I know of prominent duck clubs that haven’t hit those numbers this year and barely did so last year

My best friend had a lease for 18 years, same farm with 4 pits. Averaged 1200 a year with 5 guys, their kids and guest. Wasn’t hunted daily by any stretch. Lost the lease 4 years ago as guide wanted the place bad. Have heard the place now isnt the same. One thing that changed the last year he had it. The farms around this place were not hunted. One was hunted like a few times a year. Birds held in the area.

May have killed 300 the last year he had it.

The 6/60 introduced the chaos
Heck just look at the number of duck hunters in Alabama now. Incredible increase just look at license sales.

I started in mid 80s and there was literally a handful that hunted this end of Colbert and Pickwick had maybe 3 groups hitting it. We could hunt almost anywhere with the exception of a few places on Gunaford road and Leighton was locked up. There is not a hole anywhere in those areas without a blind today.

Heck there is even road hunters for ducks now.
Guided Diver duck hunts on pickwick
Folks running up any ducks they see on the River constantly

They quit migrating and weather is a factor but so is pressure.


This is the first year I’ve not bought and AR license in a very long time.

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