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NELA NWR Water Levels
Posted on 11/3/11 at 10:26 am
Posted on 11/3/11 at 10:26 am
I usually hunt D'arbonne NWR, Upper Ouachita, and sometimes Felsenthal, AR...
Rumor was that they are pumping water into some of the Refuges such as Russell Sage and even Upper Ouachita, anyone know anything about that?
With the entire Mississippi River Flyway suffering through this drought, if you've got water, you're going to kill ducks.
Rumor was that they are pumping water into some of the Refuges such as Russell Sage and even Upper Ouachita, anyone know anything about that?
With the entire Mississippi River Flyway suffering through this drought, if you've got water, you're going to kill ducks.
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Posted on 11/3/11 at 10:33 am to Funreaux
Do you only duck hunt? I was curious is to why you don't hunt Union WMA? This is my first wear to hunt WMAs and I have focused on Union. I'm deer hunting and don't duck hunt.
Any thoughts or advice?
Any thoughts or advice?
Posted on 11/3/11 at 10:35 am to Funreaux
Sorry to change the subject. I have not heard anything about pumping water into the WMAs. With it being so dry I would imagine that LWFD want more water in the WMAs so the ducks aren't confined to certain areas and want to avoid a slaughter fest for the few hunters who do have water.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 10:51 am to Funreaux
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With the entire Mississippi River Flyway suffering through this drought, if you've got water, you're going to kill ducks.
You better have a rest area on your property to hold them because once they get shot at they are going to head somewhere else quickly. Last year we killed mallards after Christmas in a dry field with only a ditch of water running through it simply because we had a huge roost lake on our lease that held them in the area. This year they are stressed even further, so it will be interesting to see how they respond to pressure and lack of food this year.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 10:56 am to Funreaux
I have 200 acres of crawfish ponds grown up in goat weeds south of talullah.. ANd we pumpin 
This post was edited on 11/3/11 at 10:57 am
Posted on 11/3/11 at 10:57 am to NicoBlues
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I have 200 acres of crawfish ponds grown up in goat weeds south of talullah.. ANd we pumpin
I'll send you my email address...
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:00 am to Slickback
I hunt SLA, looking to do some standing flooded timber hunting this year. What would yall say is the best public land up north to hunt?
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:01 am to Slickback
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:01 am to GREENHEAD22
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I hunt SLA, looking to do some standing flooded timber hunting this year. What would yall say is the best public land up north to hunt?
Um... Monroe and west. You should be good.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:03 am to NicoBlues
Particular WMAs? NWRs?
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:09 am to GREENHEAD22
ouachita, russell sage, there are some public areas around the red river.. THE MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY IS OVERRATED.. 
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:36 am to NorthLABoy
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Do you only duck hunt?
I deer hunt on private properties except up north in Kansas and Northern Missouri. I'm mainly a duck hunter when I'm on WMAs or a NWR in LA.
I used to guide hunts up in Mer Rouge and Jones, but due to the ridiculous prices that they're charging to lease fields, I've gone to hunting public land. There weren't enough ducks over the past few years to really want to guide. I couldn't lie to my customers and tell them that they were going to slaughter the mallards, when in all reality I knew there wasn't a ghost of a chance. I just can't get pumped about killing 10-15 ducks.
I've got a 17' Excel with a Mud Buddy on the back. I can kill the same number of ducks on some of these hard to reach NWRs that my friends are killing at their $15,000 leases.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:39 am to NorthLABoy
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Any thoughts or advice?
If I was you, I'd archery hunt on Black Bayou or somewhere like Tensas.
Deer are keying on what acorns there are, and as soon as they leave those they're hitting up local watering holes. There are huge deer on these Refuges up here, but you've gotta hunt them hard. They've been hunted so much that they're smart and elusive.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:41 am to GREENHEAD22
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I hunt SLA, looking to do some standing flooded timber hunting this year. What would yall say is the best public land up north to hunt?
Upper Ouachita or Sage if they get the water in there... I've waxed the ducks on both of those. Most of the others require a mud boat, or extensive knowledge of the area.
eta: The Boeuf is one of the better and underused Refuges around.
This post was edited on 11/3/11 at 11:45 am
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