Few Duck Hunting Questions...

[Junebug]

10-4. I've killed 9 greenheads so far this season, and my buds have collected another 3. I have two holes within thirty mins of Vic. Thats where I got em. One hole is near Port Lavaca, the other near edna.

[Matador]

"Shoot'em in da lips"

[stevesflyshop]

I like to see the landing gear down before shooting Also, if you have a chance as they are circling, look for any shiny flash which will signal that the bird is banded. I'm still trying to shoot my first banded duck. I'd also recommend taking a camera since you never know what you'll see from the blind. Otherwise, have a great time!

[Smart]

Also, if you have a chance as they are circling, look for any shiny flash which will signal that the bird is banded.

True Dat....... .

[stevesflyshop]

Sweet - I have seen one banded duck and two geese but couldn't get a shot at the mallard and the geese were 2 trees tall. Haven't given up though!

[Cotton]

BTW this isn't Matt's first hunt heck he was born with a shotgun in his hands it's just his first Duck hunt.

I've never tried Duck hunting which is probably a good thing since I don't need anymore addictions! I thought about it a number of times. Especially when sitting a deer stand on one of our tanks and have a couple hundred whistle by my head landing just before sun up.

BTW while we're talking ducks... this is looking out the dinning room window at the ranch. What kind of duck are these?

[justletmein]

I see Gadwall and Widgeon.

[bzzboyz]

Only on Ebay.........TPW and Academy are sold out.....

My son has baseball all weekend, so I'm not going out for that last weekend. I could always send him my left over tags since I won't be using them. Are the tags transferable? Also, can I use my leftovers next year? I heard from another site you can.

[DRow]

I see Gadwall and Widgeon.

I see em to and mabe a model duck or two

[texag93]

Gadwall and widgeon. Not sure if there are others. I just went and checked out the place i will be hunting Sat. morn. It was covered with Mallards, Widgeon and....and.......Canvasbacks!!!!!!!! I have never even seen a Can while hunting. Should be great.

[CaptJack]

Hunter's Wife Finds Shot Duck Alive In Fridge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Neither gunfire nor two days in a refrigerator could slay this duck.

Wildlife officials in Tallahassee said a feathered Lazarus had been shot by a hunter and put into his refrigerator for two days. That's when the hunter's wife opened the door and the duck lifted his head, giving her a scare.

Laina Whipple, a receptionist at the animal hospital, said the man's wife "was going to check on the refrigerator because it hadn't been working right and when she opened the door, it looked up at her. She freaked out and told the daughter to take it to the hospital right then and there."

The hospital's staff had the daughter take the 1-pound female ring-neck to Goose Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, where it has been treated since Tuesday for wounds to its wing and leg.

Sanctuary veterinarian David Hale said it has about a 75 percent chance of survival, but probably won't ever be well enough to be released back into the wild.

[txdukklr]

all good advice, I'd shoot #2 Fast steel out of a LM or IC and don't shoot em over 20-25 yards. Steels pattern sucks unless you've worked on it, it's slow and looses energy fast.

Keep down resist the urge to look, just be thinking out towards the spread and be ready for the guide to call the shot. Gonna be hard cause when that first group of birds comes roaring into the spread on a quiet morning your gonna watch em flying around. If it's clear be ready the shoot will be fastest early, hopefully you'll have some cloud cover and a little wind.

As far as drop the gun in the water, I have an SBE that I"ve put 15-20k rounds through at least. And drop it in the water a few times each season! Unload check that the barrel is clear, shake vigorously, reload and get ready to rock.