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running a waterfowl hunting outfit is seeing the fruits of their labor, when it comes to creating and building habitat.

“We like to operate by the common motto, if you build it, they will come,” Fischer said. “It is rewarding to see the results of our efforts during the offseason pay off during hunting season.”

Fischer and Chesson both enjoy working on creating and enhancing waterfowl habitat on the properties they hunt throughout the year. It’s something that they have been doing together for a long time.

“Fischer and I started our first waterfowl hunting business venture together in the Winnie area, right after we got out of high school,” Chesson said. “We ran that operation for a year, before another outfitter bought us out and asked us to guide hunts for him. Now, nearly 30 years later after guiding hunts for other operations, here we are back to where we started, running our own waterfowl hunting outfit together.”

Fischer and Chesson have waterfowl guiding experience that spans over a combined 50 years or more. Their operation includes private coastal marsh property with about 17 blinds, as well as 10 blinds on coastal rice fields. Southern Wings Outfitters can run six to seven groups of hunters on their marsh properties and four to five groups of hunters on their rice properties at one time.

“We try to manage our properties in a way that will allow the birds a chance to rest,” Fischer said. “Most of the season we only hunt our marsh blinds on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Obviously this changes sometimes, especially around the holidays.”

They also try to stick to a rotation that helps regulate the hunting pressure on their properties.

“We try not to hunt the same areas of the marsh two days in a row,” Fisher said.

Chesson grew up along the upper Texas coast in Hamshire, and went on his first duck hunt when he was 13 years old on a property near Anahuac with a hunting guide that was friends with his dad.

“Mr. Jack Innmon, who had been guiding waterfowl hunts in the area for many years, was kind enough to let me tag along on a duck hunt,” Chesson said. “He took a liking to me, and invited me back the following weekend. Before too long, I found myself helping out with his hunts every weekend. When I turned 16, I guided my first group of hunters for Innmon’s operation.”

The art of calling ducks is what originally created Chesson’s passion for duck hunting.

“As a kid, I just thought the act of calling waterfowl and watching them turn and come to your call was incredible,” he said. “After guiding for the last 30 years, I just appreciate being able to share my passion of waterfowl hunting with others. I have customers who I started guiding as youngsters, who are now bringing their own kids on hunts with me.”

Fischer grew up in same area and went to high school with Chesson. He started duck hunting with his uncle on a company lease around age 13.

“I started guiding at age 15 and was taking customers from my uncle’s company on the lease,” Fischer said. “In my younger days, I was always focused on putting birds on the strap, but now I really enjoy the entire process that goes into a successful duck hunt. I love preparing for hunting season as much as I love hunting.”

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