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Where to start...
#2975798
12/04/19 10:02 PM
12/04/19 10:02 PM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 8,032 Huntsville
jono23
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14 point
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OP
14 point
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 8,032
Huntsville
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Duck hunting is one of those things that I would love to try, and don't know anyone that does it.
Is it possible to shoot some ducks without a boat and all the fancy decoys? Where do ya even start? I have some waders and a shotgun, so I figured that's better than nothing... Find some public land with water on it, get there way early and hope some ducks come in? I read through the scouting thread which got me wondering. I guess TVA land would work around Huntsville, but figured that junk gets hammered.
The way its portrayed by stuff I've read passively is that if you are a newbie or don't know what you're doing, locals will run you off fast. I don't want to be obnoxious or get shot at...but I don't mind putting in some work and trying to figure it out myself with a little direction...
Anyway, as with everything, I'll watch youtube videos and read up online, but always get some advice (whether its good or bad) on here so figured I'd ask.
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Re: Where to start...
[Re: jlbuc10]
#2976019
12/05/19 08:36 AM
12/05/19 08:36 AM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 8,032 Huntsville
jono23
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14 point
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OP
14 point
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 8,032
Huntsville
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Do you want to duck hunt, or just kill a few ducks? Yeah, I guess there is a difference. Both?
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Re: Where to start...
[Re: jono23]
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12/05/19 08:37 AM
12/05/19 08:37 AM
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 10,273 Alabama
whack-n-stack
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 10,273
Alabama
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If there's public land you can walk into, somebody is already there hunting it. If they aren't there when you get there, they just left.
If any of y’all don’t believe me, just pin a $5 bill to a tree and see how long it lasts.
Last edited by whack-n-stack; 12/05/19 08:40 AM.
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Re: Where to start...
[Re: jono23]
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12/05/19 09:56 AM
12/05/19 09:56 AM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 19,981 Northport, AL
GomerPyle
Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
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Posts: 19,981
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I was in the same spot as you several years ago...........really wanted to get into it, but didn't know anyone in my area that hunted. Tried to just "figure it out" solo, but had zero success. The folks in my area that I kinda new that duck hunted were not even remotely willing to show me the ropes or let me tag along. I finally determined that if I wanted to really kill ducks with any consistency, I would need to:
1) get in with some folks that already hunted, and 2) be willing to drive a couple of hours North or 4-6 hours West, and 3) spend a small fortune
Good luck to you. I still would love to give it a try sometime and would if I had buddies here in town that hunted, but I gave up trying to do the self-taught, solo, public land waterfowl thing.
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Where to start...
[Re: Remington270]
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12/05/19 06:59 PM
12/05/19 06:59 PM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 8,032 Huntsville
jono23
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14 point
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14 point
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Huntsville
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Jono, you live in Bham? Just pay a few hundred bucks is Mississippi or Arkansas and do a guided hunt. There’s some woodies in Cahaba WMA, but it’s tough to get on them. I do for now; don't have the money for a guided hunt right now but maybe that's something I'll look into for the future. Maybe I'll just go mess around on Cahaba.
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Re: Where to start...
[Re: jono23]
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12/05/19 09:25 PM
12/05/19 09:25 PM
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Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 3,584 Spanish Fort
TurkeyJoe
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 3,584
Spanish Fort
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And if you ever come south, welcome to shoot woodies and mergansers with me.
Micah 6:8
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Re: Where to start...
[Re: jono23]
#2976735
12/05/19 09:28 PM
12/05/19 09:28 PM
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Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,863 SE Bama
Bull64
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,863
SE Bama
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Put him on them Hevishot... Y’all put him on them
Last edited by Bull64; 12/05/19 09:29 PM.
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