What you are saying seems inconsistent to me. I get your point about building a blind, but what if no blind is built, but I just shoot ducks next to you out of my boat?

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I do not advocate privatization of marsh water.

But not all marsh water is the same. No one wishes to privatize marsh water that was navigable in 1812. Private canals in the marsh should be every bit as private as one in Caddo Parish.

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Posted by Timmayy

Houston

Member since Mar 2016

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 2:10 pm to AlxTgr

That is where my separation of actions comes in. As soon as you are hunting on ponds "navigatable waterways" that's are within my lease agreement I take issue with that. Fishing in those areas I don't have issue with

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Posted by bluemoons

the marsh

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 2:15 pm to AlxTgr

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What you are saying seems inconsistent to me. I get your point about building a blind, but what if no blind is built, but I just shoot ducks next to you out of my boat?

We'll have to agree to disagree, but more or less yes. I lease the land for hunting purposes. I do not lease the water. To me, that is the only way to reconcile the old map with the new way. We can't just say "I lease the land for hunting so GTFO of my pond," because the we open a can of worms that allows a whole lot of the marsh to be privatized.

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Posted by Dock Holiday

Member since Sep 2015

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Posted on 12/2/16 at 2:29 pm to AlxTgr

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Private canals in the marsh should be every bit as private as one in Caddo Parish.

There is the rub. Tidal waters are not viewed this way in our neighboring states for a reason. The notion that the "should be" the same as in Caddo is a mindset that needs to change in Louisiana.

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