Blind 6 faces Parsons Creek to the northeast on a 60 acre marsh covering a 30 acre shooting pool. The marsh is 12 to 36 inches in depth and is rotated from open water to flooded natural vegetation and small food plots each year. Since there are some deep spots in the marsh, we recommend chest waders if you do not have a dog to retrieve ducks. With open water blind 6 is prime for large decoy spreads to attract mallards on their way to and from the Fountain Grove Wildlife Area, which is only 2 miles to the south as the crow flies. When the marsh has flooded smartweed and millet early teal season can be action packed along with a variety of small ducks and mallards during the regular duck season. When the roads are muddy access to blind 6 can be difficult to access.
Parson's Creek is the trees. For the do it yourself waterfowl hunter seeking Missouri private land duck hunting MAHA provides a variety of wetlands in choice locations on proven flyways in both the North and Middle Zones. Managing private Missouri duck hunting land requires year around work and planning. **If a marsh is drained mowing is required for shooting pools to place decoy spreads in front and around the blinds. **Blind maintenance is an ongoing project in hard to access areas that the average hunter is not physically prepared to deal with on a long term basis. **Rippy grass, which is a major component to the duck blind process is not for sale on the market. Each year rippy grass must be mowed, gathered, bundled by hand and stored in a barn. **To break up the color of the rippy grass we use small pin oak limbs that must be cut and placed around and on top of the blinds.
"...peak migration, first week December, we caught the Canadian Artic that blew in for about 10 days and gave us a great hunt. We jumped these on the way out from the blind. Easily a thousand total....made for some great pictures we like as much as what goes in the bag..." |
