Duck Hunting in NE, and SE Arkansas,

Have seen some really good hunts in East central and central AR and some great hunts in OK, killed 4 limits before 8 type hunts.

We prefer you not come at all.

Great hunts can still be had but I don't think anyone will argue that they are becoming more and more scarce.

All you have to do is look at the MS/ARK/LA duck surveys over the past decade.

Either all these duck DU says exist are staying further north or there is less ducks than they are saying.

Sure some ducks aren't migrating like they use to but there is a lot of evidence the populations are and have been in major declines.

We went to Five Oaks first split and had some great hunts. Our land in the MS Delta has been spotty. We need big fronts

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all the big money clubs with large acres and rest areas seem to be doing well in Ark this year though

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Talked to some friends who went to Slick's earlier this season and had a terrible hunt. Been very hit or miss. I've been on some good hunts but it has been very spotty. I think the bird numbers are way down (mallards especially) and that's why a few people will have them and a lot of people will struggle with poor weather. I've been listening to the Standard Sportsman and I think a lot of their guests have it right with where the bird numbers really are now.

I haven’t seen a wild green head this year while in the woods which is cray. The good news is the Woodrow’s are back, baw.

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Coca Cola

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I use to be in a lease across from the Coca Cola club. They hammered the birds. They’d be done by 8:00-8:30 most days they hunted.

I don’t know if they still have it or sold it but the Dobb’s family from Memphis owned it. I think they bought it in 2009 or 2010 for something like $8 million.

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If we're gonna have some ducks, they should be here by about the 10th of January and beyond

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You're deluded. We don't have the ducks they claim. I hunted em hard up until 97-98. We had so many birds in the early 90's I could have filled truck beds everyday. I saw ducks everywhere I went in east arkansas.
Now, I see no ducks to speak of, and nobody kills birds to speak of.
What happened? I sure don't know, but my suspicion is that the native population is being allowed to kill far too many birds. I am 100% certain we are being lied to so we will keep spending money.

Probably push some bigs down to the big clubs and hot holes, will push(via ice) the few Woodrow’s we have to the local deep water.

Upon thaw, the OB will wonder where the ducks are, a few baws will post their buddies whacked and stacked on guided trips to KS and OK; then the short dicks will start asking for outfitter recs to get on the list for 25-26.