Duck Hunting

[Townhallsavoy]

For some reason, I'm interested in bird hunting.

Any advice?  Type of shotgun?  Areas to duck hunt?  Training/license required? 

[Token]

Everyone has their own preference when it comes to shotguns, but I like the remington 887 12 gauge.  It's a great all purpose gun.

[Buzz Killington]

I hear the hunting is exceptionally good in Arkansas.  At least that's what my old friend Tommy used to tell me.

[dallaswareagle]

For some reason, I'm interested in bird hunting.

Any advice?  Type of shotgun?  Areas to duck hunt?  Training/license required?

Wabbit Season

[GH2001]

For some reason, I'm interested in bird hunting.

Any advice?  Type of shotgun?  Areas to duck hunt?  Training/license required?

token is right....12 ga is best but a 20 CAN be used if you get the right shells and are a pretty good aim. Good news is most shotguns arent as pricey as fancy deer rifles or high end handguns. You could get a name brand pump 12/20 for a couple of hundred bucks. 

do you have a dog?

[WiregrassTiger]

do you have a dog?

I do.

[GH2001]

I do.

that is not a water retreiver

but it is ugly enough to perhaps scare some fowl your way

[Townhallsavoy]

token is right....12 ga is best but a 20 CAN be used if you get the right shells and are a pretty good aim. Good news is most shotguns arent as pricey as fancy deer rifles or high end handguns. You could get a name brand pump 12/20 for a couple of hundred bucks. 

do you have a dog?

Do I need one? 

I mean, I do.  But it ain't going after a duck. 

[WiregrassTiger]

that is not a water retreiver

but it is ugly enough to perhaps scare some fowl your way

No, he's my pointer. Here is my retreiver, Flash.

[GH2001]

No, he's my pointer. Here is my retreiver, Flash.

good lookin dog...looks like a winner

[GH2001]

Do I need one? 

I mean, I do.  But it ain't going after a duck.

since most ducks are around water/marshes id say its a good idea unless you have stumbled upon a group of ducks on dry land or something. A lab is pretty standard protocol for water fowl.

[Token]

since most ducks are around water/marshes id say its a good idea unless you have stumbled upon a group of ducks on dry land or something. A lab is pretty standard protocol for water fowl.

The best thing is to find a cheap ass golf course, one not so cheap that it does have a few ponds, and slide the shotgun in with the woods.  A good way to gauge this is, if you can play a round of golf for less than $15 with cart included, chances are you could blast a few geese and still get to finish your round. 

Happy hunting.

[CCTAU]

Duck hunting! Cold. Water. Dangerous.

Had a friend stop duck hunting. He fell in and almost drowned. His dog swam by and he grabbed the tail to get him back to shore. Sold all of his duck hunting gear!

Hypothermia is a killer.

Find a guide (or friend) and go a few times. A little pricey, but good training.

[Saniflush]

One of my brothers and I shoot ducks.  I rather shoot ducks any day of the week than to sit in a tree waiting on a deer.  Duck hunting is fast and furious for about 15-30 minutes in the morning or afternoon and then it's done. 

We don't travel to the any of the flyovers to shoot.  We just stay around Alabama and shoot wood ducks and drakes. 

Oh and don't give ducks unlimited one red cent.  They spend all that money on the large flyovers in Arkansas and Louisiana.

[Snaggletiger]

I've never duck hunted, but have wanted to try it.  My buddy has two daughters at AU and they're home for Christmas break.  He took them skeet shooting Moday, which was their first time ever to shoot a gun of any kind.  Yesterday, they went to Lake Seminole (Should be called Lake Gatorwillbiteyoass) about 50 miles from here in SW Georgia.  Hired a guide and they shot 6 quackers.  Don't know if that's good, bad or average for a duck hunt, but they had a blast. 

[djsimp]

THS, you should try Lake Eufaula. Suppose to be some of the best duck hunting. Not sure about the guide part but I'm sure you could find out at the Lakepoint info center. Oh, if you take a dog, keep him close or might become a meal.

[Snaggletiger]

THS, you should try Lake Eufaula. Suppose to be some of the best duck hunting. Not sure about the guide part but I'm sure you could find out at the Lakepoint info center. Oh, if you take a dog, keep him close or might become a meal.

This.  There do be a gator or 50,000 in that pond.

[Saniflush]

This.  There do be a gator or 50,000 in that pond.

The normal duck hole that we shoot on our property had two gators in it last year.  They had to be relocated. to some batter and hot grease

[djsimp]

The normal duck hole that we shoot on our property had two gators in it last year.  They had to be relocated. to some batter and hot grease

I've never had any gator but its been said they taste like chicken.....the dark greasy parts.

[Snaggletiger]

The normal duck hole that we shoot on our property had two gators in it last year.  They had to be relocated. to some batter and hot grease

I had some relocated gator this past summer.