re: Maurapas wma

We used to shoot our fair share of pintail and teal in manchac in the late 90's; used to beach the 16' flat boat boat @ the end of Galva and drop the pirogues.

My first hunt with my current dog (now 12 or 13 years old) was insane. We would only take a few shots and had out limit of teal, 2 and 3 dropping at a time. You'd have to retrieve them before the gators dialed in them.

In the pre-college days, we would launch toward the end of the spillway levee and paddle east. I think the area is leased by the "Duck Club" or something, but we didn't know any better. We's take the boat as far as we could and do the wader walk through the marsh ponds to the mallard holes. We once go lost for a few hours back there. The sounds of airline hwy and the interstate started to merge and mess with our heads. We'd only carry in a few decoys and a 12 pack of luke warm beer.