So, I spent the Opener here in Wyo moving, in fact I still am, but I'm anxious to hear how the rest of the brethren have done? Pics?
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Duck Opener 2k17
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ElkTrout
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hunttrap
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Our opener in Nebraska is this weekend. We will for sure get into the wood ducks, maybe nab a teal, and hope to get into a few flocks of geese. It should be a good shoot. Hope to post a few pics.
Fink
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We finally opened up here Saturday, here in Missouri. mixed bag of teal, gadwalls, widgeon and a pintail. Killed out in about an hour. made the mistake of bowhunting today.. shoulda shot more ducks instead..
JEandAsGuide
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Using all my vacation time to start making hunts out West has caused a complete stop in my duck hunting here at home. Ya'll are going to make me start again..
Fink
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Man!! You’re right in the heart of duck killing territory! I’d be killin ducks every day if I lived down there!
JEandAsGuide
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Growing up in the 90's was absolutely incredible. I was fortunate to be able to hunt private flooded soy bean fields. Spoiled me for a while. Eventually my family started leasing the fields for crazy prices and I started hunting public land. Still awesome for a while. Honestly, one of the reasons I quit, it was just getting worse every year. Less and less ducks plus more people. It just got bad. Killed 1 limit the last 2 seasons I hunted combined. I've never really hunted down in the coastal marsh areas. I hear they still do good. Me and my buddy have actually been thinking about running up to OK or KS for a week to hunt public land but we've been talking about that for 2 years. Doubt it ever happens.
Headed out in the morning with Scott. If I can keep him from shooting Goldie?s we should do well. [emoji12]
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There was a single who didn't even know he was playing a game of catch and release...Hey Scott, how many goldies you get this morning?
Fink
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I totally get that. I quit duck hunting for a few years, got to the point where I just really couldnt stand the pressure, and the knuckleheads out in the marsh. Duck Dynasty had every bozo out there growing a scraggly beard, buying a half dozen flambaeu decoys, 4 robos, and a crappy kazoo and calling themselves duck hunters. The respect for the ducks, and for the other hunters just wasn't there.
I'm back into it now, so much more fun with a good dog and good friends..... and an awesome surface drive mudboat!!
JEandAsGuide
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Your description of the knuckle heads sounds like you may have hunted in my area a few times. I have found that most duck hunters around here just don't show the same hunting courtesy that deer hunters and especially turkeys hunters do. I do need to get another puppy. If I did, I would probably start again plus my boys are getting old enough to start going. I have some easy spots I can go shoot a few woodies and the occasional teal or gadwall. I do want a mudboat!!
Todd and I were discussing how spoiled we are here. A ton of public land to hunt, fairly easy access and of course very few people to compete with. Did you guys see the video from the flooded timber opener?