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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Armaher on September 23, 2016, 10:52:48 PM

Title: West side duck hunting or goose
Post by: Armaher on September 23, 2016, 10:52:48 PM: Thx for reading. I'm new to Wa just got stationed and was interested to see if there is any good waterfowl hunting close to the kitsap area or west of it. I've looked around lots of lakes but I do not know the area to well thx in advance for any info... Semper fi
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Post by: Fishnclifff on September 25, 2016, 07:42:17 PM: I know the Stawood area, and Skagit up north.

There is the Ridgefield wildlife refuge down south
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Post by: constructeur on September 25, 2016, 09:35:19 PM: This link will help you find places to hunt: http://apps.wdfw.wa.gov/gohunt/
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Post by: BB11b on September 29, 2016, 07:28:44 AM: Yeah up here in whatcom and skagit is great duck hunting. Skagit is probably better but its a little more difficult I've found. Tons of public blinds here in whatcom county
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Post by: BB11b on September 29, 2016, 07:30:05 AM: Also look on the Washington hunting site they have a list of public blinds for you to check out.
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Post by: mendozer on October 04, 2016, 01:47:02 PM: I was just looking at some the information online there. Seems like mallards come a bit later in October and November. I wonder if I head out there opening weekend with my new mallard and Canada decoys if the birds will think I'm an idiot and just pass me by
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Post by: krout81 on October 04, 2016, 02:06:36 PM: All the Local Ducks and Geese will flock to your decoys for the first few days until they realize what is going on :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: . I plan on finding some unsuspecting Geese to shoot with my bow.
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Post by: mendozer on October 04, 2016, 03:06:09 PM: good enough for me! I'm passing hundreds of canadas on the way to work every morning. it's killing me!
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Post by: hjens on October 04, 2016, 03:35:46 PM: I'm a new arrival from Colorado, dog is too old to hunt but I haven't reached that stage yet, living in Blaine, WA, have lots of duck dekes, a few goose floaters, 400-odd Texas Rags for snow geese, no boat but people tell me there's good goose hunting for whites and darks in Skagit County. Need some pointers.
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Post by: follow maggie on October 09, 2016, 03:26:25 PM: Armaher, the timber land in Jefferson County has small lakes & ponds that you can set up on or jump shoot
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Post by: preacherman on November 26, 2016, 07:47:57 AM: My in laws live in Port Orchard I've definitely considered taking a layout boat to the bay there...tons of birds are always congregated in there.

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Title: Re: West side duck hunting or goose
Post by: highside74 on November 26, 2016, 08:41:01 AM: Quote from: preacherman on November 26, 2016, 07:47:57 AM
My in laws live in Port Orchard I've definitely considered taking a layout boat to the bay there...tons of birds are always congregated in there.

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Port Orchard has some laws in place about no shooting within 500ft of the shoreline or something like that. I looked into it a bit last year. I'd look into it before heading out. The Widgeon pile in there but I don't think you can hunt them. If I'm wrong it would be a blast.