Can't shoot just one

[buckpro]

not everyone can tell the difference between a black, mottled, and hybrid in flight much less if it's banded.

The real question is, which limit does the hybrid apply to, or is that freebie?

[Catdaddy]

The real question is, which limit does the hybrid apply to, or is that freebie?

A hybrid always counts as the most liberal of the two species.

Example

Mallard/blackduck = mallard

Pintail/widgeon= widgeon

Redhead/ringneck=ringneck

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[quackaddict]

What if you jumped 1000 mallards out of a naturally flooded corn field on an out of state trip. The next morning you set up in the right spot. At legal shooting time a swarm of ducks come straight toward you. You see nothing but silhouettes as you watch them cup with the sun rising directly behind them. Without a single pass they do it right in your face.

Take um is called.

The first three retrieves are pintails and the dog is sent back for more. Someone asks is what is the limit on pins? An internet search reveals one per person. The dog piles them up until twice the legal limit is at your feet.

What do you do next?

First off, I wouldn’t setup with the sun in my face. That’s ’just dummer than shit.


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[JABIII]

Bullshit

Correct. Try hunting with a grumpy old colorblind cat whose penalties for breaking his duck hunting laws, bring a level of suffering far more than any Greenjeans can inflict. Do mistakes happen? Of course. Sometimes you see it wrong, sometimes it's just bycatch. But, if you can't identify silhouetted ducks by sex and species, you might as well stay home, because that is where you are headed anyway...

[mudflat]

Sounds like a tough ole cat.

[Palmetto Pride]

4 pages and the answer is clearly 2…. Damn you people

[jwilliams]

How many boolets does the hypothetical hunter have?

[Tater]

Who shoots ducks in the air???

[Duck Tape]

I won't shoot one on the water unless wounded or a cormorant.

[Tater]

Of course you won’t.

[GMAC]

I have no issue shooting hens. If the choice is available, shoot the drakes. If you're trying to scratch out a bag, hens are fair game. But damn, not knowing what you're shooting at?

[DoubleSprig]

i love shooting ducks on the water, its the 0.35 seconds before pulling the trigger that gets me excited.
Doves, on the other hand, shoot doves in the air.

[GMAC]

Oh, yeah. Nice drake wigeon lights outside the decoys, the outside edge of effective range, its 9:00 am, bright and still, and we got one bird between us? His head's high, he knows something's up? I'm sightin' down that rib, covering his ass with that muzzle, dropping it a bit, and, KaBoom!

[Duckkiller]

i love shooting ducks on the water, its the 0.35 seconds before pulling the trigger that gets me excited.
Doves, on the other hand, shoot doves in the air.

I’ll shoot one off the wire. Why not? It’s my field if that matters.

[Duckkiller]

Oh, yeah. Nice drake wigeon lights outside the decoys, the outside edge of effective range, its 9:00 am, bright and still, and we got one bird between us? His head's high, he knows something's up? I'm sightin' down that rib, covering his ass with that muzzle, dropping it a bit, and, KaBoom!

Yep

[cajunwannabe]

If a duck finishes in the decoys, I've done it completely right, I see no shame smashing that joker in the head on the water.

If young duck hunters would be taught to water swat we'd have a heck of a lot less skybusting.

[cajunwannabe]

If a duck finishes in the decoys, I've done it completely right, I see no shame smashing that joker in the head on the water.

If young duck hunters would be taught to water swat we'd have a heck of a lot less skybusting.

[scquackaddict]

If a duck finishes in the decoys, I've done it completely right, I see no shame smashing that joker in the head on the water.

If young duck hunters would be taught to water swat we'd have a heck of a lot less skybusting.

This right here.

[Duck Tape]

If I wanted to shoot a duck off the water I may as well get the rifle and shoot a deer. The thrill is gone for me.

I am 63 yo and duck hunting has been my gig since 12 yo. I am a seasoned hunter. Ducks still amaze me on occasions. I have accidentally flushed hundreds off a slough and none return for the next day hunt. Other times I am pleasantly surprised by an unexpected visit of a species.

Opening day in SC I hunted a beaver dam. We killed 5 species. Had all their toes. I was not able to identify each species before pulling the trigger partly because I was tasked with watching upstream when most came from downstream. Dim light. Hunting partners that called the shots from their direction. No circling. There simply was not time to identify. Sorry if I do not meet your hunting standards.

Woodie, gadwall, mallard, widgeon and teal in a beaver pond. Pleasantly Surprised.

[Duck Tape]

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