Sunset at Butler Island Plantation

[Setter Man]

Thanks for sharing the photos. We are blessed in this country to have so many beautiful places in this country and the ability to spend time in them with our dogs and Parkers.

[Mills]

We sure are fortunate. Basically, $65 gets me full hunting and fishing privileges in Georgia (WMA permit is $15 of that cost) and I get access to the premier duck hunting property in Coastal Georgia for no extra charge, not to mention other state hunting lands across the state. I am sure there are other similar opportunities in other states.

[Mills]

Here is the EH. Hoping for one more hunt before the season is out.

[Mills]

Decided to add some recent photos to this old post. Enjoy!

[Bill Murphy]

Mills, is the hunting by daily lottery or is the place always open?

[Mills]

Bill, A little of both. They have a lottery for about 25 stands and then have about 5 standby stands. Then they have two other islands that are first come, first served. One of the islands is accessible only by boat, so that theoretically cuts down on the number of hunters. When we were down there, though, there were people headed out in their boats the night before to get a good spot. The boat landing was packed at about 8:00 pm

[Hammer Gun]

Mills, Predators are drawn to shooting places because of easy food, When in Jonesboro Ark a couple years ago we had a spread of decoys for snow geese, we winged one and he flew a couple hundred yards, to lite in the field two minutes later a couple coyotes came out of the woods and got him guide said it happened all the time, also Pheasent hunting on a preserve the hawks are pretty abundant, Gary

[Mills]

I have noticed that too and have also heard that hawks and other predators can scare ducks away from an area, just like hunters. Makes sense

[charlie cleveland]

as i drove by a field going to church a large hawk flew down into a pair tree had several doves sitting it thus the doves came flying out i dont know if the hawk got to eat his meal or not....charlie

[Big D]

This morning, my son-in-law and grandsons watched a hawk (they didn't know the species, but I would bet Red-Tailed) take a sea gull which was sitting on the ground.
Personally, I'd rather eat dove than gull.