Best place to start looking for a duck lease for next year

Good luck.

The landowners I know who are looking for new tenants or members are looking for on of two types: either guys with a lot of money who will overpay, or guys who don't actually hunt. If you combine both of those attributes, then you can definitely find a place.

If you don't qualify for either of those tags, then it's gonna be a hard look.

I had defacto membership at my dad's places from 15-25 because I always put in a lot of work. Realized that you don't get something for nothing, and I was up doing shite all of the time. Nobody ever complained because everything was always in good shape ad ready to go come hunting season.

I can also add that it helps if you have equipment, supplies, or connections with either readily available

I know of a really shitty one some guys are leaving because the didn't kill anything and paid too much. It has openings...

There are not many places I would pay for a duck lease right now

Pay a fraction of the cost of a blind and look for an easement that gets you to Public land that most people can't reach

Eta: I understand it's a lot different down there though

Not St. Bernard.


Ducks don't come to da parish.

3 blinds 300 acres $18k in gueydan

Saw this in October on another board. Not sure if it's available for next season

18K is cheap. I know one blind going for 16k in NELA

I find less and less people plant rice anymore in gueydan. It isn't the duck capital of the world anymore. It may just be me, but hunting there isn't what it used to be, to me. Some friends leased 800 acres from Dixie Rice and all we really killed were geese for the most part.