Johnny W Host Profile
Hi, I'm Johnny
I've been a member since December 2020
Johnny, owner and proprietor of a Louisiana guide service located beneath the Mississippi Flyway, has been offering premium duck and goose hunts for 35 years, since he was a teenager. The guide service itself has been in operation since 1979. One of the things that makes his operation so special is its location beneath the Mississippi Flyway. Louisiana winters the largest concentration of migrating waterfowl in America. At the Arkansas-Louisiana state line, the flyway narrows to a one-mile bottleneck where seventy percent of all migrating waterfowl will pass. When you stand in the yard and look up. This mile-wide bottleneck is directly overhead our location. “All I do is what I would want a guide to do for me,” said Johnny. “I have listened to my guests for 35 years, learning what they like and don’t like.” With this in mind, Johnny does everything in his power to make each individual hunt memorable.
As a result of years of dedication, coming to Johnny's guide service is the epitome of an ideal duck hunting experience. Not only do hunters leave with their limit of ducks and geese, they generally go home with a promise to return the following year. Johnny offers an array of amenities not found in most duck camps. No hardship hunt here, the lodging is similar to “roughing it at the Hilton.” “In fact, a maid comes in every other day,” Johnny said. “You won’t find that at very many duck camps. My customer’s comfort is one of the most important services I offer. They might be able to go somewhere else and kill ducks, but I guarantee they won’t find anywhere else where they will be treated better than here. "I encourage hunters to bring their dogs,” said Johnny. There are covered kennels at both lodges. Duck hunters know a good duck dog is worth its weight in gold. Johnny has three superb resident hunting dogs: A yellow lab named Hollywood, a chocolate named Lucy and a golden named Stonely. “Most hunters take their ducks and geese home with them after a hunt,'” said Johnny. “We have a great place to clean birds with cleaning machines or next door is the local duck plucker if you want someone else to clean them for you.” Over the years, Johnny has found that some hunters like to stay up late, others turn in early. Because everyone has their specific habits and needs, Johnny arranges hunts in intimate parties of four or more. This way, no one has to share the lodge with strangers. At the end of the day, guests can unwind sitting around a crackling fire in the Texas fire pit, soak lazily in the six-person hot tub, or while away the evening hours playing in the super-size game room and bar. Here they can indulge in playing pool, foosball, slot machines or just kick back and thumb through multiple photograph albums of past hunts and spectacular sunrises. Another option is relaxing in front of the 65-inch big screen TV with surround sound. Johnny does not provide hunting licenses. It is the responsibility of the hunter to purchase his license in advance. Guns and ammunition are the responsibility of the hunter as is bringing their own rain gear, hip boots or chest waders. They must also provide their own food and drink. That being said, Johnny does supply transportation to and from five blinds. Johnny sums it up by saying, “The hardest thing in duck guiding is not to be the best duck caller or to have the biggest and finest lodge, or even the best duck blinds, but it is to get a hunter from across the street or from across the country to come and pay you to hunt. I feel that it is an honor to have someone do that. We don’t limit out every day but we do kill a lot of ducks.” “I have a lot of repeat customers who are my close friends now. Sharing a duck blind with friends is a special thing. I try to make everybody who hunts here, my friend. I am thankful to all my customers who have come and hunted with us. I hope we can have many more fine days in the blind. Duck season is just around the corner. Get fired up!”
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