Forums46
Topics537,786
Posts9,729,155
Members87,042
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
Not Looking Good!
#6066786
12/04/15 07:06 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272
Creek2Creek
OP
Bird Dog
|
OP
Bird Dog
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272 |
The women went out looking around the last couple of days. The left is our resting area, the right is what we call the Shrinking Field Wetland. This is our biggest breach looking into the West Wetland. In the trees in the far back of the picture is what we call the Bigfoot Hole, our largest timber unit. Just an idea of how much ground is gone at this levee... Breach in our East Wetland Levee. This box stand is used for Youth Deer Hunts. Not supposed to be water in this field. It is supposed to be behind the tree line, which is the East Wetland. Another Box blind that is supposed to be dry! Behind is what we call the Long Wetland and the trees in the far back is what we call our Squirrel Hole, our smaller timber unit.
Last edited by Creek2Creek; 12/04/15 07:06 PM.
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6066824
12/04/15 07:43 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 459
Flock Knocker
Bird Dog
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 459 |
Oh man, looks like your going to have your hands full once things finally dry out.
Stop Searching and Start Hunting! www.THREECURL.COM469-289-1HOG (1464) Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @ Three Curl Outfitters Guided Duck, Dove, Goose, Hog, Varmint Hunts North Texas and Kansas Season and Annual Leases available
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6066831
12/04/15 07:50 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272
Creek2Creek
OP
Bird Dog
|
OP
Bird Dog
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272 |
Yes sir... I'll be one happy dude when they are able to fix the Chambers creek levee. It's pointless for me to do anything until that is done. I cannot do anything until we drain everything this spring anyways, but we are thinking it is going to be late summer when they fix the main levee at the creek.
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6067298
12/05/15 12:42 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 525
Dfwguy
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 525 |
Wow yeah Sabine has flooded a lot of our lease too. Not that bad though
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6067717
12/05/15 05:54 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 12,344
Duck_Hunter
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 12,344 |
Dang...that's a lot of water.
I just turned it on . I was looking bird dogs in the butt this morning.
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6067839
12/05/15 01:27 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,037
Greekangler
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,037 |
They are releasing water from lewisville and grapevine as of yesterday. Flooding trinity. I also hear they couldn't let water out of cedar creek lake because water had no were to go. Crazy. Went to check out my wetland- water levels have dropped about 1.5ft- had a lot more puddle ducks on it than last weekend.
Is there any way to back fill levy? Guess w water already out wouldn't solve anything
Take a kid Huntin
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6069003
12/06/15 05:38 AM
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272
Creek2Creek
OP
Bird Dog
|
OP
Bird Dog
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272 |
Gotta drain to backfill. No access with equipment down levees. Stinks... I'm still bout 6' deep!
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6069575
12/06/15 09:09 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,037
Greekangler
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,037 |
Yea- driving down levee does u no good. Equip probably too large. Guess using bucket wouldn't work. 6 feet. Wow
Take a kid Huntin
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6070278
12/07/15 04:48 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 540
No-Tox
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 540 |
Dang, that water just moving dirt wherever it wants to. Are there any areas to drop sandbags to hold back the water in some of your wetlands? If we get another wet spring going into summer that may delay the Chambers levee repairs. You do any planting in your wetlands or just moist soil management?
If you can't lick your own, you can't sit on the dog stand!
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6070336
12/07/15 05:57 AM
|
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 412
Fishuhalik
Bird Dog
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 412 |
Time to break out the spades & wheelbarrows!
Cigarettes are like hamsters. Perfectly harmless til you put it in your mouth & light it on fire
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: No-Tox]
#6070576
12/07/15 02:31 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272
Creek2Creek
OP
Bird Dog
|
OP
Bird Dog
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272 |
Dang, that water just moving dirt wherever it wants to. Are there any areas to drop sandbags to hold back the water in some of your wetlands? If we get another wet spring going into summer that may delay the Chambers levee repairs. You do any planting in your wetlands or just moist soil management? We thought about sand bags, but with chambers able to freely get out of banks, it would be pointless. The water comes over our levees. Just at the mercy of mother nature. We will have water, just not where it is managed. We do some planting. We have some picked corn and maize fields that we flood out, but the birds tend to go towards the natural stuff. We have an abundance of wild millet and widgeon grass in most of the pools that are not planted. We do plant rye grass religiously in one field, which is great for the geese in the spring. We like to kill them in woods, so we rely heavily on acorns and pecans for our birds.
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Fishuhalik]
#6070930
12/07/15 05:03 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,426
DuckCoach1985
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,426 |
Time to break out the spades & wheelbarrows! Or the water skis
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6070987
12/07/15 05:24 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 540
No-Tox
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 540 |
I guess the biggest problem you will have is to make sure to get the water out of the trees in a timely manner, as to not damage them and have good production next year.
If you can't lick your own, you can't sit on the dog stand!
|
|
|
Re: Not Looking Good!
[Re: Creek2Creek]
#6071538
12/07/15 10:12 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272
Creek2Creek
OP
Bird Dog
|
OP
Bird Dog
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 272 |
Oh yeah. These trees are under water for ~75 days a year. Never had a problem, but we have never drowned them like this....
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, TreeBass, txcornhusker
|