Sabine or lacassine or bust

[Top Dawg]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Back in the early 90's, Laccasine was as good as it could get for mallards but with each bag limit increase brought more hunters. Of those hunters, 95% were just like those mentioned above. Sabine/Laccasine poor harvest are due to the increased breeding success and bag limits. When the Feds back it down a couple birds those who only hunt ducks to Kill will go away again.

Yea. Hopefully this major drought up north will lower the limits next year and shorten the season and a lot of the tv hunters and facepainters will start watching the buck commanders and start deer hunting. And maybe the price of blinds will be reasonable again. Maybe a 30-3 season. I've heard rumors of no season at all.

[duck enticer]

Sabine marsh is starting to open up quite a bit and it isn't stopping. Go look at aerials, even after Ike/Gustav year it is still getting deeper and losing marsh in a lot of places.

One of our best spots opened up after Ike. I mean it was on for like 2 years. You couldn't get in there except with a canoe, and even that took a little work. Maybe one or two groups of hunters we would pass on the way to our spots. We piled the ducks and times were good. Well the marsh continued that opening process until boats could just drive in with trolling motors or outboard motors and blaze right into the spots we hunted a mile back or more. During the freeze a couple of years ago a guy with 3 hunters came idling through our spread with a bass boat??? He came from further back in the marsh too. We were 1.5 miles back in the marsh.

Last year we made the final trip to our dwindling honey hole on opening day. There were like 20-25 boats in the same area. Hunters every 200-400 yards. It was dissapointing to say the least.

Of course you take the good with the bad. With the opening of the marsh comes new opportunities for new areas, but you've got to wonder how long that will last. There is only so much land mass that can open up before it all goes to water.

Not sure what the solution is just wanted my .005 cents in there.

[Spunt Drag]

The solution is for the USFWS to get off its azz and manage some of the best public hunting opportunities in the country. Sabine is full of saltwater intrusion and is almost silted in beyond repair. Lacassine is completely overgrown with cat tails and salt grass, and almost no potholes left to hunt. People run their outboards in the marsh, threaten other people when they hunt "their" spots, and even hunt on days the refuge is closed. No game wardens to keep everyone on a level playing field. But hey, you got people who are sending our LA tax money to DU so they can work in Canada and the Dakota's. I hope there's a 30 and 3 season next year or no season at all. Refuge Pilgrims!

[Raymond]

Federal budget cuts to the NWR system has left Sabine with only 2 wardens and Laccasine 1-2. They can't handle the numbers and thus don't want to or have the money to make any improvements to either. Prior to Rita, Sabine had 5-6 wardens to police the Gong Show. Atleast 2 wardens were at the ramps at West Cove each morning to deal with the high traffic, now it's doubtful there will be any during the week. A lottery system on the NWR's could possibly alleviate all of the crowding and hostility. It's done on many NWR's up north but that would require more money and it just ain't there and probably never will be again. Of the 100,000 + acres Sabine NWR encompasses, barely 10% is huntable which is a shame IMO. Our problems are due 100% to our success.

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Federal budget cuts to the NWR system has left Sabine with only 2 wardens and Laccasine 1-2. They can't handle the numbers and thus don't want to or have the money to make any improvements to either. Prior to Rita, Sabine had 5-6 wardens to police the Gong Show. Atleast 2 wardens were at the ramps at West Cove each morning to deal with the high traffic, now it's doubtful there will be any during the week. A lottery system on the NWR's could possibly alleviate all of the crowding and hostility. It's done on many NWR's up north but that would require more money and it just ain't there and probably never will be again. Of the 100,000 + acres Sabine NWR encompasses, barely 10% is huntable which is a shame IMO. Our problems are due 100% to our success.

Yes federal cutbacks have devastate the NWR's, but food stamps are at an all time high. Lets pray some real change is coming after today.

[Ltmoore2009]

Been hunting Sabine for about 6 years now scouted it yesterday and saw the most birds I've seen yet out there

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by Ltmoore2009

Been hunting Sabine for about 6 years now scouted it yesterday and saw the most birds I've seen yet out there

My buddy said lacassine is full too.

[Ltmoore2009]

Bunch of birds in Sabine right now

[Top Dawg]

Saw more mallards last weekend In lacassine than I've ever seen this early in the year. Should be good this year.

[cmcnabb]

The river is loaded with mallards right now. Unfrickinbelievable

[Top Dawg]

And specks!

[huntin fool]

Ran laccassine and scouted some new holes.. Son they got some birds

[Spunt Drag]

It's true, it's on the Internet.

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by Spunt Drag

It's true, it's on the Internet.

Oh yea. Black hoodie, face paint, beany,nand I'm rolling to Lacassine.

[SULPHITE]

i gots a "meatstick" sticker on my gun barrel

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by SULPHITE

i gots a "meatstick" sticker on my gun barrel

Just got my back window decals of ducks cupped up.

[Top Dawg]

Meatstick sticker...check
Black hoodie...check
Face paint...check
Cd of slipknot...check
Robos...check
Duck commander call...check
eBay bands...check
Case of blindside...check
Duck commander DVD...check


I'm ready!!!!

[cmcnabb]

Haters

[Duck Butter]

Everyone that hunts the coastal marshes of Louisiana should take pictures every single time you go out hunting because its not gonna be there forever

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

Meatstick sticker...check
Black hoodie...check
Face paint...check
Cd of slipknot...check
Robos...check
Duck commander call...check
eBay bands...check
Case of blindside...check
Duck commander DVD...check


I'm ready!!!!

It sounds like you are being a smart elick! I really do have all that stuff so I am ready!!