Locating Wood Duck

[hawkshoot]

I Duck hunt in the Wenatchee area, mainly on the river (Columbia), and the pot holes (Quincy). I'm trying to get a couple wood ducks to mount. I know there on the coast, but have been told after December 1st their harder to find, because of them heading south. Don't know about that, but thats what I've been told. Don't really want to head to the coast to get one. I've also heard that the Okanogan area has a few. Can anybody help on detailed areas I can get a couple, specifically in the surounding Wenatchee area.

[KwackWacker]

Spend a couple days walkin around off I-82 on the Yakima's sloughs and such and you'll kill one for sure......I kill 5-10 nice drakes a year in the area

[bobcat]

There's a lot of them around here but I don't see them much after Thanksgiving. I think they're somewhere in Oregon by now, or maybe California.

[hawkshoot]

KwackWacker- Thanks for the advice. Bobcat, dose'nt see much of them after Thanksgiving in his neck of the woods (Thanks Bobcat!). Have you done well getting them in December?

[mossyoak arrow slinger]

if you come to the coast check out the skokomish river we have taken quite a few out of there infact in the earlier part of the season its all we shoot some of the days.

[Professor Chaos]

there are still woodies around, and there will be pockets of them around all season. 
I shot a nice drake the day before Thanksgiving. 
There are some at quincy lakes i know for sure.  Just look around the russian olives that hang out over the ponds...  they love to sit in there and will hold tight.

[DOUBLELUNG]

Just look around the russian olives that hang out over the ponds...  they love to sit in there and will hold tight.

That's the best advice for E. WA that I know of, especially after October.  Along the Columbia, look for backwater and side channel areas, and in small bays and irrigation water discharge sites.  Earlier is better in the Okanogan, but still don't think that would be time wasted this year, we've had virtually no winter.

[boneaddict]

Satus unit has the most I think around here...

[couesbitten]

The Yakima River has lots, I've shot 'em when the river had 30 ft of ice on each bank.

[KillDeer]

I saw a TON at Lower Crab Creek around late october. They were hanging out in the creek, and are easy to jump shoot. I don't know if they're still around, but this might help you out for next year!

[hawkshoot]

Wow, now if I don't get one after getting all this advice, I'm an idiot. Thanks alot guys!