Missouri Wetlands
This Henry County Unit C blind 4 facing the northeast (our map reference).
The blind is on an old river channel that we can drain and plant if we desire. This year we left it sit and it dried up for the second time 35 years.
It's a good blind when the wind is out of the south. It produces many species of small ducks early and good mallard hunting later in the season with an occasional Canada Goose as a bonus.
A wetland that we have progressively done improvements over the past 15 years to enhance the hunting.
We refer to this next blind location as HC #1 facing the south east. The blind is on an old river channel that we can drain and plant at will. This year we planted as much of the lake bed as possible and had adequate rain that made a good stand of millet.
It's most productive with a north west wind. It produces many species of small ducks early and good mallard hunting later in the season with an occasional Canada Goose as a bonus.
A post season photo from the north east corner of the marsh facing south west. It's very satisfying watching birds working a wetland that has endless days of hard work put into.
Pictured is the wetlands intake and drain cannel that has since been cleaned out with an excavator to improve and speed up the water flow.
Most people think operating a hunting business is a breeze, but in reality days like these are common when you are working with mother nature.
Due to cleaning the canal, we can now plant the area in the background that is covered with water. Every summer we try to make improvements to increase the quality of surface acres we have to work with.
It's always been said there are 3 elements to quality hunting habitat and they are food, water and cover.
