re: Togo Island, Diamond Island, Davis Island

I remember an older man named George that had his own camp adjacent to the camp house. He called it the Rats nest. He’d been hunting down there since the 60’s until his death. Him and his wife had their own box stand called the honeymoon box. I’m sure there was a story behind that.

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I remember an older man named George that had his own camp adjacent to the camp house. He called it the Rats nest. He’d been hunting down there since the 60’s until his death. Him and his wife had their own box stand called the honeymoon box. I’m sure there was a story behind that.

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That’s not him.

I always had a fascination as a kid with getting to gun hunt Louisiana during Mississippi muzzle loader season. And all we had to do was cross a ditch.

Cottonmouth is actually in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. It’s a large piece of ground on the river that they lease. The property that is in Belzoni sold a while back. It was called River Run.

Before Bill Walker , founder of Bill's dollar stores, bought that hunting/ fishing paradise 40 years ago the Arkansas club was Buckshot , the La. club was Nyanza and the Ms.club was Sarah Island ( on La. side of Ms. River). Nyanza was in middle and connected to other 2. .In jeep (pre 3-4 whelers) could be at hunting camps in 3 states within minutes without leaving dirt road.. Great high school years at Nyanza way back in the day.

It is definitely still a very special place. My family are members now. I understand that it takes a large sum to become a member, but that does not make the place any less special. Everyone in there that I have gotten to know have been A+ people. I hate that your friends lost it, I have been through that and know exactly how it feels.