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re: Cold weather- no duck…WTH???
Posted on 1/10/25 at 9:01 pm to Goldensammy
Posted on 1/10/25 at 9:01 pm to Goldensammy
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Posted on 1/10/25 at 9:35 pm to Out da box
Well, you have been lucky then.....ducks are just not worth hunting in some places further south now.
Too many pay-hunt spots up north that keep the ducks fed and watered.....young birds are trained not to fly all the way south anymore, IMO.
Too many pay-hunt spots up north that keep the ducks fed and watered.....young birds are trained not to fly all the way south anymore, IMO.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 11:05 pm to LSU Neil
64 yrs old hunted Venice for 25 years and it was like stealing, now hunting with the grandson and I feel bad for him, not anything close to what we once had , we're lucky to SEE a limit
Posted on 1/11/25 at 12:25 am to Out da box
Last year was pretty damn good IMO.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 2:09 am to Jenar Boy
In the early-mid 80s the mallards were so thick in the swamp behind the farm it was unreal...we would out our 3 and back out not to disturb them.
They just disappeared, never knew how good we had it
They just disappeared, never knew how good we had it
Posted on 1/11/25 at 2:09 am to Jenar Boy
In the early-mid 80s the mallards were so thick in the swamp behind the farm it was unreal...we would out our 3 and back out not to disturb them.
They just disappeared, never knew how good we had it.
They just disappeared, never knew how good we had it.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 7:28 am to Out da box
It's over with. Might as well find a new hobby or drop your expectations for a "duck hunt" down to just enjoying coffee and a sunrise.
Seriously, it's over, done, gone, adios.
Seriously, it's over, done, gone, adios.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 7:30 am to White Bear
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Even Honey Brake is queer for deer now.
Talk about a charade!
This post was edited on 1/11/25 at 7:32 am
Posted on 1/11/25 at 8:09 am to Barneyrb
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I also met Joe Alevarious (spelling
What did he ticket you for?
I heard a story about him almost getting hypothermia trying to catch some guys up around Morehouse Parish shooting over the limit. They warmed him up and he still gave them a ticket.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 10:40 am to southside
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It's over with. Might as well find a new hobby or drop your expectations for a "duck hunt" down to just enjoying coffee and a sunrise. Seriously, it's over, done, gone, adios.
I’m excited about this mentality opening up some new lease opportunities.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 11:28 am to Theduckhunter
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opening up some new lease opportunities.
It will be interesting to see if lease prices ever go down with as bad as it’s getting. $12k per pit to kill a few ducks and geese nowadays
Posted on 1/11/25 at 12:17 pm to LSU Neil
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Not sure how old you are, but if you missed the 70s-80s you would not believe what it was like.
This. Wearing almost no camo too
Posted on 1/11/25 at 12:19 pm to Theduckhunter
quote:. Nope networks of guides are pirating any and all available leases to expand their range and ability to jump around.
I’m excited about this mentality opening up some new lease opportunities.
Lease prices have never gone down even in the 3/30 days
Posted on 1/11/25 at 12:52 pm to choupiquesushi
That is true for certain areas but not all.
And I didn’t say that the lease opportunities would be cheap.
And I didn’t say that the lease opportunities would be cheap.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 12:56 pm to Theduckhunter
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I’m excited about this mentality opening up some new lease opportunities.
Have at it. Go get you a nice lease in the heart of Gueydan, Louisiana for $12k. Hunt all season and shoot 30 Ringnecks, 10 Teal, 5 specks, and a dozen sunrise pictures. Give it up and pass it to the next sucker. Rinse and Repeat. There is a sucker born every season.
There is ground around the state has been held by the same lessees for generations and has shot thousands of birds a season, but in the last 5+ years it's been passed around like an orphan to any sorry fool that wants to "try".
It goes for the whole state from Monroe, to Columbia, to Creole. Same story every year.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 1:05 pm to southside
Man, the way ya’ll talk I have no idea how I even put ducks in the freezer. Must be lucky I guess.
Look, I realize duck hunting isn’t what it used to be, but I’m optimistic that it will get better. I’ve personally seen improvements, albeit small, in the last couple of years where I hunt.
It’s certainly not worth $12k for a pit but I’m perfectly happy with what I pay for the lease I’m in now. If it wasn’t washing away I wouldn’t be as concerned about finding something else.
Look, I realize duck hunting isn’t what it used to be, but I’m optimistic that it will get better. I’ve personally seen improvements, albeit small, in the last couple of years where I hunt.
It’s certainly not worth $12k for a pit but I’m perfectly happy with what I pay for the lease I’m in now. If it wasn’t washing away I wouldn’t be as concerned about finding something else.
This post was edited on 1/11/25 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 1/11/25 at 1:08 pm to Tear It Up
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him almost getting hypothermia trying to catch some guys up around Morehouse Parish shooting over the limit.
That was probably daily for him. He really a hard on for the guys out on 15 and the guys in Jones off Dummy Line Road. He would sit in the ditches and watch people shoot and what was jacked up is he would write tickets on being out of order on when you shot back when we were on the points system. Heaven forbid you shot a Mallard hen first with that guy.
I was in high school during his glory days and only got checked by him once or twice since that dude wasn't slumming out at Russell Sage where we were hunting. However every once in a while we got the invite to Mer Rouge, Pin Oaks, or 15. One morning he busted a pit on Richland and it was raining bad. He asked for a ride in on the wheeler of a guy he wrote a ticket too and the guy basically said to pound sand and Joe confiscated his wheeler.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 1:41 pm to MWP
quote:Feds at mouth of river back then were way worse on that - the cans accounted for a lot of tickets.
eople shoot and what was jacked up is he would write tickets on being out of order on when you shot back when we were on the points system. Heaven forbid you shot a Mallard hen first with that guy.
Posted on 1/11/25 at 1:43 pm to slinger1
quote:people really can't comprehend how many birds we had back then. But I miss the quail we had in my younger days way more than the ducks.
64 yrs old hunted Venice for 25 years and it was like stealing, now hunting with the grandson and I feel bad for him, not anything close to what we once had , we're lucky to SEE a limit
This post was edited on 1/11/25 at 1:45 pm
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