Eastern Canada- How late can you hunt ducks & geese productively?

swinginberrys said:
Really depends on the weather. Some of my best duck hunts have been the last day of the season (early January) other years you are lucky to find anything worth hunting early December...very dependent on the weather.

Tie those white pricks up until I can get my white rig in order Brad!
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You are always welcome man......... It's a bit of work to get to the best spot but there is great snow hunting there and the canadas are thick if you catch them earlier........
 
Hey, if Superbrad is able to provide coordinates to a public launch and can point us to the right direction as to where the birds are located, would anyone be seriously interested in doing a hunt? I've never shot snows but would love to give it a go! Although its been a great Mallard season for me, the diver duck and canada goose season has been awfully slow! I wouldnt mind adding some snow goose meet to the freezer! Glengarry is about 4 hours away from me on a good day, so its not something I would want to venture at alone.
 
1963beretta said:
Hey, if Superbrad is able to provide coordinates to a public launch and can point us to the right direction as to where the birds are located, would anyone be seriously interested in doing a hunt? I've never shot snows but would love to give it a go! Although its been a great Mallard season for me, the diver duck and canada goose season has been awfully slow! I wouldnt mind adding some snow goose meet to the freezer! Glengarry is about 4 hours away from me on a good day, so its not something I would want to venture at alone.
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I am seriously interested in being part of that. Unfortunately, I don't have a boat or floating goose decoys but i could bring my ducks and would definatley help with the set up. The only catch dor me is that I am unavailable until next week.
 
hoytcanon said:
I might jump on that also, the flights are slow here and the east winds are killing me.
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swinginberrys said:
If you'll be in this neck of the woods make sure you let me know and I'll buy ya a beer. Always nice to meet people in person
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1963beretta said:
Hey, if Superbrad is able to provide coordinates to a public launch and can point us to the right direction as to where the birds are located, would anyone be seriously interested in doing a hunt? I've never shot snows but would love to give it a go! Although its been a great Mallard season for me, the diver duck and canada goose season has been awfully slow! I wouldnt mind adding some snow goose meet to the freezer! Glengarry is about 4 hours away from me on a good day, so its not something I would want to venture at alone.
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If you guys are serious, talk amongst yourselves and send me a PM.....

Normally I would hunt with you guys, but my attention is on grouse and deer while they are open..... I would, however be more than happy to provide a barbecue after the hunt / before the evening hunt....... Lodging as well for the guys who need it......
 
1963beretta said:
Hey, if Superbrad is able to provide coordinates to a public launch and can point us to the right direction as to where the birds are located, would anyone be seriously interested in doing a hunt? I've never shot snows but would love to give it a go! Although its been a great Mallard season for me, the diver duck and canada goose season has been awfully slow! I wouldnt mind adding some snow goose meet to the freezer! Glengarry is about 4 hours away from me on a good day, so its not something I would want to venture at alone.
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Depending on timing I might be in.... I have a 16 foot Scott Deep Duck, with wrap around blind, Canada floaters and lots of old Herter's solid foam magnum diver (Goldeneye, Bluebill and Bufflehead) dekes... it is a good 6-7 hours for me but I would probably do that... for a two day shoot... If you can only do a one day trip, I don't mind hunting solo for the rest. Shoot me a PM.
 
hoytcanon said:
Depending on timing I might be in.... I have a 16 foot Scott Deep Duck, with wrap around blind, Canada floaters and lots of old Herter's solid foam magnum diver (Goldeneye, Bluebill and Bufflehead) dekes... it is a good 6-7 hours for me but I would probably do that... for a two day shoot... If you can only do a one day trip, I don't mind hunting solo for the rest. Shoot me a PM.
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I can add another dozen canada floaters and a dozen buffleheads. The rest of my decoys consist of approximately 26 puddle ducks which really wont be needed in this case. As for boat, my current hunting rig is a 12' aluminum, but I still have a 15ft deep v widebody if the body of water calls for something larger then a 12' tinny
 
1963beretta said:
I can add another dozen canada floaters and a dozen buffleheads. The rest of my decoys consist of approximately 26 puddle ducks which really wont be needed in this case. As for boat, my current hunting rig is a 12' aluminum, but I still have a 15ft deep v widebody if the body of water calls for something larger then a 12' tinny
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PM sent.
 
Now this is what the CGN hunting forum is about. Getting together with good folks with common interests and making new friends while enforcing some populatiin control on over abundant species. Now get out there and slaughter a pile of snows fellows and lets have one cool hunting story thread that doesn't involve forensics and bullet analysis. That crap isn't hunting stories, that #### belongs in the ammo or reloading forums. I wish I could join you. If Super could get you on a feeding field and I was able to make it I would at least have 23 dozen Snow and Blue decoys to contribute. :)
 
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Is anyone going out in December for some waterfowl in Montreal area?

I've never hunted waterfowl before, but I've started to gear up recently, new to me Supermag 870, waders, Patternmaster choke, etc...

Thanks
 
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the spank said:
Now this is what the CGN hunting forum is about. Getting together with good folks with common interests and making new friends while enforcing some populatiin control on over abundant species. Now get out there and slaughter a pile of snows fellows and lets have one cool hunting story thread that doesn't involve forensics and bullet analysis. That crap isn't hunting stories, that #### belongs in the ammo or reloading forums. I wish I could join you. If Super could get you on a feeding field and I was able to make it I would at least have 23 dozen Snow and Blue decoys to contribute. :)
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Will work on getting field permission for next year..... There is also Upper Canada Goose Blinds..... They provide everything and charge $175 per person for a full day, but they have some super active fields.... But you would want to get there when the Canada's are thick too....
 
the spank said:
Now this is what the CGN hunting forum is about. Getting together with good folks with common interests and making new friends while enforcing some populatiin control on over abundant species. Now get out there and slaughter a pile of snows fellows and lets have one cool hunting story thread that doesn't involve forensics and bullet analysis. That crap isn't hunting stories, that #### belongs in the ammo or reloading forums. I wish I could join you. If Super could get you on a feeding field and I was able to make it I would at least have 23 dozen Snow and Blue decoys to contribute. :)
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Sorry buddy... as it turned out (w) life got in the way of this trip... thought I'd let you know so that you don't break a tooth "chomping at the bit" for a good story...
 
Jim870 said:
I have killed my limit on the last day more than a few times, like BUM says depends how much time you put into it and if things turn cold or not. Also like Coach Zed said, here in NB we have two zones, where I live things will be done December 18, on the coast near him we have another few weeks after that and then a later Seaduck season for Eiders, Scotters, Longtail ducks and Mergansers. I hear chasing them can be an exceptionally good time but have never met up with anyone interested having me join them for a shoot, although the Bay of Fundy in January/February can be a dangerous mistress.
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Hey Jim, I might go out in February. I want to put together some eider sleds this winter to try. I know the places to go, it's just a matter of either having the gear (a boat, and ideally, proper decoys) or the right place.

In my experience, the gear is a lot better than going out and hoping for pass shooting. I've shot far more from the boat than I have from the "gunning bar."
 
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