How was yalls opener?

[Mars Bluff]

Jett healing up and back in the game.

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[Relentlous]

Didn’t see a duck.

[PalmettoTrooper]

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[TripleTail]

Hunted Bear Island East Saturday. We were told to wade out and find some open water after walking through 50 yards of brush. Shot at some passing ducks as none wanted to land in our area. It was as if there was no pre-season scouting. My past experiences at Bear Island have been very positive. I was very surprised.

Ever since the old manager retired, Bear Island has gone way down hill compared to what it used to be. Hunted Springfield 8 years ago and there were tons of birds with a lot of variety, just about every blind limited out. Got drawn for East a few years after that and had another great hunt with most blinds doing good as well. Got drawn again for Springfield for January 2021 hunt and it was terrible. We hardly saw any birds, only had one duck come in and it was just a passing GWT that I shot. Other blinds said they didn't see many birds and not very many were shot.

[willk]

Did a dog eat that gwt on the ride back by chance?

[Catdaddy]

Alot of birds moved in last week.



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[Black Bart]

Jett healing up and back in the game.

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Glad to see it, MB.

[Coastal Woodie]

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Wood ducks have been fun, I don’t have the desire to fight the crowds at the bay anymore so this will have to do.

[Shotunderit]

left in time to make my kids game. 40 min to leave the landing from hitting land. game wardens who couldn't id the ducks, youngsters that couldn't trailer their boat, impatient people blocking the flow of traffic. barely made it to game.

There are several new GWs in the unit this year. Btw, I can only imagine what a shit show that landing was on Saturday.

Didn’t see a duck.

W H A T?????

[Relentlous]

There are several new GWs in the unit this year. Btw, I can only imagine what a shit show that landing was on Saturday.



W H A T?????

Man I lie but didn’t see much.

[Shotunderit]

Man I lie but didn’t see much.

Whew, you had me concerned there for a moment.

[Highstrung]

it's been 25 years since I've hunted opening on public, doesn't look like people have changed.. even with it being during a weekday

[JimmyD714]

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Wood ducks have been fun, I don’t have the desire to fight the crowds at the bay anymore so this will have to do.

Good deal. They're such good eating ducks too. Really it's all we have here in the upstate. I've killed a few mallards but that's rare. As for our lakes, more boats than ducks and I have no desire to fight that either. I like walk in swamps for wood ducks.

[drwilly]

There are several new GWs in the unit this year. Btw, I can only imagine what a shit show that landing was on Saturday.

girl gw was making fun of the dude gw and told me not to tell him what they were. asked to take a pic so they could use it for training. dude gw thought it was funny that he couldn't id them.

[scquackaddict]

girl gw was making fun of the dude gw and told me not to tell him what they were. asked to take a pic so they could use it for training. dude gw thought it was funny that he couldn't id them.

Unfortunately this is common. Have had a couple different game wardens scratching their heads over snipe and woodcocks.

[willyworm]

Saw plenty, managed 2 woodies and a bwt. My partner got 1 woodie and a gwt.

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[Fish]

Coot is a confirmed yankee. Hate if for ya, bud.

[Tater]

Agreed. Why don’t you start another thread asking what “shotty” everyone used on the “opener”

[Fish]

Did I wake up in Wisconsin?

[swampknob]

Did I wake up in Wisconsin?

If you did, bring me a case of Spotted Cow.