I went on a duck hunt with 3 friends with Greenheads and Labs in Saint Charles Arkansas on January 13-15, 2025. This was our first Arkansas duck hunt and we all had high expectations due to hunting the Stuttgart Arkansas delta region.
The lodging was mediocre, the beds were all bunk beds and very small. The owner was very difficult to contact and response time was terrible.
Our group met him and his brother Monday morning and headed to the woods. We hunted an oxbow fairly close to the lodge. We didn't have a duck even try and land in the spread, the calling was horrendous, screaming at the birds a mile away. We didn't get a chance to kill anything Monday morning.
The owner / guide got mad started cussing , slammed the blind door and jumped in his boat and disappeared for close to an hour. We couldn't hold a conversation with this guy, he was unprofessional and disconnected. We asked him if he had other places to hunt, could we hunt the evening because it was close to a full moon, if he had another area, blind etc.... Nothing, he said he had 3 blinds and the one we were in was the best. He also told us that it was all private land and at shooting time we had a random boat run through the decoys.
We hunted Tuesday morning the 14th and had the same result, didn't have anything decoy in. We pass shot a wood duck at 100 yards because he said take em.. lol we sat both days until 11:30. After our hunt Tuesday he recommended we hunt the same blind again Wednesday. We told him no way. We didn't drive 10hours to sit for 15 to 20 hours or 3 days and not get a chance to shoot a duck. Mr James said he would make some calls. He didn't come up with anything.
We made some calls as well and were able to go out with an outfitter down the road. Arkansas County Outfitters was able to accommodate us Tuesday evening on a duck and goose hunt. We were able to kill our limit of specks and a couple of ducks, we went back out with Arkansas County Outfitters Wednesday morning and shot another limit of specks. We are grateful for the guys at ACO, they are true professionals.
As for Greenheads and Labs in Saint Charles Arkansas, it was the worst, most disappointing and unprofessional experience of my life. I hope that no one else is subjected to this type of treatment. We paid alot of money to go on a trip of a lifetime and were basically robbed. I wouldn't recommend anyone to go hunt with this group. Seemed to me like Mr James is burnt out and should hang it up. read more