Duck Creek Hunting Update: August 2012

On August 29th, 2012 at 8:44pm Dustin said:

With the impending rain in the forecast, are you guys gonna be able to capture some of the runoff if the forecast totals occur? I would imagine there will be alot of water coming down out of the hills if we receive what they are forecasting in a short amount of time. Would be wonderful if you all could refill pool 1 and capture any other water available.

On August 29th, 2012 at 7:51am Anonymous said:

I pill per party please, don't ruin Duck Creek like they did Otter Slough. Its nice when you can just get up and go hunt a quality hunting area with a fair chance of hunting.

On August 28th, 2012 at 12:59pm cordek said:

Bandtaker1; There will not be a draw because habitat condtions currently do not warrant one.  The wells are not operational and it is unlikely that they will be in time to flood any of the units for the September teal season.  We are faced with two choices; 1. allow no hunting in these units or 2. allow opportunistic hunting following statewide regulations.  We chose the latter as the most reasonable alternative.  The units are not marked yet, which is another reason we chose to allow statewide regulations.  They will be marked before November 3rd. Teal hunting this season will be no different than in many dove fields on public hunt areas or on Pool 1.  If there is a place a hunter wishes to hunt and it is not already occupied, they may do so.  This may or may not change in future years at Duck Creek.  There is only one manged wetland area in the state which conducts daily draws for teal season.  If hunting pressure exceeds available positions in Units A and B, we may be the second.  Pool 18 is large because it is.  As we have explained in many previous posts, the levees in these renovated areas were planned and constructed on the contours of the land.  Pool 18 happens to be a rather flat unit, however not all of the area will be flooded.  The ground generally falls from the northwest to the southeast and the northern and western portion of this impoundment will be very shallow water to dry ground. Thanks for your continued interest of the area.

On August 25th, 2012 at 7:03pm Bandtaker1 said:

With several new spots to hunt and the entire Unit A and B reshaped I cannot beleive that a Draw will not be held for the Teal Season Opening!!! Unless you fellas have the new boundaries well marked it will be difficult to find and hunt any one specific unit! Are all the boundaries in the new areas in Unit A well marked? And I would also like to know why the new area 18 is SO HUGE?

On August 23rd, 2012 at 6:40pm Anonymous said:

Keith please respectfully tell the slow pokes in Jefferson City to get the lead out!

On August 21st, 2012 at 8:54am cordek said:

I have seen a few teal in and around the area this past week.  No big numbers yet, though.  The wells are still not operational in Units A and B.  We held a productive meeting between the contractors and administration last Friday where I believe some of the hold-up has been worked out.  We should have some water pumping capability soon and we will let you know when we do.  There is not much water on the land at present; just a few puddles in the meandering scours right now and what is available on Pool 1. 

On August 20th, 2012 at 8:10pm Hunter 1 said:

I know the teal have been moving and I spoke with the manager of Otter Slough and he said they are holding birds. I guess since these cool temps they have been coming down. Any pumps turned on yet in A and B units? How much water is available?

On August 20th, 2012 at 7:24pm Anonymous said:

No Quick Draw and 1 Pill per Party drawing. This is another thing, one of the top reasons in my eyes, that makes Duck Creek the best. Please don't change. If only every area in the state could be the same there would be so many more happy people.

On August 18th, 2012 at 7:55pm MattB said:

Greenbriar unit will be renovated in the next phase hopefully next year. We are working on allocating reservations for Duck Creek right now. We will likely have a few reservations available, but we are hesitant to give out too many due to the issues mentioned in this update.  Duck Creek will not have Quick Draw. We will continue with one pill/party draw!

On August 18th, 2012 at 2:30pm Anonymous said:

will the quick draw be used at the Creek

On August 17th, 2012 at 9:57pm Bub said:

Will there be any reservations allocated for Duck Creek this year ??

On August 15th, 2012 at 12:55pm Anonymous said:

Are there any plans in the future for the Greenbrier Unit?

On August 13th, 2012 at 7:26am MattB said:

Ryan, all the wells that were in place prior to the renovation are still used now.  We converted the well up on the north end of Unit A to electric.  Two wells have been added.  One in what is now the west side of 18 and then the other down in the northwest side of the new unit B.  both of these wells will give us reliable water sources for the west side of the area that we have not had in the past.

On August 13th, 2012 at 11:29pm Ryan Goddard said:

Just saw the map of A and B. Looks great! Are the same two wells on the south end of 16 still in use? Do you happen to have a map with the locations of all the wells you have now? I am just curious as I am so glad to see all the work that has been done.

On August 12th, 2012 at 9:06am Valerie said:

We are currently working on establishing and finishing access roads, parking areas

On August 12th, 2012 at 5:45am Anonymous said:

will the old #19 ans H pool be in the draw ?

On August 12th, 2012 at 11:28pm Anonymous said:

"We are waiting on the final inspection and approval form our Design and Development division in Jefferson City." Give us a phone number and we will provide them with a thousand reasons they should do this asap in the form of their phones ringing off the hook with concerned citizens. It seems just down right silly that you guys go through all this work to get things right just to sit on your hands while you wait for some stuffy white shirt to decided to pick up the phone and give the go ahead to send someone down for a final inspection that I am sure is just procedural at this point anyways. Regardless, keep up the good work our impatience just shows how excited we are at the changes that are taking place!!

On August 11th, 2012 at 9:57am Anonymous said:

Will hunters have to drive back to headquarters or drop cards at a drop box similar to years past (when entering from Highway Z)? The map areas appear to be very good.

On August 11th, 2012 at 9:49am cordek said:

Anonymous, the wells,pumps and motors are installed.  The electric line is buried and connected to the transformers and control boxes and the electric company is ready to energize the lines.  We are waiting on the final inspection and approval from our Design and Development division in Jefferson City.  We can push the button and turn the wells on after this happens. Darin, you may fill out cards for teal and early goose at the drop boxes which we will have available closer to the units.  All other hunters must continue to sign in at HQ or the first parking area at HWY Z.

On August 11th, 2012 at 8:34am Darin said:

Must you sign in at HQ to hunt or can you sign in at the drop boxes?

On August 10th, 2012 at 7:28pm Anonymous said:

Why havent they been able to hook up the wells?