Duck Hunting Stats

[Porter]

I'm not sure if any of the waterfowl hunters on here keep season stats, but I thought I would share mine:

I averaged 4.39 birds per hunt.

28% Gadwall, 19% mallards, 16% GWT, 11% Wigeon, 11% BWT, the remaining 15% consisted of Pintail, Ringnecks, Shoveler and Buffleheads.

It was one of the better seasons I've ever had in 20 years of chasing waterfowl. Still looking for that first banded bird though.....

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Very nice. I am still after a banded bird too. I went once this year. 6 wigeon and 3 Canada geese.

 

[Okie4570]

The last couple of years I kept records detailed enough to fill out the waterfowl survey that the Feds sent out. Didn't do a very good job of doing that this year though. Shot fewer birds this year than ever, but more of them were mallards than usual. Still waiting on jewerly here too, see it done by the guy shooting next to me a few times, bad timing on my part I guess.

 

[dennishoddy]

0for0 for me. Pond hopped years ago, but everything dry for 2 years around here.

 

[OkieShooter]

Hunted three times this year. First trip was a limit. 4 Green wing teal and 2 mallards. First banded bird ever! Second hunt was a limit. 4 Gadwall and 2 Mallards. Third hunt was 1 shy of a limit. All Gadwalls. Would consider it a successful season. Just wish I'd have gotten out a few more times.

 

[underpar]

First time in years that I didn't get to hunt. All our ponds were too low, my pit blinds were 40 yards from the water.

No bands here either. I will say that when my grandfather passed, we found a cigar box full of bands while going through all his gear (he loved Jones and Ash creek). I knew there was a reason I always considered him the man I strived to be!

 

[r00s7a]

My poor ol dog is still mad at me for my lack of duck huntin this year. I hit the ponds behind the house a few times when I could see them out the back door, only threw out deeks once. Too ashamed to even say my numbers!

 

[fishfurlife]

Hunted less this season than I have yet. For the first year since I started waterfowl hunting, I didn't hunt the first split. Usually I hunt 2-3 times before the split and the bulk of my hunting occurs after Christmas through the end of goose season. No bands this season, but this general area has been nice to me in the years I have lived here with an average of a migrant band per season until this year.

One of my most memorable bands from two seasons ago.

 

[Rookie]

That's a great picture. Ive collected a few bands over the years but I don't think I've ever seen a speck with a band.

 

[Porter]

Way to rub it in FFL! Not only have I stuggled to kill a band all my life, but the speck is my unicorn. I can't kill one of those things! Either I have them in the dekes the last week of goose when they're not legal or the slide off the back side at 60 yards when they come in with lessers.

In all seriousness, that is really cool. Congrats!