Nature presents: A Duck Creek Drama

On February 22nd, 2013 at 5:27pm MattB said:

Not sure what we'll do in Pool C just yet, I'd like to get it developed first then decide how we'll address hunter access.  As far as boat hides go, we have removed older deteriating boat hides from many existing blinds and not replaced them as they present an added maintenance issue.  Most of the blinds are situated right next to mature timber and it doesn't make a lot of sense to build a boat hide when you can simply shove your boat back in the woods and hide it that way.  That being said, any blinds that are built in the future that are out in the open we will probably provide a place to hide your boat.  Hope this helps.

On February 21st, 2013 at 7:43pm Anonymous said:

Will there be a blind replaced in pool C? There was a old style stilt wood blind there that was great to hunt out of that also had a boat hide. Hope all blinds replaced on the entire area have boat hides!!!!

On February 21st, 2013 at 9:53am frank said:

The old C blind was in the field north of Pool 2 on the other side of Ditch 104. This field is the lowest portion of Thompson Ridge.  Our plan is to take advantage of the fall of the land and manage water we can get opportunistically out of the ditch or from rainfall across these lower elevations.  Later in the season or during a wet fall it will add an additional hunting position to the draw.  During flood events this area will also provide flood relief to our neighbors as water will be able to get up and spread out of the ditch.

On February 21st, 2013 at 9:39am frank said:

Roy, check the previous post from January. I provided a summary of the waterfowl season and how things compared to last year in terms of timing of peak birds and differences in species harvest.  However, in that post I did not look at the difference in hunter success in Units A and B compared to years before the construction.  Thanks for the interest.

On February 20th, 2013 at 10:34pm Anonymous said:

Can anyone tell me where the old c blind is. I'm mostly curious I never knew it existed til recently

On February 18th, 2013 at 7:44pm Roy said:

Could we get a report on the ducks harvested this year (species, timing, ect.)? Also, curious as to how this year compared to previous years for Units A and B. I know it is still a work in progress and we had a drought, but I hope the new layout will result in a higher bird per hunter average. Any info would be great. Thanks.

On February 16th, 2013 at 11:52pm Anonymous said:

Any reports on the fishing at the lake?? Are the snow geese still using A Unit or the Lake?

On February 15th, 2013 at 8:57pm kredyt said:

I love your blog please keep up the good posts

On February 8th, 2013 at 1:32pm frank said:

There isn’t a hard fast date for the draw downs in Units A and B, but most of the units will be drawn down by the first of May.  As for Pool 1, it is currently above full pool which is 346 ft.  We are still working on the work plan for this year.  

On February 6th, 2013 at 9:48pm Anonymous said:

Can you tell us when Unit A and Unit B will be drained down for the summer? What is the current lake level? Any news on future (this years) improvements???