Preseason

[Rick]

Says the video is private, so at least the rest of us won't have to share that misery with you.

And, just to cheer you up, the bug and I have been doing our country morning miles and haven't heard the first goose that might be associated with the front.

[DComeaux]

Says the video is private, so at least the rest of us won't have to share that misery with you.

And, just to cheer you up, the bug and I have been doing our country morning miles and haven't heard the first goose that might be associated with the front.

I had forgot to make it public. Should be good to go now

[Darren]

Worked for me, lot of fowl!

[DComeaux]

Look what we found today! It's the only one that remains on the lease.

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The water is still a couple of feet or so above where it should be but the landscape has changed drastically. This picture is looking south and that little area of grass you see in the distance used to be the tip of a long peninsula that we could walk from the blind. The area where we'd pull up to the board walk is gone. The lumber you see is our old boat hide blind.

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There should be 10 to 15 yards of land and grass in this direction from where I'm standing. It will not be long before this entire property becomes one large lake.

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I could have taken more pictures but they would have all looked the same. All we can hope for is low water for a good period of time and fresh vegetation growth in the spring. We did see 3 or 4 good groups of ducks and jumped a small group of pintail. We may be making some hunts in here this year after all. I just don't see the birds hanging around down there. The refuges leveed waterfowl areas are filled with saltwater at moment.

[Rick]

Never know, might be covered up in redheads...

[Duck Engr]

A little ray of hope! Hate to see all of the land damage but good you had one blind survive.

[BGkirk]

Glad your blind stayed !


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[DComeaux]

I've heard robins over the last couple of days.

[Darren]

I've heard robins over the last couple of days.

Robins and the white pelicans tell us migrations are afoot.

[SpinnerMan]

I've heard robins over the last couple of days.

I am always amazed how many robins use the old strip mine that my hunting/fishing club is on. They must love buckthorn berries because there ain't much else here. We'll be stacked with them until it freezes hard.

We added new pits at the goose club I hunt late season. About 1,000 yards from the cooling lake in front and 300 yards from flooded corn in the back. Everything a duck could want.

[Deltaman]

Congrats on the blind Dave!!!!!!!!

[DComeaux]

Thanks deltaman.


The woodcock are here. Well... one for sure.

[Darren]

Thanks deltaman.


The woodcock are here. Well... one for sure.

So you're saying woodcock migration red hot, and robins and white pelicans swarming.
Got to go buy more shells

[DComeaux]

Thanks deltaman.


The woodcock are here. Well... one for sure.

So you're saying woodcock migration red hot, and robins and white pelicans swarming.
Got to go buy more shells

Once was a telltale sign of waterfowl migration, but that hasn't translated into anything close to what it was moons ago. Baiting has changed this dramatically. Good thing woodcock don't eat corn.

[Duck Engr]

Thanks deltaman.


The woodcock are here. Well... one for sure.

So you're saying woodcock migration red hot, and robins and white pelicans swarming.
Got to go buy more shells

Print it!

[MARSH BEAR]

Dave can you move your trailer in yet? What about utilities?

[BGkirk]

On our road it seems the poles and lines are all back up.
I counted less than 10 structures from highway to our camp they “might” could have electricity hooked back up right now. Be curious to know there plan


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[DComeaux]

Dave can you move your trailer in yet? What about utilities?

Haven't done a thing but cleaned the lot. We still have mud/dirt to move around and a new utility pole to put in. We have a meeting set up with the Parish on the 14th and we'll find out the regs then. I hope the rebuild regs don't become financially out of reach for me.
Power for the area is said to possibly be restored by the end of December. I had first heard late January.

[DComeaux]

In 2013 I took this young man and a friend of his on a morning hunt at our rice blind near Gueydan. I had posted this hunt in a log for that year but noticed this site doesn't go back that far. My daughter found this picture on his Instagram page.

Sunday morning we got the news that he and his younger brother were involved in single vehicle accident just a few miles from here and he didn't make it. My heart is very heavy at the moment. I can only image what his family is going through at the moment, especially his younger brother. He was driving and came out of it with a couple of scratches and bruises.... Rest in peace, Steven.

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[Rick]

Wasn't expecting that turn from such a happy picture. May he and all who love him know God's grace.

[MARSH BEAR]

So sad - a young man with his whole life ahead of him, and a family not having him to share his life.

[Darren]

Horrific news, can't imagine what the family is going through. Prayers sent for all involved

[Deltaman]

Great pic, and Thanks for sharing Dave!
Know that with that that big smile you put on his face with that hunt, you also put a smile in his heart
So very sorry to hear of his sudden death, and I will say a prayer for him, his family, (and you).

[DComeaux]

I haven't yet read through this, but thought I'd share.

https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/assets/Re ... nsider.pdf

[Duck Engr]

The acceleration of land loss in the last 30 years is shocking.

[DComeaux]

The acceleration of land loss in the last 30 years is shocking.

I think those pictures are a bit exaggerated but the loss is real. Notice that west of Vermillion bay isn't shown and has way less erosion then that east side. Land loss on the west side of the state is in large part (IMO) due to abandoned cattle farming practices left in place. The east side will no doubt disappear due to oyster and other fisherman fighting any sort of diversion work.

I was going to type that I'd like to be around for 100 years more then my allotted time just to see the changes, but with what's happening in this country today I think I'll pass on that.

[Lreynolds]

I haven't yet read through this, but thought I'd share.

https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/assets/Re ... nsider.pdf

Thanks for sharing this on-line, Dave. If anyone is like me in that anything longer than a 5-minute read is a struggle on the computer, we've got a number of hard copies. I can send you one.

[Rick]

As with the elephant that can't be eaten in one bite, only one bite at a time. I've been chipping away one article at a time, but it's not as apt to be "picked up" to do so on computer as hard copy on a coffee table.

[DComeaux]

I haven't yet read through this, but thought I'd share.

https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/assets/Re ... nsider.pdf

Thanks for sharing this on-line, Dave. If anyone is like me in that anything longer than a 5-minute read is a struggle on the computer, we've got a number of hard copies. I can send you one.

My pleasure, and yes, I would love a hard copy.

[Lreynolds]

Send me an address, Dave.

And my offer applies to everyone. We've got a couple of boxes of these 36-page issues that don't do any good sitting here in the office. Send me an e-mail at: Lreynolds@wlf.la.gov with your address and I'll send you a hard copy until they run out.