Duck Leases

[meaux fishing]

Me and a few friends are looking to get into a duck lease not trying to pay more than 1500 a person if thats possible. I've always hunted public land so I don't really know what they go for. Location is not too big of an issue as long as there are birds and its in Louisiana.

[Xpressboat908]

Good luck finding a half decent lease these days. Bascially all of the good duck leases are taken. If you see one open it is for a certain reason----it is not worth it. I probably rather duck hunt than fish for specs. I share a rice field lease with one of my uncles in Kaplan. It is decent at times during duck season and it is great for teal season. For you to really kill ducks day in and day out you need a spot in the marsh. Where I rice field hunt after the first week of the season you really have to hunt the fronts to kill birds. What saves rice field hunting is the geese. Also, I have a college buddy of mine that has a lease in Pecan Island which I am able to make 8-10 hunts with him per year. If possible this is the place to hunt but the waiting list is 100 names long. Good luck!

[Trent Buxton]

If your really looking into a duck lease you need to head to Northeast louisiana. That area has been better duck hunting than any sothern lease for about ten years now. Got to hunt a few years back just south east of Monroe on a small farm. rice fields and flooded timber areas....All blinds produced more duck in 30 minutes than I have seen in years south of I-10. Its proven that migration patterns cycle much like our climate. And its just gonna be a long while before south louisiana gets good again. could be 50 years or more. And with increased DU and DWF funds being dumped into the mid-west states to help develop wintering locations for ducks it may never be worth the money ever again to pay for those big blinds south of I-10

[Xpressboat908]

You must of never hunted in Pecan Island. Not all of the leases are good but most on the south side of the main highway in PI produce. Now maybe rice field in North LA compared to South LA are better. That would not suprise me.

[LaAngler]

seems like some areas around forked island and white lake are pretty good hunting the past couple years....

i know the hunting in cameron parish isn't what it used to be...that's why i started deer hunting more.

[Raymond]

If your really looking into a duck lease you need to head to Northeast louisiana. That area has been better duck hunting than any sothern lease for about ten years now. Got to hunt a few years back just south east of Monroe on a small farm. rice fields and flooded timber areas....All blinds produced more duck in 30 minutes than I have seen in years south of I-10. Its proven that migration patterns cycle much like our climate. And its just gonna be a long while before south louisiana gets good again. could be 50 years or more. And with increased DU and DWF funds being dumped into the mid-west states to help develop wintering locations for ducks it may never be worth the money ever again to pay for those big blinds south of I-10
Can you please "QUALIFY" your claim??? How many areas south of I-10 have you hunted? Where did you get your And its just gonna be a long while before south louisiana gets good again. could be 50 years or more. And with increased . Don't believe all your hear Bud, have been hunting Pecan Island since 2005 and not had a year under 1,200 birds killed. And No, they were not blackjacks or spoons, Mallards, Greys, Pins, and Teal.
You gotta pay to play in this world!;)

[huntin fool]

AND THATS WHY I HUNT PUBLIC for big ducks.

1 its not worth the money and work you put into on a duck lease anymore unless your on a good lease, When you can go into lacassine and limit out easily. All it takes is a lil work and to get a lil muddy, which if you cant stand to get a lil muddy or put out a effort to work,then you shouldn't be hunting.

2 if your looking for goose hunting the go ahead and get a lease..idk hardly any public places to get on some geese.

3 i just happened to luck out and have a deer lease with ponds on it, so teal and woodies will meet their deaths there...

4. Example that hunting in south la hasn't been like it was a few years back- my buddy has a lease right off the intercoastal and almost bordering lacassine,they had a POOR season, they haven't shot a greeny in 3 years now.


lacassine pipe-line is no secret...they slayed em

[J.D.L]

If I were you, I wouldn't touch a ricefield lease. I have some buddies that hunt in Kaplan and average one or two birds a hunt. I hunt in Pecan Island on the North and South side of the highway, and while we don't always limit out, most of the time every shooter gets his six birds. Now good luck trying to get in a lease around there, waiting list is a mile long and most Verm. Corp leases are pretty pricey.

[elle-esse-ewe]

I agreee with rice field leases....i have had some high dollar ones over the years in the Kaplan Gueydan areas. up to 10,000 a lease. Let them all go about 4 years ago. Just not worth the hunt anymore not producing at al. Our family owns a lot of marsh land in SWLA around the Vinton area and south. For years as a kid growning up you could pick and choose every duck you shot. Now you can hunt for two days and not see a limit of birds flying around. Its really sad situation. Got to hunt in Southeast Arkansas just north of the Louisiana line about 5 miles. It reminded me of being a kid all over again. Tons of birds every hunt...limits and limits of geese. Got to also hunt some flooded timber in the area and I got tired of seeing greenheads by the end of the week. Its just crazy how all those birds dont make there way down this far anymore. I have heard it all from DU short stopping to it dont get cold enough quick enought to push them down but simple fact is those places up north are putting in the time and MONEY to make it happen in there areas.

[cmdrost]

People up north finally realized the $$$ that could be made in duck hunting. They've planned for it now. Not as cold, so they don't come as far down. BUT, hunting is still very good down here. Just gotta find a good spot.

I hunt rice fields mostly now......geese make up for lack of ducks, but still some very good duck days

[elle-esse-ewe]

cmdrost....."very good" is a stretch...Id say its above average in places at best. But its no where near what it was years back over the entire area of south la. and it may never in our lifetime.

[TheCajun]

Duck land for lease in Hope Dale, 10mins from old Pips Place boat launch. Approximately 150 square acres near the Twin Pipeline Canal north of Hopedale Lagoon. Tons of ponds that can be accessed by outboard, mud boat or air boat. $1200 per person for the entire season. Each leasee can bring one youth guest per hunt, more guests if approved by me. Ducks, Gators, Deer and Pigs... trapping land. Of course all necessary hunting or trapping licenses required. Contact 504-535-9504 for details.

[Top Dawg]

:pSouth la still kills more ducks every year!

[jsethl13]

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[Shawn Braquet]

Im fairly positive he asked if anyone knew of any leases svailable in La. He did not ask for a lesson in duck migration nor 101 reasons to hunt other states. I'll keep my ears open. Fyi meaux, when i proposed to my wife, I toldher she was wearing my bad a$$ duck lease on her ring finger!

[fullrutt]

I will have two blinds available for this season in 2 weeks.. We are in Vidalia, La right by the Miss River... We have flooded corn, milo, millet, beans, and Duck Dreams fields.. We also have flooded timber... Timber and all fields have water wells to raise and lower water levels throughout season for big ducks... Camp house sleeps 22 people.. All pit blinds are heated, have dog boxes and completely dried all year..
Membership is 8500 per year which includes you and 3 guest anytime for duck hunting.. We also have bird cleaners and fantastic cooks for breakfast and dinner.. We kill mostly greys and mallards in the timber with woodies.. Fields produce some mallards but mostly widgeon, pins, spoonies, teal and geese.. We killed right over 1400 sucks last season and a little over 1650 the year before...
If you are interested PM me with your name and number and I will give you a shout..
This is a farm that specializes in ducks and killing ducks.. We have a good time but also are very respectful family duck club and always have kids around the camp...

[Yakbum]

Some of the best hunts I've had have been in Sabine/lacassine. Gotta put a bit more work into it but hey no pain no gain

[Yakbum]

Example that hunting in south la hasn't been like it was a few years back- my buddy has a lease right off the intercoastal and almost bordering lacassine,they had a POOR season, they haven't shot a greeny in 3 years now.

HAHAHA Nate???

[southern151]

You guys do realize this thread was started over 3 yrs ago, right?

[Super Spook]

You guys do realize this thread was started over 3 yrs ago, right?

I didn't but thanks for the heads up.

[huntin fool]

You guys do realize this thread was started over 3 yrs ago, right?

Was waiting for someone to catch that.

[lilrab1989]

I dont know where yall hunting at in these rice fields with no ducks but the rice fields i hunt in in lake arthur an welsh sure do have alot of birds we might not limit out every morning but we kill aleast 12 to 14 ducks an our limit of specks every day the past 3 to 4 years we killed more birds in the rice fields then we did in the marsh an have pictures to prove it

[meaux fishing]

You guys do realize this thread was started over 3 yrs ago, right?
I was waiting for that too lol... But I'm looking for an upgrade if anybody has something closer to my house shoot me a PM

[stamant70774]

i hunted north of Natchez last year and i barely saw any ducks. saw more ducks south of i-10

[southern151]

Hey st amant! Come see some of the eastsiders!

[specktator]

I dont know where yall hunting at in these rice fields with no ducks but the rice fields i hunt in in lake arthur an welsh sure do have alot of birds we might not limit out every morning but we kill aleast 12 to 14 ducks an our limit of specks every day the past 3 to 4 years we killed more birds in the rice fields then we did in the marsh an have pictures to prove it

And you have probably been having that lease for 10+ years as well. There are some very good rice field blinds in south LA, just very hard to come across now a days.

[all star rod]

And you have probably been having that lease for 10+ years as well. There are some very good rice field blinds in south LA, just very hard to come across now a days.

X2, I know guy that has lease and he is able to water buffalo his cut at least once every two weeks during the season. This makes a big difference. However, the marsh is overall better day in and day out than rice fields.

[Swlatiger]

I am a strong believer in true 'flyway' patterns of ducks. I have hunted in private rice field blinds that are truly amazing in the numbers of birds that they produce and then in leased fields that just don't seem to come close to that production over those same periods.

[all star rod]

In general, I am sure the rice fields that do not have a blind every 100 acres (which most do if leasing) are better than ones that have a blind every 500 acres. That is the difference between leasing land vs private land.

[lilrab1989]

the thing with people leaseing blinds is they over hunt them an they sky bust birds you cant hunt a blind twice a day every day of the hunting season an expect the birds to stay there if you are a avid waterfowl hunter you would know that the birds sence pressure an when they start feeling pressure they move you just have to know how much you can hunt the same blind in one year. An another thing is you have to change your decoy spread up take your goose decoys out the field everyday when your done hunting move the duck decoys around three four times a years give the birds something diffrent to look at i guide an if i hunted the blind are left the decoys the same all year i wouldnt kill half the birds i do

[lilrab1989]

just go look at my pics on here an see

[Spunt Drag]

just go look at my pics on here an see

Take some pictures of your decoy setups.


This thread can't die!

[Bluechip]

Just wondering if any of you avid duck hunters have ever put a trail camera out over your decoy spread?

[Spunt Drag]

Just wondering if any of you avid duck hunters have ever put a trail camera out over your decoy spread?

Yea but all my pics showed they were feeding at night. :D

[calcutta37]

just go look at my pics on here an see

Lilrab stay out of my holes.

[lilrab1989]

@calcutta37 you just wish you could hunt with me lol