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Post by BOWn Hunter on Dec 26, 2016 10:27:39 GMT -5
Hey guys. I'm new to duck/goose hunting and could use all the tips you have! Maybe even some obvious ones! (To an extent)
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Post by duff on Dec 26, 2016 11:17:51 GMT -5
If you find the birds the rest is easy.
hide well
only call enough to get attention until you can read the birds
don't skybust
you don't need $1000+ shotgun or loads of decoys
Find where the birds are or want to go.
Learn the ducks in flight as many have special limits. Not knowing is not an excuse.
Have fun. Then you will go broke on calls, guns decoys, blinds, dog, waders, more decoys, gas while scouting....
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Post by duff on Dec 26, 2016 11:22:04 GMT -5
If you are like span870 it just took black hoodie, face paint, truck decals, and bands off ebay and tada he's a duck hunter. He was looking for the barrel sticker "da meat pole" for his rusty 870 to take him to the next level before he bailed to be a bunny chaser. |
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Post by BOWn Hunter on Dec 26, 2016 12:32:19 GMT -5
Haha! Well I have some decoys waders and a gun already. How does weather/wind affect them? How about ice?
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Post by duff on Dec 26, 2016 13:20:14 GMT -5
It affects them big time.
Keep wind to your back or crossing. Birds like to land into the wind. Depending on weather conditions will dictate where they go to feed or loaf.
ice concentrates them. Snow cover and ice moves them
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Post by hornzilla on Dec 26, 2016 16:12:30 GMT -5
If you find the birds the rest is easy. hide well only call enough to get attention until you can read the birds don't skybust you don't need $1000+ shotgun or loads of decoys Find where the birds are or want to go. Learn the ducks in flight as many have special limits. Not knowing is not an excuse. Have fun. Then you will go broke on calls, guns decoys, blinds, dog, waders, more decoys, gas while scouting.... This about covers it. It's also pretty good meat on the table. Specially when it only cost about 195.00 dollars a pound. Lol |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Dec 26, 2016 16:38:08 GMT -5
If you find the birds the rest is easy. hide well only call enough to get attention until you can read the birds don't skybust you don't need $1000+ shotgun or loads of decoys Find where the birds are or want to go. Learn the ducks in flight as many have special limits. Not knowing is not an excuse. Have fun. Then you will go broke on calls, guns decoys, blinds, dog, waders, more decoys, gas while scouting.... This about covers it. It's also pretty good meat on the table. Specially when it only cost about 195.00 dollars a pound. Lol On my way to check traps today, I started to think about how much I spent on licenses this year. Just for me I'm sure it was $200. I sure don't hunt because it's a value added meat on my table. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Dec 26, 2016 18:31:11 GMT -5
The entertainment/family value far outweighs the actual cost. To me that makes it priceless.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Dec 26, 2016 18:34:55 GMT -5
The entertainment/family value far outweighs the actual cost. To me that makes it priceless. You are absolutely correct! To come out ahead in this game one has to just about be a poacher. LOL So much joy even by myself, but when a family member or friend joins the hunt, the value grows exponentially. |
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Post by hornzilla on Dec 26, 2016 20:01:25 GMT -5
The entertainment/family value far outweighs the actual cost. To me that makes it priceless. Oh I agree 100 percent. I was just joking about what we spend on duck hunting for the amount of meat we put on the table. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Dec 26, 2016 20:21:20 GMT -5
The entertainment/family value far outweighs the actual cost. To me that makes it priceless. Oh I agree 100 percent. I was just joking about what we spend on duck hunting for the amount of meat we put on the table. Oh I don't personally know but I've heard exactly what you're saying. That's why I havent ventured down that road yet. Still waiting for Jon Snow to take me on a waterfowl hunt. Lol |
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Post by ukwil on Dec 26, 2016 20:38:24 GMT -5
The entertainment/family value far outweighs the actual cost. To me that makes it priceless. Post of the year. Couldn't have said it any better. Most non-hunters can't grasp this |
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Post by BOWn Hunter on Dec 26, 2016 21:10:17 GMT -5
Yea I have had the gun waders and decoys for about two years but never went. My younger cousin tried many times to get me out there but I never was able to go when he went. He passed away this fall at the age of 20. We had plans for years to come of duck, deer, and turkey hunting. So here the last few weekends I've began duck hunting the last few weeks and am hooked. I just wish I would have went with him while I could. So right now, I know that when I'm out there, he's right there with me.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Dec 26, 2016 21:16:42 GMT -5
Oh I agree 100 percent. I was just joking about what we spend on duck hunting for the amount of meat we put on the table. Oh I don't personally know but I've heard exactly what you're saying. That's why I havent ventured down that road yet. Still waiting for Jon Snow to take me on a waterfowl hunt. Lol I was waiting on you. |
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Post by duff on Dec 26, 2016 21:59:48 GMT -5
Yea I have had the gun waders and decoys for about two years but never went. My younger cousin tried many times to get me out there but I never was able to go when he went. He passed away this fall at the age of 20. We had plans for years to come of duck, deer, and turkey hunting. So here the last few weekends I've began duck hunting the last few weeks and am hooked. I just wish I would have went with him while I could. So right now, I know that when I'm out there, he's right there with me. That is too bad about your cousin. I know I have similar thoughts while hunting that reach many of my friends & family that have passed. Best of luck. What part of the state are you hunting? Best advice I ever got was to go with guys that knew what they were doing. I was floored first time a guy pointed at a bird flying across the horizon and declared it to be a teal. But in time you pick up the hang of it. |
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Post by BOWn Hunter on Dec 27, 2016 7:47:12 GMT -5
I hunt in southern Indiana. I live 2 minutes from the Goosepond Fish and Wildlife Area so it's my main area
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Post by duff on Dec 27, 2016 7:58:09 GMT -5
dang...good area for duck hunting. You shouldn't have any problems. I hunted over there 2009 - 2014. Hunted Switz City and Lyons mainly. I live in Springville about 45 min drive and the scouting was too much for me to keep it up over there. When I changed jobs in 2012 it got even worse. I kick myself every year for not keeping a few fields to hunt.
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Post by BOWn Hunter on Dec 27, 2016 11:45:59 GMT -5
Yea the opportunities are unlimited there!
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Post by mossberg500 on Dec 28, 2016 18:45:40 GMT -5
And the stories that you might hear while Rabbit hunting esp. deer hunting stories .
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Post by ukwil on Dec 28, 2016 18:57:54 GMT -5
Picked up my first 2 calls today. Buck Gardner Canada Slammer and a Hydels mallard call. Bad part is I've been so sick with a sinus infection and cough that my chest is killing me when I try to call. These are the first "new" items I've gotten. My blind and all my decoys are 2nd hand.
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