Curious about Brant

[GrampasGuns]

I have never hunted Brant before, been a puddler mostly but I went ahead and got my Brant card for the hell of it. I know nothing about it, whats successfull? Hunting over big water? Field hunting? Does a guy with only duck decoys even stand a chance?

Thanks for any info

[lokidog]

Very limited areas to hunt them, and I don't think any include fields, maybe fields of eel grass.     You need to be on the Sound or out on the coast.  I see them in the middle of Rosario Strait frequently but can't hunt them where I see them.  I have gotten a Brant card for the last fifteen or so years but have never gotten after them where they can be hunted.

Good luck.

[Mfowl]

I have never successfully hunted Brant but I've had my card for several years now. Common practice is to anchor up in the big bays of the North Sound or the coast either with or without decoys and pass shoot as they trade back and forth through out the day. There are some that hunt them over decoys from the shore in certain areas but they are mostly private access areas. I keep meaning to learn some areas to give it a go but haven't yet spent the time to figure it out. Good luck if you make it out!

[Tealer]

Read the regs there is only a handful of places you can hunt them.


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[h2ofowlr]

As Tealer mentioned there are only a few locations in the state where you can hunt them.  They only open in January if the bird counts hit the recommended marks.  However you will see them in various places in the Puget Sound and Willipa Bay.

Most hunt them from boats in the northern part of the state.  It can be very hit and miss based on weather, location, hide and decoys used.