Then why not just go with the guide to their blind?I don't see anything wrong with this. I'm more of a DIY guy myself, but for someone who doesn't want to deal with all the work, this could be a great option.
It's pretty vague, but it doesn't read like its a fully guided hunt. It reads like he's offering a place to stay, breakfast, dinner, and a decoy spread. It's up to the hunters to do all the calling and in blind activities. He doesn't list a price, but I'd imagine it's cheaper than a fully guided hunt.Then why not just go with the guide to their blind?
The bigger benefit is you get someone that knows how to get to whatever blind it is, so you aren't worrying about finding the spot, and getting the right boat trails and ditches to get there.I don't see anything wrong with this. I'm more of a DIY guy myself, but for someone who doesn't want to deal with all the work, this could be a great option.
There is one MAJOR difference.Go ahead make $ while you can. There's no difference in someone selling a blind and making $;vs guiding out of a blind and making $ besides the guide fee license. The commissioner's have no common sense anymore.
I'll rent you some decoys...or if you don't pay for it maybe you should not hunt where 2-300 decoys are needed. But hey with more opportunities you can bring your 3 dozen and see how that works for you. Not trying to be rude It is what it is. And now you got what you gotI would venture to guess that the vast majority of duck hunters don't own that many decoys and/or have the means to put them all out in a practiced fashion, so that in itself has some real value. I think between me and my 3 hunting buddies we probably have 250 tops (we don't have a fixed blind to hunt).
I personally don't think I'd ever be willing to put in for one of the draw spots that I didn't think I could navigate via GPS. The only exception would be if I thought I could line up a service like that, was OK with the price, and didn't think I had another option that would allow me to avoid being dependent on someone.
Hire a guide then. Pretty simple.I would venture to guess that the vast majority of duck hunters don't own that many decoys and/or have the means to put them all out in a practiced fashion, so that in itself has some real value. I think between me and my 3 hunting buddies we probably have 250 tops (we don't have a fixed blind to hunt).
I personally don't think I'd ever be willing to put in for one of the draw spots that I didn't think I could navigate via GPS. The only exception would be if I thought I could line up a service like that, was OK with the price, and didn't think I had another option that would allow me to avoid being dependent on someone.
Right and wrong. This is insane, it is illegal to sell a blind, but it is not illegal for a few rich people to change the law.There is one MAJOR difference.
One is illegal and has been for a long time. The other is not.
I love how folks on here pick and choose between the laws they want to abide by. If they don't like the law, it seems like it is great to disregard it.
3/4ths of the $1.3M is recoverable from Pittman-Robertson funds. but still that will leave a bit over 300k that TWRA has to come up with. But still, it is money that could have been used to improve the WMAs somewhat, trimming boat lanes out, leveling some field areas, cutting out a few new holes for additional hunt locations, and other things.Right and wrong. This is insane, it is illegal to sell a blind, but it is not illegal for a few rich people to change the law.
They don't even know how it will work.
Love how the TWRA is always broke, needs to raise license prices, but now they have over 1 million dollars, 1 million dollars of hunters and fishermen's money, to blow on building and "maintaining" duck blinds. Duck blinds that will most likely be crap in a couple years and under used.
This is as bad as the proverbial $10,000 dollar hammers the political idiots in DC "buy".
The commissioners even stated they will not and do not even listen to the hunters, they defer to the area managers, watch the meeting. I am sure the area managers most likely do their job, but no way do the area managers know the details of what areas are best for ducks as well as the hunters who HUNT the area.
The TWRA is going to police all the changes? Really? One of the guys at the wildlife division, Jamie F. told me they do not even know how the new proposals will be enforced. He said maybe the area managers will have to perform game warden duties. If this wasn't so sad, it would be a joke.
Maybe the saddest time in the entire history of the TWRA.