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[jignfule]

Ours opened up yesterday here in Idaho. We did well on local ducks and geese. Probably time to put up the bass gear for a while.

[00 mod]

not open yet.....

[Bluebasser86]

I don't chase ducks until deer season closes in January if I hunt them at all.

[South FLA]

Early teal was spectacular here in South Florida, but I was laid out with back issues, looking forward to the mid November opening

[Bass_Fanatic]

Opens November 19th here and I cant wait. I have about 600 decoys to tie up between now and then.

[Bird dog]

Opens November 19th here and I cant wait. I have about 600 decoys to tie up between now and then.

600 decoys? I thought my four dozen was a lot!

[Bass_Fanatic]

600 decoys? I thought my four dozen was a lot!

I hunt on Catahoula Lake. The entire lake is about 2 1/2 feet deep with wild oats growing in it. It is one of, if not the best duck hunting lake in America. The downfall to that is that there are blinds every 275 yards apart across the lake. There must be between 600-700 blinds on the lake. You have to have atleast 500 decoys to compete out there. It gets expensive and time consuming, but its well worth the 476 ducks I killed out there last year.

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I hunt on Catahoula Lake. The entire lake is about 2 1/2 feet deep with wild oats growing in it. It is one of, if not the best duck hunting lake in America. The downfall to that is that there are blinds every 275 yards apart across the lake. There must be between 600-700 blinds on the lake. You have to have atleast 500 decoys to compete out there. It gets expensive and time consuming, but its well worth the 476 ducks I killed out there last year.

That sounds like a d**n good time

[South FLA]

Do you need an extra trailer to haul those decoys around? Hope you don't have many magnum, foam, or flying deks!

[Bass_Fanatic]

Do you need an extra trailer to haul those decoys around? Hope you don't have many magnum, foam, or flying deks!

I am putting them out Wednesday morning and they will stay on the lake for the entire season. I aint about to put out and pick up 600 deocys every trip . I have 4 MOJOs and 1 Mallard Machine too.

[preach4bass]

We've killed 8 woodies, a green-winged teal, and a goose so far this week. Been trying to get the mallards, but that ain't happening, so tomorrow morning we're going to unleash on our woody hole.

Sounds like we need to find a place like Fanatic! By the way, what are you hunting down there? Is there a particular dominant species, or is it mixed?

[BassFishinMagician]

We've killed 8 woodies, a green-winged teal, and a goose so far this week. Been trying to get the mallards, but that ain't happening, so tomorrow morning we're going to unleash on our woody hole.

Sounds like we need to find a place like Fanatic! By the way, what are you hunting down there? Is there a particular dominant species, or is it mixed?

Mallards, Gadwall, wegion, lots and lots of pintail out there. Woodducks, teal, and just about any kind of duck in between. BTW, Fanatic and I are from the same neck of the woods and yes it is an amazing place to be during duck season. Although I hunt about 10 miles north of the lake in a cypress swamp and it was dry as a bone last year and its not looking very good this year. Its a little more wet than last year but not enough for us to hunt at our hole. KINNA LOOKIN FOR SOMEONE TO HUNT WITH ON THE MAIN LAKE. "hint" "hint" Josh....... j/k If we get a couple nice rains, maybe we can hunt our hole this year. I'm praying hard!

[Bass_Fanatic]

Mallards, Gadwall, wegion, lots and lots of pintail out there. Woodducks, teal, and just about any kind of duck in between. BTW, Fanatic and I are from the same neck of the woods and yes it is an amazing place to be during duck season. Although I hunt about 10 miles north of the lake in a cypress swamp and it was dry as a bone last year and its not looking very good this year. Its a little more wet than last year but not enough for us to hunt at our hole. KINNA LOOKIN FOR SOMEONE TO HUNT WITH ON THE MAIN LAKE. "hint" "hint" Josh....... j/k If we get a couple nice rains, maybe we can hunt our hole this year. I'm praying hard!

Haha...your welcome to hunt with me anytime. I put out 3 blinds this year and there are a TON of ducks down already. Im thinkin we should limit in 20 minutes Saturday! I hunt pretty much everyday of the week except Friday and Sunday. Call me if ya wanna go.

[Bass_Fanatic]

We've killed 8 woodies, a green-winged teal, and a goose so far this week. Been trying to get the mallards, but that ain't happening, so tomorrow morning we're going to unleash on our woody hole.

Sounds like we need to find a place like Fanatic! By the way, what are you hunting down there? Is there a particular dominant species, or is it mixed?

Like Dalton said, a ton of pintails, good number of mallards, weigons, gadwalls, ringneck, teal, redheads, woodies, and canvasback. I read a DU study a few years ago that said 80% of the canvasback in north america can be found on Catahoula lake during December/January. Your limit of cans are pretty much a gimmie everyday.

[preach4bass]

Like Dalton said, a ton of pintails, good number of mallards, weigons, gadwalls, ringneck, teal, redheads, woodies, and canvasback. I read a DU study a few years ago that said 80% of the canvasback in north america can be found on Catahoula lake during December/January. Your limit of cans are pretty much a gimmie everyday.

Unbelievable. Do you guide?