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Well I talked to a local refuge manager today about our drought and water issues. He told me at this point refuges have been cut 50% and several refuges could receive zero water next season unless we have a very wet fall.

He told me if they leave a few dry next season they could flood one large refuge 100% or flood all the federal refuges 50% but only 25% of the hunt areas would be flooded because the rest would be used for the closed zone.

My fingers are crossed we get rain but this is what the plan is if we stay dry.

I thought you hunted a private rice field.

and a shit pond.

rebelp74 wrote:I thought you hunted a private rice field.

I do! And I may not have water either just wanted to give people the heads up.

Bootlipkiller wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:I thought you hunted a private rice field.

I do! And I may not have water either just wanted to give people the heads up.

he who has water could be king huh

Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

Redbeard wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:I thought you hunted a private rice field.

I do! And I may not have water either just wanted to give people the heads up.

he who has water could be king huh

The rice guys have a saying for next year.

"He who has the water gets the slaughter."

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

How much does a blind cost?

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:I thought you hunted a private rice field.

I do! And I may not have water either just wanted to give people the heads up.

he who has water could be king huh

The rice guys have a saying for next year.

"He who has the water gets the slaughter."

I suspect it'll be very true

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

How much does a blind cost?

a lot more than any of my spots

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

How much does a blind cost?

It depends on location but I would say average is 6 to 7 thousand for a 4 man blind.

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

How much does a blind cost?

It depends on location but I would say average is 6 to 7 thousand for a 4 man blind.

Damn.

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

How much does a blind cost?

It depends on location but I would say average is 6 to 7 thousand for a 4 man blind.

I know it's a stupid question but that's per season right? And do you get exclusive rights?

NuffDaddy wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

How much does a blind cost?

It depends on location but I would say average is 6 to 7 thousand for a 4 man blind.

Damn.

It's not cheap that's why we split the cost between 4 of us.

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

How much does a blind cost?

It depends on location but I would say average is 6 to 7 thousand for a 4 man blind.

I know it's a stupid question but that's per season right? And do you get exclusive rights?

Yes and yes. Basically you can hunt any time you want form November until late goose is over in February and it's 20 minutes from my house.

I hope Jim does not read this.

Redbeard wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:I thought you hunted a private rice field.

I do! And I may not have water either just wanted to give people the heads up.

he who has water could be king huh

The rice guys have a saying for next year.

"He who has the water gets the slaughter."

I suspect it'll be very true

I hope I have water!:D

jarbo03 wrote:I hope Jim does not read this.

Stroke!

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:I thought you hunted a private rice field.

I do! And I may not have water either just wanted to give people the heads up.

he who has water could be king huh

The rice guys have a saying for next year.

"He who has the water gets the slaughter."

I suspect it'll be very true

I hope I have water!:D

just curious Zach, but what will you do if you don't have water?

jarbo03 wrote:I hope Jim does not read this.

too late.

We may have to rethink the WCH if y'all don't have water.

Have you talked to Joel bout his club's water?

assateague wrote:

jarbo03 wrote:I hope Jim does not read this.

too late.

Take a deep breath and rub those pintail sprigs I sent you on your cheek.

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

How much does a blind cost?

It depends on location but I would say average is 6 to 7 thousand for a 4 man blind.

I know it's a stupid question but that's per season right? And do you get exclusive rights?

Yes and yes. Basically you can hunt any time you want form November until late goose is over in February and it's 20 minutes from my house.

If I had the cash I'd probably do it too seeing the birds you put down.

Bootlipkiller wrote:

assateague wrote:

jarbo03 wrote:I hope Jim does not read this.

too late.

Take a deep breath and rub those pintail sprigs I sent you on your cheek.

Now that I know how much they cost, I better put them in the safe with my bullets.

assateague wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

assateague wrote:

jarbo03 wrote:I hope Jim does not read this.

too late.

Take a deep breath and rub those pintail sprigs I sent you on your cheek.

Now that I know how much they cost, I better put them in the safe with my bullets.

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

Redbeard wrote:We may have to rethink the WCH if y'all don't have water.

Have you talked to Joel bout his club's water?

For political reasons I can see Joel's area having less water restrictions but I could be wrong. I think our fate will be decided in April.

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Olly wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Could this raise the lease prices of blinds?

It could very well.

How much does a blind cost?

It depends on location but I would say average is 6 to 7 thousand for a 4 man blind.

I know it's a stupid question but that's per season right? And do you get exclusive rights?

Yes and yes. Basically you can hunt any time you want form November until late goose is over in February and it's 20 minutes from my house.

If I had the cash I'd probably do it too seeing the birds you put down.

I've grown up hunting rice and I love every part of it. As long as I can responsibly afford it I'll have one.
Plus it's much more relaxing then public land hunting.

assateague wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

assateague wrote:

jarbo03 wrote:I hope Jim does not read this.

too late.

Take a deep breath and rub those pintail sprigs I sent you on your cheek.

Now that I know how much they cost, I better put them in the safe with my bullets.

Rule number 1 of hunting:

Never figure cost per bird!

We've had water restrictions for refuges and state marshes for the last 4 years. Change the way you hunt and work hard, you'll still kill birds.