Boats are provided by the hunter. All wetlands access is primitive. Most boats used are a canoe or small boat to hall equipment. Dogs & Decoys provided by the hunter. Motion decoys are legal. Vehicle Access is permitted when the special instructions on the maps allow. Otherwise park where indicated on our maps. Maps in the membership map CD include state highway, Association property and of our wetlands a detailed line map showing the wetlands layout. Reservations are to a numbered blind.
Combo Hunts with duck, goose and upland or deer are possible as seasons overlap. Combination Wetlands are creeks that flood through timber to swamp to open water then flooded crop fields. Lodging is by local motel.
Kansas pond and watershed lake duck hunting is the hunter simply reserving the property and setting up his own hunt. no blinds are available and the surrounding vegetation is as varied as can be imagined. The better ponds are those located outside of waterfowl refuges and along the major rivers.
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Waterfowl hunting includes both regular duck and late season goose. When planning a goose or duck hunting trip for the first time call and talk to one of the Association staff to get recommendations on where to hunt based on driving plans, wetlands preference and where we have seen the best migration concentrations. Once duck hunters have a hunt or several they begin to develop their favorite areas and simply call in for reservations.
Highlighted are the counties where we manage wetlands. Hunters would look in their Association issued map book for the locations of the wetlands in each of the highlighted counties.
Kansas has hundreds of crop fields around watershed lakes, rivers and farm ponds where ducks do not become accustomed to spreads and calls. This picture is from a pond hunt. The unique aspect is the mixed bag, ducks, geese and pheasant on the walk out.
