NEED HELP, LOOKING FOR A NEW DUCK HUNTING AREA THATS DECENT. COLUMBIA RIVER?

[Buckkiller]

CAN ANYBODY PLEASE POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON WHERE TO GO TO HUNT DUCKS. I LIVE IN PUYALLUP AND IVE HUNTED THE KAPOWSIN LAKE AND THE NISQUALLY REACH. BOTH SO SO HUNTING. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TRY THE COLUMBIA RIVER OVER JUST WEST OF GEORGE, WA. I ALWAYS HEARD THAT THE COLUMBIA RIVES IS PRETTY GOOD BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT. ALSO IVE HUNTED MOSES LAKE UNTILL IT FREEZES IN DECEMBER. PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU.
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[270Shooter]

sounds like you have the right idea already

[Buckkiller]

WHERE AT OVER THERE DO I GO? JUST A RUFF IDEA. I DON'T WANT TO INTRUDE ON ANYBODIES HUNTING AREAS.

[Buckkiller]

ARE THERE MOSTLY DIVERS AND SOME PUDDLE DUCKS TOO? AND HOW MANY DECOYS DOES A GUY NEED TO BRING. ITS A PRETTY GOOD SIZE RIVER.

[D-Rock425]

Why are you yelling.  I'm no help I have yet to hunt on the east side.

[270Shooter]

The only way to find a place to hunt is to drive the river and find the rafts of ducks. Mostly divers yes, but there will be some puddle ducks too. As for decoys, however many you got. do you have a boat?

[big bucks]

     Are you hunting alone or with a group? Dog,boat,what size boat? My personal feelling is you can't have to many decoys. I run what the spot dictates but usually 60-100 divers 30-60 puddlers and 5 doz geese. If you hunt between Wanapum and Rock Island the water really fluctuates, run long cords and watch the boat.

[Buckkiller]

No thanx on the pay pal deal. Sound pretty fishy to me.
Im not that hard up.

[NWwildman]

I will give you a great way that my dad and I perfected this year. This is the first year we have really hunted ducks. We got in my truck and put about 1000 miles on it driving the Columbia basin and river. It wasn't about finding the ducks it is about finding place with public access that is the hard one. We just opened a map and found any where we could walk into the river. George are seems to be more boat access. So if you have a boat you will be fine, we hunt the river north of George.  There are divers and some green heads and we hunt with are two dogs. The Columbia is not a good idea unless your dog is a strong swimmer and is use to current. The river looks harmless till you dog hits the 10 mph current and freaks out and try to swim to you instead of going with it. It is common to have a dog  drift 100 yards down shore in parts of the river around George. Only reason i even know we have GPS the current in are boat and when the are dumping water it runs from 8 to 10 mph and the river can come up couple ft fast. Our dog all where vest with floats on them so when they are a 90 yards out in the river getting a duck the hit the current they don't have to fight the current as much.  I don't know if any of this helps it just give you a idea about that part of the river.   

[krout81]

No thanx on the pay pal deal. Sound pretty fishy to me.
Im not that hard up.

Thats shady?  what about the fact that your location says oregon?  and you have 10 posts wanting more than basic information.  

[Nimrod]

The guy just wants too kill limits... So help him kill limits! I have not hunted up the Columbia that far but drive the Columbia u will finds a spot ppl just hunt right off the hwy a couple hundred yards... If the birds our there u should kill um

[luv2hunt]

Have a place in Orondo just North of Rocky Reach dam and it's been pretty slow for mallards... I killed a dozen honkers around the opener but since then really slow.

[NWwildman]

We hunt some time around rock reach dam and it has been really really slow. We have more luck in my moms yard right now

[ducks55]

If youre hunting above Rocky Reach and its been slow youre not alone. We have only killed a couple hundred ducks up there in the last month and thats going a few times a week between four of us.

[Happy Gilmore]

I will give you a great way that my dad and I perfected this year. This is the first year we have really hunted ducks. We got in my truck and put about 1000 miles on it driving the Columbia basin and river. It wasn't about finding the ducks it is about finding place with public access that is the hard one. We just opened a map and found any where we could walk into the river. George are seems to be more boat access. So if you have a boat you will be fine, we hunt the river north of George.  There are divers and some green heads and we hunt with are two dogs. The Columbia is not a good idea unless your dog is a strong swimmer and is use to current. The river looks harmless till you dog hits the 10 mph current and freaks out and try to swim to you instead of going with it. It is common to have a dog  drift 100 yards down shore in parts of the river around George. Only reason i even know we have GPS the current in are boat and when the are dumping water it runs from 8 to 10 mph and the river can come up couple ft fast. Our dog all where vest with floats on them so when they are a 90 yards out in the river getting a duck the hit the current they don't have to fight the current as much.  I don't know if any of this helps it just give you a idea about that part of the river.   

I've hunted out of Vantage both North and South- south- shallow water just below the State park eats props(don't ask me how I know) but, can be great hunting when the inside of the island starts to freeze. Depends on river level if there is an island. South of the RR bridge at Mattawa during freeze ups was good back in the day. Dangerous stretches of River- you'll be alone and nobody around to help if something happens. There are a lot of submerged rocks and bars below the RR bridge. Ducks feed through the apple orchards on the training center side and come off the hills from Mattawa side at times. Then again, its been 12-15 years since I've hunted it. Never seen anyone out there so, ducks might not be so shy about visiting a spread as Moses and Tri-Cities.

[Buckkiller]

[/color]Ok, I told ya before Im not going to pay someone to do 1/2 to 3/4 of the work for me when I can do it myself. Im just asking for help on where to go. Once Im their Ill figure it out myself.

[bush_beater]

What are you talking about buckkill? you spend all your time scouting online anyways so you might as well fork over the $.  or get in your rig and burn some gas like the rest of us!

[ducks55]

[/color]Ok, I told ya before Im not going to pay someone to do 1/2 to 3/4 of the work for me when I can do it myself. Im just asking for help on where to go. Once Im their Ill figure it out myself.

That makes no sense. Youre asking for help on where to go so you can figure out where to go when you get to the spot that someone told you to go to? How much gas your burning in that computer chair? None. Go do 100% of the work yourself because right now youre trying not to even though you think you are. 

[Ray]

Hot Lunch, No soliciting. That's a warning.

[Buckkiller]

Hey Krout,
Thanks for what you do man.
I really do appreciate it. I know what you guys are going through and its not easy by no stretch of the imagination.
I was in for 10 years as a 19 delta  before I had to get out on disability. ( Jumped out the back of a Bradly at 2am and messed my back up.)
Got out an E6 but was going to make a career out of it till that happened.
Thanks again and keep your head down. Kill a few of those camel jockeys for me will ya?
Stay safe.

[tlbradford]

[/color]Ok, I told ya before Im not going to pay someone to do 1/2 to 3/4 of the work for me when I can do it myself. Im just asking for help on where to go. Once Im their Ill figure it out myself.

That makes no sense. Youre asking for help on where to go so you can figure out where to go when you get to the spot that someone told you to go to? How much gas your burning in that computer chair? None. Go do 100% of the work yourself because right now youre trying not to even though you think you are. 

He was referring to a post that has been deleted, in which the poster was requesting money for their help.

[ducks55]

I wasnt really refering to the money post I was refering to him saying he will figure it out once he is to the spot that SOMEONE ELSE gave him. He says he wants to do all the work himself so Im just sayin get off your ass and go do it and DONT SCREAM AND ASK OTHER PEOPLE FOR SPOTS!

[ducks55]

Oh Buckkiler you a little upset bud? That PM really worries me. Are you mentally stable enough to be operating a computer? From what you told me (which is anatomicly impossible) I think you might have a few loose screws but hey why dont you go try it! And I'd PM you back but for some reason you blocked me? 

[Hot Lunch]

Hot Lunch, No soliciting. That's a warning.

Not much for a joke Ahhhh...

[dirty24d]

Hot Lunch, No soliciting. That's a warning.

Not much for a joke Ahhhh...

you havent been around long enough for people to know if your joking or not bud.   

[CountryslickR]

Anyone hunted around Wenatchee area on the river? wonderin how its been?

[ducks55]

Anyone hunted around Wenatchee area on the river? wonderin how its been?

A big waste of time. There are birds but they are few and far between. Farther north around Okanogan has been decent at best.

[Pathfinder101]

Yikes.  Waterfowlers are mean... 

...I think I'll just go quietly back to the big game threads before I get yelled at...

[Nimrod]

Man u just got to go to the river the whole Columbia system is filled with waterfowl if u just go to the river u will understand... It's not so much were u hunt it when u hunt it... Put 700 miles on your truck this weekend and u will know a whole lot more,  and know what regon your i'n the the number of the fish and  game department when u see a spot that looks ducky call and see if it's huntable......KEY IS MILES ON THE TRUCK