Potential Omaha Move

[FriedPotatoes]

Some of the smaller public hunting lakes could be ok for a kayak and public marshes/basins during very wet years. Unfortunately It’s been a dry year so some marshes are very low or dry right now and frozen! Just be mindful on windy days with non motorized water craft on bigger water… at times we have serious wind. I would avoid big water and definitely the Missouri River with non motorized boats in the winter.

I mostly hunt the Arkansas river in eastern OK, so most hunts involve getting on bigger water, definitely not kayak worthy, i wouldn’t dare it on a major river like the Missouri! Just wondering more if i should sell it before the move or if it would have use there.

 

[negooseman]

Thanks! How useful are kayaks there? I have a very nice 14’ with a great blind on it.

If there is water in the basins, the kayak can be ideal.

 

[FriedPotatoes]

If there is water in the basins, the kayak can be ideal.

I’ll hold onto it. Got it from a very nice ‘fuger and think it would be ideal on smaller bodies of waters.

 

[Winchester 1897]

I’ll hold onto it. Got it from a very nice ‘fuger and think it would be ideal on smaller bodies of waters.

There's a few wetlands on the east side of the basin that are good walk in.

 

[FriedPotatoes]

There's a few wetlands on the east side of the basin that are good walk in.

Do the rest require boats or?

 

[Winchester 1897]

Do the rest require boats or?

I think you can walk in hunt just about all of em. Only ones I could think about that you really need a boat to hunt is Ballards Marsh, Rat and Beaver, Big Alkaline and maybe an refuge lake or two up in the Sandhills but even some of them I think you could walk in hunt

 

[negooseman]

Do the rest require boats or?

Most of the basins do not require a boat of any sort. In fact, I don’t think you can run outboards in them. A Kayak would be ideal on the bigger ones so you can get away from every guy along the shoreline. And if you can hunt during the week, you’ll sometimes have the whole marsh to yourself. Definitely worth holding onto.

 

[FriedPotatoes]

Got the official offer yesterday. Nebraska or bust! Still have to tell my current boss, who won't be happy at all, but for personal and financial reasons moving there just makes so much sense.

 

[nebgoosehunter]

Congrats on the job and the move! Good luck on your new future!

 

[FriedPotatoes]

Congrats on the job and the move! Good luck on your new future!

Thank you. Definitely excited. I think it’ll be a much better cultural fit for this native midwesterner than Virginia has been.