One Great Week!

[ducksdogsdownriggers]

Great shooting!  Looks like tons of fun.

For what its worth, I recently called the WDFW and this is what I was told from the WDFW Migratory waterfowl expert:
The term possession limit is a term specific to the field-nothing else, and applies to where you harvested the birds and to your home or temporary dwelling.  Once the birds are at your dwelling, they are no longer considered part of your possession limit.   He said that WDFW is not, nor do they want to be in the business of inspecting freezers...  

I know there are others on the board who will verify this info.  I encourage all those concerned to call the local WDFW and have them explain the rule.

[Bigtine96]

Do you keep your birds whole and not cleaned in your freezer? I believe there is a big difference from a bunch of frozen "meat" from a weeks hunt. And a bunch of birds collected over the week whole and hanging ona fence in the non freezing elements.

to answer your first question, no I don't keep whole birds in my freezer just the meat. But what I was trying to point out is that the regulations posted don't seem to specify a difference. It would seem practical that meat in the freezer doesn't count toward a possession limit but does the law say otherwise?

True and my guess would be there is more to that law, but does it seem ethical to you to hunt ducks all week not clean them all to take a picture of all the ducks together not minding the fact that it is warm and the meat will spoil? That's what gets me, when I kill a animal I get back and take care of the animal as a responsible ethical hunter. That's all

[Stickerbush]

snow on the ground seems cold enough to me! but yea I get what you are saying. You shouldn't compromise the meat for a week just to stack up a nice photo shoot

[Buschingc]

Well *censored*, then if once you get to your house, the birds no longer apply to the possession limit then I have been cutting my hunts short.. lol.. If I would have known that, I wouldnt stop hunting after a morning of shooting my limit of 7 ducks.. I'd go back for the mid evening hunt and then again for the late evening hunt.. lol.. Im just messing around.. Look this doesnt really need to turn into a huge deal. That is a bad @$$ picture and it really looks like it was a blast.

[Stickerbush]

Well *censored*, then if once you get to your house, the birds no longer apply to the possession limit then I have been cutting my hunts short.. lol.. If I would have known that, I wouldnt stop hunting after a morning of shooting my limit of 7 ducks.. I'd go back for the mid evening hunt and then again for the even hunt.. lol.. Im just messing around.. Look this doesnt really need to turn into a huge deal. That is a bad @$$ picture and it really looks like it was a blast.

[sirsnap]

Can't believe nobody commented on the second picture it says 2 guys one day and there are 9 geese.

[Buschingc]

Can't believe nobody commented on the second picture it says 2 guys one day and there are 9 geese.

Darn Internet Police! 

[sirsnap]

I'm just jealous.  It looks like a very fun shoot.  I wish I could get into birds like that especially this year.  It's been rough.   

[Widgeondeke]

Looks like a lot of shells were shot during that week. Yes, I would be jealous. Just because there are only 4 guys shown doesn't mean more weren't shooting. Quit jumping to conclusions.   

As for not cleaning the birds the day they are shot. It appears to be plenty cold outside. I know people who will hang their ducks outside (when cold enough) until the heads seperate from the body. I have let my ducks sit outside in the cold for a few days before processing and they taste better than the ducks I clean the day of being shot. The key is cold temps.
Funny how guys think a bird needs to be processed immediately, yet they'll leave an elk or deer hanging in the woods for a week or more without a second thought. 

Congrats and yeah that'd be an awesome pic to have on the wall.

[C-Money]

Thanks for sharing, Congrats to the hunters.

[Whitenuckles]

Can't believe nobody commented on the second picture it says 2 guys one day and there are 9 geese.

In September we are aloud 5 birds. She didn't clarify when the birds were taken!




Steen, great hunt! One of these days I might be lucky enough to have a week like that!

[Buschingc]

I wonder how high of elevation they are in because if you look at the picture closely, there is snow on the license plate and in the yard on the second picture.. Im just saying.....   

[Bigtine96]

There's snow in my backyard right now and its 55 degrees out and has been all week

[Ellensburg]

HAHA this thread is full of sketchyness.

[steen]

Without reading all the replies, every duck was made into jerky and usually lasts about a week or so in our house.  No they were not   spoiled.  As far as the bag limit, it was over the week.  This picture has been seen by the game warden and checked out.  These are the 4 hunters that posed for the picture.  I can't believe all the complaining that comes on this forum over a picture, like you can see everything from one picture.  It was a great weeks hunt and we have a beautiful picture to proove it that extra effort was taken to get.  How many of you clean your ducks as soon as you get in from the field?  If the weather is right they can sit for a few days easy without spoiling.  EVERY DUCK WAS EATEN!!!!  I enjoy getting these pictures and I'm not a duck hunter.  Honestly I don't need to prove anything.  Thanks to those who where suportive!!  Probably someone worth hunting with.  I'm just the picture taker and don't know exactly how many days theey hunted, I'm not in a court of law here.