Another Duck Die-Off on Big Winnie

Lake Winnibigoshish is experiencing another duck die-off this year, according to Steve Cordts, waterfowl biologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He tells KLKS News, six to seven thousand scaup and coots died last year from an intestinal parasite that comes from snails. He says the migratory ducks move through a little later, so the extent of this year's kill may not be known for a week or so. But, he says it could be another significant loss this fall.
Cordts says those losses may be part of the reason there aren't as many duck hunters, whose ranks have diminished by about 25 percent since 2000.