Ducks

[adamsfence]

anyone seeing any ducks...We was working by i49 near bunkie today i saw several big groups of ducks fly over. just wondering if anyone else is seeing any

[all star rod]

My father-in-law went to Pecan Island on SUN morning to check out his buddies lease and he was suprised at how few ducks he saw. They got out to the lease about 8:00am. Only saw 1 flock of teal and several pair of mottle ducks. I have not checkout our lease in Kaplan yet. Our land owner will have it ready by the middle of next week.

[huntin fool]

seen a few in west cove..some spoonies,mottle ducks,few teal

[elebouef]

Took a ride out to Miami Corp thru the Latania Lake cut and around Lake Misere and didn't see much. The boat I was in has a loud exhaust and usually scares them up also nothing around the refuge around Lacassine Bayou

[Deadly D]

Plenty of ducks this weekend just past Little Chenier Rd to Creole, all on the south and east side of the road. Lots of teal,grays, and weigion

[Jordan]

hundreds of woodies here...

[cajunsorc]

Had about 500 holding on our lease last weekend mostly teal, mallards and greys with a few pintail but I would imagine they have moved some with all of the rain. I can't remember having this much rain in October and would anticipate a poor first part of the season due to the fact that with all of this water they can go where they want to avoid hunting pressure.

[all star rod]

I agree. I hope it does not rain for at least another 30 days or more.

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

yep, i was happy when the basin was so low a few months back i had hope

the less rain we get here on out the better

[adamsfence]

well its coming tom so y'all better hope harder

[B-Stealth]

Plenty of ducks this weekend just past Little Chenier Rd to Creole, all on the south and east side of the road. Lots of teal,grays, and weigion


Yulp I have been eye balling those too. I saw a large group on little cheneir road yesterday, those just showed up.

I'm not seeing to many birds on the west side of the river, mainly on the
east.

( I think the flyway has shifted that way anyway.)

And. East Geauydon has got some Speckelbellys.

[QUACKHEAD]

I was fishing and shrimping a couple of weeks ago in the Calcasieu River just north of Big Lake and around 7:00am I had a canvasback and 2 mallards(drake and hen) flyright over the boat. I live in Montgomery off the Red River and have been seeing a few groups. My trigger finger is starting to shake some, it's wanting to put a couple of greenies down. I hope the water goes down. The Red River is very swollen and it doesn't look like the rain is going to let up anytime soon. Luckily my blind goes on my boat so there is not a lot of prep work I have to do.:shaking:

[longsidelandry]

Quackhead, I love that avatar. I'm hoping to get a mount done similar to that except I wanna use a wood duck.

[CatDaddy]

Chokka Block in Gueydan

[all star rod]

Cat Daddy is that geese or ducks? Also, have you seen any off Highway 14 going from Gueydan to Kaplan?????

[CatDaddy]

I was fishing and shrimping a couple of weeks ago in the Calcasieu River just north of Big Lake and around 7:00am I had a canvasback and 2 mallards(drake and hen) flyright over the boat. I live in Montgomery off the Red River and have been seeing a few groups. My trigger finger is starting to shake some, it's wanting to put a couple of greenies down. I hope the water goes down. The Red River is very swollen and it doesn't look like the rain is going to let up anytime soon. Luckily my blind goes on my boat so there is not a lot of prep work I have to do.:shaking:


Where the shrimp at? how much you caught?, how big they was?, what you pushing?, ya dragging?, ya casting?, how big?, whites,? browns?, what count?......

I have no further questions...

[CatDaddy]

Cat Daddy is that geese or ducks? Also, have you seen any off Highway 14 going from Gueydan to Kaplan?????


Seen some ducks just to the south of hwy 14 just outside of gueydan.. Alot down south of Gueydan in the marshes.. I made a trip back in the marsh the other day, and seen ALOT of big ducks.. Still a bunch of teal.. There is also a bunch in the marshes just north of Intracoastal City..

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

had some ole beckled spellies fly over me today at work

[longsidelandry]

I heard a few geese over Delcambre last Friday, I'm glad my brother heard em too cuz I thought I was hearing things.

[QUACKHEAD]

Thanks longsidelandry, that one was for a customer about a year ago. I tinker with taxidermy on the side a little, and cat daddy, as far as how much did i get, i am glad i have a day job. We didn't get much that day. It was the first cool front we had, but net enough to push them out of the marshes. This front may have enough if they have not already pulled out. I shrimp with a 24 foot trawl behind a aquasport 22'. Size was good mediums with very few sea bob's

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

quack head, what would you charge me for a woodduck mount

[QUACKHEAD]

You can't find a local guy there to do it yak?? I usually do them for 200 plus any extra's such as habitat greenery. That price is duck on redriver drift wood.

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

im looking around

[QUACKHEAD]

I'd get it in a sitting or resting position yak, that way all the colors show out and the gold feathers should be pulled up next to the wing. not sure how to add pictures to the message or I would send a couple I'v done.

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

what i want to do is get him standing on 1 leg on a log and have his back wing kicked up, with his head back preening himself
and then next year get a female put in the hole of the log he is on

[QUACKHEAD]

5996 if the picture comes out right this is the way I like seeing them.

[QUACKHEAD]

That is a good setting as you are talking about. I get people wanting the old fly by, but it just doesn't show the colors as it should. but you have to give the customer what he wants.

[QUACKHEAD]

On the setting you are looking for it would be advisable to look for the drift wood you are looking for. When you are looking for the perfect setting, it is hard to find the perfect natural base. I usually keep all my unique pieces for my regular customers and high rollers. They are hard to come by. You can always have the drake mounted first and add him to a new setting when you are ready to have the hen added.

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

yea, i may have to do that and find some wood on the river this year

[LSUh20fowler]

Went rode to the blind in Whiteville Monday. Good numbers of ducks and specks in the fields. Tuesday went to my woody hole in Oakdale. More woodies than you can point a barrell at.