The duck hunters in the ‘poor line’ pay into wetland conservation

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Flocks arrived by the dozens in the dark before sunrise. Some travelled in groups. Others flew solo. They all wanted to land in a wetland, but these specimens needed to wait for the Missouri Department of Conservation to get all their ducks in a row. The MDC and a small bingo cage would decide who got a spot.No, this was not a crowd of mallards. It was hunters waiting for a shot at migrating waterfowl. Throughout the state, duck hunting is permitted at 14 public wetla