A hunt that is a bucket list experience for many waterfowlers, and is about as deadly and dangerous as any. Divers on Lake Michigan. It is a storied experience that holds local legend and great mystery and appeal to the rest of us.
Shrouded in Arkansas green timber and wrapped in wonder. The sunrise begins to stream through the cathedral spires as the growing wind rustles the bare branches above. With it, flashes of greenheads and dangling orange feet descend to the calls from “lonely hens” below. You are here, at the right place and at the right time, because of the work and history that make it possible. Strait Lake Lodge.
Who doesn’t love the glimmer of greenheads in the rising sun, the cupped wings that keep us all awake at night in the off-season? They are the most populous duck in North America found in every flyway. But does it really belong to each one and is it really a “mallard”?
After a year without many contests, the World Goose Calling Championship Contest was back on in Maryland this past November. With it, the event crowned a new Champion in Lee Williams.
The lord gave JD the passion for building relationships and the ability to relate to others quickly, pair that with what he says is the only thing he’s really good at- and you get one of the most skilled waterfowl guides in all of Arkansas crushing birds in Oklahoma.
The river runs through it, for hundreds of miles finally depositing past Venice, Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. A football field of marsh is lost every 100 minutes and duck hunters won’t be haunted by the waters like Norman Maclean, but by the loss of the wintering habitat, the waters are taking away.
Hunting tips, tasty recipes, and more - Explore Duck Camp Dinners!
A refuge filled with gunpowder, tall tales, and boudin; this series will explore what it means to cook recipes from the “swamp floor pantry”, and explore Louisiana’s rich, complicated history with the outdoors.
