Smashdn
Well-Known Member
Understand that some are still able to be hopped. But if the best blind on the lake (tier 1 I'm assuming) doesnt have someone in it, how is it ok to ticket someone that wants the "opportunity" to hunt that blind? Put your name in the barrel, do the work. If you want to hunt 2-4 days a year in another part of the state get a professional guide - with far better results. Not to mention the safety factor of never being on the body of water before trying to find a blind in the dark.
The "too much work for 2-4 hunts" don't hold water with me. It's no secret how the old system (and the new in this regard) worked. You draw a season-long blind, you're responsible for getting it hunt ready. If that is "too much work" don't put in. Or do put in, go check out what you lucky enough to draw one, then decide. Some need brush, some need a whole rebuild.
Or go to a tier 4 spot or 200 yards away if you can and hunt.
Nothing in duck hunting I have found is garuanteed.