Sorry it has been so long since the last updates. We have been extremely busy in the field since August. This picture was taken earlier in the year at the "bus field" below the check station. We had a pretty good hunt between this field and the field that was at the Bomprezzi Unit of Eagle Lake Refuge. We have several people hunting doves and squirrels throughout the area. It has been really good seeing everybody out hunting again. Hopefully, mother nature willing, we will be having more fields next year.
We are in the process of putting in food plots. We will be planting seed tomorrow morning in all our food plots. We plant Super Plot and Super Plot Plus from Sanders Seed Company. It is a blend of wheat, oats, rape, clover, rye, peas, etc. The deer and turkey seem to really love it!! We are looking forward to another great crop!! If you need any food plot seed, give Sanders Seed Company in Ripley, TN to help you with your needs. The guys are hunters, and they know their stuff!!
Waterfowl Hunting Update:
There have been several questions with regard to waterfowl hunting on Shelby Forest. So, let's try to clear the fog. If you did not already know, part of the area is now in the TWRA waterfowl computer draw. The application can be filled out through the internet at the TWRA website www.tnwildlife.org The application process started September 10, and it will be open until October 1. There are nine sites of which 5 are located at Eagle Lake, 1 below the Poplar Tree Levee, and 3 below the swimming pool. There are NO blinds at these sites. Each site has a number marked in the area from which you are to hunt from. Another question that has been asked quite a bit, "Can we waterfowl hunt other areas of the Park?" Yes you can hunt other areas of the Park; however, you cannot hunt the three areas in the computer draw unless you are drawn. Water levels at this moment are really low. Hopefully, we will get some water before hunting season.
Until next time, stay safe in the woods and take a child hunting!!!!!
Chris
