In response to a massive amount of misinformation coming across your wavelengths,The FowlWeather Podcast embarked on the 2025 DataStream Series. It can be attractive to find conspiracies that help explain what you observe as a duck hunter, or maybe you’ve even thought up some fun fake news yourself. The reality is that the long history of data used in waterfowl conservation and management in North America is a success story that everyone deserves to hear. Bumps and bruises we have, but dedicated we are as the duck people across duck country USA; dedicated to the long-term health of ducks and duck hunting. This series dives deep into how the surveys, banding, and harvest surveys and models work. Join us to learn more and share this great information with all the great people across duck country USA. Today, on The FowlWeather Podcast we cut through the BS to report the facts about how we count ducks and why this information is vital to all the great people across duck country USA.