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Post by dead-eye on Aug 24, 2011 17:50:48 GMT -5
just out of curiosity why are wood ducks not included in the early season along with teal? ive heard several others ask the same question.
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Post by DDragon47 on Aug 24, 2011 19:01:21 GMT -5
Indiana is a breeding state for wood ducks.
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Post by hoosierdhr on Aug 24, 2011 19:48:16 GMT -5
Ive seen wood ducks in my deeks in Dec. and Jan 2011 i saw some in a creek near New Carlisle, I hunt North central IN.
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Post by joeyb on Aug 25, 2011 7:30:44 GMT -5
Just like DDragon said. IN is their breeding grounds. Same reason you can't hunt mallards up north in the summer. You see them a lot because they're here this time of year.
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Post by featherduster on Aug 25, 2011 8:18:20 GMT -5
How come the states of Kentucky and Tennessee have an early wood duck season?
I would think those states produce as many broods or more than Indiana.
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Post by joeyb on Aug 25, 2011 14:01:51 GMT -5
Maybe the birds from here and further north are already migrating that far south. This being that Indiana is the cutoff state for breeding grounds. I'm not sure if I'm right, but that's the only thing I can come up with.
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Post by duff on Aug 25, 2011 16:21:43 GMT -5
If the feds would let IN have a wood duck season in Sept we would already have one. I think it is taht simple.
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Post by featherduster on Aug 26, 2011 5:49:46 GMT -5
Has Indiana ever asked the Feds for an early Wood duck season?
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Post by firstwd on Aug 26, 2011 11:29:07 GMT -5
We have one in October.....
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Post by featherduster on Aug 26, 2011 15:31:16 GMT -5
Good one there FIRSTWD: That season for us up north runs until about November 20th and then the regular ducks begin to show up.
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Post by dead-eye on Aug 26, 2011 16:24:20 GMT -5
the reason for teal season being so early is because they are early migrators. sure you still kill them at the end of the season. but the majority of them in our state is in the early sept. timeframe. i see the same thing with wood ducks they seem to pack bags and head out early. at least in my area. maybe the southern part of the state doesnt see it.
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Post by DDragon47 on Aug 26, 2011 17:05:10 GMT -5
How come the states of Kentucky and Tennessee have an early wood duck season? I would think those states produce as many broods or more than Indiana. Because they can't tell a bluewing from a wood duck.  |
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Post by featherduster on Aug 27, 2011 5:34:19 GMT -5
I can't either when their on the dinner table.
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Post by DDragon47 on Aug 27, 2011 18:12:39 GMT -5
Teal is a lot more tender.
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Post by featherduster on Aug 28, 2011 6:59:44 GMT -5
DDRAGON I will try to remember that when some sort of small duck comes steakin across the decoys at ludicrous speed right at first light.
Tender = Teal. Tougher= Woodie.
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Post by DDragon47 on Aug 28, 2011 9:00:53 GMT -5
Ok
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