I am curious is guys in Kansas and Arkansas cry like little girls when somebody names a lake on their forum? They have plenty of ducks up there, so I am wondering if all the whining about lake naming stems from the fact that we don't have an over abundance of birds or simply greed?
If the skies were black with ducks, and you could walk up the edge of the lake and shoot your limit in 15 minutes over the entire season, would you be concerned about somebody naming your lake? Or would you be welcoming and invite fellow hunters to come enjoy the never ending bounty of birds?

Why don't you hop on the refuge and find out. I may be greedy in your eyes, but you're a lazy duck socialist in mine so we can call it even.

Yes they don't like stupid either. Heck Kansas guys don't even like you to whisper the state name.

Yes. Because it’s a stupid thing to do

It's even more cut throat in some of those places...

I think most people think 'lake namers' are more responsible for internet scouting but I don't think that is the case. Honestly it is very easy to find area which would potentially hold ducks. Just google 'where to hunt ducks public lands (enter state name).

Find Ducks Unlimited projects to get an idea of where active flyways are and then look for public hunting spots near to areas that Ducks Unlimited thinks are important. There are 30 public areas alone listed in Texas. You can easily then cross reference to the annual public hunting guide and begin your search for there. You can do the same for any state, I posted Arkansas and Minnesota as a reference. It is literally just connecting the dots.

where is my like button?

Illinois?

mic drop.

For starters, I’ve invited three groups to hunt with me this year, rather than work against each other. My regular hunting buddies were met the same way. Not all duck hunters are jerks.

Second, loose lips sink ships. A lot has to go right to successfully hunt ducks. Even if I could walk up and shoot my limit in 15 minutes (not that I’m really interested in that. Shooting is a small part of hunting for me), no way in hell I’d tell everyone about that spot. There is no such thing as a “never ending bounty of birds,” hence why people who scout or work their [censored] off to successfully hunt them on public land don’t go around talking about their spots or lakes.

Third, Arkansas, Kansas, North Dakota and anywhere else you can think of are just as competitive as here, regardless of the number of birds in the area at any given time. Duck hunting is unique in a lot of ways. Migratory is a key term here. Sure, lots of animals migrate, but none have the ability to go from Canada to the gulf in a few weeks because the weather changes and covers up their habitat and food sources.

Last, you’re a horrible troll.

yes, the state departments in other states actually do weekly waterfowl count via fly overs on the different state managed properties, and then publish how many of each species which spot is holding on the interweb. Oklahoma flies a lot of jap millet on mudflats in public hunting areas, Arkansas floods thousands of acres of green trees and moist soil, Missouri plants corn/milo floods a lot and even keeps water flowing through some to stay thawed, what does texas do for its hunters? Sooner or later people will realize that the other duck hunters aren't the problem

Texas ducks don't need no hand outs from the state

Its not about the number of ducks, it is the number of hunters. What is better, showing up at a boat ramp that is empty or one with a line? I personally never hunt ramps with a line, you can have it, I don't care how many ducks are there. I would rather hunt places with less ducks to avoid other hunters. But that is just me.

If only ducks would know the tremendous amount of drama around them, i dont get it, as they are the ones beeing murdered.

you must not look at the past vs the current winter waterfowl counts, call it whatever makes you feel good. waterfowl go where the food and habitat is

and throw in the fact that for texas to be the 2nd largest state, it actually has very little public hunting area, and the majority of those aren't "prime" wildlife habitat

No folks in Arkasas don't get crazy about ducks.

They do like to race boats apparently.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJXdNPFtG1o

Just about that bad in Michigan. Yes people throw tantrums here just like in any other state.

"If the skies were black with ducks, and you could walk up the edge of the lake and shoot your limit in 15 minutes over the entire season, would you be concerned about somebody naming your lake? Or would you be welcoming and invite fellow hunters to come enjoy the never ending bounty of birds"


When you find this utopia X let me know. After I hunt it I'll let the world know about

Since there's so little public hunting in TX naming a lake has the effect of crowding an already crowded hunting area. So when you find a hot spot hunt it and shut the @#$#$# up!

This for sure!

hunt with metroguns, nobody can hear you
noise aint good for ducks nor scouters

It does not work like that. Ducks are migrators and move on when pressure gets intense. But to answer your question in a round about way: I Have hunted North Dakota for many years. There is an outdoor forum called nodak outdoors. It was once vibrant and teaming with contributors including many local waterfowlers. It had much in common with what THF is today. Internet scouters were shunned and shamed. Unlike this forum, the posters did not candy coat it when some idiot posted a location and blew it up. Discussions escalated to heated arguments where idiots were called out and many posters were banned. The end result was the passionate waterfowlers left the site and it has all but withered away. So yes, nobody likes that crap, even those in the heart of the duck factory.

I ran across this today. It is a Bass fishing cartoon from 1904. Still it is very relevant to half of Duck hunters. Or in some cases trolling of Duck hunters. I am sure no duck hunter ever stopped at a different lake on the way home to take the picture to post or post an old picture from another lake or a story of a great hunt on a neighboring lake in an attempt to reduce hunting pressure at the lake he really was hunting. Duck hunters are just not that fanatical, cynical, or gullible are they? Nope, never happen here.
Some things went on long before the internet. BTW, been hammering the ducks at Buck Creek on Ray Roberts. 182 Mallards so far this season.