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November 19, 2009

La Crosse
Recent favorable weather conditions have resulted in excellent raccoon hunting. Many raccoon hunters have reported successful harvests. Raccoon trapping activity is also increasing with the advent of cooler weather. Ducks and coots are dying again this year in sizable numbers along the Mississippi due to trematodiasis, or infestation of their intestines by large numbers of flukes they acquired by eating exotic bithynia snails. The trematodes damage the intestine until it no longer functions. Dogs, eagles, people and other animals are in no danger from the trematodes. They only affect snail eating waterfowl like lesser scaup, buffleheads and coots. Tundra swan numbers have increased greatly and will likely continue to increase until the Mississippi freezes over. The last white pelicans of the season are passing the La Crosse area now. Bald eagles are abundant. They are picking up waterfowl that died from trematodiasis.

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