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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: blmathis12 on December 22, 2018, 05:22:36 PM

Title: Pintail?
Post by: blmathis12 on December 22, 2018, 05:22:36 PM

So ive always wanted to shoot a nice drake Pintail but have yet to have the opportunity. My question what part of the state are guys picking them up? East, down towards the coast, or up north in the Skagit area?

Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: skidynastar33 on December 22, 2018, 05:59:43 PM

Ferndale has a bunch, some spots in skagit do too. I would wait a few weeks. I haven’t seen many down yet. Not much has migrated yet.

Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: Jpmiller on December 22, 2018, 06:56:21 PM

Only one I ever got was near carnation. Wish I had thought about getting it stuffed along with a few others. This was ten or so years ago and I don't know enough about ducks to know if that's a good spot or a fluke. Good luck on your search!

Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: Man Tracker on December 22, 2018, 07:18:14 PM

Padilla Bay will soon be full of them.  The dike on the DFW Samish property is a good place to look for one.

Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: h2ofowlr on December 22, 2018, 09:05:53 PM

Were loaded up with pintails.  Lots of them around in NW Washington.

Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: High Climber on December 22, 2018, 09:11:10 PM

We got one drake and one hen pintail out of 14 ducks today. Was hunting Oregon but tidal ponds off the Columbia. Near Clatskanie

Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: Gopackers on December 27, 2018, 09:26:21 AM

Skagit Bay is loaded with Pintail right now. I was out in last Thursday's 30+mph winds, and was covered in Pintail flights all morning long. The drakes are fully plumed with nice long sprigs, of course all the other birds are plumed out as well.

Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: cougforester on December 27, 2018, 10:03:49 AM

They really moved in Christmas Eve around Everett. Ebey Island is loaded with em.

Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: ian_padron on December 27, 2018, 10:48:03 AM

Skagit, Samish, Padilla etc. that's where you wanna be, they're just starting to show up

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Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: ThurstonCokid on January 01, 2019, 08:15:58 PM

My group shot a couple in elma area late in the season last year


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Title: Re: Pintail?
Post by: lokidog on January 01, 2019, 08:25:16 PM

Took me about 14 years to finally get a nice drake in plumage that didn't make him look like a hen.  :o  Good luck!