IKE HABITAT, 1: Habitat loss from Hurricane Ike will affect 
migrating waterfowl and hunting opportunities ... details 
on Passport to Texas

Passport to Texas from TP&W and the SFWR Program

Because of our quality habitat, Texas is the winter 
destination of migrating waterfowl traveling through the 
central flyway. 

And those birds are scattered from the High Plains all the way 
to the Laguna Madre. :03

Everything changes this winter; waterfowl will have to 
scatter farther a field because of habitat devastation 
wrought by Hurricane Ike along the Texas coast.

The devastation was tremendous, particularly in the mid to 
upper coast. Add to the fact there's not much food out there. 
It's going to be difficult for them. :08

Waterfowl program leader, Dave Morrison says we will 
have ducks in Texas this winter, although their 
distribution will change. Waterfowl season goes on as 
usual, but hunters must be flexible.

From a duck hunting perspective, there is a lot that people need 
to consider simply because the devastation was tremendous. 
So, people that are used to going out duck hunting, used to 
following this canal, this trail, to where their hunting lease is -- 
that thing may have barbed wire fences across it, there may be 
barges out there ... there's going to be debris from all the people 
that lost their homes. There's going to be a lot of things that 
people are going to have to contend with if they want to go 
hunting. :24

Tomorrow: something positive from the storm.

That's our show ... with support from the Sport Fish and 
Wildlife Restoration program ... providing funding for 
wetland conservation through the Private Lands 
Enhancement Program. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 

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