I had mentioned how dry our marsh was previously. We were able to get a dozer in and really put a hurting on the cattails that had tightened up the hole. We were able to connect up a couple of previously isolated holes and now have a ~3 acre opening vs. ~1 acre that I hunted last year. The drought has turned all the cattails in the marsh brown and has made the whole marsh look like you would see at the end of winter. Though the water it back, I am not sure how it is going to hunt. I assume that the wigeon grass is the primary historical food source but it is gone since there has only been water for a couple of weeks.
We have now finished up the new blind. Transplanted two 16' trailer loads of clump grass and bushes to cover the island we pushed up with the dozer and it could still use some more. Hopefully a storm doesn't come in this year and wash away the island. Blind consists of six single man pods from Tradewinds with a platform in the middle for the dogs. Set up where we can face north or south depending on wind and the birds' preferred flight path that day. Each side of three blinds is surrounded by a boardwalk of three 2x6's with cattle panel flaps brushed in palms that can be adjusted for desired height. May end up shortening the panels a bit but wanted to try it out first. Need some paint on the stairs and it is ready for this weekend.