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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: EWUEAGLESHUNTER on November 24, 2015, 08:41:36 PM
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Been noticing more and more posts going up for good hunts this season. I thought a general thread would be nice.
I decided to skip out of work early today. I just had one of those feelings my spot with the current conditions would be hot. Two man limit in 1 hour. Still working on my dogs photogenics, this will be her first full season. Hopefully by the end of the season she will be accustomed to taking pictures with limits. 8)
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Nice :tup:
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Ended up with a fun hunt with the wife today. Together ended the day with 14 ducks and 1 goose between the two of us. The wife finished the duck hunt with a triple shooting an over under shotgun.... Pretty impressive, considering most guys get excited when they shoot a triple with 3 shells. Overall great day!
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Good shooting. I'm glad someone is seeing some birds!
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My first limit ever!(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F11%2F28%2Fdce736c2888558006eb5af79d456de7b.jpg&hash=d87a66cb9f418e6092ed0776db3870b27c1d94a5)
Tried a new spot today and boy it was the right spot for sure
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whoa man you shoot all those yourself? You got one too many brown ducks there.
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My first limit ever!(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F11%2F28%2Fdce736c2888558006eb5af79d456de7b.jpg&hash=d87a66cb9f418e6092ed0776db3870b27c1d94a5)
Tried a new spot today and boy it was the right spot for sure
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An illegal limit always makes the best first limit.
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My first limit ever!(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F11%2F28%2Fdce736c2888558006eb5af79d456de7b.jpg&hash=d87a66cb9f418e6092ed0776db3870b27c1d94a5)
Tried a new spot today and boy it was the right spot for sure
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:stirthepot: :stirthepot: :stirthepot:
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You guys are right, I wasn't aiming for the "brown duck" but it went down anyways. I shouldn't call it a limit. I made a mistake but I'm not going to leave it out in the field. My bad.
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Today my dog found three cripples that someone else must not have been able to find. They were all in different spots. He seems to find cripples almost every time we go out.
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That's a good looking dog you have GSP. Also Hecto, I had that happen once, but chose not to post the picture. :bdid: But I did hunt with a guy one time that showed me where he barried his extra hen one afternoon at our hunting spot the previous time he went out.... So I am glad you didn't do that haha.
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That's a good looking dog you have GSP. Also Hecto, I had that happen once, but chose not to post the picture. :bdid: But I did hunt with a guy one time that showed me where he barried his extra hen one afternoon at our hunting spot the previous time he went out.... So I am glad you didn't do that haha.
Maybe that would have been the best choice... I've never got more than 2 in a day before so I'm just super excited. Have to make sure I'm more careful next time. Shucks what happens if you get a double on the number 7 duck, do you leave it behind? Of course not.
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Or you only drop one bird and not try for the double...???
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You guys are right, I wasn't aiming for the "brown duck" but it went down anyways. I shouldn't call it a limit. I made a mistake but I'm not going to leave it out in the field. My bad.
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While I appreciate you you not mud stomping the extra hen, I wouldn't post pics of a crime.
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You're the only one that posts and admits to breaking the law on a public forum...
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Let's get this back on track.
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Let's get this back on track.
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That's a good day of hunting. Did you hunt from the boat?
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Negative - decoy hauler. Sooooo nice.
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Fun mixed bag today. =)
The big mallard was a toad! Getting after it again tomorrow.
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Not a picture of a hunt but the results of a successful weekend of hunting. Bacon wrapped duck steaks.
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Here's today's results. Could not get another dark goose to fill out the limit before the wind got a little too much for our decoys.
One snow and a banded dark goose from Summer Lake. (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F12%2F05%2F008375db562fd444f753cfada8894232.jpg&hash=03dba15dc7c344d67f4d059b4b0e16698d8292b1)
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See if this works
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Lookin good folks!
I made it out for a couple hours yesterday and bagged a drake Buffy and a ring neck.
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Color on the drakes really are super pretty!
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Awesome - wish we could get into the specks. Don't see much of them locally.
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Partner and I scraped up a couple limits. Pic of mine. Very tough day shooting as the birds didn't want to decoy, just buzz us at mach 2 then flare up hard and keep going. That 25 shell limit at Nisqually can sure make it tough on a guy like me.
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Love all of the geese, wish we had more out here.
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Me and a friend planned on skipping class but only missed our first class and made it back in time for our next one. This is a hunt I'll remember the rest of my life. (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F12%2F07%2F2079cfe04698dc23d88a560936ced9c3.jpg&hash=2b93ba5aa7281a9077a3e17b0ecd2f6ee9bf4fcf)
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Sweet! That's a lot of yummy duck meat.
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Ice_man you must be hunting on the dry side of the state. Looks like a good shoot.
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Yeah good job Ice-man. Eastern ducks taste a whole lot better than west side mud ducks. It's amazing none of your birds look shot up :dunno:
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Stink, pretty sure that's a Ruddy, not a ring bill. Not many of them taken, however. Odd one.
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Stink, pretty sure that's a Ruddy, not a ring bill. Not many of them taken, however. Odd one.
You know we actually did get a ruddy hen a few weeks back in the same area so I can definitely say it wasn't quite the same bird. Here is the only close up I took of this one, shows the ring on the bill sort of from this angle :)
Edit to add: they do seem rare around western Washington though, even the game warden took a picture of it just to take back with him. Odd indeed!
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Stink, pretty sure that's a Ruddy, not a ring bill. Not many of them taken, however. Odd one.
Ring neck not a ruddy.
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My Duck
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Yeah, couldn't see the ring on the bill in first pic.
From that first angle looked like a Ruddy
We're starting to see some well colored drakes in Parts around here
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Mace and goose. Mace weighs 39#. Goose is around 15.
Half the size of a lab....twice the heart...
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Proud of his limit!
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My first limit ever!(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F11%2F28%2Fdce736c2888558006eb5af79d456de7b.jpg&hash=d87a66cb9f418e6092ed0776db3870b27c1d94a5)
Tried a new spot today and boy it was the right spot for sure
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An illegal limit always makes the best first limit.
Making memories.. :dunno:
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Interesting hunt.
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Interesting hunt.
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What's the story with that one???
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Another smasher today
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Great Pics! Thanks for a great post :tup:
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Interesting hunt.
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What's the story with that one???
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The coyote was eating a cripple, then he ate a load of BB.
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That's sweet!
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Eastside limit! Mallards and 1 hen pintail!
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Another quickie
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Dang tealer you have been stacking them up. What's your favorite recipe for duck?
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Dang tealer you have been stacking them up. What's your favorite recipe for duck?
Poppers and pepperoni is my favorite. I roast a few big mallards, philly cheese steak a few.
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4 man limit on geese. Wife joined us in the afternoon for ducks, got 26 birds b4 we had to tap out from the cold and rain.
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Really nice group of birds. Good shooting as well.
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Yea, it was a great hunt with family. The best part was teaching a couple guys who taught me how to hunt a thing or two about hunting ducks and geese on the Columbia basin. :IBCOOL:
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Here's a couple
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Goldeneyes, butterballs, whistlers. :tup:
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Hey Broker what side of the state were all those wood ducks shot on? I've never seen that many woody drakes shot in one hunt.
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Since the snow and freezing temps day and night the birds around Moses Lake have been decreasing in numbers quickly. Got skunked for the first time this year yesterday. But have still had some decent success up to yesterday.
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My good hunts from this year so far
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Here's a couple
Where did you shoot all those wood ducks.
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This mornings hunt
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Fun hunt on the Columbia
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Dang two bands that's awesome
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Blue Billed Mallard.
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Blue Billed Mallard.
That blue bill is awesome! Got any more pics? Is that a Pintail/Mallard cross?
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Quicky after work today.
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Blue Billed Mallard.
That blue bill is awesome! Got any more pics? Is that a Pintail/Mallard cross?
I looked it over pretty good and everything else looked like a drake mallard. Just had a blue bill on it.
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160106/21187f6fec689b0aa71e90c07ddb7977.jpg) opening day this season. Can't remember if I posted it here. 4 limits of mallards and 2 bands.
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160106/1e52b46cf0a1cc29ca86ad0902dd1cec.jpg)solo hunt on a windy day in november
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160106/15c86b16af55ad7f3ae86f80649c0801.jpg)another good solo hunt, picking drakes, yes the wigeon is one just very young lol
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160106/e0211a9808d813078720ecd1132fa568.jpg)really fun 2 man hunt. I'll own up to the hen.
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160106/768354162d15124049b68ab0a4329346.jpg)crappy picture but a limit of mallards and pintails plus a big honker
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I'll shoot hens any day, just as tasty!
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Another after work quickie.
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First ever seaduck and he was banded.
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That bucket is becoming famous. Looks like a fun hunt!
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Awesome hunt today with my wife and dog. I've been extremely grateful/blessed this year to have my wife as my hunting partner. My hunting partner for the last couple years has been battling an inflammatory disease keeping him cooped up all season. Grateful to have a wife who was willing to fill the void!
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Little late in posting.
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Dog and I braved the rain and snow this weekend for 2 decent hunts. Should have had 4 geese but my 4th spun out of control and bombed down head first into a guide service set up on the next field over.
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Love late season Greaters.
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Great year. Go pro on two doubles. Two sons now license carrying bird hunters. Both in WWA too.
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Fun afternoon hunt with the pup.
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Nice sprig.
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A good day
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Another fun hunt with the pup!