Posted By:
duckstein
WFC Sponsor
01-11-2006 15:47
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
Hey wyomingducknut, I saw your post by accident when I clicked on AK instead of AL. I used to live in Jackson and hunted two seasons over there. Since I don’t live there anymore I don’t mind spillen’ a few beans. We had consistent shooting throughout the first 2/3 of the season below the refuge in star valley. The best way to find the good spots is by jump shooting as you float down. There are also some small beaver ponds off the main river that can be good. If you can get permission there are some decent spots for geese and a few ponds that can be loaded at times. Also, if your up for some competition, South Park is good on opening day, but I wouldn’t mees with it after. The Salt near Pinedale always has a few birds and there is some public access behind the airport. Your best bet can be some of the slow waters and lakes in Idaho. Do some summer scouting for some of those spots & look for the mud, marsh and beaverdams. The season after I moved, my hunting buddy was killing daily limits on public land over there. I hope this helps.
Posted By:
wyomingducknut
Guest
12-26-2005 11:32
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Ric,
I live about an hour south of Jackson Hole. The geese and duck hunting down here was good still new trying to find the areas I new about in Alaska. If contracts pick back up on base than I am sure I will be back but its nice to be back in the states again. Take care and tell everyone hello.
Dave
Posted By:
Ric-Seward
Guest
12-26-2005 11:27
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Well hey Dave what part of WY are you in??
I had heard you left but never heard where you went.
Well I had a pretty good season up here the geese hung around into Oct and I was killing the mallards up till the end of the season.
Well take care and hope you had a Merry Christmas
Posted By:
wyomingducknut
Guest
12-22-2005 22:35
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Rick,
Didnt mean to post on here but wasnt sure if u remembered me from the Fairbanks DU chapter. (dave eng)
I moved down to wyoming after our contract came to end on base. Duck hunting was so so being new to the area but I am sure it will be better next year. Still seeing ducks in the area here and can hunt thru mind Jan.
Keep in touch
Dave
Posted By:
Ric-Seward
Guest
Delta 12-18-2005 01:26
Cloudy, High Winds – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
Well the last two days of the season were very slow at the old mallard hole. I hunted the 15th and 16th and never fired a shot. Bad ending to a pretty good season.
Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Take Care
Posted By:
Ric-Seward
Guest
Delta 12-10-2005 23:32
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
Got after it again today picked up a drake mallard and Bomber sniffed out a hen mallard that was wounded and lying under an ice ledge up against the bank.
It hadn’t been shot, and seemed to be in good shape, no broken wings or feet it just couldn’t fly.
I tried to release it and it could motor across the water but couldn’t get up, so Bomber retrieved it again and I decided to ring it’s neck.
Back to work tomarrow off next wed so I’ll hit it hard for the last three days….
Posted By:
Ric-Seward
Guest
Delta 12-09-2005 10:58
Cloudy, High Winds – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
Well only a week left in the 05 season.
And with the mercury hovering around -40 since Thanksgiving wasn’t sure if I was going to get back out.
Not ready for the season to end so this warm up was a big relief.
Went out Wed and had a great shoot.
Shot three single drakes and let about 50 pass on by. Real good in your face hunt.
Hoping to get back out today, it’s very windy like 40-50 mph gusts so not sure if I want to head out. Hands down the best ducking of the year in Delta is Nov and Dec it just blows me away the amount of Mallards that winter here.
Posted By:
Ric-Seward
Guest
Delta 11-20-2005 19:25
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 0-10 Degrees – Open Water
Set up to far upstream from the bend I had been sitting on, pulled one mallard in shouldn’t of changed spots could have shot a couple of more.
Posted By:
Ric-Seward
Guest
Delta 11-18-2005 01:04
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 0-10 Degrees – Open Water
Hit the mallard hole yesterday, shot three real nice mallard drakes, let about 50 go by as I just wanted to shoot the singles.
Headed back out tomarrow.
We typically hold some mallards up here but this year has been really great.
Posted By:
Irondog
Guest
11-09-2005 09:51
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 0-10 Degrees – Ice
GOT OUT LAST WEEK, NEEDED AN ICE CUTTER! MY FLAT BOTTOM BOAT HAD PROBLEM BREAKING ICE SO WE PUT A MOTORIZE CANOE IN FRT. AND IT BROKE ICE BETTER, STILL HAD TO SKIP OVER ICE AND WATER FOR 7 MILES. (THAT’S WHY THEY CALL USE QUICK HEADS!!) GOT TO SET DEEKS AND DO SOME HUNTING, MOST OF THE BIRDS HAVE LEFT, GOT ONE MALLARD.
IRONDOG
