Arizona Ducks
 

The ducks have finally arrived in Arizona.

Very nice, Wayne! Tell us about your hunt…and that fine Parker

The way I hunt ducks is to travel from water tank to water tank on my quad hoping to be able to jump some ducks. There are several circuits of tanks I hunt about an hour and a half from the house. Before the end of the year when dove season closes, a hunter has a chance to shoot quail, dove, and ducks all during the same hunt. The biggest problem in Arizona with this kind of hunting is that during the last few years, many of the tanks were dry due to drought conditions. This year about half of the tanks have water.
The gun pictured is a well-used 1903 CHE 12 gauge with Titanic barrels choked IM and replacement stock. I purchased it over 30 years ago. Mechanically it is perfect and I used it for this hunt because I shoot off-the-shelf ammo for quail and dove and use RST Bismuth for the ducks. It is lighter than the 10 gauge hammer guns I prefer for hunting waterfowl exclusively.

Nice hunt Wayne! Are you hunting southern AZ? I've had no time to hunt quail this year, although I have seen some ducks up here around water holes from Casa Grande over to the Florence area. I may consider hunting some duck next year. My problem is probably not uncommon, too many guns, not enough time. Enjoy the pics of the harvest for sure though! Where are you in AZ? I live in Tempe myself.

Chris

Congratulations, nice pair of ducks, and nice looking parker

Chris,
I live in Glendale and hunt north, west and east of the valley. I never have hunted south of the valley. The direction I go is totally dependent on where I think the most rain has fallen during the previous months. Sometimes I am surprised how wrong I am.
Wayne

You guys down south better get out and hunt before everything leaves again . A flock of about 60 White Fronts went over my place a while ago heading straight north in V formation.Im is southern South Dakota.Kind of early I think.