Studies indicate that their use has dramatically reduced the breeding of mallards.
No yelling, no screaming, no debating and no more than one person talking at a time. Last Friday's meeting at the State Resources building was the first. Over the weekend, the two traveled to Long Beach and Redding. Zezulak said the presentations deal with the biological effects that motorized duck decoys have on the duck population, and the discussion was not about the social or ethical issues involving the decoys. One thing we knew for sure though, the feelings ran pretty strong on both sides.