There Were Pintails Everywhere.. | Texas Public Land Duck Hunting

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  • čas přidán 16. 01. 2022
  • We headed back out for some Texas public land duck hunting on our second day in the lone star state and we're hopeful to get our first pintails of the trip in a shallow smartweed slough we had found. We setup in the bulrushes with a spread of just a couple dozen duck floaters and before shooting light we had pintails flying everywhere. We took our time picking off a mixed bag of pintails, mallards, shovelers, and teal over the decoys and Wade made quick work of the retrieves in the skinny water. Hope you enjoy!
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Komentáře • 177

  • @austinbruce3693
    @austinbruce3693 Před 2 lety +3

    Just found your channel and I am completely hooked. Keep em rolling!!!

  • @muddycreeksportsman8574
    @muddycreeksportsman8574 Před 2 lety +2

    The mixed bags keep getting better! Awesome video and I liked how you had someone else wearing the go pro and shotkam too to finish it off .

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Nick! I had to let them run the show for a little bit since I finished up quick

  • @chucksmith5002
    @chucksmith5002 Před 2 lety +1

    Thomas that was a nice mixed bag enjoyed it as always.

  • @redneck4543
    @redneck4543 Před 2 lety +2

    Lmao I loved the hen quaking on the way to smack the water

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Haha she let us know what she was thinking on the way down

  • @fullstrapoutdoors9154
    @fullstrapoutdoors9154 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video! Cant wait for the next one!

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks brother! Got another one coming out later this week!

  • @tombishop8083
    @tombishop8083 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice second shot on that bull sprig. I love that straight up body shot.

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Tom! That's my favorite shot these days

  • @rudyelizondo1935
    @rudyelizondo1935 Před rokem +1

    Good hunt guys!! Nice pintails too

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před rokem

      They sure are some fine looking birds come January!

  • @wornoutallover
    @wornoutallover Před 2 lety +1

    Nice assortment! wish we had that up here in R.I. thanks for the great video.

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching Scott! Texas seems to always produce some awesome mixed bags

  • @Hatsan50
    @Hatsan50 Před 2 lety +1

    One of the only plus's to hunting in the UK is we don't have limits on how many we can shoot. But there is less of us that shoot. Still waiting to bag my first pintail. Great vid.

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Paul! It seems like y'all have a very interesting and different waterfowl culture over there than we do. I hope you can get your first pintail soon!

  • @HighPrairieSportsmen
    @HighPrairieSportsmen Před 2 lety +2

    Great video Thomas! Those were some studly pintails.

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Matt! Looks of pretty ones down there

  • @jake.h3274
    @jake.h3274 Před 2 lety +8

    Great video as usual! I wish my season was still open. I am definitely feeling that duck/goose depression. Keep up the good work

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Jake! How long have y'all been closed for? We're definitely lucky to get to hunt till the end of January down here

    • @jake.h3274
      @jake.h3274 Před 2 lety

      @@HokeOutdoors I am up in Canada and in my area it closed Jan 1 😞

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Dang, how was the season up there this year?

    • @jake.h3274
      @jake.h3274 Před 2 lety

      @@HokeOutdoors we had a pretty good season this year, my personal best year for sure! We had better luck with geese than ducks though. I hope you have a good rest of your season!

  • @johnchance2340
    @johnchance2340 Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome! I hunt the public marshes along the coast of Texas almost exclusively and still haven't gotten a green head. Bagged lots of the other species you listed. Only seen one in six years of hunting! I'm jealous. Lol

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks John! From the short time I spent down at the coast last year it really seemed like mallards were few and far between. Hope you have a great rest of your season down there!

  • @bobgiles2971
    @bobgiles2971 Před 2 lety +2

    Great video and footage 👍 congrats guys and good shooting

  • @Sageofthedustypage
    @Sageofthedustypage Před 2 lety +1

    Another great hunt l like the species variety.

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Robert! Lots of mixed bag opportunities out there

  • @dylanunlimited4717
    @dylanunlimited4717 Před 2 lety +7

    Who else watched this channel when it was called Virginia Outdoors Unlimited

  • @lechace5802
    @lechace5802 Před rokem

    That’s such a good doggo

  • @Drblood6721
    @Drblood6721 Před 2 lety +1

    Glad to see you still posting! My buddy got a pinny out of my blind this year, that's the closest I've been to one. Now we have 12 inches of ice so I have to wait til turkey season to get back after it. Are you gonna put out turkey content this yr?

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Derek! Hopefully next season a big sprig will make it's way in front of your barrel! I'm gonna try to make a bunch of turkey videos this year

  • @EmVDV123
    @EmVDV123 Před 2 lety +2

    Another good video, and a good day for Pintails! Makes me sad our season is closed here haha

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks Emily! Do you have anymore trips planned for this season?

    • @EmVDV123
      @EmVDV123 Před 2 lety

      @@HokeOutdoors No I don’t, unfortunately! I’ll have to live vicariously through everyone else’s hunting videos! 😂

  • @nasserkuzbari2205
    @nasserkuzbari2205 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice video as usual. All the best.

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Nasser! Have you been able to hunt these last couple weeks?

    • @nasserkuzbari2205
      @nasserkuzbari2205 Před 2 lety +1

      @@HokeOutdoors I did hunt two times in the last few weeks. Need to go out more. keep making more videos.

  • @ricktaylor3196
    @ricktaylor3196 Před 2 lety +1

    Great Video!

  • @outdooroutfitters3658
    @outdooroutfitters3658 Před 2 lety +1

    The elusive pintail. Never even seen one in Utah. I would love to hunt these. Great video! Thanks.

    • @mikekowal4051
      @mikekowal4051 Před 2 lety

      What?where in Utah are you hunting? We have bunches of them here in Nevada .

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks brother! I thought y'all would have tons of them out there, seems like they get them down on the salt lake quite a bit

    • @philipcantrell8518
      @philipcantrell8518 Před 9 měsíci

      Killed a lot of pintails at bear river nwr

  • @huntershunters7185
    @huntershunters7185 Před 2 lety +1

    Good shooting there!

  • @BS-qw1mr
    @BS-qw1mr Před 2 lety +2

    First! Awesome hunt loved it

  • @MichiganOutdoorsUnlimited

    Also that fencing in the water is not a hog trap. Here in Michigan the DNR set them out too. They are a goose trap that they use when geese are molting most of the time.

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Dang that's new to me, sounds like a cool way to see some geese up close though. That pen was definitely a hog trap though, they don't have resident geese they would be trapping in that area

    • @MichiganOutdoorsUnlimited
      @MichiganOutdoorsUnlimited Před 2 lety

      @@HokeOutdoors I wasn't sure if there were geese around there. I'm gonna listen to you!!

  • @robertdepaoli9310
    @robertdepaoli9310 Před 2 lety +2

    Thomas you gotta do a video on what shells you like to shoot for waterfowl!! Btw awesome video

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks Robert! I'll do a video going into detail about my setup at the end of this season

  • @marshallfrank9426
    @marshallfrank9426 Před rokem +1

    that lake is an amazing lake to hunt my brother in law knows the owner of a small ranch on that lake and when i saw that old hog trap i knew where u were at

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před rokem

      It’s an incredible place for sure! Seems to be a bit of a hidden gem too and I hope it stays that way

  • @braydenhughey3219
    @braydenhughey3219 Před 2 lety +1

    Sick spot dude love the channel

  • @michaelstephenson8000
    @michaelstephenson8000 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video

  • @moustafakaid3904
    @moustafakaid3904 Před 2 lety +1

    Let’s see what they will decide on pintail next year. According to Delta waterfowl there is supposed to be a bill to increase pintail limit to 4 birds (one hen max)
    There are pintails more than shovelers according to the survey from last year.
    And according to a study they said limiting drake numbers might lead to more success in breading.
    Nice showing you guys did some damage .

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety +1

      I've heard that as well, even just a two pintail limit again would be nice. You could definitely tell the numbers are skewed very drake heavy from the flocks down there

  • @ZahidHussain-cd2ul
    @ZahidHussain-cd2ul Před rokem

    Real shot's.... Same as zinginawer lake Pakistan.👍

  • @dboyzadventures4856
    @dboyzadventures4856 Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome hunting man! I’m wanting to take my 9 year old son to Texas on a duck hunt and a hog hunt. I think he would enjoy it! Happy hunting guys!!

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thank David! I bet he would love that and they have quite the hog population over there it seems like so I'd think there should be plenty of shooting opportunities

    • @Nomorehandlenames9230
      @Nomorehandlenames9230 Před 2 lety

      We got plenty of hogs, but the duck hunting has been poor overall this year (though you wouldn’t know it by this video 😂).

    • @dboyzadventures4856
      @dboyzadventures4856 Před 2 lety

      @@HokeOutdoors My son loves watching your videos! He says “Dad can I be a CZcamsr like that really good duck hunter” lol Keep yo the great videos man.

    • @dboyzadventures4856
      @dboyzadventures4856 Před 2 lety

      @@Nomorehandlenames9230 where is the best part of Texas to hog hunt?

  • @henryshields5905
    @henryshields5905 Před 2 lety +2

    Great spot when’s the next kayak video those are one of my favorites

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks brother! I don't have any kayak hunts in the works currently but going to try to get out on a couple this week

  • @bushcraft.azerbaijan
    @bushcraft.azerbaijan Před 2 lety

    good hunting-Hello from Baku )))

  • @watchandlearngames830

    Amazing

  • @kraigkaatz6858
    @kraigkaatz6858 Před 2 lety +1

    What a great hunt Thomas. Pretty good shooting and really enjoy the dog work.. beautiful birds too.

  • @justinbyrd7333
    @justinbyrd7333 Před 2 lety +2

    You should come to South Carolina and hunt some!!

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      I'm planning on making a trip down to the southeast next season!

  • @Will97675
    @Will97675 Před 2 lety +2

    I don’t know what part of Texas you’re hunting but we see Pintails by the thousands in North Central Texas. It’s a shame that we are only allowed one per day. Great shooting.

    • @johnnichols6096
      @johnnichols6096 Před 2 lety +1

      Same here on the coast

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks Will! We were up in north Texas as well, seems like the pintails were pushing down heavy with the big fronts that came through the past couple weeks

    • @jamesmiddleton3141
      @jamesmiddleton3141 Před 2 lety

      @@HokeOutdoors not being a Karen but seen 3 pintails be shot 😂 then after you stating you already had you’re limit still shooting ?

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      @@jamesmiddleton3141 at pintails?

    • @forcemajeur.5138
      @forcemajeur.5138 Před 2 lety

      South Miss flyway was packed with them this past year also.

  • @KK-bn1ni
    @KK-bn1ni Před rokem +2

    Nice video!!
    I just subscribed your channel!!
    I live in North Texas area and always want to join duck hunting! As soon as I get my shotgun, I’m ready to go!! Haha Keep it up!!👍 Thanks for your work^^

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před rokem +1

      Thanks you! Good luck this season out there! It’s an incredible place for waterfowling

    • @KK-bn1ni
      @KK-bn1ni Před rokem

      @@HokeOutdoors
      Thank you and god bless you and your channel! ^^

  • @jonboy9030
    @jonboy9030 Před 2 lety +1

    Yal fellas are some shooters. Wouldn't sit beside yal in a dove field, yal would get all the birds. Nice vid

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety +1

      Haha thanks man! I definitely miss a good bit more when shooting doves

  • @jjbush9908
    @jjbush9908 Před 2 lety +1

    Your dog was pissed y’all didn’t shoot those pintail 🤣

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Haha yeah I was a bit annoyed we could cut into them too!

  • @outdoorswiththemillers4111

    Great hunt Hoke! So fun to watch your videos! What part of TX are you in?

  • @TienNguyen.95TV
    @TienNguyen.95TV Před 2 lety +1

    Cảm ơn bạn chia se video rất hai 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆👌👌👌👌

  • @godfamilyhunt7490
    @godfamilyhunt7490 Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome hunt. What lakes in Texas are public to waterfowl hunt? What lake was this hunt in?

    • @Snaketalk8282
      @Snaketalk8282 Před 2 lety

      I would also like to know where this is.

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Thanks brother! Unfortunately I can't name specific locations but we were in north Texas

  • @danielwest6769
    @danielwest6769 Před 2 lety

    Where at in Texas? I hunt south Texas from the coast to San Antonio looking to spread out to new public lands

  • @dirty_fazes_1382
    @dirty_fazes_1382 Před rokem

    What’s up I’m just wondering while you were in Texas were you seeing pintails and wigeon all over because my dad and I are trying to get some pintails? Thank you

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před rokem +1

      I saw a good few pintails down there but not many wigeon. The wigeon seem to hangout in areas that have a lot of aquatic grasses which this area does now

    • @dirty_fazes_1382
      @dirty_fazes_1382 Před rokem

      @@HokeOutdoors thank you

  • @matthewchesek1738
    @matthewchesek1738 Před 2 lety +1

    I am in NJ I just herd of pintail they are so pretty there are not a lot around here

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      They are definitely some of the best looking birds in my opinion! Not many of the east coast from what I've seen though

    • @matthewchesek1738
      @matthewchesek1738 Před 2 lety

      ok Thank you

  • @cameroncollard7068
    @cameroncollard7068 Před 2 lety

    Dude I love his videos he should be a guide if not

  • @kylesmiley9385
    @kylesmiley9385 Před 2 lety

    Did y’all kayak in?

  • @rboyett
    @rboyett Před rokem

    Was this lake around dfw?

  • @ZachDucks
    @ZachDucks Před 5 měsíci

    Just got into duck hunting maybe 2 seasons ago. Went maybe 2-3 times last season with my BIL. We have a guide buddy we go with at Eagle lake. I went a lot more this season. I want to get into trying to find some public areas and doing my own scouting and doing some solo hunts on my own but I’m not 100% sure on what all I need to do. Any advice for me?

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 5 měsíci +1

      OnX and the TPWD website would be a great place to start! Texas doesn’t have a ton of public land but from what I’ve found down there if you’re willing to put in the work with scouting you’ll find some good spots. In general the best spots tend to be off the beaten path, in areas that don’t get hunted a lot. Later in the season birds really tend to congregate in areas that are secluded or hidden. Hope that helps and if you’ve got any other questions just let me know!

    • @ZachDucks
      @ZachDucks Před 5 měsíci

      @@HokeOutdoors thanks man I appreciate it. I look forward to diving into your channel more.

  • @koryw8395
    @koryw8395 Před rokem

    great shooting! what part of Texas?

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Rollin

  • @zonanordestinaoficial
    @zonanordestinaoficial Před rokem +1

    👏👏👏👏

  • @jamiethompson7024
    @jamiethompson7024 Před rokem

    Where are you hunting in texas that allows 3 pintails.

  • @dougmuraki1975
    @dougmuraki1975 Před rokem

    That cage was acuttaly for duck banding!

  • @wedsonamaro8630
    @wedsonamaro8630 Před 2 lety

    what is the name of this camera that you use attached to the barrel of the carbine

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      It's a ShotKam, this is the link to it bit.ly/HokeOutdoors-ShotKam

  • @callofdutyworldcod3345

    That’s real close to trinity river huh?😂

  • @zzhugf2128
    @zzhugf2128 Před rokem

    What is the best whistle Noor Al-Badr accurate in which the6:23

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Good

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Top

  • @jayhona26
    @jayhona26 Před 2 lety

    Where we’re y’all hunting at in Texas. I haven’t duck hunted in a long time and would love to go to a place like y’all are at. TIA for the info.

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      We were up in the north Texas area, I can't go more specific than that unfortunately out of respect for the people who hunt this same spot. From my experience in that area you can find hunting like this on most public land/lakes if you're willing to put in the time scouting though

  • @Spicy_pheasant-Boi
    @Spicy_pheasant-Boi Před rokem

    What part of Texas was this

  • @davidh6396
    @davidh6396 Před 2 lety

    How far of a shot do you estimate it was at 5:45?

  • @sawyerbrower399
    @sawyerbrower399 Před 2 lety

    What call where you using?

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Free

  • @chadhaley331
    @chadhaley331 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm in north central Texas, what lake is this? I can't find birds to save my damn life right now.......or I can't get to the ones I do find.

  • @duckoutdoors2004
    @duckoutdoors2004 Před 2 lety +1

    You should come back to Idaho next season u could come to my club

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      I'm definitely going to try to make it out there again next year!

    • @duckoutdoors2004
      @duckoutdoors2004 Před 2 lety

      @@HokeOutdoors ya, I didn’t shot it my club owner did but i shot 6 ducks this season this is my first

    • @mikekowal4051
      @mikekowal4051 Před 2 lety

      I don't live far from Idaho(Ely Nevada) and could trade a goose hunt for a duck hunt. Mike.

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    CVD4.2

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Lal

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Hold

  • @rbutler1519
    @rbutler1519 Před rokem

    Be carful with the drones

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před rokem +1

      Could you elaborate? We always follow all FAA and state regulations

    • @rbutler1519
      @rbutler1519 Před rokem +1

      Forgive me if I’m wrong I’m away way. In Texas I believe you need an aerial wildlife management permit to use a drone while hunting? I’ve been seeing a big trend of videos of many CZcamsrs using drones while hunting. Personally I don’t know of a state that allows drone use for any part of a hunt. Not saying I know it all. Just trying to come from a good place to be carful incase states start enforcing their drone laws while hunting. Again forgive me if I’m wrong in anyway. Love your videos btw

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před rokem +1

      @@rbutler1519 I appreciate the heads up and you are spot on about hunting while flying a drone being against the law in every state or the majority of them. The state laws are definitely complex too

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    That

  • @samwhitnack3012
    @samwhitnack3012 Před 2 lety +1

    I thought it was illegal to scout with a drone?

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Where did you see that? What I found was that you can't scout with a drone on the same day that you hunt

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Ford Denat

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Denat

  • @cartermclamore2754
    @cartermclamore2754 Před 2 lety

    Where is this if you don’t mind sharing?😂

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 2 lety

      Haha north Texas is as specific as I can get

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Try try

  • @Baneofhumanity24
    @Baneofhumanity24 Před rokem

    If you capitalize the first letter of one more word

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    CVD4

  • @jamesclark481
    @jamesclark481 Před 2 lety

    What part of Texas

  • @Tyler-jk2zl
    @Tyler-jk2zl Před 6 dny

    Where was this ?

    • @HokeOutdoors
      @HokeOutdoors  Před 5 dny

      Texas is about all I'm willing to say. I just don't ever advertise the locations of where I'm hunting out of respect to locals and other people who've worked hard to find these honey holes.

  • @joseantoniogarridoternero6307

    En que parte de EEUU es, saludos desde España

  • @matthewchesek1738
    @matthewchesek1738 Před 2 lety

    where is that

  • @user-dp9ym6sg5c
    @user-dp9ym6sg5c Před rokem

    Hello

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Rey try

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Do

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Kosher Halal

  • @curtgreen2552
    @curtgreen2552 Před 2 lety

    Where in texas

  • @zanedudley8378
    @zanedudley8378 Před 2 lety +2

    Does Thomas like my comment 2nd btw

  • @JohannenJohnson-li3qz

    Does not