Duck Hunters Thread

#276
#276
This season has been a weird one with the drought conditions and then the big freeze last week. We had a very strong December because we had water, but have seemed to taper as of late. Didn't go back to West TN last weekend due to fear of being stranded on the interstate, but will head back this weekend to hopefully catch the end of the thaw. Folks that kept open holes did very well in our area and I have some friends that hunted the big river and killed all they wanted to. I did go on my very first East TN duck hunt last weekend which was an experience for sure! How has ya'll's season been?
 
#277
#277
This has been my worst season in the last 10 or so years. Primarily hunt in Arkansas. Weather has been all over the place and when I could actually go has been hit or miss. Seems like it has picked up in the last 3 weeks for my buddies that have gone though.
 
#278
#278
Had a great trip back to Arkansas thanksgiving and killed 6 man limits of ducks and geese over all 3 days we hunted. Got back back into some public swamp in NC a few times with my son and his friend and had a blast killed a few gads widg and woodies but dang it’s a young man’s game. Those one mile walks in are murder on the old hips anymore lol. Got three guys their first swans last weekend and they were ecstatic since one guy drove 15 hours from south Alabama. Killed a few divers on the Pamlico sound but they have just really started showing up.
 
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#279
#279
It’s been a rough season so far. Numbers wise it’s been my worst in 17 years. The weather has been a major factor on the migration this season. Dry early, late snow cover up north, then a week of being frozen/locked up. But I have learned to enjoy each hunt regardless of the limits killed.
 
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#281
Been spending time with the granddaughter in deer blind but will probably head to the coast next week to see if any ducks got pushed in with the cold up north.
 
#283
#283
bpalmer28 said:
Bump. Started another thread without knowing this one existed. Can a mod merge please?
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Welcome aboard. I just drug myself in from an extended weekend chasing ducks. Had a few good hunts, but time away with hunting buddies is the best part.
 
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#285
#285
Jxn Vol said:
What region do you hunt? I’m curious as to how other folks seasons have been. I hunt in Missouri bootheel, and NW TN.
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I don't have a specific spot because I have to travel 2 hours regardless, so I'm either in the North MS Delta or South MS Delta around Vicksburg. Once or twice a year we'll ride out to Arkansas. Opening day in Arkansas was good, but it's been bad ever since. I saw more ducks yesterday in NW MS than I've seen all year, but the numbers are still way down from years past. I fired 1 shot yesterday and killed 1 teal. Ducks preferred a field two fields down from mine. I'm guessing the guys in that field killed 6-8 mallards and 2-4 teal.
 
#286
#286
Last day of the season was today in Mississippi. Took my 3-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl. Wasn't expecting much action but, as things always seem to go, ducks showed up when I was least prepared. We saw hundreds of mallards. Hundreds of teal. And probably 50 wood ducks. The mallards were actually working too! Geese don't count but we saw a lot of them too. I set up just off a 4-wheeler trail so the kids could sit on dry land. We had less than a dozen decoys. No mojo. Just a pull string operated by my daughter. We killed zero ducks because I've forgotten how to shoot straight but some guys set up maybe 150 yards from us with a huge spread of decoys and 3 mojos and they SLAUGHTERED ducks all morning. I had to pick up decoys before 9 because I had to get to work and a group of about 30-40 teal nearly took my head off. Fun trip. Sad it's over. I know where I'm hunting next season the first time we get a SW wind ;)
 
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