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Administrative | Recognizing that many of our hunters travel from 39 different states to hunt we offer pictures and text that may seem unnecessary to resident hunters. This picture is just a case.
Timber or flooded timber duck hunting means different things based on regional background. This is one example outside of a slough and into the wetlands proper where timber duck hunting is offered. This picture is of the Oak stand that separates the north and south shooting pools where the Japanese Millet is planted. When flooded the water will extend from the shooting pool past the blind into the trees. The dozer work in this shooting pool was for the removal of volunteer trees and shrubs opening the pool in front and to the sides of the blind. Unlike flooded green timber of the southern duck hunter our brown timber must be dried out during the growing season. An added value to our water level control. Before and after of a timbered pot hole.
While we will often say for ease of conversation that we build wetlands we do not actually create any wetlands themeselves. We take existing wetlands and enhance the habitat for duck attraction. These two pictures are a good example of that enhancement. This was a naturally occurring pothole whenever the river came out of its banks. When it flooded the ducks worked it hard, during dry years it would be dry and of no duck hunting use. Through levees, in/out flow control and pumps this pothole has dependable water and a good duck hunting spot.
After the dozer finished we went in with 30 day millet. This is a case where the wetlands simply cannot not be made any better. |
