Other Waterfowl Wetlands Hunting A grouping of the hundreds of farm lakes, ponds and beaver dams wetlands that exist throughout the Association's properties along and near major Missouri flyways, waterfowl refuges, state and federal wetlands. These bodies of water are not managed in terms of water level control, habitat development or blinds, however they still require a reservation to hunt. They are 100% natural, hunt it on your own areas. The advantage of these properties is they contain un-pressured birds that respond to calling. The ducks are not accustomed to multiple hunters' calls or numerous decoy spreads. The ducks that occupy these waters remain largely undisturbed for the duration of their stay.
This is Al S., a well rounded duck hunter that concentrates on a dozen or more watershed lakes and farm ponds. His comments reference this kind of waterfowl hunting is that he sees hundreds of ducks and geese versus the thousands that inhabit the larger wetlands and that these birds are not call or decoy shy. The pheasants were harvested on the way out of the pond. Al also commented that he has yet to see another hunter while on these ponds. |
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An example of this hunting is the picture containing duck, goose and pheasant from one morning's hunt on a 5 acre farm lake surrounded by crop stubble. This particular property is on the Missouri River flyway close to a federal waterfowl refuge.
The picture right is from another pond hunt on the Kansas side.
