2016 Duck season

[metalman3006]

Caroline county on the Choptank river above Denton I also have a spot outside Crapo in Dorchester county

 

[kstone803]

I know we have a few weeks til our season opens but these are some pics my friend from upstate NY has been sending me. Says they're crushing birds so far this season. He hunts every day of the season up there, or I'd say at least 90% of them. I'm going out for sea ducks Saturday if the wind isn't nuts.

 

[SummitCnty]

I know we have a few weeks til our season opens but these are some pics my friend from upstate NY has been sending me. Says they're crushing birds so far this season. He hunts every day of the season up there, or I'd say at least 90% of them. I'm going out for sea ducks Saturday if the wind isn't nuts.

Are you going with a guide service? Looking to set up a trip next year.

 

[kstone803]

Are you going with a guide service? Looking to set up a trip next year.

No guide, sorry. Head over to RefugeForums and read around in the Chesapeake Bay forum. I'm sure there's some info there.

 

[pbharvey]

We've been very happy with captain LT and Diving Ducks Outfitters out of Tilgman Island.

http://www.divingducks.net/1.html

 

[SummitCnty]

No guide, sorry. Head over to RefugeForums and read around in the Chesapeake Bay forum. I'm sure there's some info there.

I've been over there. Lots of good info.

 

[kstone803]

Sea ducks from Saturday. Had a guy run through our decoys while we were chasing a cripple but luckily he didn't hit anything. Somehow managed to thread the needle. Pretty good day and beautiful weather. Saw a ton of people out fishing and it must have been a slow day because most of them were still out there when we went in at noon.

 

[pbharvey]

Tough morning for us on the second split opening. Lots of ducks but way too high.

3:30 comes early

 

[metalman3006]

Didn't go duck hunting this morning, went deer hunting with my daughter, but there was still a few woodies in the pond. I guess I should went duck hunting.

 

[metalman3006]

Went out yesterday with my daughter. Pretty day not a good day for hunting. Had 4 mallards circle and 2 dropped in. We had a dozen woodies fly over as I was picking up the decoys and that was it. Very little shooting going on. Overall still a fun day.

 

[kstone803]

We had a bust of a day yesterday. Zero wind, 60 degrees and sunny. Nothing flew all day. Friend of mine got into the buffies out in the bay but we were after geese. I'm going again Tuesday but a different field. Hoping for better luck.

 

[boltster08]

Any one every hunt out of Welch point?

 

[kstone803]

Shot ten buffies this morning. Saw tons of ducks around 0630. This cold front really moved in a good amount of birds. Had some mallards try and commit right before we left but all we had out was divers and they peeled off. Gonna try and get into the geese and mallards tomorrow.

 

[remrug]

I hope to never shoot a bufflehead again.I shot three of em a few years back.Tried to eat them......definitely one of the nastiest thing I ever tasted.

 

[mark71211]

Going to call the farmer tomorrow and see if the geese are landing at his pond yet but I will still be going the day after Christmas regardless.

 

[F2S]

Going out tomorrow morning. Looks like there is rain in the forecast early. Hopefully there won't be too much ice to break up. Anyone else going out tomorrow?


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[mark71211]

Going out tomorrow morning. Looks like there is rain in the forecast early. Hopefully there won't be too much ice to break up. Anyone else going out tomorrow?


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So how did it go? See anything and where were you??

 

[F2S]

Didn't see one duck. I was out in Frederick near the monocacy river


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[gtodave]

Didn't see one duck. I was out in Frederick near the monocacy river


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you're not the only one. Saw one duck on the Potomac all morning Christmas eve

 

[fabsroman]

Didn't see one duck. I was out in Frederick near the monocacy river


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I was out in Frederick last weekend for the Santa Train. Saw two groups of ducks flying along the Monocacy, about 15+ in each group. Saw about 200 geese feeding in a cut cornfield by the Monocacy. That was the morning that was a real mess weather wise with freezing rain, slush, etc. I've seen some migratory geese coming in here and there, but not very much compared to years past.

A buddy of mine that hunts an island on the Potomac has yet to kill a goose or a duck and he and his son hunt every weekend.

Other than seeing 500 geese a couple of weeks ago in a field I hunt, there really hasn't been that many birds around.

I guess that is my silver lining in the cloud since I cannot get out yet and hunt.

Good luck to you guys that are heading out there.