneficial for the waterfowl habitat to be dry. That's really good for the soil, trees and other plants to be dry. |
It really concentrates the ducks in areas where there is water. So for those who have water it's great, but if you don't have water it's not so great. |
Packed a bag with a couple of things, went to the lobby, and said, 'I'll swim if I have to, but I've got to get out of here.' A couple of people had room for one person in their vehicle. |
That sucks. It's not a surprise because it's a conservative town that likes its country. But we need some variety. |
The actual number of ducks hasn't been going down that much. We're just seeing fewer of them in Arkansas. |
The natives were getting restless so to speak, it was very eerie. You could feel a riot building, the looting had already begun. |
There's a lot more food available in the Midwest because they're doing no-till corn farming. |
There's a lot of concern about the aquifers in Arkansas. The two major ones are showing signs of going dry. We have the ability to pump water, but it's so dry that there's no water to pump. |
What that lets them do is determine if there actually is a change, which we assume there is. It doesn't matter how good our habitat here in Arkansas is if the ducks don't come through. |