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Posted on 11/23/23 at 9:03 am to Speckhunter2012
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We did a few paid hunts those years with the Hennings in Thornwell and would do great. Next day we'd hunt our lease not that far to the west and not fire a shot.
Because the Hennings and laccasine company own the majority of the land south of Thornwell and there is no crawfish and they flood up the majority of the acres and don’t have many blinds so there is plenty of places for the birds to relax
Posted on 11/23/23 at 9:05 am to choupiquesushi
Like all things with nature there are likely many factors: Mild winters, high rivers creating more habitat up north, less ducks overall, more pressure and access in LA?, and habitat changes are just a few factors. I also think the commercialization of duck hunting keeps more ducks up north than ever before. There are now guides covering almost every square inch of water up north. Lots of money going into making duck compounds all over Texas, Arkansas, Mizzou, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Less ducks spread out over more area doesn’t help
Posted on 11/23/23 at 9:33 am to skullraker
I was in Missouri two weeks ago deer hunting and the owner was complaining about the lack of birds not coming down lol. He showed us last year the duck club he is a member of and they have pumps and heaters to keep the water from freezing, he said this year they haven’t ran them once and the worst season on record.
Posted on 11/23/23 at 11:20 am to Midtiger farm
Don’t discount the historical legacy of areas, birds have been coming back to those areas for hundreds of years and will continue to.
Tom is one of the few that had F U money to go on a buying spree and it would never affect his checkbook.
Tom is one of the few that had F U money to go on a buying spree and it would never affect his checkbook.
Posted on 11/23/23 at 12:46 pm to KemoSabe65
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Don’t discount the historical legacy of areas, birds have been coming back to those areas for hundreds of years and will continue to. Tom is one of the few that had F U money to go on a buying spree and it would never affect his checkbook.
Definitely not discounting that - it’s always been one of the best spots in the state and Laccasine company has always done it right
I’m glad Henning bought all that land because it would be mostly crawfish ponds now
Posted on 11/23/23 at 12:54 pm to Capt ST
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It’s incredible the number of pintails in the TX panhandle. Damn near every pond I pass is loaded with them.
I’ve been very surprised to see the number of pintails here south of HTX compared to LA. Light and day difference.
Posted on 11/23/23 at 1:40 pm to TulaneUVA
Pintails are just starting to make their way down to south Texas, we’ve been getting our limits the last few days, hardly seen any before
Posted on 11/23/23 at 1:48 pm to texastiger38
Interesting. Last year was my first serious hunting Southwest of HTX and tons of pintails then too.
Either way, it’s been an interesting change from LA.
Spoonies are still plentiful. Less blue bills and ringnecks. Less mallards but that may be nature of rice field being close to coast
Either way, it’s been an interesting change from LA.
Spoonies are still plentiful. Less blue bills and ringnecks. Less mallards but that may be nature of rice field being close to coast
Posted on 11/23/23 at 2:22 pm to skullraker
More hunters started chasing birds north. Farmers figured out there is big money to be made off said hunters. More habitat further north for the ducks. Also with corn added to gas there is more acreage in corn than ever. They only fly as far south as they have to.
This post was edited on 11/23/23 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 11/23/23 at 2:42 pm to Sweet Pickles
NODAK used to be a freelance haven, not sure when it changed but kemo jr pulled up onx and almost the entire state is now red.
Posted on 11/23/23 at 9:58 pm to halleburton
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Or are you insinuating something else?
I used to hunt with an old farmer whose favorite saying was "every year is different son", maybe he knew a thing or two after 35 years.
I have 2 theories on this.
> one goes back to the mid-1900's and the aggressive expansion in building reservoirs where there may have been very little if any waterfowl habitat. There are thousands of lakes from small to large that were not previously available for ducks, especially in our Mississippi Flyway.
> Once duck hunting hit the modern era from VCR tapes to YouTube, etc., landowners/farmers saw the profit available in pursuit of good hunting land and adapted their farming/management methods for maximum profit.
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Do you think global warming is causing the ducks to winter further north?
Man made global Warming is BS. Even if we are currently 1 degree warmer than 50-100 years ago, 1 degree?
I woke up this morning and it was 47 degrees. This afternoon it was 65. Does our earth change if today was 48 and 66 or 46 and 54?
Tomorrow is going to be warmer than today. The Horror. LOL
Posted on 11/23/23 at 10:16 pm to Ol boy
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I was in Missouri two weeks ago deer hunting and the owner was complaining about the lack of birds not coming down lol. He showed us last year the duck club he is a member of and they have pumps and heaters to keep the water from freezing, he said this year they haven’t ran them once and the worst season on record.
Dude, it's Thanksgiving and not even winter for another month. I would not expect Missouri to be using heat pumps in November.
Give it time. My newsfeeds have been predicting rough winter due to the El Nino and jet stream. Who knows? We shall see. Even if I am sunbathing in my backyard New Years Day, I promise you I hunted that morning.
Posted on 11/24/23 at 11:11 am to Speckhunter2012
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expansion in building reservoirs where there may have been very little if any waterfowl habitat.
This is the reason so many of the specklebellies stay in Arkansas now. There have been hundred of reservoirs built there in the last 30 years and the specks love to roost in them
Posted on 11/24/23 at 11:14 am to Ol boy
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heaters to keep the water from freezing, he said this year they haven’t ran them once and the worst season on record.
Missouri is never locked up in mid November - like wtf is that guy talking about
we are a month into fall
The farmers in Missouri besides the boothill are still harvesting crops in late Oct
The historical avg temp for Columbia Missouri which is middle of the state for Oct is 68-48 degrees and 57-37 for Nov
This post was edited on 11/24/23 at 11:17 am
Posted on 11/25/23 at 2:50 pm to Bawpaw
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No. Google Earth, surface drives, social media, and a change in habitat/agriculture ruined duck hunting in LA.
CenLA has been loaded. Knock on wood it stays that way.
Posted on 11/28/23 at 10:35 am to BorrisMart
I have listened to all the argument/theories and I still struggle to understand why guys less that 5 miles from me are still doing well. that said; I'm talking Caernarvon. Pretty mush anybody South of lake Lery out to black bay is struggling.
Posted on 11/28/23 at 10:53 am to The Torch
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Duck Dynasty ruined duck hunting in Louisiana
Negatively impacted duck hunting across the board. What's funny is they do very little duck hunting on the show. If they did more duck hunting instead of being known as duck hunters fewer people would be interested....its damned hard work and the reward is usually pretty small if you don't thrive on cold and wet and beautiful sunrises. If killing things is you goal or eating wild game is your goal duck hunting probably ain't for you...but they do almost no duck hunting but what they do looks fun so folks go all in.
Calling ducks has always been a hilarious thing to watch about 99% of duck hunters do....since DD has been a thing it is almost painful to hear. I have seen folks hunting ducks out of pontoon boats with a length of camo burlap spread over the motor and a dozen decoys that were so shiny they'd blind you. Equally idiotic shite everywhere you go. All of the stupid bastards have a shot gun that will kill ducks and geese at 300 yards. They also either show up at midnight and set up poorly in a prime spot and thus flare every bird that flies or, even worse, wait until shooting time to set up 25 yards away. Their "blinds" look like hazard beacons, their calling is attrocious but what they lack in quality they try to compensate for in quantity, their 300 yard shotguns and alarm clock issues are maddening and then they bitch and whine about the lack of birds.
Posted on 11/28/23 at 6:46 pm to texastiger38
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Pintails are just starting to make their way down to south Texas, we’ve been getting our limits the last few days, hardly seen any before
We have a pintail problem in certain parts of LA. Everyone gets theirs and has to watch them come sit in the decoys.
There has been a shift though, less birds in my area the last few days. They were getting stale. Either headed north, south, or to the reserve where they know they cannot be shot at.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 10:03 am to Midtiger farm
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This is the reason so many of the specklebellies stay in Arkansas now
the reason the specks stay in arkansas is because a lot of SW LA is 100-200 acre patches and when duck hunting got popular the farmer decided to put 4 blinds on it and charge 7500 per. The guy that leased it thought that was too much, but he still leased it and either guided or split it 5 ways to make some money back. When there were birds they hunted morning and afternoon. That just doesn't work. If we would have done like MO and made nice refuges we'd still have birds. Lac refuge and club prove that
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