Opening day 2010 Oklahoma duck season

[narc766]

Went out with a buddy and my dog Bo on Saturday. Saw lots of birds and managed to scratch down 9, all Gadwall. Anybody else go? IF so what did you see?

Here are some pics

 

[s&wchad]

Great pictures, thanks for posting them!

 

[BarbC]

That's a wonderful picture of Bo!

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Hate to tell you but those aren't gadwalls. They're Gray Ducks.
Our season opens Saturday. We brushed up blinds this past weekend and saw lots of Dos Gris (scaup), teal and Grays. Bunch of poule d'eau (coots) and some gallinue. Ought to be a great opening. Will put the boat in the water Friday night and after the hunt Saturday we will head out to Vermillion bay and fish the weirs along the way for redfish. If it's calm we will go to Marsh Island and cast net for shrimp and try to catch some flounder. The tide is going to be falling all day so it ought to be good. Sunday we will repeat Saturday. We probably won't cook much this weekend but instead will drink heavily and wager sums of money on the turn of a card
This is absolutely my favorite time of the year bar none

 

[narc766]

Cajun sounds like a great time.
BTW my neighbor is from somewhere around Baton Rouge and he has already corrected me on the improper identification of the Gray Duck AKA Gadwall everywhere else but Louisiana. Good Luck Saturday!!

Barbc and S&W Chad---oddly enough I used my Iphone to take the pics.

 

[Class III]

Shot these the first week of October in Saskatchewan. The first picture is me with a limit of ducks shot on a lake on a friends farm. Yeah they are mostly scrappers, 5 shovelers along with 2 widgeon and 1 BW teal. Second picture is 79 geese and ducks shot over a dry pea field in less than an hour. This weekend I'm going to try and get a shot at the 14 point buck that keeps showing up on my trail cams when I'm not there. Then off to KY after Thanksgiving for the opening of duck season.

Class III

 

[bishopm14]

I saw the usual for the first half season in Oklahoma...jack diddly. Thought the colder than usual previous week or two might have em movin, but no dice. Saturday was mostly symbolic, just to say I'd gone. As most years are.

 

[narc766]

Class III---great pics I'd love to get up there some day I've heard it's a waterfowler's dream.

bishopm14---I agree they should wait until Thanksgiving to open our season. I wouldn't mind it being shorter if they would increase the bag limit or better yet extend it into Feb. I can't tell you how many times I've been goose hunting after duck season was closed and the ducks fogged the decoys.

 

[Class III]

Class III---great pics I'd love to get up there some day I've heard it's a waterfowler's dream.

What is not shown in the picture are the eleven geese that my buddies found when they started to till that 640 acre field the next morning. The best day we have ever had up there was 219 snow's, blue's and ross's. The 219 succumbed to eleven shooters in less than one hour. The only reason we did not make the full 220 limit (11 shooters x 20 per shooter per day) is we ran out of shells. Most shots are less than 30 yards. I shoot a Bennelli SBE2, loaded with 3" #4 steel most of the time while hunting in Canada. When the shoulder starts to get sore from the pounding, yes a SBE2 still kicks no matter what anyone says, I swap out the 3" shells and pull out a box of 2-3/4" low brass #4 steel. Here are a few pictures from the last few years.

Pic #1 - Yeah, we have collected a few of these over the last fifteen years.

Pic #2 - A few ducks that made a fatal error.

Pic #3 - A few more ducks and geese.

Pic #4 - This one dropped after about a half mile crippled flight. Dusty made one hell of a retrieve on this one.

Pic #5 - You never know what will show up while picking up your decoy spread.

These are all in the Watson, Archerwill, Quill Lake, St. Front, Wynyard and Melfort areas of Saskatchewan.

Class III

 

[narc766]

Class III
Man o man that looks and sounds like fun.