sptsman
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Reged: 12/14/05
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Loc: Missouri
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OK fells, for the first time in 25+ years the stars have aligned and may have the time to follow the ducks south. I have spent the last several years raising kids working and generally up to my arse in one thing or another. After the busiest work year in a long time, I am caught up and don't really have to be anywhere for family, work or otherwise, after Christmas day. In short, I can take a week or two and chase ducks...
Here's the problem, I am not even a little familiar with hunting in the Southern states. Looking for some do's and don'ts as I drive south and look for ducks that slipped by me here and need killing. Arkansas? Louisiana? Mississippi? Texas? I have no aversion to the trial-and-error method, just looking to avoid some of the errors, if I can.
I have never paid a guide and don't really want to go that route. But if push comes to shove, I guess I would for a day or two. My preference is to find public spots or get permission on private ground (assuming this is nearly impossible) and do the work myself. I'll be traveling with one other guy, maybe a third.
Any advice or smartarse comments are welcome. In the meantime, I'm going to get on the phone today and start making calls. I'm hoping this internet thingy can save me a little time with my research as well. Looking to go the day after Christmas. I'll probably be gone a week, maybe more, maybe less.
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foots
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Got a boat w/25hp motor or less? If so, hit the WMAs in Arkansas. If they are froze hit the Arkansas river just north of Dumas. 
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I was born kicking, screaming, and covered in someone elses blood. I have no problem goin out the same way.
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Mac
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Got a boat w/25hp motor or less? If so, hit the WMAs in Arkansas. If they are froze hit the Arkansas river just north of Dumas.
Been there and done that too. Most likely divers, but anything can turn up... motor up some 10 minutes and you ought to find a slough adjacent to the river...
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foots
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Killed the chit outa mallards not far from the Dumas bridge on many days. The divers are down river by the dam.
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dabs
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I would give foots or Mac a call....I heard they both have experience around the dumbass bridge...go figure 
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redleg
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Dayum  That's gonna leave a mark
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foots
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dabs said:
I would give foots or Mac a call....I heard they both have experience around the dumbass bridge...go figure
It's pronounced Du ma, and it's a story about killin ducks. You should read it. 
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sptsman
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Loc: Missouri
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I figured this thread would deteriorate. Never disappointed here...
Thanks for the info. It is looking like we're going to try a few WMA's. I made a few connections with some folks I know up here that have been and can at least start me in the right direction.
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Muggs
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Reged: 12/19/05
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Loc: Okieland
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Call Arkansas Game and Fish and have them send you paper maps of the Cache and White river NWRs. Check the water levels and go hunt. These are big areas with lots of huntable tracts varying from small to large.
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