We went did alot scoutin' this weekend... we covered some ground too.

We saw a couple of small groups of blue wing teal & few doves here & there.

The main thing with the water bein' low is goin' to be access. Several of the boat ramps we planned to use are closed, but once you get in the water the groceries are easy enough to find cause we found the Sam's Wholesale Club of cockle burrs.... lot's of cockle burrs & even more cockle burrs than that. If you're not afraid to make a long run in the boat in very shallow stick ups, stumps, humps, fence lines, brush piles, dead lilly pads, dead hydrilla mats & log infested water you'll probabally be okay.

I wonder if the CoE, the various River Authorities, TP&W, the so-called powers at be, etc. are gonna allow us to use 4 wheelers this year, especially if the water levels don't improve. You'd think that THEY would try to meet us at least half way on the access issue cause if THEY don't I bet they don't sell near as many Type II, special lake permits, etc. cause 4 wheelers would be the way to go for the most part.

Also, be real careful where you get out of the boat as some of the new shallow stuff is still deeper than you would think & the bottom is real soft, I mean sink up to the boys soft.

Another thing too with this drought is that alot of the farm land next to alot of the lakes we looked at is bad... nuthin' to harvest. We saw a lot of burned up fields & several corn fields were they rolled the corn for silage. There were also several ranches with no cattle.

The low water might concentrate the ducks, but it's also gonna concentrate the hunting pressure.

On the otherside of all this if we should get some rain & some run off to put some water back into some of the places & the powers that be will hold the water... the ducks are gonna eat real well... lots of seeding type plants & did I mention all the cockle burrs. And maybe it will help to spread the hunters out a little too.

Your right about the duck grocery store. We could be on a drought through the winter but if the rains do fill up the ponds the birds are gonna be feasting. I have been in this part of the country all my life and have seen lakes completely dried up for the first time. They are full of Seenie beans. I hope I spelled that right. They are full of goat weed and all kinds of bird weeds. If wqe get the rains they will have plenty to eat. I live on a river and it is just a trickle. I normally take the dogs to train there but it won't even float a bumper.

Man, this lack of rain thing is starting to really get on my nerves. Around the Dallas area is probably the worst in the state. I’m a patient man, but my patients are running low. GIVE ME SOME FREAK’N RAIN!!! Can’t any of you guys do anything, talk to God, rain dance or something?

I tried washing my car, but even that didn't work. . .

Cloud seeding, that's the ticket

i took some guys to shoot pairie dogs last weekend on a place that holds some water and saw a couple hundred teal get up when the shooting started. cant wait until sept. 9th