Anybody seen the new blinds?

[Levee Jumper]

Seriously.... Anybody seen one of the famed $30,000 blinds yet?

 

[Dodge Man]

They have started working on floating blinds at Gooch today.

 

[RUGER]

Woo weee can't wait for all that increased opportunity!!!

 

[JhnDeereMan]

If that's the contractors tractor the deal paid enough to buy a $120,000 tractor. Not bad.

 

[Displaced_Vol]

If that's the contractors tractor the deal paid enough to buy a $120,000 tractor. Not bad.

Well, to be fair I hope whoever got the deal has capable equipment…

 

[JhnDeereMan]

Well, to be fair I hope whoever got the deal has capable equipment…

I agree. Waders and a John boat full of metal would be a bad look at this point.

 

[Displaced_Vol]

Im picturing them pulling up to some ramps with a couple big pontoons and outboards while they stand there and scratch their heads..

 

[Dodge Man]

Im picturing them pulling up to some ramps with a couple big pontoons and outboards while they stand there and scratch their heads..

They are definitely not going to replace A4 at Tigrett with a blind like this. Not unless they start with 4-6ft pices in small boats.

 

[drake799]

They better get busy. Calling for rain next few days.

 

[West_Tn]

Gooch is the easy ones. I want to see Tigrett. Also no floaters were mentioned in the original plan. All were supposed to be permanent built structures.

 

[RUGER]

Also no floaters were mentioned in the original plan. All were supposed to be permanent built structures.

Like they are gonna do what they say, or say what they are gonna do.
Need wide and sweeping changes in our wildlife "agency" bad.

 

[drake799]

Wonder how much cheaper these are to build compared to what they said they were gonna do

 

[RUGER]

Wonder how much cheaper these are to build compared to what they said they were gonna do

With all those dock floats, I would say this was much more expensive.

 

[scn]

I talked with someone from TWRA this afternoon that should be "in the know" on this. He told me the rumor that the contract had to be redone isn't true. As far as he knew, everything is still on schedule. I guess we will see in the coming weeks.

 

[SKFOOTER]

I'm curious to see how truthfully they update the blind replacement project status at the Wildlife Commission meeting Thursday and Friday.

 

[tickweed]

I'm curious to see how truthfully they update the blind replacement project status at the Wildlife Commission meeting Thursday and Friday.

Now Keith, is that nice? lol

 

[Dodge Man]

I'm curious to see how truthfully they update the blind replacement project status at the Wildlife Commission meeting Thursday and Friday.

 

[SKFOOTER]

And these blind numbers represent what exactly???

 

[younggun308]

And these blind numbers represent what exactly???

I'm confused as well, since my understanding was there were to be no Tier II's at Reelfoot this coming season. So it doesn't make sense as a replacement schedule.

 

[Dodge Man]

And these blind numbers represent what exactly???

This sheet is the blinds that are being replaced this year and the time fame they plan to work on them and have them completed.

 

[TNGunsmoke]

I'm confused as well, since my understanding was there were to be no Tier II's at Reelfoot this coming season. So it doesn't make sense as a replacement schedule.

Supposed to be 5 Tier 2 blinds on Reelfoot. Blind numbers 8,15,36,55,60.

 

[younggun308]

Supposed to be 5 Tier 2 blinds on Reelfoot. Blind numbers 8,15,36,55,60.

Thanks. I misremembered.

 

[cmn]

I talked with someone from TWRA this afternoon that should be "in the know" on this. He told me the rumor that the contract had to be redone isn't true. As far as he knew, everything is still on schedule. I guess we will see in the coming weeks.

there is a heavy penalty for the company to Fail to have the blinds In place on time

 

[Quiet Mouse]

Here's something that might not have been thought of; has anyone ever stepped on a dock that has composite decking on it when it's got frost, frozen precipitation or ice on it? It's impossible to stand up on…. Better have plenty of grab handles.

 

[Stlbaseball1]

I assure you there has been a lot that has not been thought of. There is a reason nobody has ever seen blinds built like this before. Duck Hunters, who can be the most resourceful and also spend more money than makes sense simply would not build a duck blind this way. Period.

 

[Stlbaseball1]

…And at the total cost that it's going to end up costing the State they could've bought and/or managed existing State property to "increase opportunity". We are talking a very large figure.

 

[Quiet Mouse]

…And at the total cost that it's going to end up costing the State they could've bought and/or managed existing State property to "increase opportunity". We are talking a very large figure.

From my understanding it's not costing "the state" anything, TWRA is pulling the funds from a federal wetlands grant. A grant that was meant to improve wetlands to help waterfowl. This rodeo doesn't do anything to improve wetlands habitat for waterfowl. I don't see how their allowed to use the funds for this but hey we all know the gov't does what they want most days.

 

[West_Tn]

On your local WMA's does the corn look better than it ever has in the fields that are now tier 2 TWRA blinds. The corn at Camden looks phenomenal in the fields TWRA took over. Way way better than it's been in many many years.

Makes you wonder how much effort they actually put into it in years past.

 

[drake799]

I would imagine a memo went around to everyone involved in the upkeep of the wmas to ramp up effort on the blinds they stole from us. I know in the past some of the corn crops I've seen looked like it was hand sown and whatever came up is what you got lol

 

[drake799]

Has anyone got a chance to see any of the new blinds yet? Or how far along they might be on them. With this rain coming I hope they're pretty far along. Grounds gonna be wet for a while if we get the rain they're talking about