This year's duck hunting

bear · Postby **bear** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 3:28 pm

After hearing all the bad news about the hunting, I must report that we had some very good hunting between Christmas and New Year's day. While the mallards were few and far between where we were hunting in 4 ft. flooded rice field, we had a great time getting after the ring necks. 4 limits in 5 days with 2 to 3 people hunting. The mallards all appeared to be going to the woods, with our only concern being running out of shells. Those ringnecks are hard to hit and harder to kill. The dogs had a great work out chasing any cripples and after working on the ringnecks, the few mallards that came by looked like they were moving in slow motion.

It sounds like the hunting is pretty poor this year, but I must report we had a good time in the central delta!

Will get after them again during the last week of the season. Hopefully, the Mallards will move back in by then.

Bear :wink:

sportsman450 · Postby **sportsman450** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 4:32 pm

If you just want to shoot birds,I can point you towards a field near Flowood,that's loaded with blackbirds.You won't have to drive all the way to the delta. :lol:

mallardchaser · Postby **mallardchaser** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 7:07 pm

I've shot more ringnecks this year than in all years combined..
I give them to some guy's that work for me, they seem to like them. They boil them then bake 'em.

SoftCall · Postby **SoftCall** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 9:55 pm

those damn things have the thickest skin of any bird I have ever seen. I call them flying hogs...ever skint a hog mallardchaser? I hear people boil them to before getting to the skinning task too! It's like body armor.

Another mallard purist converted to shooting divers. (I've spanked a few myself this year :wink:

) We should start calling Wildfowler the dive master :lol:

Wingman · Postby **Wingman** » Mon Jan 06, 2003 10:16 pm

I see we've got ONE smart one on this board. These other guys may come around in a few years, but on these mallardless years, the bills will die.

Wingman

Delta Duck · Postby **Delta Duck** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 4:18 am

Enjoy everyday in the duck hole myself, Any day in the blind is better than anyday at work. :wink:

What is a ringneck :lol:

gadwall2 · Postby **gadwall2** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 7:08 am

Guys I have said it before, shooting teal and ringers are more fun than popping a big ole mallard. But, if given the choice, I'll take the the mallard.

dos gris · Postby **dos gris** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 7:32 am

TRY THE RINGNECK DUCK. They make fine tablefare. They are generally (depending on conditions) seed eaters. A lot of people complain about eating certain ducks when MOST haven't even given them a chance....don't just judge them by the toughnest of their skin. Skin them if that bothers you.

BTW....I don't even consider merganzers, soley based on their diet.

Wildfowler · Postby **Wildfowler** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 12:37 pm

Well, the "divemaster" got let down today. I only got one. But I tell you what, one Sunday, they were in there thick. I had three of 'em in my decoys 10 minutes prior to shooting time.

I shot 5 that day in about 30 minutes. I also managed to shoot some kind of giant duck or maybe even a goose. I'm not sure what kind of bird it was. It was much larger than a Ringneck, and it had a green colored head. :wink:

peewee · Postby **peewee** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 1:03 pm

I'm not sure what kind of bird it was. It was much larger than a Ringneck, and it had a green colored head.

Wildfowler, I would suspect that is a greenneck. :lol:

MemphisStockBroker · Postby **MemphisStockBroker** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 1:57 pm

peewee, it was probably a constipated snow goose. when they eat that special corn that DU is putting out up north - for the ducks - it stops them up, they can't "go" and it makes their heads turn green...

injun_23 · Postby **injun_23** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 3:31 pm

Wildfowler, I think you have just harvested the wiley "DUCE", a VERY rare hybrid DUCK/GOOSE. Sounds like them Greenheads are tryin to wipe out the goose population by crossbreeding them just like the are with Black Ducks. Just think....they would migrate early just like snows and and hang around all season in big ole bunches. Could happy days be ahead? :roll:

SoftCall · Postby **SoftCall** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 10:28 pm

dos - I've had ringneck and they are fine. I'll break out the ole buck knife next time I dust one. I assure you that if one even looks at my spread he's gonna cartwheel.

Wingman · Postby **Wingman** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:55 pm

Naw, them green faced ducks are the jealous ones. They are just jealous that we have resorted to shooting bills and ruddies

Wingman

sportsman450 · Postby **sportsman450** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 9:22 am

FNEJ duck hunters eatin ringnecks.I'll come up with a reply when I stop laughing!

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