Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: scottcrb on January 23, 2012, 10:36:13 AM
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so i have a week left of hunting and it hasn't been real successful lately and seeing all of your limits is getting me down. i almost always hunt the early morning . how has your success been from early morning or afternoon hunts? which seems to be more productive? i want to go east this week but will probably stay on west side due to cash flow issues. probably skagit or whatcome counties. any tips help ill hunt mid week so i wont steel your spots this weekend.
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We went back to where we were last week, where you ended up being. We shot eight before we ran out of shells :bash: :bash: Not the best shooting day. We did manage to get eight. Heard alot of shooting around all of the nearby QH sites. They flew all day in the crappy weather. we left at 2. But did fly more than usual later. I certainly feel ya. The water was all open btw. Heard shooting all the time we were there. Good luck, and if I see/here anything I will let you know. :tup:
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thanks hntrspud im gonna try some of the quality sites this week i think.
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Hit the tide flats just off Fir Island in the Skagit unit on Saturday, only one bird for four guys. There was some shooting out in the salt water to the west. Otherwise, the Island and surrounding tidal areas were real quiet!
We did see a lot of Ducks flying up high. Looked like they were going from the salt water and flying inland to the farm fields.
We also saw about a thousand snow geese flying inland. Otherwise, I'm getting tired of not shooting too.
Good luck to you this week.
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yeah im not gonna give up . i got a week left and i need to get a good day limit in before the season or its gonna hurt me til next October.
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Shot afternoon limits all last week. Then morning limits on Sat. & Sun. Just depends on the weather.
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thaks H2O. bad weather early morn? good weather afternoon? whats your best guess.
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i kill em in the afternoon just as good as morning .
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Usually morning is best, but it depends on where you are hunting and the weather.
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gonna head north tomorrow to skagit area early and see what happens. ill let ya know gonna try for thursday too and maybe this weekend .
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I seem to fare better in the AM, but then again I mostly hunt the AM :IBCOOL:
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good weather bad weather......Just be where the birds want to be and it will be good morning or afternoon :tup:
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early morning was good today .... but Saturday & Sunday was really good in the afternoon !!!!
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My very first limit out I started hunting in the mourning. I got one duck right when shooting light opened. After that, I hardly saw any ducks until about 11. That was a weird day though, but it all depends I guess. Don't you wish that you could type in any question, and it would be answered :chuckle:
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hunt in SW, so dunno if itll help much for the areas you been hunting :dunno:, but i have a ton of birds come in first hour of shooting light, some after that mingle in after that and then for the rest of the day just flyers that dont seem to have any interest to land. mide season afternoon was great, this late for me early mornings the way to go.