15 shot shell limit HQ?

[MC37493]

Hey everyone i was back up there today and met a guy up there and we read the reg description then looked at the map they had there right before you walk in on the dike and it is not 15 shell like you have all been saying, what the hell kinda world is it when i cant believe a warden when i ask them a question about the laws regarding what there supposed to be enforcing, i believe his last name was Langerhans? i dont know for sure though as i was not really looking for it and just assumed that the game warden knew what he was talking about guess not.. he was a younger guy and so was the warden he was with.

More importantly WTH kinda world is it becoming when you  need more than 15 shells to kill 7 ducks.. 

I think its the new generation. I do not know how many times I have seen/spoken to new guys in waterfowling who ask "Do you think three boxes of 3 1/2's will be enough today?". If you are doing it right, 15 shells over decoys is all you need.

I like to have shells for geese and eurasian doves as well i agree 15 is enough for shooting over dekes

[MC37493]

having a couple to swat ducks that may potentially dive is nice too have as well.

[h2ofowlr]

Ideal situation would be 10-20 yards back peddling over your decoys.  With high hunting pressure, lots of shooting going on around you, wind, groups setting up in your back pocket or groups shooting at decoying birds over your set, it isn't the same game.  If you can get private fields you can have easy shooting.  The public spots around here are not that.

We had big flocks sucking into our set on Saturday and were the primary shooter at our spot.  Before we knew it guys were picking up there sets and moving in on us to try to get some of our action.  It was some of the craziest stuff I had seen for a while. 

Common curtesy is a thing of the past in the Skagit flats.  Since I got off topic, guys will bring 4-5 boxes to get a limit these days.  It is not unusual to see them shoot that many.  I couldn't afford to do that at $25 a box.

[MC37493]

Ideal situation would be 10-20 yards back peddling over your decoys.  With high hunting pressure, lots of shooting going on around you, wind, groups setting up in your back pocket or groups shooting at decoying birds over your set, it isn't the same game.  If you can get private fields you can have easy shooting.  The public spots around here are not that.

We had big flocks sucking into our set on Saturday and were the primary shooter at our spot.  Before we knew it guys were picking up there sets and moving in on us to try to get some of our action.  It was some of the craziest stuff I had seen for a while. 

Common curtesy is a thing of the past in the Skagit flats.  Since I got off topic, guys will bring 4-5 boxes to get a limit these days.  It is not unusual to see them shoot that many.  I couldn't afford to do that at $25 a box.

     Saturday was insane with the people out there.

[LndShrk]

The past 20 years have been insane with people out there.

Skagit (Other than the food being gone) has not changed much. The 15 shell limit was put in for a reason. 

I think its the new generation. I do not know how many times I have seen/spoken to new guys in waterfowling who ask "Do you think three boxes of 3 1/2's will be enough today?". If you are doing it right, 15 shells over decoys is all you need.

Let's put a limit on shell size too.. 2 3/4" #2's Max shell size for ducks.

[jeepster]

Wasn't the 15 shell limit put into place on fields where there are also pheasants released? That's the only spot where I ever saw em.....

[full choke]

Wasn't the 15 shell limit put into place on fields where there are also pheasants released? That's the only spot where I ever saw em.....

I think the shell limit was put into place to discourage skybusters and cycle people through the hunting units quicker- thus allowing more people to use the space. I don't think it intentionally targeted pheasant in any way. I know the Spencer Island place used to have a 15 shell limit and they didn't release birds there. Of course, 15 shells didn't deter skybusting at that place. I do not think that they actually enforced the shell limit either. I was checked three times by a gamey and never once did he ask to see how many shells I had.

[ghosthunter]

Wasn't the 15 shell limit put into place on fields where there are also pheasants released? That's the only spot where I ever saw em.....

I think the shell limit was put into place to discourage skybusters and cycle people through the hunting units quicker- thus allowing more people to use the space. I don't think it intentionally targeted pheasant in any way. I know the Spencer Island place used to have a 15 shell limit and they didn't release birds there. Of course, 15 shells didn't deter skybusting at that place. I do not think that they actually enforced the shell limit either. I was checked three times by a gamey and never once did he ask to see how many shells I had.

Yep that's what I was told years ago. But a lot of guys shoot more than 15 at Samish.
Three years ago I was walking the corn row trail into the lot last minutes of the day.
At the spot where you could see the lot, I could see a agent at the gate checking hunters.
To my right just three rows in the corn was a pile of shot shells 2 ft high. Where guys had come down the trail,saw the agent and dumped there extra shells.

Sky busting is rampant . Ruins it for all concerned.

Off topic.....My favorite grip is the guys wh cannot get their tail up in the am,show up late and want to move in on you.

[Jonathan_S]

Threads like this make me thankful I don't waterfowl hunt anymore   

[MC37493]

Threads like this make me thankful I don't waterfowl hunt anymore   

I guess for some reason people like to argue and stir the pot to provide them entertainment.. fullchoke did they lift the 15 shell limit at spencer? The sign was still up there last time i was there

[full choke]

Threads like this make me thankful I don't waterfowl hunt anymore   

I guess for some reason people like to argue and stir the pot to provide them entertainment.. fullchoke did they lift the 15 shell limit at spencer? The sign was still up there last time i was there

I don't know. I assume it is still in place? The last time I was there was before they blew the dikes out. I keep telling myself I will go back, but haven't made it yet. I used to enjoy the place, but gave up on it because of the skybusting and dudes that would come set up on top of you. I literally had a guy come out and throw one decoy right next to my decoys and commence to shooting at birds at 70+ yards even though thy were locked up and coming straight in. I tried talking to him first thing in the am but he wouldn't converse. He just kept saying "I put my decoys out and I am hunting here" over and over again. Kind of like Rain man. He was actually kind of scaring me after awhile. That was it for me- there are plenty of other places a guy could go and not have to deal with that kind of a zoo.

[CP]

Maybe try reading the regs?

from page 30:

WAC 232-16-770 Shotgun Shell
Restriction Areas. It is unlawful to have in
possession more than 15 shotgun shells or
to fire (shoot) more than 15 shells in one
day on the following areas:
Section 1. The farmed island segment
of the Skagit Wildlife Area, between the
south fork of the Skagit River and Fresh
Water Slough in Skagit County.
Section 2. The Spencer Island Unit of the
Snoqualmie Wildlife Area in Snohomish
County.
Section 3. The Samish Unit (Welts West
90) of the Skagit Wildlife Area in Skagit

[MC37493]

Ya i read the regs right after posting that to check cp.