Louisiana ducks

[William Stevenson]

The duck season started Saturday morning here in coastal Louisiana. My son and grandsons came down to the ranch and stayed for the weekend. I shot my 16 ga Parker DHE Reproduction on opening day with good results, the six of us all got limits including the 9 year old. We hunt in a marsh area of the ranch and use sunken fiberglass blinds in about a foot of water. I shot alone this morning with the 28 ga Parker DHE Reproduction. My grandsons just cannot wait till the ducks are close enough when I use a small gauge gun so I hunt solo when using a .410 or 28. I place a flapper at 20 yards and shoot only when the birds are over or inside of the flapper. It was an interesting bag for me this morning, a Mottled duck, a hen Mallard, a drake Mallard, a Green wing Teal, a Blue wing Teal and a Fulvous Whistling Duck. The boys were also successful today. We are blessed with a very high duck count and multiple species in the White Lake area. We border the White Lake Reserve where Whooping Cranes were just re-established in the fresh water marsh. Just thought I'd share the wonder of this area that I've been fortunate enough to hunt for the past 60 years. Bill Stevenson

[Dean Romig]

Pictures?

[ch]

Ditto! It's not a easy process from digital camera to parker fourm but with help from others it cam be done. With help I figured out how so there you go. Now how do I get back to my e-mail.

[C grade]

Bill
Thanks you for sharing that hunt. I have hunted down in Venice for the past many years and sadly that area is destroyed. I will do some research on your area. Do you know of any guides that work that area?
David

[Don Kaas]

Sounds like a wonderful hunt.

[William Stevenson]

David, one of the best outfits to hunt with is Doug's Hunting Lodge, just West of Gueydan. I mostly hunt on my ranch but on occasion I've used Doug's and have been treated well. Doug Sonnier is a great host, his phone is 337-536-7902. He is on the Internet too. Cheers, Bill

[William Stevenson]

I have tried without success to post photos. In the past, I've e-mailed my photos to a volunteer, who, being much smarter than me, posted them on this site. I don't have photos of last weekends hunt, I do have photos of other hunts on the ranch. A month ago I took an eleven foot one inch alligator, I did not use a Parker on that hunt. Any volunteers? Bill

[MarketHunter]

Bill,

I have fond memories of hunting in South Louisiana, the mottled ducks in particular. Sounds like a good time was had by all.


Destry

[C grade]

Bill
Thanks, I will check him out. I specialize in alligators,big,small,they all die!!
22-250 though , not Parker
David