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- Is it possible to create a duck hunting magnet in a spot they never used before? On this video Joel takes you to a place where a guy does that and shows you an EPIC duck hunt with multiple bands! There is some INCREDIBLE in your face hunting footage with THOUSANDS of ducks!
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Thanks for watching! Do you know what I’m talkin about??
I know what your talking about!
Sorry, Hoss..... YOU need to look again. California for 2019/20 season was 1.083 million ducks harvested. Arkansas was 1.04 million ducks harvested. Arkansas kills more mallards than California, but California grows over half of the mallards shot annually.
Now, here is a question YOU need to ask yourself: Is it better for Arkansas to have more ducks harvested below or above the state line? Louisiana has gone from killing over 2 million ducks to 500,000 in a decade. You don’t have to be a ROCKET SCIENTIST to know that answer, ‘cuz what DID happen to Louisiana COULD happen to Arkansas as well....
Here, next time you be thinking about promoting corn for making that HONEYHOLE, an article written in 2000 about regions well known N of you....
“ When conditions are right, this region is still one of the prime goose hunting locations in the country. Unfortunately, the right conditiions haven't occured with any regularity for the past few seasons. The fickle nature of the Canada Goose migration was threatening well established hunting clubs with extinction. 'I was losing customers for years because our hunting was so poor,' said C.J. Worthington, owner of Worthington hunting Club at Olive Branch. In desperation, club owners turned to duck hunters. Established goose clubs began managing for ducks, and several clubs managed primarlily for ducks have sprung up in the past several years. The results have been remarkable. "Five years ago, we probably didn't kill 100 ducks," said Collin Cain, owner of Grassy Lake Hunting Club at Ware."We killed 1,500 ducks last year. That's a pretty good year to be a secondary resource. Most club owners are farmers. It has really helped in that aspect".
The new emphasis on duck hunting probably saved the industry in Southern Illinois. At least, it can be the wave if the future...". "I think that's etched in stone," Cain said. What's happened is, 10-15 years ago opening day was my best day. We didin't kill one goose the first 2 weeks of the season this year. The geese get here in the middle of January. As far as I'm concerned, you can start the season in the middle of December. Last year, the geese didn't get here until the last 10 days of January," Worthington said. "If that is all I have to depend on, I might as well lock my doors. The geese had been staying up North, and so had the hunters." "The huntingwas so poor, if you didn't try to do something else, you'd be out of business", Cain said his decision to place more emphasis on duck hunting was made easier by improvements the Illinois Department of Natural Resources made at the nearby Union County Refuge. However, there was personal expense involved. "The state had done such a good job of holding ducks, I put in some wells and flooded 25 acres of standing corn," he said. "I've got guys that even in January they want to come down and shoot ducks instead of geese. It's 10 times better than I thought it would be." Although they are operating independently, most club owners arrived at the same conclusion. The net result was remarkable. "The last 2-3 years, We've done more work flooding more area and leaving more corn standing for them," Worthington said. "Most everybody was thinking along the same lines. There are alot of people doing the same thing and it's just holding more birds in the area". The flooded corn is attracting large groups of mallards, but hunters have also been shooting wood ducks, gadwall, widgeon, pintail, teal, and shovelers. "We get a little bit of everything", said Worthington said. "Anybody that really manages for ducks, They're going to have to spend some money", Cain said. "You'll have to put some levees around the fields. The levees are pretty minute. The wells were the biggest expense. That's the one key thing. We used to levee it up and wait for rain. That doesn't fly. You'd have ducks one year out of three". Holding the ducks in the area is the key because ducks are more predicatable than geese. "What happens is, the ducks come down whether it's foul weather or not", Cain said. "We'd have enough ducks to hunt for 3-4 weeks. The ducks seem to migrate, where the geese come out of Canada and see the golf courses and the cooling lakes", Worthington said. "If the snow doesn't hit up there, they just stay there...."
Hope this sinks in, because we need to have major changes made for the practice of flooded crops to waterfowl hunt to end.
Last note: Mississippi Flyway has lost 10% of their duck hunters last 5 years, while Central gained 8%, Atlantic gained 10%, and Pacific gained 20%. Wanna take a guess WHY? Louisiana for starters has lost HALF of their duck hunters......kinda tuff to imagine more duck hunters in California than Louisiana, ain’t it?😞😞😞
jon clark you’re looking at 2018 numbers. I have the 2019-2020 numbers that just came out. California 962,200 total ducks. Arkansas 1,091,000 total.
Pacific flyway has a 7 duck/mallard limit too- which certainly helps. That’s the numbers that the flyway can handle... otherwise they would have to lower the bag limit if your hunter numbers increase too much.
Yes, I have been researching all of this for quite a few years. I have been compiling my research into a documentary that hopes to shed light on the question of ‘where are the ducks’ or ‘what happened to them?’ There’s lots of opinions. But the numbers don’t lie. Louisiana shot 20,743 mallards last year. WHAT??? Yep. They shot 165,000ish in 2012. You’re right, Arkansas has reason for concern- even though we shoot the same percentage of the overall harvest that we always have. Another good read for you would be ‘Waterfowl Tomorrow’. 1960s. Part of that book has some very forward thinking about concerns that may plague waterfowl in the future. We’re living that future today.
@@SurvivingDuckSeason excuse me sir... I live in central illinois and have observed the topic of your "book" first hand.
Many factors contribute.
Southern Illinois Grassey Lake hunt club was a canada goose meca. Why? Geese had to go that far TO EAT.
No till ag has had more impact on waterfowl than any flooded corn Federal project but that does contribute. Nuclear power plants with hot water bathtub lakes is another factor.
What affects arkansas the most imo is the duck hunter grapevine..
"Whered you kill em today?".
Tomorrow its packed with hunters but the ducks left due to pressure.
So whered you kill em today?
The ducks get chased from wms to wma . Great topic Joel I could spend hours rambling.
Shot one bandid eagle head goose close to Lake Charles Louisiana around the early eighties. Sent the # in and was told the bird was 21 years earlier in Canada. I think I was told that 3 to 5 years is considered a long life for a wild goose at that time. I believe I was also told that 25 years was the record on banded geese at that time. I still have the old worn band. Great memories. In my 70+ years, I had some great hunts. Still in my blood. Thanks for the great videos.
Yeah, once it gets in your blood, it stays! I've shot quite a few bands, but never any snows/blues. I've bagged a bunch of those suckers too! Thanks for the story.
And he’s supporting the ducks! God bless !!
Joel do you ever miss the days of just you and your dog heading out to a new spot Wondering What kind of decoys to take and how many.And just watching the morning Unfold With birds buzzing decoys before shoot time ? Just you and your dog sitting there while he/she whining watching the ducks buzzing by with no pressure just enjoying the morning. Do you miss it
I really do enjoy what I do these days during duck season... but It would be fun maybe a couple of times per season to do that- no pressure as you say. Those were really fun times that I haven't thought about in a while. As a young guy I spent a lot of days hunting by myself- with "Belle the Wonderdog". Simpler times they were. Good yes, better no... just different, and wonderful. Thanks for the thoughtful question.
My favorite video so far, probably because this was filmed night next to my house. I live less than a mile from the confluence discussed on the river. I’d love to meet you if you come this way again.
Most of the hunts I go on isnt about the kill. Its to see the birds the dogs work. They make duck hunting more enjoyable. I usually dont shot so I can control my dog. She has been great so far.
The dog watched this episode with me...now she’s mad at me for not hunting spots like that ! Great footage !
haha! Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
Mine will watch the Fowl Life and the Flush and bark at the TV...lol
Have never shot a banded duck myself. Have shot a few goose bands.
For a few years it used to bother me not having a band, yet watching numerous banded birds get shot.
Anymore now days. I dont care about it one bit. Happy to see a guy shoot a band, as i congratulate them everytime.
But, anymore... i dont even think about it really, i do still check every bird though! 😁
Awsome video and congrats on your bands!
I’ve always found it interesting how some guys I know who’ve hunted longer than me have few or no bands, and other guys who hunted less that me have way more bands than I do. It’s all about being at the right place at the right time.
"Hit that thumbs down button...Hit it twice, in fact!". 😂🤣😉 Love it! Good video, Joel. I've always dreamed of creating a place that ducks want to come to like that!!!
LOL I figured you would like that one!
Awesome video, Love the footage!!
Thanks Joel for sharing that experience with us. That is what all of us dream about!! Congrats on the bands! Awesome video!!🦆🦆🦆
Thanks brother, glad you enjoyed it!
Great footage as always Joel!
Thanks brother! 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
Hey Joel! Awesome video! Been a big fan of the channel and love the video idea! Keep them coming!
Thanks Drew, I appreciate it! 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
Awesome video! Thanks!
What a sweet spot love when hunters take the time to just watch birds come in.
You got that right!
Another great video. I live about an hour West of this area. I've never done a guided duck hunt, but I might just have to make a call and set something up with Paul. Thanks again for another great video. AWESOME footage. I have always love watching ducks come in close and watching them looking around prior to landing. Cool stuff.
Thanks Travis. I need to get back out there... it been a few years for me!
I think you can build a good duck hole for sure. But you need to be in an area ducks use. I personally think you can make a good duck hole if you’ve got ducks in the area and especially if the winter in the area. A key aspect of hunting is location location location and then you’ve got to have ducks. The most bands I’ve killed in a hunt was 2 in one flock of Canadian Geese. I’ve hunted that flock for years and nearly have all the bands out of that flock.
Great video of the ducks coming in! That place is one sweet hole!
Indeed it is! Thanks!
Hunting ducks my entire life, last year was only my third banded duck, witch happened to be banded with a regular band and a reward band worth $50.
Yet to score my first Band. Amazing video Joel! I’m down with duck fever now. Can’t wait for the season opener.
Thanks! I’m so ready!
Absolutely love your videos Joel. Every time I watch a video I can’t wait to get back out there. Keep up the great work. .
Thanks I really appreciate it!
Loved it! What's not to love? If you're a real duck hunter this video has it all! A great hunt, interesting information, beautiful footage of LOTS of ducks. I had heard of Pauls pond before. Maybe someday, I can go there too. I had a buddy who shot 3 bands in one day- the day I didn't go! (and I was supposed to)
Ouch! Thanks for the comments! Glad you love it!
1band, always looking forward to another. cool vids!!
Loved the video. great footage. I wonder if putting a scare crow on the other side of that pond might get them to land more towards the blind!
My very first time limiting out on geese, 2 of the 6 were banded! It was a perfect day. Thanks for the video Joel. That place looks fantastic
Glad you enjoyed it!
It sounds like it was a perfect day! Very cool brother!
Have read great tales of awesome hunts at Pauls Ponds,doubt I'll ever hunt there,but it sure looks like an awesome spot.
Great story...great footage!
Thanks Adam!
Thank you for your sharing, highly appreciated.👍
Amazing! Hope we get a chance to go.
Looking forward to your next videos.
Have a nice season.❤️
Thanks, Tony! Hope you have and awesome season too!
I have been hunting ducks since i was eleven years old and I am now Seventy five and have only got four bands .In all those years I have killed a lot of ducks in Wis ., North and South Dakota,and now in Kansas .
Amazing footage Joel, that place looks awesome! Been working on some of my gear getting ready for the season to start. I can't wait!! Best band hunt I've had is a group of four Canada geese made a beeline to my decoys across a large lake and shot two birds (limit 2) with two shots, both of them banded!
Sweet! Makes you wonder if the other two were banded also!
Great video. I’ve hunted for 38 years and only have shot one banded goose. Maybe this is the year. Thanks as always Joel awesome content!
Jim, I hope this is the year for you! Thanks for watching and for your encouraging comments! 👍👊
Sweet place, love watching duck's and hunting them. I have taken 7 band's, one from The North West Territories of Canada. Killed it in NY. Quite the trip that Mallard had.
Absolutely awesome! I’ve never seen so many ducks. Where I hunt you are lucky to limit out.
Looks like an awesome spot to hunt. The most bands I've gotten in one hunt is 3 mallards, 2 bands were only 14 numbers apart. Nothing better than watching birds suck right into the dekes. Great vid as always and love your content!!!
Cool story! Thanks. 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻
Very cool
One of the best videos duck videos I’ve ever seen! Keep it up.. I hunt northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Some hard hunting around here but I’m learning more & more every year. hope to make it to cypress crossing in the next few years to hunt with you.
Thanks so much! I appreciate you. Love to have you down. Waterfowling is a lifelong learning experience. That’s one reason it’s so addicting, I think. Hoping we all get an epic season this year!
Love your videos, this one has to one of your very best. I have heard and read about Paul’s pond. Can’t say I ever known someone to create a duck magnet. I’ve often been impressed with they way Tony Vandermore has developed Habitat Flats.On a trip to the Cheyenne Bottoms in Kansas I shot 2 banded mallards in a week long trip.Keep them coming Joel and God Bless you and yours👍🏻🇺🇸
Thanks David! Two bands in one trip is awesome!
I live 1/2 mile north of pool 3B in Cheyenne Bottoms.
I'm definitely in the middle of waterfowl heaven!!!!
@@lousassle9655 That’s a fantastic place been there several times.Great hunting and wonderful people. They really appreciate that your there. Last time we went was fabulous. Hit the mallard migration perfect, what great hunting.
@@Goosemaster1810 it can definitely be world class hunting at times!!!
David, when you read in the book “Waterfowl Tomorrow” printed by Department of Interior in 1964, this whole region Burbank Hunting Club is at was not a duck heaven. After WWII with pivotal irrigation systems came into play, this region was marginal farmland at best. Irrigated crop lands brought not only the ducks, but the fact of raising ducks as well. Unlike Tony Vandemore’s area in North Central Missouri, these mallards are not SHORT STOPPED. Idaho, Oregon, Washington state all saw an increase in mallard production after the installation of pivots. Why? The water pumped from the ground created pools where the land of rolling hills connect (as you can see in the video). California from its’ rice production did the same for mallards, so add cool summers, lots of cattails and calcium in the soil.....you have the ingredients for pheasant production, and where pheasants grow wild, so do ducks.
Vandemore’ so called SUCCESS as you describe is not based on what Washington state has. Their SHORT STOPPING of ducks is the changeover from the Canadas which were once a program found to be so successful, the Feds had to establish a Quota Zone in 1959 so the geese would not be over hunted. Swan Lake NWR in 1962 was added to the Quota Zone equation, and was in effect until 1997. By that time, the resident giant Canadas had outnumbered the migrating Interior Canadas, so protection for them was not needed.
Faced with a losing commercial market for Canada goose hunting, the ONLY option for these commercial operations was to switch to ducks. Adding levees to hold water which surrounded flooded unharvested crops such as corn and milo, the TRANSFORMATION becoming a duck hunting mecca was inevitable. Sad thing though, the same states that lost their migrating Canadas now are losing mallards and artic geese too. A puddle duck besides BWT in September on the Gulf Coast is not the norm anymore, divers are the primary species. Louisiana is now No.5 in duck harvest, which was No.1 9 years out of 10 since USFWS took into account harvest data. Texas is No.2 currently, but the puddle duck equation on the Gulf is the same as Louisiana ( comments made by TDFW Waterfowl Biologist recently on a DU Podcast, which you listen to here on CZcams).
There are places in Oregon, Washington state, and Idaho that have flooded unharvested corn like Vandemore, but FORTUNATELY as for mallards all Pacific Flyway states raise more than half their own. Mississippi Flyway states do not have that luxury, so comparison they are miles apart.....
Sorry for the LONG reply, but if duck hunters do not educate themselves of the ever changing effects on our sport, it will be too late to save it. California now has more duck hunters than Louisiana, and WHO would have guessed that in our lifetime.🤔🤔🤔
Loved the video. That footage is epic. Only 2 more days in VT til goose opens! Can't wait to brush the boat blind and let it rip opening day!
Thanks brother! It’s an exciting time of the year with anticipating the first season openings! Hope it’s awesome for you!
What an amazing place!
In over 15 years of hunting I've never gotten a single band! Some day I'll get one and it'll be that much better.
Snow goose with a double one being a tarsal band and a yellow neck collar. I was in Wynne Arkansas
I have booked a hunt at Burbank this year after watching your first hunt up there . Paul is cool guy on the phone .thank you
Great! You’ll have a ball!
ahhh, Paul's Pond, great shooting did it about 20 years ago. I have shot 2 bands in the same day twice.
Awesome! Sounds like you're a lucky guy!
I do a lot of hunting, at least every weekend of a 107 day season with 7 duck limit all can be mallards. around 50 days hunting ducks and it seems to be a band rich area. I have 27 duck bands and 3 goose bands. I figure a band every 200 ducks. :)
@@ralphtheduckman8862 yeah, you have a lot going for you there. One of the biggest things is shooting a lot of mallards. 7 duck limit certainly helps there (especially if you are able to limit out a lot)! 1:200 is a pretty good ratio!
Paul has a lot of rules
We got four in a batch of geese. They weren’t all consecutive no’s, but pretty close.
That was pretty awesome. Some day I hope to have the land to do something similar.
Me too!
Great Video! For making a dream duck impoundment. I think it’s important to have realistic expectations. As long as you do that. Define your own success!
There are lots of people who are happy with a realistic duck hole, and if that is success for them, that's awesome! I'm a dreamer, then a do-er! 👍😀
Surviving Duck Season dreaming about duck hunting is almost as fun as the hunt itself....... almost.
Loved it brother! 👊🏻
Thanks 👍🏻👊🏻
This 2023-24 season will be my 5th season waterfowl hunting have shot alot of birds ducks and geese. Still 0 bands... the chase goes on
great video love the content
Thanks Brady, glad you love it 👍🏻
Motion decoys are illegal there in Washington State including all battery-powered and other electronic devices such as quiver magnets, spinning and flapping wing decoys, disks, swimming type decoys...
Yep, just the powered devices.
@@SurvivingDuckSeason I’ve never used duck call or decoys, still can do.
I don’t like to bring heavy gear, it’s seemed burden.
Incredible footage and an awesome video Joel! Did Paul hunt this pond the first year he built it or let some birds imprint on it first?
That’s a great question. I don’t think I ever asked him.
If u EVER need someone to go with u next time, im in!!! Lol i need my 1st band LOL. LOVE ur vids!!
I’ll keep that in mind!
We had a 4 man limit of Canada's one year opening day we limited out in 20 min. And they were all bands.
Whoa! That’s awesome!
wow!
In all the years I have hunted duck I have one band.
Hunting in a marsh on opening morning 6 man limit of mottled ducks 4 of them were banded 20 miles away
you are awesome
Looks like an amazing place to go on a hunt!!!
Yep, pretty sweet!
@@SurvivingDuckSeason looks like it!!
I've been duck and goose hunting for over 15 years and have yet to get one. Eventually I will but it's shocking with the amount of birds we get. Along of it might have to do with the fact we mostly hunt divers.
I currently have 27 duck bands and 4 goose bands. Goose bands are fairly common in areas near banding sites. Ducks bands are definitely more common in certain areas and certain species. I used to get about a band for every 300 birds killed but now seems more like every 500-600 birds even in the same area.
Yeah it seems like it's changed. There are certainly spots that are consistent band producing areas. Makes sense if they band the birds year after year in the same spot. The data they get it fascinating to me!
@@SurvivingDuckSeason me too
I got a woodcut and greened band on same hunt once. Our blind killed 5 banded geese in one day but they were all locally banded in early goose season near where they were banded. I was in our blind with my father once when he killed 2 of 3 mallards coming in and they were booth banded. One was a private band from Minerva , Ohio and the other was from Canada.
That's pretty interesting they were both banded in different areas!
As always brother great job. Awsome footage.......11 days and a wake up...early teal here in SC.....but whose counting.....right?
Everyone is counting!!!
Surviving Duck Season lol
Never have got a band . This could be the year. Shooting a O/U ?
I hope it is, brother! Yes, I occasionally will take an over/under when it's a spot that's easy to get to and where I can take care of it.
Your Washington locale? Know a place in Eugene, Or that would give it a run for the money.
definitely possible but definitely difficult and risky. Its still Location location location or a huge budget and little hunting pressure.
I think this is a great example of conservation/conservative hunting. Only shooting singles/pairs/triples and males only.
Helps population genetics and prevent overhunting and overpressures.
I can’t find it, but I stand corrected until I see otherwise. My apologies.....
THAT SAID, I started reading “Waterfowl Tomorrow” book when I was twelve, am 63 now. On California.....I hunt there at least 100 of the 107 day duck season Louisiana....from there AND used to hunt there. Arkansas......hunted there from 1980-2003. Texas.....still hunt there at times. Oklahoma......have a lifetime non resident small game license purchased in 2004. Oregon....every year since 2007 (Klamath Basin). Wyoming......depends if I teal hunt Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana (too easy not to pass up). So, I have a PRETTY GOOD UNDERSTANDING of what each flyway has to offer.....
Now, back to “Waterfowl Tomorrow”...... if you have read the book in its’ entirety, you would know there is a chapter SPECIFICALLY ABOUT corn and the impact it has done. You would have read about the Quota Zone and WHY it was established, and how much of a dramatic effect it had on the Mississippi Flyway Canada migration. Another book you need to purchase is “Flyways” printed in 1984 as a prelude from WT. IMHO WT is better, but there are issues one must understand this SHORT STOPPING has caused: Louisiana left the Mississippi Flyway Council for 8 years (1968-1976). Wanting to be in the Central Flyway played a major role (and wanting to shoot GWT during teal season is another), but the fact of losing EPP Interior Canadas was the sticking point, so much that Louisiana and Texas flew in 1970 to survey where the geese were being shorted on migration (was an article in Sports Afield in November 1971).
From “Flyways” page 489-“A typical case history is that of the Eastern Prairie Population of Canada geese. 25 years ago this population wintered from Arkansas southward. Now, most of those geese winter in Missouri (Swan Lake NWR to be precise), with indications that some would remain even farther north (SE Minnesota, and still there currently). Attempts have been made to dislodge these bird from their recent mid Flyway wintering grounds, but with only limited success.(KINDA HARD to get geese to go south when you dump corn by the truckload for them to eat, ‘ya think?)
This paragraph in WT sums it all ina nutshell, and figure this was stated in 1964: “What one state does in acquiring and developing areas for waterfowl hunting may profoundly affect hunting in a neighboring state. Because only so many birds come down the flyways, the duration of their stay in any state depends largely on the quality and quantity of the habitat available to them. Managed land and water projects can change ancestral patterns of waterfowl distribution. Several million acres of state lands are now managed specifically for hunting waterfowl, and there are more to come. The result is a growing interstate PROBLEM and how best to share the waterfowl resources.” This is on page 516 if you want to read more.....
NOW, let’s take a direct quote from Dale Humburg, who was Missouri’s waterfowl biologist and retired as their Chief Waterfowl Scientist in 2008. Mr. Humburg , starting in 1978, was there when the Quota Zone was established for Swan Lake NWR in 1962 and also its’ termination in 1997. (From June 2008 Outdoor Life article, when he was then retired from MODOC and now Chief Biologist for DU)....”A perception exists that there have been many changes in the timing and distribution of migrating waterfowl. There have been some changes in distribution due to habitat and landscape changes, and some changes to migration due to a general warming trend, but whether this SHORT TERM changes translate to LONG TERM changes remains to be seen.”
WOW!!!! You ‘reckon there is a DISAGREEMENT on waterfowl management? Would it be safe to say some of those biologists who are the authors of WT might have taught Dale Humburg or worked with his waterfowl biologist professors? (Believe he went to Iowa State).
There is no possible way towards gaining a one sided opinion on waterfowl migration when you oversaw the State of Missouri. First state to go dedicated funding for hunting, fishing, conservation (passed in 1976). 3 individuals were selected to get it going (Governor “Kit” Bond chose Andy Dalton as one of the three).and Humburg did a great job for Missouri.....but at a cost. Did it affect Louisiana? It did for Canadas initially, ducks later on when the Canadas wintered elsewhere. How about Arkansas? You read where you lost EPP, and Missouri became the No.2 state in mallard harvest (I’m sure you will double check that!!!)
So, with your CZcams Channel bringing up topics to better understand waterfowling in the 21st Century, you have gone halfway IMHO. Need more information? Try Episode 50 with Big Honker podcast- Tim Grounds. See what he has to say about flooded unharvested crops. Check out Kevin Kraii with TDPW on DU podcast here on CZcams, very interesting when he says there are no more puddle ducks on the Gulf Coast. Listen to Dr. Mickie Heitmeyer XPLANE to Jim Rhonquest as he asks if Arkansas will lose their mallards as Southern Illinois lost their Canadas.......jeez. Jim didn’t even know those Canadas were short stopped from traditionally wintering in his own state? (Episode 1 Xpress Boat documentary on CZcams as well).
Once I find those numbers, I will see for myself if California was topped by Arkansas (but I know you are correct). Not for specks, though. California winters more specks in 2 NWR’s than the whole state of Arkansas....(I know, see them heading to Klamath Basin every October off I-5.)
Enough of this typing on my cell. Let me know when you the “Flyways” book so we can discuss waterfowl again.👍
jon clark no worries. As for my channel going only halfway. No, I haven’t even gotten started yet. I’m dripping little by little as I grow my audience. Doing what hasn’t been done before. I’ll take a look at the book you suggest. I appreciate your input and support. Here’s my email: joel@survivingduckseason.com I’ve given you a link below to the page on USF&W site that has the numbers for 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/surveys-and-data/HarvestSurveys/MBHActivityHarvest2018-19and2019-20.pdf
I know a guy that the very first duck he ever killed was a banded woodie. Me and my friends probably have 30 years duck huntin between us and never killed a band. A guy they took killed it on his very first bird. Weird how that happens....
Stormy Winters yeah I took a guy on his first hunt and his first shot he got a banded mallard. It’s crazy how that stuff happens!
I’m only 12 so I have never shot one and the one time I was their for a band my cousin got it but one day in nodak my dad and his group shot 5 bands and 2 collars
Just started following and watching your videos. Great information! I would enjoy an opportunity to hunt with you. Just wish I could afford to come to Arkansas and have you as my guide. If you ever want to hunt in Northeast Wisconsin let me know. You are welcome to come hunt with me anytime.
Welcome aboard! I'm glad you're enjoying the content. Love to have you down sometime, and I appreciate the invite!
Random question Joel ... Do you guys worry about your dog ingesting Blue Algae in the very early season? I'm questioning whether to bring my dog or not for the early hunt ... Also I shot two bands back to back on two black duck that came in as a pair
Sweet! That's awesome!
Honestly I had never heard of blue-green algae being a problem or toxic to dogs until last summer. I think it's important to be aware of it when training in the summer and during teal season. Avoid taking our dogs there when you see or suspect it.
Is there a way I can contact you.?
Vaughn Precision joel@survivingduckseason.com
My home state, hopefully hunting remains legal though
Three bands one hunt on small river in Nevada a woody, mallard and a honker it was a cold quick morning hunt just to kill time . About making the X . I hunt public land pound deep water, you can wade it at all so I hunt from the bank decoy lines 25 feet long , always put wind at my back to blow decoy out, pull them in with fishing rod been doing it for 25 years. And when birds are in I consistently kill birds . I don’t shoot lints by no means, but 3-4 birds per gun average 4 guns all my birds feet out. We probably could kill more if I didn’t wait till there in decoys. My buddy’s keep Saying by a dam Camera if I’m not gonna shoot also your favorite should have taking them on that last pass . Ask anybody about the place I hunt and tell you no birds even the warden can’t believe the birds I shoot there . Nothing there for the birds but place to loft . It’s just on the edge of the flyway but with a fair amount work every morning I hunt it’s works out
Sounds like you hit the tri-fecta on that hunt! Sometimes finding a special trick is what it takes to do consistently well in a spot that's not in the middle of the flyway... good stuff!
What kind of O/U's are you guys shooting
I think that was my weatherby that I was shooting on that hunt.
I just noticed someone using a over/under shotgun, was just curious as to what kind it was
I have a weatherby orion, the turkish made one that I think is an old Beretta patent
ivy league yeah I have the Orion too. Good fitting gun👍🏻
Shot 9 geese 6 had bands
I'm 14 seconds in. Pause to predict.
Is this about Mr Plond? He made a plastic fake pond and hunts it in Ohio.
Basically rolled out black plastic and landscaped it to look like water.
Two buddies and I shot six banded geese in one hunt last season.
Sweet!!
Almost too easy lol. I honest think it might get boring if it was that easy to kill a limit of green every day. But maybe not haha.
4 but they were on geese.
Always hit the thumbs up but enjoyed your thumbs down joke.
Thanks brother!
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The Barley is not HARVESTED, isn't tht baiting????????????
Not according to USF&W regulations. As long as they don't manipulate it, it's completely legal to hunt over.
0 bands
Thank you for not being Bobby Guy.