Pheroze
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I am wondering whether anyone has experience with managing a personal waterfowl area? There is a lot online about deer habitat but not much about waterfowl.
I own a lot 165 acre lot that backs onto public land in Ontario. The south west section is a lower elevation. I have hunted in there and it is very boggy. There are also two ponds, likely with the benefit of a beaver dam. The area is heavily forested as it was replanted after logging over a decade ago. The area is in the Mississippi flyway. A nearby lake hosts woodies and mallards. I am wondering if it would be possible to make changes to the wet area and ponds to make them more attractive to waterfowl. This would be done as part of a general project to make the area more suitable for hunting. How feasible is this type of project - is it the domain of the larger organizations that have deeper pockets and heavier machinery?
I own a lot 165 acre lot that backs onto public land in Ontario. The south west section is a lower elevation. I have hunted in there and it is very boggy. There are also two ponds, likely with the benefit of a beaver dam. The area is heavily forested as it was replanted after logging over a decade ago. The area is in the Mississippi flyway. A nearby lake hosts woodies and mallards. I am wondering if it would be possible to make changes to the wet area and ponds to make them more attractive to waterfowl. This would be done as part of a general project to make the area more suitable for hunting. How feasible is this type of project - is it the domain of the larger organizations that have deeper pockets and heavier machinery?
