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re: Thoughts on duck hunting these days
Posted on 1/12/15 at 11:46 am to PapaPogey
Posted on 1/12/15 at 11:46 am to PapaPogey
On the lake I hunt, in the northern part of the lake it holds a lot of woodies. A lot of buck brush and cypress trees, along with the two creeks that feed the lake, are full of oak trees. When it gets light, it sounds like a small war. And the majority of the shooting is well over 30 yards. Their buying the shells not me. I took a friend of mine I grew up hunting with this year and he did the same thing. It was like, lets try these. I don't try unless I know I've got a 80% chance or better of bringing something down. And sometimes I screw up on some birds I should of shot at, don't get shot at. But I'm the captain, and if it doesn't say haynes, it aint getting shot at.
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Posted on 1/12/15 at 11:47 am to Larry Gooseman
I don't have any other option other than hunting public land right now. I love working birds. Quite often I question my decision not to shoot at passing ducks because I feel they're too far and I try working them back. But I'd rather a higher quality shot. It's frustrating to be working birds and see them start circling, but they get over another group of hunters and they sky blast and there goes my birds(they typically only succeed in scaring them off, not killing any). I attribute my problem to me being limited by how far away from the launch I'm able to go because I'm in a kayak. It's going to force me to work harder to find that spot that isn't as easy to the paddlers but not as attractive to the boaters. Which, I honestly love the challenge. I didn't prepare properly this past season and I learned a good but about the area. More scouting next summer!
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Posted on 1/12/15 at 11:56 am to PapaPogey
I agree, but for the sake of conversation....
Posted on 1/12/15 at 12:00 pm to TheBoo
The more people sky bust and less birds people kill = greater number of quitters every year.
Hoping the pattern of quitters continue and I can enjoy hunting again.
Hoping the pattern of quitters continue and I can enjoy hunting again.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 12:03 pm to jimjackandjose
Sorry bub but I'm not quitting 
I've had several unfortunate hunts this year, but I literally have no other hobbies to turn to for backup, so I'm here to stay. A few ducks here and there is all i really need to keep my up my interest level.
I've had several unfortunate hunts this year, but I literally have no other hobbies to turn to for backup, so I'm here to stay. A few ducks here and there is all i really need to keep my up my interest level. This post was edited on 1/12/15 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 1/12/15 at 12:17 pm to jimjackandjose
F that
Posted on 1/12/15 at 1:03 pm to tenfoe
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My favorite kind of hunting is sneaking up on wood ducks in a pond/lake/slough/river and trying to get 3 of them lined up to kill in one shot. Gotta get real close.
Damn straight, shells are expensive.
Get to the woody hole an hour before shooting time, get in a nice spot, take a little nap, wake up to a parade of woodies on the water.
Home by 7:15.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 1:09 pm to jimbeam
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Every bird I have shot this year has been feet down 30 yards or closer
maybe all these skyblasters think you are dumb for waiting so long. You probably piss them off when they watch birds shitting all over you and you have to wait till they are damn near on the water to shoot (at) them! Its like fishing. some people stay in one spot, others move a lot. Some people get closer to (where they think) the fish are. Others like to keep their distance or troll motor up to them.
Is there really a right or wrong? Personally, I've never hit anything over 40 yards away. As a result I usually don't shoot if its further than that. And that was back in the days of lead shot.
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I made a duck hunt on RealFoot Lake in Tennessee.
me too. two week ago. It was a blast (pardon the pun)
Posted on 1/12/15 at 1:47 pm to tigerinthebueche
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maybe all these skyblasters think you are dumb for waiting so long. You probably piss them off when they watch birds shitting all over you and you have to wait till they are damn near on the water to shoot (at) them!
Tell me you are joking.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 2:06 pm to tigerinthebueche
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Its like fishing. some people stay in one spot, others move a lot. Some people get closer to (where they think) the fish are. Others like to keep their distance or troll motor up to them.
Maybe you're joking, but are you seriously comparing fishing and duck hunting?
Posted on 1/12/15 at 2:24 pm to tigerinthebueche
You are a moron. The point of hunting to me is to fool birds into thinking my decoys are real birds. Under 30 yards they are dead
Posted on 1/12/15 at 2:28 pm to PapaPogey
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the OB sure likes to bitch and moan about duck hunting lately
Most duck hunters don't like other duck hunters who aren't in their group.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 2:30 pm to jimbeam
I'll help y'all beat this dead horse a little bit more...
In my opinion the root of most of the modern day "problems" with duck hunting is the stretch of 6 duck limit and 60 day seasons we are having. I could be wrong, but this is the longest stretch of this liberal of seasons and bag limits we have had in most of our lifetimes. The long season and large limits has opened up a huge commercial aspect to duck hunting that wasn't sustainable in the past. Follow the money...
Lots of dollar bills able to be made in duck hunting now: lots of extremely expensive shotguns, duck calls, decoys, apparel, facepaint, hunting shows, etc.
If you pay attention to this website you will see quite often people starting threads about getting into duck hunting while not coming from a duck hunting background. Nothing wrong with that, but chances are these people just getting started are not going to know any better when it comes to hunting etiquette unless they have an experienced person schooling them up, and I tend to believe that lots of people that have duck hunted their whole lives still don't know what they are doing..
Long story short money has "ruined" the sport
In my opinion the root of most of the modern day "problems" with duck hunting is the stretch of 6 duck limit and 60 day seasons we are having. I could be wrong, but this is the longest stretch of this liberal of seasons and bag limits we have had in most of our lifetimes. The long season and large limits has opened up a huge commercial aspect to duck hunting that wasn't sustainable in the past. Follow the money...
Lots of dollar bills able to be made in duck hunting now: lots of extremely expensive shotguns, duck calls, decoys, apparel, facepaint, hunting shows, etc.
If you pay attention to this website you will see quite often people starting threads about getting into duck hunting while not coming from a duck hunting background. Nothing wrong with that, but chances are these people just getting started are not going to know any better when it comes to hunting etiquette unless they have an experienced person schooling them up, and I tend to believe that lots of people that have duck hunted their whole lives still don't know what they are doing..
Long story short money has "ruined" the sport
Posted on 1/12/15 at 2:33 pm to jimbeam
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The point of hunting to me is to fool birds into thinking my decoys are real birds. Under 30 yards they are dead
Same. Like your earlier post, the two primary reasons I hunt ducks are to work/fool birds and watch my dog work. I love shooting ducks, but honestly, I'd just as soon call them for someone else and work my dog after they shot. I'm not going to go all cliche anti-sky busting, but it's just not me. I hunt for different reasons and I get off to ducks landing in my spread. If someone else wants to do it, that's cool, but if you're flaring ducks that I'm working, then we're gonna have problems. I got in that situation once this season and it was handled after the hunt was over. Bottom line: it's more than just killing limits.
I don't know that social media is the problem. I post a lot of my pictures on social media. I like to have them all in one place and I like to share them with my friends who are into the same stuff I'm into. I like to see pictures that other people post too. I also really like taking photos and wish I had better equipment with which I could get into outdoor photography. Maybe one day.
I do think that commercialization/money has a lot to do with it as well.
This post was edited on 1/12/15 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 1/12/15 at 2:41 pm to Canard Gris
I blame Duck Dynasty. Lots of people watch that show and think... I want to to try that. Same thing about instagram and stuff like that. Hunting is just the "in" thing these days. My buddy had a lease they lost after several years of hunting it. The land owners decided they wanted to get into hunting so they just kicked them off. They shared it last year and we would laugh because they would shoot coot, scaup and ganzers like they were going out of style. We would just kill our 6 greys and keep on going. We passed by them one day and they were outfitted head to tow in Duck Commander gear a new gator tail with boat blind etc. On a plus side. I'm recently divorced and for some reason girls are really attracted to guys that duck hunt so there is that... LOL. I'm actually going to Arkansas on a guided hunt with a girl i'm dating and it was her idea.
This post was edited on 1/12/15 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 1/12/15 at 2:47 pm to 34venture
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Tell me you are joking.
yes, I am. This site needs a sarcasm font or emoticon.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:46 pm to jimbeam
Its the cool thing to do nowadays. There is an art to real duck hunting you can almost say and a lot of guys today dont even no that much less what it is. Killing is way down on the list for the I like duck hunting, to most of the new crop of hunter its usually the first followed by just being to shoot your gun. Cant stand sky busters.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:46 pm to jimbeam
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Posted on 1/12/15 at 3:52 pm to Canard Gris
I am all for a lower limit, I already have a tough time making hunts as it is so dont really want the number of day cut down. Unfortunately its now a money racket like you said, it would take a lot for them to lower limits and days.
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