So, How do you like duck hunting, Now?

[Anatidae]

Have you come close to meeting your pre-season expectations?

Just curious.

[donia]

still love it and only a few full limits for the season. plenty of quality time afield, spent with good folks!

[bulldog ducker]

Early is was bad... real bad. Since the weekend before christmas have not had a hunt (weekends only) with out leaving with a 3 man limit. Overall season is turning out better than I expected.

[GulfCoast]

It hunting, not shooting, so its ok. Although, I do like the "shooting" part a lot.

[SCOOTER]

Mark, the water should be from the delta to coast, our season is hunting also, little pop-pop and more hunting.

[DUCK-HUNT]

tooo many cloudy/rainy days.... days we saw the sun were bad days for the ducks

[SWAG]

tooo many cloudy/rainy days.... days we saw the sun where bad days for the ducks

Ready for some sun shine too. Tired of ducks in slash water instead of in the trees. Overall it has been a great year. Early on numbers were high...then fell at Christmas....now back up again. Less time hunting this year because of other family duties, but we have scratched out ducks even when we thought we would not. Hunted some spots that we have not hunted in years. Played around with #s of decoys and decoy placement. It is always entertaining when most of your hunting group is not yet old enough to drink....or even buy tobacco for that matter Have watched my son (15) really turn the corner on waterfowl hunting in general. He likes to kill ducks, don't get me wrong; but he is also very much into watching ducks and working for ducks and learning the tricks of the trade himself. He has always been a fairly good shot and now is working on being a better caller, better woodsman, better conservationist. We have enjoyed the decoy discussions, the wind discussions, the habitat condition discussions. Waterfowl hunting runs deep in his veins from both sire and dam. It will always be a pleasure to watch him hunt regadless of how things are #s wise. I have a nice spreadsheet that I have kept his info on since he shot his first duck. From a pure #s standpoint, this seaon will be one of the top 3 in the last 9 years. If the last 10 days are as good as the past 10 days....it may be his best season yet. My success is rated on how much fun he is having.....SO I will say this season is a 9.0 right now. If you asked him he would probably say every duck hunt is a 10.0

[Duck$$$]

Best early season I can remember. It was backwards for my farm. Great early and died off after Christmas. Usually just the opposite. Been lots of limits. Best year since 06. I would say 3 rd best since 99 so far. If next 2 weeks good it could go to 2nd best. Mallards have been plentiful. I'm flooded out now and ducks have moved to fresh water.

[BIG TIMBER]

No Complaints from ME Wish it would last a few more weeks

[deltadukman]

No Complaints from ME Wish it would last a few more weeks

X's 50-11
Best season ever by far!

[Negotiator]

No complaints here. As a matter of fact, the older I get, the more I enjoy all things duck hunting.

[RedEyed Duck]

I'm trying to get over the flu, so that sucks! I can't complain other than that, we have had some pretty good hunts and a bunch of fun! My daughter killed her first duck, buddies son killed his first goose, took his first swim and made some great shots while hunting with me one day. Hope to be well by the weekend to give it one last go from Saturday through the following Sunday!

[mudsucker]

What's duck hunting?



Because of six weeks working Nov.- Dec., I have not even been in a blind yet. Hope to go this weekend then it's back to work for 2 weeks. So I thought I would have at least a few hunts before Christmas.

[crackhead]

Been good. Just hadn't hunted as much as normal.

[Northbigmuddy]

Mediocre for me. Hot, cold, not much water, too much water. Not making excuses just everytime I figure em out all the variables change...completely. Should be one heck of a learning experience though. Years of situations all in one season. My best day so far was a 73 degree January special...go figure.