Where to go to shoot a can?

[jbeaumont21]

I live in SW Washington and hunt the Columbia all the time but all we ever shoot as far as divers is blue bills, buffle heads and golden eyes.  I hear they shoot some cans on the east side and was wondering if anyone would be willing to share some info.  Not looking for your honey hole or anything just a general area.  I am willing to return the favor and share some good spots over here if interested.  Feel free to PM if you want to keep it on the DL.  Thanks in advance!

[MtnMuley]

I live in SW Washington and hunt the Columbia all the time but all we ever shoot as far as divers is blue bills, buffle heads and golden eyes.  I hear they shoot some cans on the east side and was wondering if anyone would be willing to share some info.  Not looking for your honey hole or anything just a general area.  I am willing to return the favor and share some good spots over here if interested.  Feel free to PM if you want to keep it on the DL.  Thanks in advance!

Most people that I hear of that shoot cans end up in jail........................

[Bigtine96]

I know of some cans my buddies got over on the east side this year, they normally kill a few over here every year.

[vandeman17]

We usually see a few cans out at the ponds we hunt on the eastside but the majority that we see are on the river. I never see them in great numbers so the ones I have shot were pretty lucky. I shot a really nice bull can a few years back. Was laying out taking a midday nap, happened to open my eyes and saw what I thought was a greenhead coming right at us not far off the deck. I sat up, dropped it and it ended up being a beautiful canvasback. I guess even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while. 

[jordano]

Columbia River in Central Washington. from the Tri- Cities north

[turkey slayer]

No cans on the columbia

[Hilltop123]

Bathroom....big white thing bolted to the floor, silver handle for flushing..........but this as far as I'm going, will have to put some boot leather down to learn the rest..........

[fishermanjoe]

I have a spot near the river that you might want to go to if you want to shoot a canvasback........ ill PM ya

[pjb3]

Plenty of Beer cans everywhere

[h2ofowlr]

You can shoot cans not to far from your location.  You need to head down river.

[jbeaumont21]

Columbia River in Central Washington. from the Tri- Cities north

Thanks, I have heard that there are good opportunities around there.  I may have to do some scouting soon.

[jbeaumont21]

You can shoot cans not to far from your location.  You need to head down river.

Well where I have been hunting is pretty far down river.  I hear of a few guys seeing some "canvasbacks" out in the estuary on occassion but I don't think they are as common as I have heard they are on the Columbia out east.  Do you know of an area that I don't?  I would love to increase my odds even if it means driving further.

[Tealer]

I have been lucky this year as far as cans go. I think I have shoot one on all but 1 of my diver hunts. I will give you a hint, the Columbia from the mouth to just shy of Canada has cans!

[jbeaumont21]

I have been lucky this year as far as cans go. I think I have shoot one on all but 1 of my diver hunts. I will give you a hint, the Columbia from the mouth to just shy of Canada has cans!

Wow thanks, That pretty much narrows it down to several thousands of miles. Thanks for rubbing it in. 

[CountryslickR]

I would head up to Okanogan area...went up there about 15 days, got a Canvasback each time...all drakes! tons of them flyin around..

[Tealer]

I have been lucky this year as far as cans go. I think I have shoot one on all but 1 of my diver hunts. I will give you a hint, the Columbia from the mouth to just shy of Canada has cans!

Wow thanks, That pretty much narrows it down to several thousands of miles. Thanks for rubbing it in. 

Honestly I drive down the river from Portland to Kennewick to hunt with a buddy. All along the way I see cans. I have shot a couple in the Lewis and Clark area too. I have buddies that shoot them well above the tri cities. I thought at the start of the season they were hard to come by, theis year I see them everywhere! All I can say is to pick up a box of can decoys and find some diver water, and give it a go.

[jbeaumont21]

I have been lucky this year as far as cans go. I think I have shoot one on all but 1 of my diver hunts. I will give you a hint, the Columbia from the mouth to just shy of Canada has cans!

Wow thanks, That pretty much narrows it down to several thousands of miles. Thanks for rubbing it in. 

Honestly I drive down the river from Portland to Kennewick to hunt with a buddy. All along the way I see cans. I have shot a couple in the Lewis and Clark area too. I have buddies that shoot them well above the tri cities. I thought at the start of the season they were hard to come by, theis year I see them everywhere! All I can say is to pick up a box of can decoys and find some diver water, and give it a go.

Thanks, yeah I have pretty much decided that I need to drive east to increase the chances.  I have a dozen can decoys that I always put out with my string of blue bills but have yet to see any.  We hunt out around the white tail refuge island in WA which is just NE of the Lewis & Clark refuge most of the time so maybe we aren't close enough to the mouth of the Columbia.  I see tons of blue bills, buffle heads, golden eyes, scoters and ring necks but have yet to see a can come by.  It's strange that there aren't as many cans and red heads out here like there are on the east side.  Seems like great habitat and nice deep water for them, but I guess not.  I know they like a type of celery plant that must grow more abundantly out east.

[vandeman17]

Funny thing is that my buddy actually shot a real nice can this morning. We were talking about the three species we hadn't killed this year and they were a pintail, a bufflehead and a canvasback. Crazy thing and we got one of all three on our last hunt. Go figure!