Ducks......

[Big D]

Don't mean to speak for Destry, but the DU report says the same thing:

http://www.ducks.org/conservation/wa...q_v=c53cc74494

[J.B. Books]

Hope your report is right Destry. The late season brakish water waterfowling on the NH coast seems like it has been in a steady decline for that last 10 to 15 years. Good days are still to be found but the big flocks are not seen as they once were.

[MarketHunter]

Duck shooting in the East has declined as much as the goose hunting has improved. We're lucky here in the northern reaches of the Mississippi Flyway in that we get good shooting on both when the weather is right.

Jim and I have lost our local shooting unfortunately, but our guide over in Canada is back in the game as of September. He had a little run in with the law and lost his license for the last couple seasons but is on track to have it returned.

I didn't hunt nearly as much last season as I usually do, this year maybe I'll have more drive.


Destry

[Steve Kleist]

It seems like the memories of "the Good Old Days" are better than they actually were, but the excitement of the hunt is still there.
Savor the anticipation.
Enjoy what you have.
Support the sport you love.
Shoot a Parker.
Be thankful we live in a country where we can do as we please.

Best Fishes,
Steve Kleist Ely, MN

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Steve Kleist

It seems like the memories of "the Good Old Days" are better than they actually were

Not in our case here in coastal NH, 10 years ago flocks of 100's left Great Bay at dawn to feed inland. It was always a grand sight. We have not seen that in many years. The decline has been drastic in this area but I agree with the rest of your post.

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

My best hunts are those with my dog and good friends. The game brought home is a bonus!

Mark

[gman]

Originally Posted by Mark Ouellette

My best hunts are those with my dog and good friends. The game brought home is a bonus!

Mark

well said

HOME SWEET HOME:

[10 bore]

Originally Posted by Eric Grims

well said

HOME SWEET HOME:

Nice, where in VT are you? hows the snow goose hunting? scott

[gman]

I live about a mile and a half below the Canadian border in derby. Off the east shore of Lake Memphremagog.
Actually the snow goose hunting is not as you would expect. Most of the real hot action for snows is west of here the lake Champlain area. Some big flocks come through late buT don't stay long.

[Jim P.]

Maybe while "JB" waits for the duck population in Great Bay to come back, he could build himself one of these....

The Ultimate " Man Cave ".
How many beers were consumed building this rascal?
In Louisiana (of course) 3 stories- Duck Blind (on Bayou Self)

1st level hides 4 boats underneath and has room for 2
hunters and has 2 dog doors.

2nd level has a full kitchen with fridge, 2 stoves, electricity for lights, living room with 2 couches and satellite TV, theater seats around the "porch of the blind" to sit 14 guys comfortably. A side porch has a running toilet, a stainless steel grill for cooking whole rib-eyes for lunch and a bar to make all the Mojos and margarita machine which are hard wired to car batteries.

3rd level is the "crows nest" with room for 3. It's about 25' up in the trees and most of the time you are shooting down on the ducks.

The food scraps we throw out draw a lot of ducks and make the fishing good too.