Bluebills on Winni dying

  • buckshot
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 1654
    November 7, 2007 at 2:56 pm #212922

    Got an email from my dad today…there was an article in the Trib yesterday about bluebills being killed by a parasite on Winni.
    http://www.startribune.com/outdoors/story/1533319.html

    It is so sad to hear stuff like this….they are already a struggling breed of duck then to have one more thing killing them.

    I grew up hunting bills on Winni with my dad…so many good memories of skies filled with them.
    There isn’t anything better than a big flock of bills diving on to a lake wind howling in their wings, banking as one like they are all connected, hookin the line and barreling in on you.
    JB

    scottsteil
    Central MN
    Posts: 3817
    November 7, 2007 at 7:33 pm #14539

    Sounds like they should have open season on Winni. If hunters are able to take all they want, it won’t take long for the birds to keep heading South with all the hunting pressure.

    drakesdemise
    Residing in St. Paul, MN doing weekly travel throughout the five state Upper Midwest
    Posts: 976
    November 7, 2007 at 8:11 pm #14543

    Looks like I’m changing the plans for the weekend
    The article showed up in the pioneer press today also
    Good luck
    cheers

    mossboss
    La Crescent, MN
    Posts: 2792
    November 7, 2007 at 8:35 pm #27811

    We’ve had them (tremotote parasite) down here on the Miss for I would guess at least 4 years now. Birds turn up dead every spring and fall. Mostly coots and bluebills, with a few others sporadically mixed in.

    duckilr
    Mississippi River
    Posts: 997
    November 12, 2007 at 5:42 pm #14119

    As soon as the parasite hits the swans and eagles we’ll see some resolution…otherwise “there is nothing we can do about it”!

    It’s nothing to see a 200 birds dead on Lake Onalaska right now.

    herb
    6ft under
    Posts: 3242
    November 12, 2007 at 5:51 pm #14120

    Very sad to read about this. Anyone know where this parasite came from to begin with?

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