Through the Ducks Unlimited Prairie Wetlands Project, the ranch has become a year-round bird sanctuary and an annual waterfowl hotspot, thanks to five irrigation pumps and a series of levees partially funded by the project partners. What all this provides is a nearby opportunity at a waterfowl hat trick for Coastal Bend residents. I was game for a late season shot at ducks, geese and cranes. Perfect setting Assisting me in this challenge were an Austin father and son, John and Hunter Graul, and a local mother and son, Nan and Ben Borden. I've duck hunted at Knolle Farms before and believe it's one of the more convenient waterfowl venues in the area.
Decoys are usually preset.
If you'd just as soon skip the airboat ride and the wading in frigid water, this is for you. A muted gray sunrise barely revealed the horizon moments after we were situated in our blind. But fixed wings against a scant breeze created that familiar sound, which signaled the start of our hunt. It also provided me the rare opportunity to see a true sportswoman at play. I enjoyed that part.