Bubba I'm just putting info out there for the people that need to know.
Need to know what jacka$$? All I was trying to do when I talked to you on the phone repeatedly was help you out and put you in touch with a man that is someone good to know in NE Arkansas. He has some awesome leases trust me. I can give you a list of a bunch of duck hunters that rely on him.
That does you no good now that I can guarantee.
I never was in a position to make a dime off the deal. I was simply trying to help out a friend (Mike) that has done me favors in the past. He had asked me to get the worrd out so I did. I will never do it again. And the fact that you would hijack this thread as to give guys info as you put it makes me think a lot less of you.
Also, please explain as to why you aren't hunting it this year as well.
That's none of you god#%^& business but to be honest, I'm spent out for the yr. I've got over $20k invested in leases right now and working on leasing a tract of timber that borders some of my other timber. Don't have any $ left. Plain and simple. If I did I would keep it. Would you like to see my budget for this yr as well?
If someone tells a person 200 to 300 ducks a year on a lease, I would think they were trying to be honest.
While I don't have a dog in this fight, I do like to see people use realistic numbers ... not the outrageous ones and then everyone be upset at the end of the season and gripe about the area.
We have a winner...thank you Snapp. Spoken from a man that truly understands NE Arkansas duck hunting. Mike was trying to be honest and doesn' know you or your buddies from adam. Think you scared him when you told him you didn't like to hunt out of pits b/c you don't like the smell of mud.
Don't care where you're from that's funny right there. Him telling you guys how many ducks you'll kill in a yr would be bad business for him. Me and him actually laughed about you guys repeatedly asking that question.
You understand the inconsistencies of duck hunting a little more when you rely on it to pay your bills. He leases probably 30-40 tracts a yr to duck clubs and individuals and he does not advertise. If he does it's very little. That says a lot IMO. I've been leasing from the man since 1997. He represents a ton of farmers and landowners in Poinsett/Jackson county area...most of his clients including me are long time customers. He grew up in Weiner and probably shot his first duck when he was 6. He understands duck hunting to say the least. His guide service is strictly word of mouth as well.
If my club doesn't kill 200 birds in a yr on a paticular field I guess it's no good and I better quit leasing it huh? Had one of my best fields feed out early last yr in about 3 days b/c of those damn snow geese. Bet we didn't kill 50 birds out of it last yr. But guess what, we still have it and hope to be sitting in it on opening morning. My point, too many variables involved to estimate a number.
Plus I'd be willing to bet there are some fellas on this forum that would consider 200 birds off a lease in a yr pretty good these days.
Just not sure what a guy would expect for $3000. Seriously? Did you want a written guarantee? When we have a an opening in our club and I'm talking to potential members I always worry about the ones that ask "how many are we gonna kill this yr?" I usually think oh crap this guy is going to be a pain in the #$% and he must not have been doing this long.
I hate to see duck hunters get so hung up on numbers. In my opinion it's one of the things wrong with duck hunting today. It's about the experience, not how many on the straps.
I'm through with this thread.
