Me and some buddies are wanting to make a trip down south during the LA september early teal season. I live in north LA and I know that there are a lot more teal down there and am wonderin if any of yall have any nwr's yall would suggest me checking out? We'd leave on a thursday and would scout/fish on friday and hunt saturday and sunday...probably camp out too. Thanks

Venice has lots but its not for the novice. If you can find someone familiar with the area that would be the way to go. Hopedale can get some but it may not be worth the drive. In my area Venice is the best.

it all depends on how the season shapes out.... plenty of local guides can put you one them if you don't mind spending a little.... and the guides will also tell you how things are going and they will tell you not to come if they can't promise you close to a limit.

Well we're just some college students so we're tryin to keep the price down so we can spend the rest of our money on books I talked to a buddy of mine from lake charles and he said either sabine or lacassine, but that sabine is easy to get turned around in so he suggested lacassine.

The biggest problem with Venice is the River, other than that it aint bad.

yea i know a guy thats got a camp in venice, but they leave their duck boat at the wildlife and fisheries office down the river. I don't trust myself on the mississippi in my 14 ft boat for sure!

woodbird.... i live in lake charles.... but i do not hunt the reserves... it was a little slow during teal season around here last year... openning day was ok on the reserves but it went to crap after that.

In light of the most recent oil spill Venice marshland and vegetation among other things could be highly affected. Might want to just wait and see what happens.

I'm sure everybody is seeing what's taking place....but the latest is they don't know when/if they can stop the leak for weeks if not months.

Yeah hopefully the oil doesn't hurt us too much but you can always hunt the west side of venice so you don't have to cross the river

why would you not hunt Bayou Darbourne??? We use to shoot a lot of teal and then go to classes after.

i have some decent teal spots on darbonne to but that hycanith and liily pads are chockin out my holes, do yall have a blind on darbonne?

i know exactly what you mean, opening day there were teal everywhere and the next day after that storm they were gone. where do yall hunt on the lake durin regular duck season?

usually up around gills landing but we did alright on the corney branch this past year when everything was froze up

you got a name?