Minnesota duck opener

[Matt Buckley]

Jim Beilke and my self hunted ducks in sw Minnesota this morning. The day started with a thunder storm and temps by mid day were in the 80’s, not great duck weather. My 16 sterlingworth (recognize Dudley) and jim’s 12 Trojan managed the task nicely with a mix of bismuth, itx shot, and tungsten matrix.

[Jim Beilke]

It was a good day Matt. Duck numbers around here sure aren't like the "old days" no matter what the Fish and Wildlife service says. Always fun to be "out there" amongst them. Thanks

[Jeff Christie]

I’m just below you guys in NW Iowa. Ducks open this coming Saturday. It seems there are many more big ducks around than last year. Probably due to very wet spring. We shoot most ducks incidental to goose hunting. Best of luck guys. Take ‘em!

[Jim Beilke]

Hope you guys have a good opener.

[Garry L Gordon]

I’m just below you guys in NW Iowa. Ducks open this coming Saturday. It seems there are many more big ducks around than last year. Probably due to very wet spring. We shoot most ducks incidental to goose hunting. Best of luck guys. Take ‘em!

Jeff, I hope you are well. Still heading to Kansas for quail this year? Good shooting for your duck opener.

[charlie cleveland]

hope yoy boys have a good duck opener....charlie

[Matt Buckley]

The fox gets the game.

[Jim Beilke]

Another good day Matt, Good Shooting

[Garry L Gordon]

The fox gets the game.

Matt, Looks like the end of a great outing!

[Matt Buckley]

It was a great outing. It's not to often to shoot a limit of birds in SW MN.

[Jeff Christie]

We saw very, very few ducks (all Woodies) on the opener in NW Iowa. My partner got two. We did however hammer our limits of geese. Unfortunately I used some foreign contraption rather than an elegant Parker. Notwithstanding that it was a most memorable event.

[Matt Buckley]

Geese help fill the void with are lackluster waterfowling in MN these days.