Lack of love for waterfowlers

[tops911]

Alma (Deutsch Drahthaar) retrieving a swan

 

[DuckDogDr]

West coast just hammerin’!

Ha we did that day. I was hunting with a friend of mine.
I’m mainly Hunting Arkansas and Alabama

 

[Rambucsabillbul]

Just wondering for the States that have seasons on Swans, what is your bag limit and season?
Just curious.
In Canada they are CLOSED yet I see thousands of them.

 

[KurtR]

Just wondering for the States that have seasons on Swans, what is your bag limit and season?
Just curious.
In Canada they are CLOSED yet I see thousands of them.

In south dakota you have to draw a tag and its one swan. Its treated more like big game than normal waterfowl

 

[tops911]

In Montana its a draw, one bird.I seem to draw a tag every other year. Sandhill cranes are the same but the tag seems harder to draw, I put in 3 year in a row without drawing and finally drew a tag on my 4th year of applying.

 

[TheGrayRider]

In Montana its a draw, one bird.I seem to draw a tag every other year. Sandhill cranes are the same but the tag seems harder to draw, I put in 3 year in a row without drawing and finally drew a tag on my 4th year of applying.

Hunt Texas for sandhills, if you get a chance. 3 bird limit per hunter, no draw, no preference points, no. bonus points, no outfitter welfare, etc etc. And great BBQ also.

 

[KurtR]

Hunt Texas for sandhills, if you get a chance. 3 bird limit per hunter, no draw, no preference points, no. bonus points, no outfitter welfare, etc etc. And great BBQ also.

Both dakotas are the same and probably easier to get on land. We don’t have the bbq though we do have kugen.

 

[dtrkyman]

First cinnamon.


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[WestTN2288]

First post… but all of the other critters come behind waterfowl for me. Ducks, dogs, decoys, boats, the whole nine yards. Usually hunt my private spot, but nothing compares to hunting the MS river on public land when the whole thing comes together

 

[jjwise97]

I love waterfowl and whitetails about equally but I spend more days and money chasing ducks each year. I live in eastern NC and prefer hunting large open bodies of water for divers out of my skiff over anything else. Usually running 12-15 dozen decoys so I like whatever is on sale, I can spray paint them to look like bluebills and the ducks don’t seem to mind. Shooting a Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus

 

[simplepeddler]

Started hunting waterfowl when I was twelve. The local PD hauled me in riding my bicycle down Interstate 10 with a Western Auto 20 gauge across the handle bars at 3AM in the morning. My daddy was pissed and proud at the same time. I mostly hunted birds in Venice, Louisiana, primarily teal, Pintail, Model ducks, Wigeon. Spent ten years in timber in Central Louisiana where mallards were plentiful. I’ve hunted Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma and Canada as well. I’ve had a golden, a springer, a Boykin and the last was a Wachtelhund.

As age comes, sitting in a box stand with a heater calls me now! LOL

Oh and all with a Beretta 686 Onyx

 

[digger]

My sons dog Ruger with a nice bull. We had a pretty darn good season here in California. Now waiting to go late goose hunting next weekend

 

[MT-Native]

Gady’s, Geese, Mallards and Pheasants once Elk/Deer season is done. Tactics all change based on the conditions mid to late bird season in MT. Gear wise, picked up an SX4 a few years ago after using an 1187 for decades, huge noticeable change.

 

[Slugz]

4 man by 0900 today to include a Quil.

 

[cuttiebrownbow]

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[Slugz]

Last two hunts of the dark season

 

[Noreaster]

Hunt Texas for sandhills, if you get a chance. 3 bird limit per hunter, no draw, no preference points, no. bonus points, no outfitter welfare, etc etc. And great BBQ also.

Sounds like fun, always wanted to hunt some ribeye in the sky

 

[Noreaster]

I mostly hunt ducks, I don't target geese but if they fly by Im not passing them up.
I didn't hunt that much this year since I had kid #3 in November & the other 2 are young so home life is busy.
Read that mallards up in the Atlantic flyway so we might get a 4 bird mallard limit again for next season.

 

[Rogue Bay]

First cinnamon.


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Dream bird for me right there! Only one I’ve shot so far was a juvie drake and not colored up at all. Congrats on a great bird! Do you mind me asking where you got it?

 

[dtrkyman]

Dream bird for me right there! Only one I’ve shot so far was a juvie drake and not colored up at all. Congrats on a great bird! Do you mind me asking where you got it?

New Mexico.