Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Spuddieselwwu on January 27, 2010, 10:13:20 AM
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So I've been duck/goose hunting for about 3 years now... All over the state, Up North (Snohomish, Skagit, Ferndale) down South (Nisqually, Vancouver) and East (Othello, Columbia River, Moses Lake, etc.) And have never shot one. :bash:
With another season winding down... I am left with another year of no woodys. I will drive anywhere in the state. Can anyone offer some guidance?
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I've got a spot here around the Tri Cities that had a lot of woodies earlier this year. I might be doing an afternoon hunt there today and will let you know if they are still there. I shot a couple of mounter wood ducks earlier this year at Paterson and Cresent Island. All of these spots are a good ways from you though.
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Awesome. Yeah I don't really mind the drive- worth it to me. :) Let me know how you do, might head over there this weekend- If not I will definitely make it over there next year. Thanks for the info!
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spend a couple hours scouting the backwaters in almost any of those areas and you should turn up some woodducks.
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Patterson/Satus or Yakima River. The latter being the hardest to figure out and make work.
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Bone, you figured out the spot. I was out there today for an afternoon hunt. Nothing flying. There were still a few woodies on the river below horn rapids dam. Not very many. November had the highest population count of woodies.
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Find an area with some hardwoods or trees that run up to the water. You can usually find woodies in those areas.
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Look for areas with dense (VERY DENSE) tree cover around the water. Where I shoot mine is mostly russian olives that are flooded. I've got about 5 separate spots in a 20 sq mile radius I know i can bag a woodduck up until the first freeze.
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OH MY GOD TEAL!! LOOK OUT!! THAT ONE'S GOT A GUN!!!!
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OH MY GOD TEAL!! LOOK OUT!! THAT ONE'S GOT A GUN!!!!
A 10 gauge to boot!!!!
:rolleyes:Yes I shot the poor guy with a 10 gauge, along with 3 teal, a mallard, and a gaddie. Only working gun I had access to :chuckle:
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That's funny. I shot a woodie a couple of years ago out at Wallula juction. It was the skinniest, dullest looking drake woodie I have ever seen. I was honestly a little scared to clean/eat it because that was the year that the bird flu was a big deal. To make matters worse, I pounded him at about 10 yards with 3 1/2" #2s out of my 12 ga (slow day in the blind, I was jump shooting). There was still meat left on him, but he was in no way mountable...
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Thats how this guy was. 3-1/2" 2's at about 15 yards. Lost the whole left breast.
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Thanks for all the info guys!