Blind 8 is a pit blind covering 20 surface water acres of flooded vegetation including millet.
The average depth is 12 to 36 inches.
Hunters can access blind 8 with hip boots but we always recommend chest waders to place decoys and retrieve game.
Access can be difficult if the dirt path leading to the marsh is wet. We allow the use of ATV's to haul decoys and gear to and from the blinds, but they must be parked in the regular parking areas to avoid flaring birds working the marsh.
The blind faces Parsons Creek which is a major flyway feeding the Fountain Grove Wildlife Area in north Missouri.
Many hunters are attracted to the Association to expand their waterfowl season since we have land in both the Missouri North and Middle Zone.
The North Zone opens a week before the Middle Zone and the Middle Zone closes a week after the North zone, which gives waterfowl hunter 2 additional weeks of hunting.
The season begins with an early teal season in September. Teal as well as mallards and a variety of other duck are attracted to shallow water marshes, such as the marsh in front of blind 8, with natural vegetation to feed on. 
Late season duck and goose hunting is always hit and miss when the water starts to freeze, but like all other types of hunting, those that get out often and are able to hunt weekdays as well as weekends seem to have the best success. |
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