3 of us hunted 4 areas hard for 5 days from Tuesday to Saturday and didn't have to travel more than an hour and a half from Lockport for great hunting. We stayed south of Hwy #68. Totals were 20, 24, 24,24, 24 for a total of 116 ducks and we shot 3 geese too. The latest we stayed out was Saturday and that was 430 pm. We filled out before lunch 3 days. Before anyone complains, most of these birds were given away daily to people that don't or can't hunt or older people that love eating divers. A few were consumed, by the hunters, with a few wobbly pops as well.
We saw a lot of geese in fields and if we were field hunters, I am sure we would have got into the geese as well. I've talked to grouse hunters and they say they are plentiful this year. Greenbacks are in the river... What great hunting to have without having to travel far. I grew up as a kid thinking that everyone had great duck hunting and was in my mid teens before I realized what we have here. The Interlake region is a waterfowler's paradise and with a bit of scouting, great hunting is all over the place. Divers moved down late last weekend so some places we were shooting mallards, teal and other puddle ducks and other places we were shooting mainly divers. I have to admit, I am getting old and am really feeling it in my legs and upper body. It is a good thing my buddies went back home so I can rest before I go back out on Tuesday.
We saw a lot of geese in fields and if we were field hunters, I am sure we would have got into the geese as well. I've talked to grouse hunters and they say they are plentiful this year. Greenbacks are in the river... What great hunting to have without having to travel far. I grew up as a kid thinking that everyone had great duck hunting and was in my mid teens before I realized what we have here. The Interlake region is a waterfowler's paradise and with a bit of scouting, great hunting is all over the place. Divers moved down late last weekend so some places we were shooting mallards, teal and other puddle ducks and other places we were shooting mainly divers. I have to admit, I am getting old and am really feeling it in my legs and upper body. It is a good thing my buddies went back home so I can rest before I go back out on Tuesday.
