Years ago, there used be good hunting all up and down highway 3 from Arkabutla to Marks/lambert. From marks south it got really good. North of Marks was spotty early depending on water levels. Usually got better and more consistent from Christmas on. I hunted at Falcon within sight of the water tower several years and had some good hunts. The better hunting was on South toward Whiting Brake.
Land use practices and farming changed about fifteen years ago when you saw alot of fields and fallow fields went to Bottomland hardwoods programs and the corps started cleaning out ditches and banks for the Coldwater and Tallahatchie drainage areas flood contol affecting water levels. If you don't control it yourself, most natural water holding was negatively affected.
Also, because of these changing habitat conditions, folks figured out they could grow a lot of really big deer to lease the land for increasing competition for available land.
If you have a spot, I wouldn't be afraid to hunt it, but it won't be what it was 15 to 20 years ago. Most really good duck hunting has moved on down toward Crowder and south IMO.
