It definitely seems like we keep moving the goalpost. Many hunters that are having dismal duck hunting seem to be begging for a reduction in season days and bag limits yet a "new study" indicates shooting 3 pintails won't harm the population. I know in S. Louisiana we quite possibly could...
Rarely do I shoot wood ducks since I've started working duck nesting boxes many years ago. I do find joy in the thought that some youngster might one day be pulling the trigger on his/her first duck that was hatched from one of my duck boxes.
Great work Ron! Please take lots of pictures of...
LEM hands down. My son got lucky and found a #12 LEM for $200 on FB marketplace. MEAT isn't the same quality as LEM. I use a #12 LEM and it'll go through 25lbs of meat in minutes.
I built one over 20 years ago. Can't find the plans but I'm sure they're filed away somewhere. In the meantime you might try this fella
https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/02/projects/gator/index.htm
My season ended last week at camp in SE La even though it runs until the 31st. .
The morning my son and I arrived at camp in SE La last Friday. Third split opened the 18th.
Tuesday night of the coastal snow storm and we got 3-4 inches!! I'm 80 miles South of New Orleans. One of the...
I've heard stories of the upper Sparkleberry Swamp on the Santee Cooper lakes here in SC being full of fights back in the 70's and 80's. I have a buddy in S Louisiana that wouldn't think twice to scrap over a duck blind he built on public water. I don't know many that beat him to his blind...
Install two new rims/tires, grease bearings, air up the tires and roll out. Carry the old rims/tires for spares, spare hub, grease gun
I tow my 24' Seaark on a double axle trailer and tow 750 miles to camp each duck season. All my tires are 13" First trip to camp this season a trucker...