2024-2025 Official Duck Hunting Thread

[Razrbk89]

Haven’t set a duck decoy yet. Did go on our annual crane trip Monday and Tuesday out in Plainview and has a good time as always. Did well on the cranes and picked up a few bonus geese. Mis the years past when I used to do all that for a job, great memories.

Texas will always have ducks but with warmer winters and poor duck production I suspect we’ll only continue to see a downward trend. I anticipate a 45 day season and a 3 or 4 bird limit in the near future as production continues to struggle and pressure from so many hunters continues to climb. Haven’t seen that since I started with Dad in the 90’s but if it’ll trim the fat and help the resource I’m all for it👍

Our season opens next Saturday. Got some decoys out today. Glad that’s over with. 66 dz. at one spot and 50 dz at another.

Wish it was cooler but think this cool down next week will help some. There’s some ducks around and actually some decent water up here, but we need more rain to keep it decent and MUCH cooler weather. They’ll not stay long with pressure and falling water.

I’m with you on a shortened season and bag limits until breeding conditions improve!

[150class]

Giving it another whirl in the morning!

[150class]

Giving it another whirl in the morning!

Scouting yesterday showed 2 ducks on the entire 400 acres so we had low expectations but figured we would see if all the hunters around us would stir the birds up.

finished with 18 between 4 of us and the first duck of the morning was a pretty canvasback that’s going on someone’s wall!

glad we have it a whirl!

[bloodtrailer28]

We were up in Kansas this week deer hunting and it was the least amount of birds I've seen up there at this time in the last five years.

[Lamar_TTU12]

Hit up lake Lewisville today it was awful. Saw very few birds heard very few shots. Need some cold weather. My dogs first year and has yet to retrieve a duck.

[Passthrough]

We were up in Kansas this week deer hunting and it was the least amount of birds I've seen up there at this time in the last five years.

Was up there as well. Least amount of ducks I have ever seen for that time of year. Just no cold weather yet. Only seen one new batch of geese push down that week with just a few snows.

[droebuck]

Riding back from Kansas and had a decent trip, hunted Friday morning through this morning. 39 geese Friday, limits of ducks on Saturday and no wind this morning we got 21 ducks.

[DUKFVR]

Congrats Donnie!

[Texas Grown]

Looking like some cooler temps here for a few days, later this week.

[150class]

Anyone have outfitter recommendations for the Anahuac to Winnie area give or take?

im looking to snag a 6 man hunt for some clients last second this Thursday or Friday.

appreciate it ahead of time!

[DUKFVR]

Oyster bayou has been good to guys I know.

[droebuck]

Congrats Donnie!

Thanks David, it was a good time.

[150class]

Oyster bayou has been good to guys I know.

Appreciate the recommendation sir!

hammered them with Oyster bayou outfitters this morning and we probably didn’t hunt 2-3 miles away from our normal spots. Solid mixed bag and shot a couple fulvous whistlers which is a first for me.

[DUKFVR]

Glad it worked out. I have killed some birds right where you are before. They do their best to put people on birds!

[LivinADream]

Anyone have outfitter recommendations for the Anahuac to Winnie area give or take?

im looking to snag a 6 man hunt for some clients last second this Thursday or Friday.

appreciate it ahead of time!

Southern wings outfitters has been hammering the birds. They have a fb page or you can pm me and I'll give you one of the guides numbers. The owner is on here as byronf I think.

Nevermind, just saw the post from today.

cousin and I had a decent shoot the other day on in the woods. Should have killed several more but we shot like crap. I always rush my first shot when hunting in tight woods. Hole about the size of a large living room with 60'+ trees all the way around it makes things happen fast.