4 Ducks - Public Land Opening Day in Arkansas

Without abundant access to private property, like many other public land duck hunters, Dennis Loosier and Billy Campbell spend the majority of their waterfowl season scouting and searching for mallards.
Many see the positive results now when shared through social media but unless you do it, you probably don’t understand the work that goes in to achieve those successes.
These guys are committed to sharing the story of the public land guys, the variables encountered and the work it takes to find ducks, even if it’s just four ducks.
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[@TWHunt]

I’m amazed by the amount of gun shots at shooting light. Y’all are blessed with a great amount of public land, we have almost nothing here in Ohio. Most of it is lottery draws that only happen 2 days a week and if you don’t draw a good spot you’re out. I’ve had to sit through a draw where the last guy in the door never scouted and picks the best zone while I put in miles and hours the day before. It’s tough work but when it all comes together it’s the greatest feeling ever as a duck hunter. This is my first season and the ADDICTION is real, I’ve just about given up deer hunting because of duck hunting.

[@KyleC0430]

Well don’t be doing that now! Ain’t nothing lile that big set of horns trolling through the woods

[@garrettw9981]

Well I can tell you one thing. I'm sure there was some arguing going on off the scenes😂

[@MrModukhntr]

Man that was fun to watch. SW MO. hunter here and one thing I've come to terms with is from doves to ducks if you're gonna hunt public land you better get used to hunting next to someone. Be respectful,be helpful and enjoy the competition. Hell, I like the challenge of pulling the birds to me with the call as much as the shooting. BTW,that driving through the timber was next fkn level.

[@HillBros06]

Imagine that, somebody setup on top of you after you got there first. Oh public land. Don't miss it at all.

[@thefowlhunter]

haha man, is definitely a challenge but still love the opportunity to hunt public! who's knows, maybe we can all work together and change that trend! thankful for the feedback!

[@whitetails4life1]

@@thefowlhunter Right! Most of the time i just offer we all want to hunt together instead of them setting up 70yds from my group. IF they seem like a good group of guys

[@thefowlhunter]

@@whitetails4life1 love it man, we getting fired up with this front down here in TX as our season is right around the corner. Hope y'all bang on 'em this year!

[@georgemaerkle3427]

Love the video👍 You guys are great, really enjoy the podcast too. Keep up the great work😀👍👍

[@MikeClarkOutdoors]

Never fails! Cut throat hunting. Got the hole water and they want to hunt in your back pocket. Great video

[@thefowlhunter]

thanks so much for checking it out Mike, appreciate the kind words!

[@rockyethridge7272]

Damn it Man. Looks like a Bass tournament 13:00

[@sheddspread27]

Know exactly where this hunt was. Great job on the hunt, even with the lack of courtesy from those turds that set up on y’all. If we ever run into each other up in that area, you guys are welcome to hunt with us.

[@thefowlhunter]

can't thank you enough for the kind words and for the invite!

[@thedarryckrussom8983]

Born and raised on that neck of the woods man. Cant stand the amount of disrespectful people. Id rather walk in on the lower island where its quieter

[@GulfCoastAngling]

I haven't spent a lot of time up in Arkansas, but it looks like the Black River management area. That competition is insane!

[@HunterLo25]

That’s intense. That’s why I don’t usually do opener. Too many people. Usually wait til mid season or so when most people have given up haha or go on weekdays.

[@d.owczarzak6888]

Racing through those trees in the dark ??? Insanity.

[@jonathanhoffman1869]

It’s the thrill of the hunt man

[@slaterwatkins3315]

Jonathan Hoffman it’s better when you got supped up 25 that will get it

[@d.owczarzak6888]

@Andrew Gibbs So if a log drifts into the trail the day before you travel it, or a boat dies out in front of you, you think you're still safe running wide open ?

[@catdog9572]

We want more dr duck

[@hellofreeman6653]

I can tell yuh that wasn’t 2019 or 2020 hunting season cause it never once got that cold in Arkansas lol

[@lancebeckman9493]

Doesn’t matter what time you get to the ramp there. Every hole on the redline is gonna have people in it opening morning. Hard to compete with so many good callers in a small block of timber!

[@hunterworld3708]

Great video guys! 4 ducks... its worth it Man!

[@KSbassfisherman]

Great Video Guys. Keep up the Grind. 🤙🏻🦆

[@thefowlhunter]

appreciate it brother!

[@glenntatum1508]

Hats off to you guys, I would of been like get the $%^& out here... lol great video.....

[@thefowlhunter]

haha, thanks for the kind words Glenn!

[@Frostytravels]

lol just move on in and set up on top of ya....damn.....competition is fierce. Good video guys. Learned a lot.

[@jeromelee1627]

That's a lot to go through , I would not do it. Hats off to you.

[@rkayser89]

And this, this right here, is why it's hard to get new folks into hunting. You guys are fantastic duck hunters, and work damn hard to find success, but that public land free-for-all seems to be a damn mess waiting for a big problem to happen. I'd love to hunt the flooded timber, but don't think it's worth the fight.

[@thefowlhunter]

haha thanks for the kind words Rob but opening weekend is a worst case situation and we were in a popular spot on which a lot of other public hunters did their homework and found too. don't let this run you off buddy. you typically have more birds and less hunters later in the season and some great opportunities in the timber. also lots of great public land options that aren't near as popular! hope you had a great hunting season!

[@rkayser89]

@@thefowlhunter Maybe in a couple years- moved out to Montana this summer, enjoying the prairie mallards for now.

[@thefowlhunter]

don't blame you a bit, beautiful country up there!@@rkayser89 thanks again for the kind words!

[@brentniedermeier5272]

Man that place looks awfully familiar! Sure was a BUNCH of ducks there around the opener. Unfortunately there isn’t many there now

[@rjnealvlogs4215]

This place is called Dave Donaldson and the lake that they saw all the ducks on is called Lake Ashbough

[@slaterwatkins3315]

Don’t tell people that

[@matthewnelson359]

Yikes. Reminds me of the Salmon River here in NY.

[@levibertke8170]

yall are the greatest duck hunters of texas I live in nacogdoches

[@woodys1999]

Great video fells!

[@thedarryckrussom8983]

7:30 looks like Lake Ashbaugh. Dont matter if its opening day or not Weekend Warriors always have that damn ramp packed.

[@daltonwilliams6297]

Wow the whole first minute is an advertisement lol

[@KyleC0430]

Well that’s what they do sooo!! 😬

[@thedarryckrussom8983]

Okay yeah, 9:52 is most defiantly my neck of the woods. Born and Raised. Hunted every year with my Grandpa from 6 to 17 and got my hands on private land. To many out of staters. Absolutely ruined that river.

[@christianupchurch7062]

Seems more civil now. Heard stories of people dying from gettin run over by the boat behind them.

[@thefowlhunter]

no doubt, they definitely getting a handle on it, GW doing a good job managing while there too.

[@trentshell1753]

Literally noone has ever died in a race. As a matter of fact the old races kept the crowds out and were alot more civil compared to today's "races". When they emplimited the no pass rule that's when it got real bad. The end of timber duck hunting in the bottoms is in the very near future.

[@thefowlhunter]

@@trentshell1753 thankful for the input bud! I'm a guy who's completely against more government regulations of any kind but have to admit that it does seems more organized to me. of course that's just my perspective and we all know what they say about that haha. I can promise you though, that unless we run out of trees, water, ducks or bullets, timber hunting isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

[@joeellis4013]

Y'all should come hunt with me if y'all make it back up private timber. I wanna plant a food plot next year

[@Flatlander94]

That was a slick move trying to make those other guys think that there was somebody in both holes you put decoys out back there and then stood by your boats in the other hole you also edited a lot of the conversation out as well I heard

[@thefowlhunter]

thankful for the input Zac, appreciate you! not sure about a slick move, parking the boats a bit away from the hole is pretty common and we were tucking them in thick brush, not a hole. sorry for any confusion there, wasn't much editing going on there. now if you can show up late and ease in to the hole while someone was hiding their boat after setting up, that would definitely be a slick move! thanks again!

[@Flatlander94]

@@thefowlhunter just cause you get in there and race boats dont make you a hunter some last time I checked getting there an hour before daylight ain't "late" and you are welcome

[@chrisnoel4806]

Zac Nead if you get to the hole and someone is already there, you’re late. Don’t expect to just sent up on some guys cause you wanted to sleep in.

[@Flatlander94]

@@chrisnoel4806 absolutely.. but on group of guys trying to clame 2 holes isnt what its about🤷🏼‍♂️ if there is someone in the hole when u get there. Imo.. its theirs for the morning! But trying to put your boats in one of the most well-known holes in that management area just so you can hunt the one next to it is what those guys did

[@Flatlander94]

But it doesn't matter .. how many ducks did yall shoot ? The one yall were trying to keep people out of shot 56🤦🏼‍♂️😉

[@quackmjequack1750]

Man I would hate to be the guy to show up way late. Then try to budge in right next to the dr with not enough light to know it was him!

[@grade-a3463]

What happened to those guys ya'll passed up at 14:59 in the clip? Was water that shallow or did they miss the turn and get hung up in a treetop? Just curious.

[@thefowlhunter]

sorry not really sure one or the other.

[@perrinpartee557]

I think he’s saying White, cache and then maybe black river when they bleep it out lol. Black river rest area was LOADED. Rest of the wma nada. Too much pressure! Hope we as hunters can work something out

[@wt-frazier]

Well this is not footage in Arkansas cause it was 53 degrees opening day here

[@iiBlAnChii]

ironically my group was the #2 boat, and the #6 boat, its most def arkansas and this years opening day brother.

[@wt-frazier]

iiBlAnChii for real? I hunted Dagmar and was sweating. Wasn’t any snow either...

[@iiBlAnChii]

@@wt-frazier the monday tuesday before the season it snowed and was in the 20s, we had the same icing up , but opening day it was 38.

[@slaterwatkins3315]

Have you been killing any? Getting some outta bayou meto

[@mikewest712]

Just checked my fishing log book. Its was 32 degrees on opening day im central arkansas at 7:00 am. Crappie were biting like crazy until duck hunters mudded up the water.

[@user-rg5dm5ic5w]

You are heroes

[@thefowlhunter]

no sir, not at all, just like you and everyone else chasing that public green! appreciate you taking time to watch!

[@user-rg5dm5ic5w]

@@thefowlhunter Weel done

[@WillShermanMusic]

are you kicking water to just stir up your decoys? Does that not flair the ducks?

[@dirtbagvidz8700]

“I guess y’all found them ducks back there too?” Yes we did, and you seem to be late to the party.

[@guybaxendale]

Wow.....hunting hell on earth - no thank you !

[@philswift836]

yep, thats public land for you. Thats all i can hunt

[@coltonmcfadden9898]

Phil Swift *public land nowadays

[@user-xk3lw1cy8e]

Так - то, молодцы, но, больно бородатые.

[@fatazz3177]

Get some binoculars, Einstein! What clowns

[@fatazz3177]

Clown fest

[@claysmith2488]

Ooooooosers :/

[@bjacobs17]

You could tell bc they had all their teeth? :/

[@huntermilton6869]

Y’all are exactly what’s wrong with hunting in our state. All these damn pilgrims coming and taking our ducks. Go hunt your own damn state.

[@thefowlhunter]

Haha your ducks? A guy could argue that your perspective is what’s wrong with “public” hunting #sharethelove #migratory

[@jeremysims4838]

Hunter Milton it’s a free country you buy a tag for that state you deserve to hunt that state.

[@moneyshot7775]

You realise ducks are migratory birds correct?? I'd certainly hope you realise that fact/truth/reality seeing as tis just basic common sense........similar to the FACT that out of state hunters (predominately out of state duck hunters) generate tons of revenue into OUR home state which WE wouldn't ever recieve otherwise correct? Again.....I'd sure hope you realised this much because if not then tis clear you completely lack any basic common sense whatsoever and therefore.....YOU are exactly what's wrong with OUR state and furthermore......perhaps YOU shouldn't be hunting OUR state or ANY state for that matter if you seriously don't possess any more common sense than your comment makes? But seriously though........I suppose WE U.S. citizens should ALL stop hunting the Canadians' ducks and start hunting OUR own according to YOUR logic!!

[@andrewparisotto2631]

You fucking idiot you know most states the only money that actually goes back to the wildlife is license sales end the out of staters end half your funding and the reason you have so many great places to hunt your the reason why we cant have nice things

[@marthahernandez8184]

Noooooo why do sooooooo many people hate duckies!!!😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😬😬

[@borutouzumaki2398]

Most hunters love and respect the animals they hunt more than the tree huggers that’ve never seen one in the wild.

[@codypowell4934]

Can’t hunt pintail hole with a pos setup😂😂