Quick Hunting area questions

[TheYoungSelfStarter]

Hey everyone,

Been e-scouting the past few weeks and deciding where to commit to these next few weeks. Was wondering if I can ask about a little info on these areas below to save myself multiple scouting trips. Let me know what y'all know about these areas. Tips for gear (only have floating decoys atm looking at getting some ground decoys for example), spots to park, unique rules, etc.

Located in SeaTac area if that helps for context.


Black River wildlife area
Davis Creek wildlife area
Any jblm oppertunities


-Thanks!
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[metlhead]

Not much goin on till frigid weather sets in. You can kayak and jump shoot

[hdshot]

I would scout and do your homework before you get two deep. As example might do a camping trip in Moses lake to hear what the gun fire is like before even thinking about buying a hunting license.  Good luck 🍀 from a person who started duck hunting in 1986 🤣 with about a four year break. Times have changed and no one has disputed that by a long shot.  But reports seemed better on the west side last year to be 110% fair as well.

[JBG]

Holy heck dude, might as well ask to take my wife to dinner lol

Remember the 80/20 rule, 80% scouting and 20% hunting. Duck hunting location information is a close kept secrete and should be.  Your best bet would be to leave the gun in the truck for a few weeks and just take your hiking boots, bino's, and plan to buy a couple tanks of gas to go answer those questions yourself.  If you have a specific question about a specific area someone might, might help you but generally you are seen as competition to other duck hunters. 

I just got a new to me duck boat this year so I am excited to leave the gun at home and just go learn a new spot for the first few weeks.

As for gear get a good decoy bag with built in straps and belt. https://www.wildernesspacks.net/product-page/the-flyway

[metlhead]

Meh, never hurts to ask. I gots plenty of info to share. I live on the river and don't hunt it. PokeBoated it many times in the 80's. Always worth some teal or ringers. The upper end in Dismal can be good but you gotta drop birds on the water. The timber is unforgiving. Also the walkway/launch on 110th is long gone. Long ways from Litterock launch and river disappears above the Schock place. Watch out for bears. Remember, frigid weather. Davis areas will get you a ringer or buffie. Let the Chehalis flood then hit Koopmans field on the drop. You'll only have two days. Again, cold weather is your friend. Any other scenarios just make far a quiet day in the outdoors. But, still can't kill birds from home. I can

[wadu1]

The Nisqually Delta can be a good area. But you need a boat, bigger boat hunt the river small boat hunt the McAllester Creak area.

[ljsommer]

Holy heck dude, might as well ask to take my wife to dinner lol

Remember the 80/20 rule, 80% scouting and 20% hunting. Duck hunting location information is a close kept secrete and should be.  Your best bet would be to leave the gun in the truck for a few weeks and just take your hiking boots, bino's, and plan to buy a couple tanks of gas to go answer those questions yourself.  If you have a specific question about a specific area someone might, might help you but generally you are seen as competition to other duck hunters. 

I just got a new to me duck boat this year so I am excited to leave the gun at home and just go learn a new spot for the first few weeks.

As for gear get a good decoy bag with built in straps and belt. https://www.wildernesspacks.net/product-page/the-flyway

I think this is probably 100% spot on, though I am not speaking from experience as I've only been on one bird hunt of any kind in my entire life. However, this is also the reason that I am not willing to try to get into duck hunting! My wife keeps talking about it like it's going to be great, and the success rates are so much higher than deer. I am looking at it differently: "We already suck at every kind of hunting we do, let's not add to the list!". I feel like we should probably figure out at least one of the kinds of hunting we do before picking up another one to be failures at

[ducks4days]

Holy heck dude, might as well ask to take my wife to dinner lol

Remember the 80/20 rule, 80% scouting and 20% hunting. Duck hunting location information is a close kept secrete and should be.  Your best bet would be to leave the gun in the truck for a few weeks and just take your hiking boots, bino's, and plan to buy a couple tanks of gas to go answer those questions yourself.  If you have a specific question about a specific area someone might, might help you but generally you are seen as competition to other duck hunters. 

I just got a new to me duck boat this year so I am excited to leave the gun at home and just go learn a new spot for the first few weeks.

As for gear get a good decoy bag with built in straps and belt. https://www.wildernesspacks.net/product-page/the-flyway

 

My dad taught me a bunch of stuff, and the other 75% I learned from wasting gas and almost dying trying to find out what areas that I have access to are worth spending time in. Nobody buys completed jigsaw puzzles because the point of them is in the journey, get yourself some energy drinks and a gas card and a good pair of binoculars and go solve the puzzle.

[hdshot]

Waterfowl hunting is like eating Chinese food, shoot a limit and a hour later you want to shoot another limit.   

[metlhead]

Yum, hot duck stir fry.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Waterfowl hunting is like eating Chinese food, shoot a limit and a hour later you want to shoot another limit.   

🤣

[Feathernfurr]

“ Trebek, What’s the difference between you and a mallard with a cold?…”

[h2ofowlr]

Best advise is get out and scout.  I burn thousands on fuel and tons of hours scouting.  It's what I like to do and I invest into my hobby.  You will be a lot more successful if you invest in the time to learn spots and read the birds vs. hitting the public blind someone told you about on social media where all the skyblasters hang out.

[Special T]

I think the best thing you can do is walk those areas on a sunny day to learn them and not screw up some one else's hunt. I would walk new areas before the season taking the dog and kids with me to get the lay of the land.

[metlhead]

I encourage new folks to come to this site and ask questions. If you don't wanna give up your handed down secrets, well that is fine. Haze someone for asking and yhey will go elsewhere. These small game threads are hardly alive as it is. Fresh conversation is welcoming and a great way to extend our sport out of the field.