Way west

**OliverHarrelson** · 12-07-2014, 08:29 PM

Very nice

**PharmHunter** · 12-07-2014, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by sprigdog

Overrated out here. Hippies and foul weather. Way more fun in Arkansas.

Keep the pics coming.

Sprig, I've been fortunate to chase ducks in several different areas, but I have yet to make it all the way to the west coast.
I like to do a different style trip each year or two if I'm blessed to do so. Like to decide a particular species or type of duck at least to target and see new areas and different styles of hunting.

Have a good buddy who was stationed out in Cali for a while. Plan to take advantage of his knowledge hopefully in the next couple seasons. I want to try and get tired of shooting wigeon and pintails

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**BOGSTER** · 12-07-2014, 09:04 PM

Are wood ducks common out there?

**Cutm jack** · 12-07-2014, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by BOGSTER

Are wood ducks common out there?

Not really you have to know where to find them. I saw maybe 250 today.

**BOGSTER** · 12-07-2014, 09:07 PM

I don't know much about Idaho, but this doesn't look like summer duck habitat

Originally Posted by Cutm jack

Attachment 9306.

**Cutm jack** · 12-07-2014, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by BOGSTER

I don't know much about Idaho, but this doesn't look like summer duck habitat

They like Russian olive trees in small little creeks out here. If you have trees that hang over the water they tuck inside and eat the berries. Like I said you have to know how to find them.

**sprigdog** · 12-07-2014, 09:15 PM

They were a novelty 25 years ago. Now if you're a duck hunter that wants a wood duck, you just shift gears and go kill them. I have a marsh about a mile from my house that has 30 or so on it. May before the season goes out shoot a 7 bird woody limit. That will probably make decent pic and dinner.

Keep scaring those mallards this way, we shot our ducks today but only 2 were mallards.

**surfcock** · 12-08-2014, 12:24 AM

Y'all have a 7 Woodrow limit? Interesting...

**Griffin** · 12-08-2014, 08:53 AM

Solid work man. Amazing what dead duck pictures will do to make pissed off rednecks love you

**SCswampCAT** · 12-08-2014, 09:08 AM

that damn gadwall in the last pic is my favorite.

**Stumpknocker** · 12-08-2014, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by cutm jack

took longer to put out the decoys than it did to kill three limits.Attachment 9293

good killing, that storm widgeon would be going on the wall for sure

**Cutm jack** · 12-08-2014, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Stumpknocker

good killing, that storm widgeon would be going on the wall for sure

It's not a storm wigeon just a plumed out normal one.

**Cutm jack** · 12-08-2014, 11:55 AM

10 minute limit. Was over way to fast. Landed groups of 40-50 and didn't even shoot at them. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1418057698.086687.jpg

The hens were collateral damage. Shot a drake and two hens fall behind him.

**murraywader** · 12-08-2014, 12:26 PM

Great thread, keep it up!

**Cutm jack** · 12-08-2014, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by murraywader

Great thread, keep it up!

If all goes to plan and my scouting pays off there should be 21 more dead one tomorrow. That's one thing I love about the northwest states, most duck hunters are lazy just because of the amount of birds and don't take the extra time to find the X. When I lived here I felt myself sometimes slip but after being in SC my drive and hunger is worse than ever to find that magic spot.