Live from the Blind: Late Season Duck Hunting Report

[Al Bundy]

Great stuff!! I wish I had a crick to jump in the mornings before work. What a great setup. Jumping them is a challenge. Agreed on the flushing part above. This is why when I used to jump I was always at the ready. Movement out of the ordinary triggers the reaction of shouldering the gun. Bends in the crick are often good places. You can somewhat stealthily round a corner and be very ready. They cant see you coming and you are often on top of them at this point. After jumping the crick a bunch of times, you should get a feel for where they tend to land or at least places you think are better than others. Approach these spots slowly and carefully and be at the ready. Walking a crick with a snow cover on the ground in January is a beautiful thing.  Good luck this weekend everybody. I'm heading out in the morning then again sun morning. Big water decoying. I usually get mallards coming in but this year very few. Luckily 2 blacks limit as I see more of those than anything usually. Hopefully l'll start shooting straight this weekend!!

[virgil]

I'm leaving work in a few hours and I'll be out in the kayak later this afternoon on a local harbor on the north shore of Long Island.

[The_Real_TCIII]

28 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

Great stuff!! I wish I had a crick to jump in the mornings before work. What a great setup. Jumping them is a challenge. Agreed on the flushing part above. This is why when I used to jump I was always at the ready. Movement out of the ordinary triggers the reaction of shouldering the gun. Bends in the crick are often good places. You can somewhat stealthily round a corner and be very ready. They cant see you coming and you are often on top of them at this point. After jumping the crick a bunch of times, you should get a feel for where they tend to land or at least places you think are better than others. Approach these spots slowly and carefully and be at the ready. Walking a crick with a snow cover on the ground in January is a beautiful thing.  Good luck this weekend everybody. I'm heading out in the morning then again sun morning. Big water decoying. I usually get mallards coming in but this year very few. Luckily 2 blacks limit as I see more of those than anything usually. Hopefully l'll start shooting straight this weekend!!

Im going to try mid day, hoping theyre coming to the stream after feeding

[The_Real_TCIII]

22 minutes ago, virgil said:

I'm leaving work in a few hours and I'll be out in the kayak later this afternoon on a local harbor on the north shore of Long Island.

Good luck and be safe

[sodfather]

What a beautiful day out there today somewhere they are all piled up loafing 

[Paula]

I have been out once, it was pretty windy other day so maybe that is why nothing came in. My friends son took me, he started bird hunting 2 yrs ago. He is pretty excited over it. 

Hoping I can get out at least one more time

[The_Real_TCIII]

I just walked the creek, no ducks

[BizCT]

I have been out once, it was pretty windy other day so maybe that is why nothing came in. My friends son took me, he started bird hunting 2 yrs ago. He is pretty excited over it. 
Hoping I can get out at least one more time

I wish I was your friend’s son


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[BigVal]

Got out of work and hauled over to a spot in Clarence I've neglected, got there and remembered why I neglected it but did notice a good number of mallards in the corn across the road 

Edited January 4, 2019 by BigVal

[moog5050]

I was driving to work today and there is a beautiful house with a manicured creek that runs through the front lawn.  Absolutely loaded with ducks.  Was going to post a pic but too late as traffic was moving.  Tough place to fire a gun though.  lol  Corner of whalen and 5 mile line rd if any of you want to "sneak in".  lol

[The_Real_TCIII]

35 minutes ago, BigVal said:

Got out of work and hauled over to a spot in Clarence I've neglected, got there and remembered why I neglected it but did notice a good number of mallards in the corn across the road 

Are we hunting the same birds that dont exist??

[BigVal]

29 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Are we hunting the same birds that dont exist??

Could be, I haven't been there all season it's a field that gets some use when it floods 

[The_Real_TCIII]

1 hour ago, BigVal said:

Could be, I haven't been there all season it's a field that gets some use when it floods 

I actually havent heard any shooting from the usual directions this year. And no geese for the past couple weeks

Edited January 4, 2019 by The_Real_TCIII

[BizCT]

I was driving to work today and there is a beautiful house with a manicured creek that runs through the front lawn.  Absolutely loaded with ducks.  Was going to post a pic but too late as traffic was moving.  Tough place to fire a gun though.  lol  Corner of whalen and 5 mile line rd if any of you want to "sneak in".  lol

Bowhunt the ducks with predator spotlight


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[Paula]

3 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

 

I wish I was your friend’s son


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I don't even know what you mean by that .....

[moog5050]

29 minutes ago, Paula said:

I don't even know what you mean by that .....

All part of his internet crush!

[BigVal]

3 hours ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Are we hunting the same birds that dont exist??

My big takeaway from the spot lately is I'll likely be allowed to deer hunt it next season

[BigVal]

Late season was a bust, weather sucked boat issues late etc etc 

Edited January 6, 2019 by BigVal

[Pygmy]

30 minutes ago, BigVal said:

Late season was a bust, weather sucked boat issues late etc etc 

A cannie...WAAY cool...Never shot one, but I have heard they are good eating as puddle ducks such as mallards and blacks...

[BigVal]

38 minutes ago, Pygmy said:

A cannie...WAAY cool...Never shot one, but I have heard they are good eating as puddle ducks such as mallards and blacks... 

Delicious! They really are outstanding, this one's going to be mounted by one of the guys in the blind 

[Pygmy]

3 hours ago, BigVal said:

Delicious! They really are outstanding, this one's going to be mounted by one of the guys in the blind 

Many years ago, I had to cancel on a late season hunt on Keuka Lake due to illness...One of the two guys I had intended to hunt with stopped by my house after the hunt and gave me a beautiful canvasback....

Microwave ovens were just becoming common, and my wife and I had just bought our first one...There was a recipe in the booklet that came with it for roast duck...Like a damn fool, I tried the recipe with that canvasback...Turned out like a big chunk of duck jerky....I never have completely forgiven myself, and someday if I shoot myself, that will probably be the reason...Never had another chance to cook a cannie….<<sigh>>….

[BigVal]

1 hour ago, Pygmy said:

Many years ago, I had to cancel on a late season hunt on Keuka Lake due to illness...One of the two guys I had intended to hunt with stopped by my house after the hunt and gave me a beautiful canvasback....

Microwave ovens were just becoming common, and my wife and I had just bought our first one...There was a recipe in the booklet that came with it for roast duck...Like a damn fool, I tried the recipe with that canvasback...Turned out like a big chunk of duck jerky....I never have completely forgiven myself, and someday if I shoot myself, that will probably be the reason...Never had another chance to cook a cannie….<<sigh>>….

You'll get another chance! Gotta be positive, my goal for next season is to zero in on more cans and add more can decoys to the arsenal. They're fascinating birds imo. That and add some better spots for malards. The weather is looking cold for end of the week maybe I'll be sick

[mlammerhirt]

Saw a boat coming in off lake Erie at the small boat harbor this afternoon ....Val have you ever tried in that area?? Looked to be a decent day to be on the water in January

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[BigVal]

9 hours ago, mlammerhirt said:

Saw a boat coming in off lake Erie at the small boat harbor this afternoon ....Val have you ever tried in that area?? Looked to be a decent day to be on the water in January

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Yep! I like hunting the lake and would have been out there most likely is there boat was going good, don't like taking chances on the big water when it's cold. The lake makes for some fun hunting

[sodfather]

Got the pleasure to hunt with Reeltime and Tacs this morning seen literally thousands of birds just outside of out range. Had one hen GE make the mistake and she felt the wrath of All 3 of us. A cold boat ride back with the waves of the Might O kissing us in the face back to the dock. A big thanks to Lee i had a good time and picked up on a couple of tricks to boot...