Delta Waterfowl Foundation
Delta Waterfowl
Delta
Delta Waterfowl is a nonprofit organization. their mission is to provide knowledge, leaders and science based solutions that efficiently conserve waterfowl and the future of waterfowl hunting. In the 1930’s james ford bell sportsman and founder of general mills purchased 5,000 acres of the Delta marsh in Manitoba, Canada. For several years bell hunted waterfowl on the marsh in the fall and raised and released in the spring and summer from a privately owned hatchery.
Delta waterfowl
In 1938, bell approached Aldo Leopold, who is considered to be the father of wildlife management in the United States, about establishing a research station dedicated to waterfowl research at the Delta Marsh as very little was known about waterfowls at the time.
Statistics
Total Revenue-$8,473,294
Total Expenses-$7,577,640
they put back 2 ducks for every 1 shot
Facts
It was founded in 1911
It is a nonprofit organization
James Ford Bell was the founder