| Anyone that has hunted waterfowl in the club 10+ years has most likely heard of or been involved in some good duck hunting on Blairstown Lake, in Henry County Missouri. Over the past 3 years the lake has produced poorly compared to the past, due to extreme dry weather and bad luck with mother nature. Ti reverse that less than desired duck hunting we drained the lake and installed a 6 inch pipe, which will enable us to drain the lake and plant duck attracting crops each summer. Draining the lake will also give us the opportunity to start fresh with the blinds. More water, more food probably will mean we will need to reposition the blinds. If everything falls into place, Blairstown Lake will be back to what we remembered it to be.!
While it appears to be just a pipe this one improvement will have second order effects that cumulatively add up to a much better wetlands. Knowing what a difference this pipe would make over all other options is the benefit of our decades of experience building wetlands well suited to attract and hold ducks as well as support the duck hunter during the hunt. All the duck hunter must do is duck hunt, none of the hours of work required to make that duck hunt possible. |
Back side of the drain pipe with a gate opened for intake water after the lake bed is planted and ready for water.
6" pipe installed to drain duck lake to plant crop for feed for the ducks. Gate can be used for intake water source once crops mature.
Meeting with landowner, staff and machinery operator to determine long term duck lake game plan.
