The SRWA was incorporated in 1980, but we held our first meetings in 1973. A few of the local hunter

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1- Our visit to the organization’s website suggests that the SRWA organization was originally formed in 1980. Can you please give us some details of how this happened and what conditions made the group come together?
The SRWA was incorporated in 1980, but we held our first meetings in 1973. A few of the local hunters would talk at the boat ramps about changing the system and proposing different seasons. Those early meetings came about because the hunters felt that the Pennsylvania Game Commission(PGC) was not representing the states waterfowl hunters properly. The early years were mostly spent conflicting with the PGC, mainly on season length and bag limits. The SRWA felt the PGC should use hunter polyester cord input on migratory bird patterns toward setting the season dates. Out biggest hurdle came when the United States Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS) passed a regulation that required states that do not allow Sunday hunting to subtract those days off the allowed days, meaning the non-huntable Sundays would still count against out allowed season, known as compensatory days.. Three states within the thirteen state Atlantic Flyway were affected by this ruling. It took almost 10 years to have that decision reversed. The SRWA was on the forefront of letter writing campaigns to sway the decision back in our favor.
2- We have read on the website that in the twenty seven years of existence your organization has not only become larger in membership but also in its effect and recognition. polyester cord I believe that was not by luck. How did this success come about? polyester cord
In the early years, it was easy to gain support from the hunting public. There were many topics that the hunters felt needed polyester cord addressed by the PGC and everyone was willing to sacrifice a day off to spend at the Capitol to speak their minds. People from all over the state that wanted to be heard at a higher level joined the SRWA so they could voice an opinion that would be heard by those that made the regulations.
As our members became more involved in the world that surrounded them, they were able to make a difference by doing hands-on habitat work like building duck nests or planting aquatic vegetation for waterfowl food and cover.
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Our polyester cord biggest member activity is what we call our "Habitat Day". Our members polyester cord gather to make Wood Duck boxes and Mallard nests. We generally polyester cord do this twice a year on a big scale and once a month on an individual basis. We will build 200 Wood Duck boxes year and 50 Mallard nests. All of our members are encouraged and welcomed to take as many nests as they can use. We ask that they keep records of the nesting success and maintain the boxes annually. We have our logo on all of the structures to make it as familiar as any corporate logo. The main reason for using the nesting structures was to build up the population of these ducks within our own local areas. As members saturated areas with boxes and maintained them, the local ducks flourished and we were able to "grow" our own ducks to supplement the migrating population. Countrywide, the Wood Duck box program has been the single most productive activity taken on by the hunting public. The Wood Duck was on the brink of extinction polyester cord in the early 1900's polyester cord then rebounded to be the second most abundant duck today, only behind the Mallard.
Our members also participate in "Sportsmen for Youth" programs. These programs are put on by Sportsman's club throughout the state to give youths an opportunity to spend the day trying different outdoor activities. The SRWA does a few different programs with the youths, but they all reaffirm the waterfowling traditions that bond hunters. We do duck call demonstrations to assembling nesting boxes. We teach as much to them about conservation as we do the hunting side of our sport.
We do Boy Scout programs also. Certain badges can be earned by doing a Wood Duck project or habitat enhancement. We have helped three scouts in the past five years to earn the Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts top rank.
The SRWA started the "Waterfowl Symposium". We invited other waterfowl clubs and organizations to come and speak about the status of the seasons and frameworks. When this was first started, it was just for the public. The PGC started attending to use the information for setting season length. We then started co-hosting it with the PGC so we could all benefit from the proceedings and that trend continues now. The SRWA compiles a "Harvest Report" from information given to us by our members. As the years progr