Early season sucks

[fearthebeard]

Where should I be hunting and how should I hunt early duck compared to late season Ducks

[monkeyman2269]

Well if it sucks why hunt.

Edited September 21, 2015 by monkeyman2269

[monkeyman2269]

This is my second hardcover year and early season isn't that tough just find holes and scout scout scout

[Merlot]

Suck hunting ...one per day

[Nyhunter325]

Look for the roost and follow the birds they will fall into a pattern early season ducks stick to water until the second to third cold snap then they will hit fields like its no bodies business just gotta put the scouting time in to find them just look for a big body of water where you have seen ducks during the summer then either follow em or hunt the roost when they come back which I don't recommend the second but people do it

[HuntingNY]

I rather a sucky day hunting then spending the day at work.  Which equates to a never sucky hunting day regardless of the outcome.

[The_Real_TCIII]

Find a cut field with a puddle in it and be there at legal shooting time

[Lawdwaz]

Scouting like mentioned above is key.  In the morning, face your vehicle to the east and watch the sky as the sun is just waking up, looking for the birds lifting off the water and heading to the fields.  Opposite in the afternoon and be ready to roll!

 

A co-pilot is a necessity, you need to drive and the other needs watch where the ducks go.  

 

Then secure permission.  Lots of farmers are miffed that you want to hunt ducks in a cut field so permission is granted readily.  (I'll bet you'll be wishing we could hunt dove in NYS too) 

 

Sign the damned petition will you! 

 

EDIT To ADD......these ducks don't need any water in the field at all, just feed.

Edited September 26, 2015 by Lawdwaz