Ok, already startng to look for a couple of guides for the upcoming season

DFW area or costal , maybe Arkansas also

Lets hear the good ones ... So i can contact them and get a good date

Duks-R-Us Andrew Shelley for DFW area and Final Flight Outfitters - Kevin Deihl for coastal!

For DFW- Kent Outdoors , JJ Kent

We just started www.ushuntlist.com. Still interviewing AR guides. We hope to have the right fit soon.

Check out Avian skies if you want to go coastal.

Doughboy, I am in the exact same position as you. I just got my first semi auto and I can't wait to try it out this season. I have been looking for Arkansas Flooded timber guides. THF is great for people like us who loves hunting and talking with like minded individuals. We need a folder inside THF where we can meet people to join in hunts, because it seems that you can get a better deal on guided hunts if you come as a group.

Stew lets put a group together , I'm in on it

drakes guides service is pretty good

I run Riceland Waterfowl Club here in the areas of Katy, Eagle Lake, Garwood, and El Campo. We don't guide on our land, it's for club members only. I know what I'm talking about when I tell you to check out Kent Outdoors in North Texas for a great guided duck hunt. He is a honest man and a very good duck caller. We have teamed up on several calling contest and have done well each time.

Jj is what cattle baron stands for jeff. He that good!
Even God books hunts with him!

I'd call Elder at silver creek for DFW, they shoot more ducks than anybody in NTX. Bobby Luna down at the coast. If you're looking for a calling contest any guide in Arkansas can help you out, they're pretty much all equally retarded out there.

a spoonie and a ringneck are 2 different ducks...I learned that in a movie I saw once

I really hate threads like this and I think most guides that are any count do also. These just become popularity contest. Do your research and find a guide that's been at it a while. Most cheap deals are usually bad deals, so stay away from them. Your smaller more hands on outfitters usually offer more customer service and usually make things right if the hunt was just bad. Try and stay away from full moon when booking your hunt. Good luck

nailed it.

"Most cheap deals are usually bad deals, so stay away from them."

true

Didn't Slemp work with David Pruett? Not trying to stir the pot but I thought there was a connection there at one time... Correct me if I'm wrong.

Was not trying to do a popularity vote. New to duck hunting and want to hunt with some guys I can learn from .. Was not meant to be ugly or anything ..
I see guides posting all the time and jut wondering how to choose the right ones.
All websites are the same and prices are almost the same..



quote=Jeff Elder]I really hate threads like this and I think most guides that are any count do also. These just become popularity contest. Do your research and find a guide that's been at it a while. Most cheap deals are usually bad deals, so stay away from them. Your smaller more hands on outfitters usually offer more customer service and usually make things right if the hunt was just bad. Try and stay away from full moon when booking your hunt. Good luck [/quote]

Getting a recommendation is a great idea, but sometimes on forums it doesn't quite work out as planned. Many of the recommendation you will get are from people that haven't used any of the people they are referring.

Any of the local guys that frequent this forum will treat you right. Otherwise we run em outta town. Everyone wants something different from a guide, call em up, talk to em, and see who you like.

As far as Arkansas goes, I grew up there, and rarely do you hear much good about the general outfitter you find. That said, I have a buddy I trust that has gone with buckshot lodge, and said they're the real deal, better bring a well stuffed pocketbook tho. There is a fair amount of public land, get you a boat, and a map, and start asking questions, and you can do pretty good if you time the water and weather right.

You definitely have to wade through the bs to get the real information on forums. There are so many people that have the "herd" mentality and want to jump on the band wagon for endorsing guides that they have never even met. And, just because they frequent this forum doesn't make them the best either. Generally speaking, if you hear a lot of great reviews and zero negative reviews about a guide, the better chance you have at getting a good one (but not always the case). And, just because you talk to them on the phone doesn't mean they are telling you the truth. I (by choice) don't give negative reviews on the forums. However, when I do a positive review for someone, you can bet that I hunted with them and they were, in fact, great. I sure wish everyone else would do the same.....

For the record, I do about 2 guided hunts a year (some from this forum) and 2 out of 10 were great, 5 average and 3 horrible (this is counting all guided hunting and fishing trips). All of them had great reviews from forums. My best hunts are usually with younger guides from small towns that do it for the fun and not a living. Get 3 hours north of DFW and guides are a lot cheaper and the pressure on the birds is a lot less.

My best hunts were at 2 am in full moon, at least u can see

leave the bar and head to the duck blind?

Just don't get a DWI

I havre never heard of a dwi on the way TO a hunt

its a French thing, a red blooded American like yourself wouldn't understand

These colors don't run!