Yeah I would never put up with that to hunt any amount of ducks. Also looks like a good way for someone to die in a boat. Looks more like an area in need of multiple ramps or limited entry permit hunts(as much as that pains me to say). The local area is nothing like that for duck hunting.

And....to my knowledge, no one has been hurt or injured in any of the races. This is something that is not mandatory to hunt in Bayou Meto. It is 34,000 acres of which 15 to 20 thousand floods annually for duck hunting. The races are for the ones that want a specific spot. Yes, those are some of the best spots but I never enter in the boat race and kill ducks consistently and have been doing so, in Bayou Meto for over 40 years. So, again, Chad, get your facts straight.

That is the craziest thing I have ever seen. Ive never been duck hunting and would love to but I think I would have to pass that oppurtunity up.

After opening week it is pretty slow in the fields around here, especially during the week. The hunting is fine though. Once big game season opens (first weekend in October) I usually have most of the valley to myself on weekdays and not much competition even on the weekends. Nevertheless, there are a couple of local game-hogs who can be a bloody pain in the arse. Yep, genuine hemrroids! And they're both big boys in the local DU chapter.

I have to say, if duck hunting comes to what it is at that place in Arkansas, I'll give it up. It's a good thing the state limits the horsepower. Otherwise those guys would kill themselves if they were allowed to convert their dragster competition bass boats for duck hunting. No one should drive a boat that fast in the dark. Especially not on a swamp undoubtedly filled with debris!

this video is not from bayou meto. It is from Hurricane WMA. Mr Love check your facts. The ditches do not go dry when boats pass. the video doesnt do meto justice. alot faster boats than 25hps, they are modded out to 50 hp or more, and whole lots more boats and crowds, and one lane strips. its a wild ride and extremenly dangerous. if you arent a local then just stay home. DU spending money on Meto has actually made the arkansas state owned property worse. it now attracts white geese and not fat backed mallets. DU has screwed the Scatters up beyond belief. It was a muche better place before DU ever got involved. Dont fix what aint broke. Well DU you done messed up Meto for good, take your levys and moist soil units back to kansas or wherever they came from. stay away from METO you know nothing about the wmas you write about.

Everyone in the nation please understand that not all Arkansans that hunt ducks are as stupid as this video represents.

What, you mean this is not normal duck hunting protocol?
Unfortunately, on years like this where Jack Frost has not made his presence known in the upper midwest, hordes of hunters from less duck rich areas in the south converge on Bayou Meto, exacerbating the situation.

Since when is a video from YouTube a reliable source? If you even halfway wanted to check facts you could read enough of the comments on the video to know that it was filmed at Hurricane and not Bayou Meto.

Mr. Love,
Perhaps a solution to our overcrowding situation would be to limit the number of out of state hunters on OUR states WMA's. Other states in the hotbed such as SD, ND, and MO have already done so. What do you think?

We will be glad to petition the AGFC commission because frankly we are tired of it too.

Hope you enjoyed your hunt and the lottery for out of staters soon to come.

Well it has been a while since Ive hunted Bayou Meto. I have never seen anything like that. I think maybe the other guys are correct? Would definatly like some clarification. Chad I would really like some follow up. I will say the last time I hunted Bayou Meta was 1998.Havent been back because of some physical disabilities. That year was epic! Best duck hunting of my life! Our group kiled over 1400 ducks that year!!! Awesome!! I think we limited every time we went. No decoys at all. Found a good spot and stirred up the water and called also the first couple ducks killed got some feathers plucked and placed on the water. Of course a bright sunny day is best. A farmer friends Farm abuts Bayou meto. So on cloudy days we would hunt his fields. Had some awesome hunts on some willow breaks too. Please dont let this video dissuade anyone from wanting to hunt this area. Ive hunted ducks from Western Kentucky to the Gulf coast and have never experienced anthing even approaching this kind of duck hunting. I wil say it was a little strange shoting ducks where I should have been squirrel hunting! LOL

Regardless of whether it's Bayou or Hurricane, it makes me grateful that my incredibly crowded public land is walk-in.

With this kind of use there are ducks in this area? Talk about an intense anti-aircraft artillery (AAA or Triple A) environment. Don't think I'd be wanting to fly my light plane overhead.

Yes this was filmed at Henry Gray/Hurricane Lake WMA in White County, Arkansas and I am the one who filmed it you can check it and more out on my YouTube page.