17 October WetlandsLast weekend we completed covering all of the duck blinds for the upcoming season. Unfortunately, the majority of the big rains that passed through missed Henry and Linn Counties, which need water the most.
Right now, the pump in Holt County is running, so we're assuming all four blinds will be huntable unless any unforeseen problems pop up.
In Linn County on the east marsh blinds #1 and #2 are huntable, but #3 and #4 are not. # 4 has enough water in the bar ditches for wade-in hunting if anyone is interested. On the west marsh, we will be moving water from the holding lake this week which will provide ample water for blinds #6, # 7and # 8 (which has been designated to wade-in hunting). #5 most likely will be huntable, but we're waiting to see water before we take reservations.
In Henry County Unit A Blairstown Lake, blinds #1 and #2 are huntable. Winkler's Lake blind #1 is huntable, but #2 is not.
Henry B, blind #3 is huntable and #2 is close. The north wade-in area is dry but the pond next to the parking area has ample water to hunt, but the vehicles might flare the ducks.
Henry C is dry but the gate is open ready to flood if we get some rain.
Henry D, blind #1 and the wade-in area are huntable, but # 2 is dry.
Cass A, we're waiting for the landowner to combine before we close the gate.
Cass B, all of the irrigation lakes are all huntable. Let' not get lazy and overlook this spot due to the blinds in Henry County vs wade-in hunting.
Vernon A is the same as Cass B. All of the lakes are huntable.
Reservation Reminder : We take a maximum of two daily reservation per hunter. If you want to hunt the same blind or property unit both Saturday and Sunday, you are required to call the office after 5 pm Friday to make your second. Two week day reservations in succession or Friday and Saturday or Sunday and Monday are more than welcome.
Waterfowl guests are not allowed until after opening weekend and not during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. If you would like to take a guest on a weekend you need to wait until after noon the Friday before to request a spot for a guest. Guest passes are the same as last season $50 per day. One guest per member per day.
Camouflage material being hauled to cover the last duck blind for the season.
A bind in process of being camouflaged.
The far side of the same pool on this wetlands. The blind is center on the brush line.
As this update is published it is raining and a second wave of rain that started last night is moving into Missouri from west to east. The radar picture below is from 9:37AM, 17 October 2007.
PupsHello, We are the Price Family from NE Missouri near Kirksville. Our teenage daughters have taken on a project and had our family lab bred with Mike Munn's Springlake Tanker, a hunting retriever champion here near Kirksville. His male points and retrieves; our female retrieves. The pups are doing great, are eight weeks today and the girls are selling them for $225. (We are NOT a kennel). Thank you, Robert and Kerri Price rprice@kvmo.net
CRPQuail unlimited asks all to contact their senator concerning the current negotiations on the Farm Bill, www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm. QU's point to be made is that: "...members of the Senate Ag Committee wish to divert those savings away from conservation to other titles in the Farm Bill..."
Missouri's Governor is the typical politician playing to special interests seeking drought relief for portions of Missouri that have D0-D3 drought conditions and below the minimum D4 rating required to spend federal drought relief dollars that come out of the USDA pool of monies, your tax dollars, and further allow the release of CRP for grazing and harvest. Missouri Governor Blunt Requests USDA to Declare Counties Agricultural Disaster Areas Due to Drought, Tue, 10/16/2007, All American Patriots, Dispatches from the Depth of the U.S. Government, Source: Missouri Governor. If the governor wants to step out side of the federal law to spend tax dollars he should do so with Missouri State citizen tax dollars.
The Other SideThe animal rights groups have once again demonstrated their superiority at public relations over animal welfare, conservation and hunting organizations. They have influenced a court judge to make them recipient's of criminal monies.
"...ordered to donate $500 to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals..." Minn. Man Admits Using Dog Food To Bait, Kill Bear, Craig Miller Gets $5,300 Fine, Loss Of Hunting Privileges, Denver News, October 16, 2007. |
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