Some birders rent houseboats to take them to where the birds are, and to provide them with a comfortable place for birding and staying overnight. Rental patio boats can work out well for day outings. The preserve includes a visitors center. Of course, there is good duck hunting. Since much of the land is privately owned, much of the duck hunting is done from duck clubs that own or have access to the private lands.
Many hunters also hunt from duck boats or other camouflaged craft.
There are plenty of ringneck pheasants here too. They look the same to me as the ringnecks I knew growing up in Michigan, some 2,500 miles to the northeast. You need to know a property owner to have access to hunting these pretty birds. Hal Schell Green Heron, photo copyright Blackfin. We had much dialogue from readers when this photo first appeared in Yachtsman magazine.