We’ll be at the Bridgeport Fire Dept. this Thursday to Sell Tickets

Don’t forget that you need to purchase your tickets to the Sportsman’s Night Out by September 20th. We’ll be out at the Bridgeport Fire Department this Thursday, September 15th to sell tickets. So come on by, park in the back of the building and come through the back door. We’ll be there.

$35 per ticket will get you in the door, entered into a raffle, and tons of food and drink. More information is here.

Sportsman’s Night Out Event Planned for Saturday, Sept 24th.

Nothing But Raffles All Night Long!

Men ~ Women ~ Sporting Youth ~ All Are Welcome!

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Guns ♦ Fishing Gear ♦ Turkey Gear ♦

Waterfowl Gear ♦ Deer Hunting Gear ♦ More

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Chittenango Creek Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is proud to be sponsoring a Sportsman’s Night Out Event this year. $35 per person includes food, beer, soda, and a chance at the attendance raffle. Wear Camo or Blaze Orange for a chance to be entered into a FREE GUN RAFFLE.

When: Saturday, September 24th, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Where: Bridgeport Fire Department, Route 31, Bridgeport, NY. 13030

Contact Your Chittenango DU Rep for tickets at 687-7300 

OR 

BUY TICKETS HERE!

Tickets Are Limited! Reserve Them Now! Reservation Deadline is September 20th!

Curious as to what you can expect? Besides beer, good food (we’re looking to have hot, top round sandwiches from a cutting station), soda, and entry into a raffle (probably gun) for just showing up you can expect some of the following:

• Free raffle entry into a gun raffle for just wearing camo or blaze orange.
• Super Bonus Raffle package.
• Big Dog Raffle.
• Two Gun Raffle, a chance to win one of two guns.
• Winner Take All Raffle where the winner gets the whole table of items.
• Blitz Raffle – A walk around raffle where the items will appeal to every form of outdoors men.
• Tiered Raffle – A raffle where you get to choose where your ticket(s) goes. Dump them into one item to increase your chances or spread them around.
• Dice Raffle – Buy-in to roll the dice. Your roll will get you that number of tickets.

Past attendees to our events should find a card coming to them in their mail soon. Remember to reserve the date.

Remington and Ducks Unlimited – Joining Forces in Wetlands Conservation

Remington and Ducks Unlimited – Joining Forces in Wetlands Conservation.

As of January 1st, Remington Arms Company, Inc. and Ducks Unlimited are officially partnered to conserve wetlands.  In addition the two will work towards helping people discover waterfowl hunting.

New Print Is Available for Bidding at Kim’s Family Diner — Bid Closes Jan. 29th

“Morning Sage Elk” by Christopher Walden is now available for bidding at Kim’s Family Diner in Cicero.  In the print you see a group of elk moving through a field of snow dusted sage and grasses.  Around them is a forest of pine with their needles heavy with snow.  The elk’s breath is visible in the morning light.  As the elks move you can feel the cold.

Christopher Walden is a fabulous nature painter.  He works with many conservation groups.  Born in New Zealand he brought his passion for the outdoors to the States.  His work is detailed and has garnered him many awards.  His paintings sell between $8,500 and $15,000 but you can get this print for a fraction of that.  There is a reserve on bids and bidding must start at $100.00  When you’re in the area, stop by and see this brilliant print.

A New Print is Up At Herb Phillipsons — Bidding Ends Feb. 6th

This beautiful print is now up for bidding at Herb Phillipsons.  The piece is called “Weedy Draw — Ring Necked Pheasants”.  The scene is that of farmland.  The sky is big and blue, and the land is gently rolling prairie.  In the distance is a windmill, a barn, and a storage shed.  Near the you, the observer, four pheasants have been startled and are taking flight in different directions.  The observer could be a hunter or someone out for a walk around the farm.

The artist is Maynard Reece.  He was born in 1920 and grew up in Northwestern Iowa.  He’s won many awards and he contributes his time and resources to many conservation groups.  His artwork has been highly praised for its accuracy in an animal’s colorization, placement of feathers, plants within the animals habitat, etc.  Even if you don’t intend to bid on this piece I recommend that you take the time to come out and see it.  It is gorgeous.

As with all SBA prints a reserve price must be met.  The minimum bid for this piece is $100.

1970 Christmas Message From Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby made this little Christmas message back in 1970.  In it he tells the reason why Ducks Unlimited was founded and the desperate need for wetland conservation that was needed then (and now).

Glimpse of Conservation Circa 73 Years Ago « Pheasants Forever Blogs

Glimpse of Conservation Circa 73 Years Ago « Pheasants Forever Blogs.

This blog article shows the cover of a pamphlet produced by More Game Birds in America – A Foundation, which was an early predecessor to Ducks Unlimited.  The blog goes on to discuss the purpose of the pamphlet was to get farmers to conserve portions of their land to provide habitat for game birds.

Funny thing about habitat conservation is that when you provide a wild home for one species you’re protecting many others as well, and you’re creating buffer zones for any crops you’re producing.

It is a good, short article but my only regret is that there isn’t more of the pamphlet to look through.

 

Ducks Unlimited Working in Great Lakes Region To Improve Wetland Habitat

An article about DU’s efforts in the Great Lakes Region discusses current projects.  This is but one of many articles you can find that discusses the many things that DU does with its fundraising efforts and its grants.

Ducks Unlimited iPhone App Is Here

 

Click the image to go to the app in the iTunes store.

Ducks Unlimited now has an iPhone application and I hope that an Android version will be available soon.  The application’s features are:

• The ability to help you identify waterfowl with photos, audio sounds, descriptions, food habits, etc.
• Also included are over 300 videos giving hunting tips, wild game cooking, dog training, conservation, DU TV, and much more.
• Info on DU events and contact information.
• A live Twitter feed from DU’s Twitter channel.
• Current information about DU.
• Plus the ability to join DU through the app.

For those Android users we’re stuck with a DU clock widget for now, but here’s hoping the iPhone app migrates to us soon.

Indications Are That The Gulf Oil Spill Did Not Affect Marshes & Ducks

“We dodged a bullet” – Springfield, IL – The State Journal-Register.

I’ve read several reports that the Gulf Oil Spill did not affect certain habitats as badly as first predicted.  In fact duck hunting season in Louisiana appears to be taking place without a hitch, and without the oily birds that were once worried about.  Many, however, want to take a wait and see approach.  It might take several seasons before the full affects of the spill are realized.