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T-Storms and Duck hunting
Posted on 1/1/22 at 11:50 am
Posted on 1/1/22 at 11:50 am
Idiotic or smart to hunt the thunderstorms and wind tomorrow?
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Posted on 1/1/22 at 12:27 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
I will probably be deer hunting, at least in the morning.
Top three duck hunt I have ever been on was when I guided a couple boys from Shreveport. It would rain then sleet then snow and start all over again. Was beating the shite out of us but the mallards were wanting it bad.
Man I miss Klondike.
Top three duck hunt I have ever been on was when I guided a couple boys from Shreveport. It would rain then sleet then snow and start all over again. Was beating the shite out of us but the mallards were wanting it bad.
Man I miss Klondike.
This post was edited on 1/1/22 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 1/1/22 at 12:29 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
I've hunted in some rain before but nothing crazy. Old timers will tell you they killed a bunch of ducks in heavy rain, but who knows. I'm sure the weather will have birds moving but I'd be careful if you're going out in deep water or something like that.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 12:31 pm to BorrisMart
Atch .....
Hunted a t storm in the wax yrs ago ... all i got was wet and scared that i would be hit by lightning. Not the smartest thing I've done
Hunted a t storm in the wax yrs ago ... all i got was wet and scared that i would be hit by lightning. Not the smartest thing I've done
Posted on 1/1/22 at 12:35 pm to OntarioTiger
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Hunted a t storm in the wax yrs ago ... all i got was wet and scared that i would be hit by lightning. Not the smartest thing I've done
Yeh my scenario was light rain. I would be very hesitant about lightning and heavy thunder storms, especially somewhere out in the Atchafalaya (if that is where you are hunting) if it got bad and required a boat drive. If it was a walk in hunt somewhere or pit blind situation I might feel better, but even then lightning freaks me out.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 12:44 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
Should be fine if you're not in open water. Outside of that, avoid the lightning.
Should move in some fresh birds, everywhere I hunt is stale right now.
Should move in some fresh birds, everywhere I hunt is stale right now.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 12:49 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
Made plenty of rainy hunts. Fresh marsh, salt marsh. Light rain, heavy rain, sleet. Didn't matter. Always sucked.
One time me & a buddy hunted his blind the day after they waxed a 3 man limit of grays in about 45 min. A front was coming through the morning of our hunt. We figured it would be at least as good as the day before with the potential for a more mixed bag. Wrong. We literally sat through the front. Didn't fire a shot all morning. Stayed till 10:30.
One time me & a buddy hunted his blind the day after they waxed a 3 man limit of grays in about 45 min. A front was coming through the morning of our hunt. We figured it would be at least as good as the day before with the potential for a more mixed bag. Wrong. We literally sat through the front. Didn't fire a shot all morning. Stayed till 10:30.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 12:51 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
I’ve never found days like that to be productive, at least in the marsh. It’s also always a pain in the marsh because you have to be mindful of the water level. I always hated getting set up then having to break down and move or leave 45 minutes into a hunt whenever I hadn’t even fired a shot.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 12:56 pm to bluemoons
I have killed mallards pretty good before in timber before thunderstorms came through. I have done it a couple times. If I see a T-storm rolling in around 9am I’ll go to a couple timber spots.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 1:46 pm to BorrisMart
I was planning on hunting a marsh pond a short paddle from the truck. Very conflicted but want ducks on the strap
Posted on 1/1/22 at 1:56 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
I'm hunting It beats hunting in 83 degree weather should push some fresh birds down. Stay out big open bays or open water period going to be rough whitecapping!
Posted on 1/1/22 at 1:59 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
Lightning. Nope
Posted on 1/1/22 at 2:01 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
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I was planning on hunting a marsh pond a short paddle from the truck. Very conflicted but want ducks on the strap
I could see myself doing something like that, if it was a quick shot back to the truck. If you go be careful. I'd imagine birds are moving now, winds picked up a lot.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 2:05 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
everything is lining up for tomorrow morning to be a great day from my past experiences with where I duck hunt.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 2:07 pm to good_2_geaux
I hate all you bastards that have decent places to duck hunt. This deer hunting shite is for the birds.
This post was edited on 1/1/22 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 1/1/22 at 2:13 pm to GREENHEAD22
I’ve had more good hunts than bad in the rain. I like to hunt a front.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 3:15 pm to Huntinguy
Just depends on the timing of the front passing.
Some of the best hunts of my life I sat through heavy storm during the frontal passage. On the back side when the wind was blowing 25 mph out of the north we killed a lot of ducks.
You don’t usually do great during the tstorms. But in the hours after the frontal passage you can light them up.
Some of the best hunts of my life I sat through heavy storm during the frontal passage. On the back side when the wind was blowing 25 mph out of the north we killed a lot of ducks.
You don’t usually do great during the tstorms. But in the hours after the frontal passage you can light them up.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 3:41 pm to ItTakesAThief
I don't think I'll be able to hunt tomorrow, but yall keep us updated on how everyone does tomorrow and Monday. Hope to hear good reports.
ETA: and be safe baws, weather-wise, gun wise, and in general with all the yahoos these days.
ETA: and be safe baws, weather-wise, gun wise, and in general with all the yahoos these days.
This post was edited on 1/1/22 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 1/1/22 at 3:44 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
Idiotic if there's lightning.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 5:10 pm to AtchafalayaRoute
I plan to hunt ducks in the morning. But, if it’s lightning, staying in the camp until it stops.
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