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You would think so, but..



Maybe they just don't have that designated access spot noted on the map yet.

mohunter is gonna be really pissed now.

No body cares about your paddle boarding

I don’t know what you limp wristed colleyville bros do to get on the water. But there are few things I’m not built for coordination wise. One is that.

What ever you say.

Make sure and use USP 50 sunscreen

The Dallas Morning News had a article about it in the sports section today. Depending on rain, it sounds like it won't be open until next spring.

What they should do is make that wetland area a limited access draw hunt so people can have a uncrowded hunt.

But none the less, I dont see how the lake will be huntable this year.

It would be fun to be up there opening day to see how many topwaters show up to hunt to find the ramps closed.

TPWD will make a Facebook post the day before stating that they will be patrolling the lake by boat to make sure you aren’t out there in your boat. It’s for your safety.

I sure would like to see them implement a HP restriction on this lake. Its a relatively small lake. Limit HP to 25hp or smaller in the hunting zone.

Again. Take your hippie crap to California.

I'm confused, a HP limit is hippie crap ?
Makes sense on a lot of smaller lakes, and we're for sure not California types up here where we have them on some lakes.

16,600 acres isn’t what I’d consider a smaller lake. Not on board with HP restrictions either.

Yes 16k acre lake, with 5,300 acres that are huntable, assuming lakes at full capacity.

Anymore than 10 boats in there and things start getting tight. Factor in the lake runs east&west and with a south or north wind your probably looking at a boat every 4-500 yards along the leeward shore line.

To me thats not the experience I'm looking for. 25hp restrictions will keep a number of people out of the hunting zone, including bass boats.

I had no idea of the size of Bois d'Arc but I can tell you HP restrictions work well on small lakes up here.
I'm talking small though.
Folks can have their bigger motors on the boat must only use the smaller kicker motors on the restricted waters.
We have some 15hp lakes and may even have some lower restrictions up here.

Why stop at HP restrictions? Limit it to kayaks and trolling motors only. Since we’re there, throw in a guest policy as well, 2 people per boat. If a person hunts out of a kayak or smaller boat, there are smaller public hunting areas in Tx that I can agree with your idea. This is not one of them. If you really believe by limiting it to 25 hp or less is gonna keep the crowd out, you’ve got another thing coming. Every high school kid in the area has a busted up flat bottom with a copperhead.

Everything southwest of the boat lane is uncleared timber with no boat lanes so I doubt many are going to be running faster than a 25hp can run anyway. The wetlands unit is already designated for no motorized craft. The one boat lane is huge, but it looks like the only thing that is cleared at all below 897 is that boat lane. Not to mention there is almost no water west of 897 yet.

Considering the timing of the new lake flooding all that vegetation as it slowly fills during hunting season. And essentially a sanctuary considering it's not likely going to have enough water to allow hunter access yet. There are probably new or restored wetlands within the mitigation site too. I wonder if it all will short stop a lot of waterfowl and put a hurt on the hunting in areas south of there? At least in the short term.

It has affected hunting in the area (last year). NTWMD is happy to have it as a refuge in the interim. It held a lot of ducks last year. I’ve flown over it a few times in the last 12-18 months and it is a prime sanctuary.

Yep I'm well aware it held alot of ducks last year. It will hold alot of ducks this year to.

But once it opens for hunting, then what? Does it get over hunted and shot out within a week? Then it just turns into every other lake in north texas, can be good on big front days, but other than that expect alot of hunters and low bird numbers.

I get it, I dont want alot of rules and regulations either. I'm just suggesting ways that we might be able to have a lake that is different than the other lakes in the area. Might have a chance to have lower hunting pressure, better bird numbers, and a better hunting experience.

I bet it effects it long term as well. There are two mitigation areas near the lake about equal to the size of the lake.

The mitigation plan includes planting more than five million trees and restoring or enhancing 8,500 acres of wetlands and 69 miles of stream channels. Once completed, this will be one of the largest approved mitigation efforts in the U.S. for a single permitted project.
https://boisdarclake.org/construction/environmental-improvements/bois-darc-lake-area-improvements/

100% agree but instead of one lake, I’m thinking on a much larger scale. I would like to see TPW put more emphasis on duck hunting. It’s Texas though and the WT is king. There are projects that are being mishandled, or not handled at all really. Can’t put all the blame on TPW, though. I get it, 95% privately owned but we could do so much better with what we do have. I could rattle off a couple of places that, as you said, could be turned into draw hunt areas. For whatever reason TPW doesn’t collaborate (or maybe they’ve tried and I’m just not aware) with controlling authorities. I think our frustrations and concerns are mutual.

Yes hp restrictions and you cheap dudes will have a regular ole bayou meta all to yourself in fannin county.

There is no good argument for hp restrictions on any lake in north Texas. Just stop with your hippie pipe dream. Yes wytex I said hippie California crap.

He is trolling y'all. Don't bite. Besides It's no dream. It's already there.



Ducknbass, just curious if you were ever able to make that paddle through the mitigation area or new lake area before they started working on it? It would have been a challenge, but I would have enjoyed trying if I had the the time away from other trips back then.

They should limit it to 7hp. And also SBEII only.