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Anyone ever hunt an island blind in a rice field?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:25 pm
I normally hunt the marsh out of Dularge, but a buddy of mine has an opening in their blind north of Lake Arthur . He said they killed a lot of Specklebellies last year, but the farmer lasered the field so there are no levees just an island where the blind is . Sounds to me like it would be hard to get them to come to a blind like that in the middle of a 30 acre pond .
This post was edited on 8/5/17 at 5:47 am
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:33 pm to SOLA
Strange to have removed all of the levees, but if it's only 30 acres, it's possible. Also strange thay he would leave an island for a blind in the middle of the field.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:39 pm to Cowboyfan89
Strange for a farmer to have a laser also
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:39 pm to SOLA
Happens up here all the time when beans are rotated for rice. You'll need to pull a levee where the blind is after he harvests, for best results. Also, use spell check 
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:43 pm to SOLA
I hurt a lot and yes I also want a rice field blind
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:44 pm to LSUballs
balls, how'd that feller hurt himself, did he poke his eye out wif a stick or something?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 4:46 pm to Ole Geauxt
Walking thru a rice field and poked out his eyes something geaux.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 6:49 pm to SOLA
Ive whacked em in blinds like that. It's all about if they want to be there
Posted on 8/4/17 at 6:54 pm to LSUballs
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. Also, use spell check
Damn phone can't understand me when I talk into it.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:30 pm to SOLA
I have several years. It's s little trickier to shoot. But if the birds want your spot, it's on.hunt levee pit blind Levee makes for easy walking. Now with mojo remotes and a dog, my feet don't hit the water.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:32 pm to SOLA
Sounds like that blind is gonna stick out like a sore thumb. I hope you don't give up a first born to get this spot.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 1:07 pm to Cowboyfan89
quote:More like efficient. It's something a lot of farmers are doing now, where feasible.
Strange to have removed all of the levees, but if it's only 30 acres,
This post was edited on 8/5/17 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 8/5/17 at 1:25 pm to Geauxtiga
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More like efficient. It's something a lot of farmers are doing now, where feasible.
They still don't typically remove every levee. I know the practice fairly well. That field had very little change across it to be able to remove every levee, but 30 acres isn't a very large field.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 2:00 pm to SOLA
I hunt an island blind. Been doing so for four years now. We didnt do as well in open water, but when we have rice stubble, we do well.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 2:52 pm to SOLA
Go get a bale of hay and spread it all around the island periodically to cover your tracks. I've killed them pretty well back when we were in this situation you just have to make sure it's well brushed and there aren't muddy footprints visible
This post was edited on 8/5/17 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 8/5/17 at 3:04 pm to SOLA
I grew up hunting island pits in rice fields. Usually the field would be pumped up to have about 15-20 acres of water around the pit. Just like hunting anywhere else, it's about positioning your decoys and camouflaging well.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 4:05 pm to DownSouthJukin
I have hunted then and did very well. In the later part of the season ducks sometimes got very weary of levees. I had a island blind that I would only hunt when this happened and did very well. I didn't put decoys unless I hunted it and then not a bunch.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 4:45 pm to Cowboyfan89
quote:Oh I see what you meant now. When he said they took out every levee, there may have only been two. We had a single cut that was 30 acres so it depends on the land.
They still don't typically remove every levee. I know the practice fairly well. That field had very little change across it to be able to remove every levee, but 30 acres isn't a very large field.
This post was edited on 8/5/17 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 8/5/17 at 5:01 pm to Homey the Clown
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I hunt an island blind. Been doing so for four years now. We didnt do as well in open water, but when we have rice stubble, we do well.
Yes, that's what I'm afraid of. I don't think it will stick out so bad with rice stumble, but this is a no plant year and it will be just sitting there in open water. I could see it doing well on early-season teal, but it seems to me that specks would be very wary.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 5:20 pm to Cowboyfan89
Depends where he is. We have removed a ton of levees in the last 15 years or so. Everything new is nice and square and big. Can't imagine a 30 acre field in divided into more than 2 or 3 cuts where we are. But some areas still have levees every 150 feet
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