Argument: Duck Season Should be Extended

Assertion/Claim = Main Idea

• There are more ducks in Arkansas than there has been in years, therefore duck season should be extended.

Evidence- Concrete Detail:

• Observers with the Annual Breeding Population & Habitat Survey counted an estimated 45.6 million birds on the breeding grounds; that is an 11% increase over last year & is a 35% above the long-term average.
• Commentary 1: This year is the States 14th consecutive 60-day season with a 6-duck bag limit .                                Why won't they extend it to a 70-day season?
• Commentary 2: The ducks are here and still coming, just 10 more days would be nice.

• This year is the highest count since the Annual Survey began in 1955. The Mallard Fall Flight Index of an estimated 11.1 million birds is similar to last year's number.
• Commentary1: Just because we have all these birds does in no way mean that we will have good hunting in the first two parts of the season due to the fact of warmer weather.
• Commentary2: Why should we hunt when it is so warm we will sweat and we know we aren't going to kill a bird.

• Opposing Claims/They Say: The duck population is growing, we should let the population continue to rise and save the ducks for out later generations.
• My Rebuttal/I Say: The ducks are not going extinct, the long-term average has grown 35 percent.

There are more ducks in Arkansas than there has been in years, therefore duck season should be extended.Observers with the Annual Breeding Population & Habitat Survey counted an estimated 45.6 million birds on the breeding grounds; that is an 11% increase over last year & is a 35% above the long-term average.This year is the States 14th consecutive 60-day season with a 6-duck bag limit . Why won't they extend it to a 70-day season?The ducks are here and still coming, just 10 more days would be nice.This year is the highest count since the Annual Survey began in 1955. The Mallard Fall Flight Index of an estimated 11.1 million birds is similar to last year's number.Just because we have all these birds does in no way mean that we will have good hunting in the first two parts of the season due to the fact of warmer weather. Why should we hunt when it is so warm we will sweat and we know we aren't going to kill a bird.The duck population is growing, we should let the population continue to rise and save the ducks for out later generations.The ducks are not going extinct, the long-term average has grown 35 percent.