Help with Flooded Timber Duck Hunting..
 

anyone know of any puplic areas? A buddy and I are wanting to take our boys on a timber duck hunt over the christmas holidays. Last year we went to the la/ark state line area and didn't do well at all, looking for somewhere different this year.

Sherburne wildlife management area and Indian Bayou.

What about pearl river wma? Do they allow hunting there?

That one last year was definitely interesting!!! Lol. Lake Ophelia had some flooded timber stacked with birds when I was deer hunting last year during January.

Yes in certain areas

i've always wanted to hunt there for some reason.

There is one over by Manchac

My buddy grew up in Slidell and says the overall hunting opportunities were much better than the WMA's around here. Not sure about just straight waterfowl but deer, ducks, skirls, turkey, etc. it's a great public hunting area.

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Yeah you right, not surprised you remember that adventure, it was interesting to say the least! Hoping to not duplicate that this year!

Bayou Beouf WMA near Columbia. I've done well there before when the bayou was over its banks.

I've heard Oklahoma has some great public duck hunting if you have a boat and don't mind the drive. Guy told me he had a whole DU designed pothole wma to himself, apparently those okie's don't care for duck hunting. Not sure if it will be good this year with the drought.

Manchac has no timber to hunt...only leases have timber around there...we have been seeing alotttttt of mallards on our lease they have just been flying out of range and won't commit for some reason....been a lot of pins mixed with them in the same flocks too...

Bouef is probably bone dry as low as the ou****a river was Monday when we crossed. Almost no public timber opportunities in La atleast this year with the lack of water. If the Ms river rises your best bet would be to find an outfitter around Greenville Ms that hunts the overflow and book a hunt. Most timber guides are booked a yr in advance and charge astronomical rates because of the novelty. I can set you up with a guide on catahoula that won't tear your eyeballs out.

Cathoula lake green tree area has some great hunting. No motorized boats Also three rivers management area

Forgot about tensas NWR, there are places with timber to hunt but all are dry currently. That's the only good place I know of but the water has to b right,check out on web to findout what days you can hunt it.

Russell Sage WMA is a huge flooded green timber area. Gotta work to get in there a little bit but its mallard heaven!

By work, you mean paddling?

Prob Bone dry like everything else up here.

Thanks for all the replies guys, im going to research some of these areas...anyone know if Indian Bayou area has water in the timber right now? I got a few good recommendations to go there, I met a guy from port barre and he told me has done well in the timber there for years.

Indian bayou is not bad. It does have water in right now. Another area is dewy willis wma