Pine island
 

Anyone hunt here? Around Roanoke? Going check a blind out tomorrow just kinda wondering how the big duck action is. It's a rice field so I know there's gonna be teal. Let me know yalls opinion please... Tia

I had a blind in pine island on the corner of meche and bryan rd and the hunting was great. Hal mcmillan still hunts out there and does great for teal season and really good on big ducks/specks. I've only hunted teal in the roanoke area and slaughtered them.

Sweet thx

I have heard good and bad things about that area. Like any other lease, some blinds are better than others. However, teal season in that area is always good. Hell these days, be happy if you can find a decent blind. I have been hunting the South Kaplan for about 10 years, some years are better than others but I am just glad I have a spot to duck hunt.

I hear ya and I am especially the prices. Just curious is all

Most rice field blinds are at least 5K at the very least.....The pine island area is 6 - 7K.....

Hmmmm

Pine isl is north of welsh, if it's around Roanoke the flyway is different. RF blinds are hit or miss and mainly miss but you should shoot a load of teal if you can hunt 16 days with as many guns as you can get.

It's 11 miles north of exit 59

Our group has 4 blinds in pine island. We had three last year and we killed around 1300 combined for teal and big duck season. We are really at the northern most part of the flyway for pine island. Dont get me wrong it wasnt esay killing that many last year. we are constanly brushing and moving decoy to kill them that good. Do you know about where the blind is and i can tell you if its worth it. I have been hunting that area for 10 years now.

I hunt nearby and birds (both ducks and geese) seem to work from south to north of I-10 as they eat out the feilds to the south toward the refuge (Thornwell, Klondike, Hayes). The hunting north of I-10 can be better during the 2nd split for this reason. Lots of teal and spoons always. 5g's is the going rate, maybe more w/camp and teal season

11miles north from exit 59

I'm going see it today I'll know more late this afternoon

You are gonna see a LOT of fulvous whistling ducks out there right now, maybe they will start hanging around til the season:) Wood storks are in those fields they are draining also

We killed a few opening day big duck last yr. I wish they would make a season during real season for em

how did that blind look? and where exactly was it.

I wouldn't pay 5k for anything north of the interstate.

I work in Pine Island and the hunting is very good in the area, just depends on the farm you are hunting. Do you have the farmers name? I may know him...

another good point

so you wouldnt pay over 5k for a blind that killed 1000 ducks and 100 geese last year?

No. I wouldn't pay 5k for any duck BLIND. but north of interstate is too spotty. I've had leases before north of the interstate and it's crickets until late season most times. But 5k is entirely too much for one blind IMO I will stay on public land before I pay that much.

Some people will pay, some won't. I'll pay, it's worth every penny not having other people screw up your hunting plus there is no public goose hunting here

I'm born and raised in pine island. I'll give it to you straight. The teal in this area is off the charts. Since the pintail numbers went down , big duck season is a disappointment . Last seasons drought made our hunting abnormally good . Bottom line is you should be able to kill teal , spoonies, gray ducks and specks

I'm lucky enough to have friends with goose fields that I get to go on a regular. I can't justify paying that much for a place to hunt on the weekends. Some do and that's fine. I just go where other people aren't on public land. I would lease a marsh blind for a decent price if one came about just to bring kids hunting but not 5k

Blind looked great we are going to get in it unless it falls thru. The guy was honest 2010 they had an awful yr up until then and last yr it was good to great depending on weather. I don't think you can go wrong the way I'm doing it. Its around 3500$ and I'm sitting it with two of my close friends. They both just getting into the sport I've been at it from a young age and now 26. I know it's gonna be great for teal I know what it takes to kill specs. Ducks are laniap for me but they do well on greys and occasional mallards. They killed nearly 2000 ducks last yr and 500 geese. Not hunting every day. 2.5 blinds because the 3rd blind is a lagniappe blind thy put ppl in it when they had extra. 1175$ can't go wrong I don't think

Good luck going where other people aren't in lacassine now. People will find where you are and beat you too it. Never had a problem until last year

The extreme drought had a lot to do wit that. Only water was in the pipeline area, and so were the people. But you're right, you will always have "boom scouters", but not near as bad on a year with a normal weather pattern. I will pay for a good blind as long as the farmer will work with me, otherwise you can get screwed quick. Good luck

We still haven't had a problem in lacassine. We hunt very unconventionally there.