flooding my timber...

[adk]

A few questions regarding this. The area around the hardwoods is lower than sorruonding(sp) areas and i think it could be flooded fairly easily.

1. Do you all think it should be flooded?

2. There are ducks in the area(woodies mostly, but teal and mallards too), do you think it would attract ducks moreso than the cypress?

3. The oaks are thick, reall thick, should i thin it out a little?

4. Is there another way other than the obvious blocking of the creek to flood the timber?

Thanks, and any other suggestions other than the ?'s are appriceated. Im kinda new to this thing, but i found this opprotunity and wanted you all's opinions.

[dcmbsc]

If you are planning to hunt , you would need to cut a couple holes into the area, for your shooting spots.

[Aging Baby Boomer]

I don't think there's any way to flood your oaks without impounding (blocking) the creek. That means fill will have to be placed in wetland areas and this will require engineers, surveys and permits. If your creek is subject to tidal influence, or even near a waterway that is influenced by the tides, you're probably out of luck.

In a simpler time and regulatory climate you could just call a man with a dozer and a dragline and build your dream. In today's regulated world, it will probably be much simpler to clear and dike a field on the high land (pines) adjacent to the oak bottoms. Plant corn in the field and flood it from the creek or a well.

Good luck. Check the regulations and try to stay out of trouble with "the man!" A partial list of "the man" includes, but is not limited to:

SC DHEC (at least five or six sections will have an interest in reviewing your project)
OCRM
US Army Corps of Engineers
US FWS
SC DNR
SHPO

[adk]

Not affected by tides whatsoever.

How would i flood a corn field in the higher land?
Like i said, im new to this thing.

[Downeast]

Do your fields have ditches? If they do, it probably was once wetlands. Plug them and/or dike the field and put in a well or pump water from the creek

[adk]

but do i have to dig out the place i want flooded or just dike it up?

[adk]

and there are no ditches, its just flat ground with damn pine trees as far as you can see.

[Tater]

If you really want to know all that is needed from a regulatory standpoint then simply dike it and flood it. Shortly someone will come along and tell you all the forms/permissions you SHOULD have gotten....

[adk]

If you really want to know all that is needed from a regulatory standpoint then simply dike it and flood it. Shortly someone will come along and tell you all the forms/permissions you SHOULD have gotten....

thanks tater, ill do it........................................but i send you the fines and tickets. lol

[Tater]

[DRDUCK]

Just PM me for my number when it is flooded and the ducks are in it. I will come help ya. SHOOT IT!

[Downeast]

Do you have an area nearby that has a lot of ducks? A major refuge, or a big lake, someplace that you can go to everyday and look at birds during the winter. A lot of folks have built impoundments and ended up spending a lot of money for very few birds. I had thought about buildling one too, but after cyphering the costs, and the fact that I would probably end up shooting a few woodies and an occasional mallard it just wasn't worth the effort.

[HuntinCosta]

Do you have an area nearby that has a lot of ducks? A major refuge, or a big lake, someplace that you can go to everyday and look at birds during the winter.

Not if he's in SC.

[adk]

im kinda samwiched between Cape Romain NWR and Santee Delta. Ya there are some ducks.

[Ducks Unlimited]

You got a sweet place up there homs.

[GRN HED KILR]

Dike= female queer
Levy= structure used to hold or control water

[adk]

Rofl

[2thDoc]

its levee.

if you want to bust someone's balls, spell shit right.

[Glenn]

Beavers dam shit up all the time with no permits or permission.

Go trap yourself a beaver and turn that sumbitch out.

Beaver = wood cutting, dam building mo fo

Beaver = what attracts dikes

[Turd Ferguson]

save your money and time and take up crocheting