My General Agent is taking all of his sales managers on a Duck Hunt in Arkansas this December. Duck Hunting is a huge passion of his and has been doing it his whole life.
I on the other hand have never been duck hunting, but I can't wait and would like any basic advice, tips or things not to do from any experts here.
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Show up in camo, bring something hot to drink and leave the cell phone off.
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Originally posted by ImTripN2: Show up in camo, bring something hot to drink and leave the cell phone off.
these are points 3,4,and 5. Behind 1.Bring Plenty of cigars for everyone. 2.Bring more than enough Talisker for me.
"Cuban seed tobaccos grown in Nicaragua and Cuba. The wrapper would be from Cuba. The binder leaves would be from Nicaragua. For the ligero tobacco in the filler, he would use two types, one from Esteli and the other from Jalapa in Nicaragua. The other filler components, seco and viso, would come from Cuba, the former from Villa Clara, the latter from Pinar del Rio. That Cigar, he says with pride, would score 100 points." -Don Pepin Garcia
dress warm, warm stuff to drink, copper loads cant use lead....
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Move around a lot and blast the "horn-in-a-can" as the ducks approach.
Be sure to bring a 9mm in case the ducks attach.
Most importantly, spray deer musk on the part of the blind facing away from the water.
Just kidding. Just listen to what the guys tell ya'. It's not like they'll shoot you in the face.
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Originally posted by The Wolfe: My General Agent is taking all of his sales managers on a Duck Hunt in Arkansas this December. Duck Hunting is a huge passion of his and has been doing it his whole life.
I on the other hand have never been duck hunting, but I can't wait and would like any basic advice, tips or things not to do from any experts here.
Dress warmly in camouflage or dull colors that blend in with the environment. No dull or bright reds, oranges or yellows. Not even a little. Your rain gear must also be natural colors.
You'll have to sit or stand still so being warm, dry & comfortable is important.
Most duck hunting is with 12 gauge shot guns. Lead shot is not allowed (the ducks eat it and get poisoned). Use steel, bismuth or tungsten shot (Hevishot). Steel shot is cheaper and tungsten shot is costly but ballistically most efficient. 12 gauge shells come in three lengths 2 3/4, 3 and 3 1/2 inch. A 2 3/4 shell will fit in a 3 1/2 chamber but not vice-versa.
Shot sizes. Big birds require bigger shot size (more power, less pellets but we have a bigger target) Small birds require smaller shot sizes (otherwise they "sneak" in between the pellets, so you need lots of pellets)
7 1/2 is small shot. 2 is large shot. BB is even bigger.
Use 4, 2 or BB for duck.
As for shot guns. For duck you are limited to three shots. A double barrel or a 3 shot (or plugged to 3 shots) autoloader or pump action are good.
I am nor sure about Arkansas laws but you probably need a small game permit and a migratory bird permit.
You have to shoot ahead of a moving duck (you have to lead_). The shot gun pellets need time to get to the target and the target moves. Shotgun pellets move about ten times faster than fast moving ducks do.
A lot of good information here. In Arkansas, you may wind up hunting in flooded woodlands rather than the prepared blind most think of when thinking of duck hunting.
May I suggest another approach. Talk to your boss about it. Explain that you are really excited but have never hunted ducks before. Chances are, he'll be more than happy to talk about his passion and tell you all about the gear you'll need. Not a bad bonding moment which never hurts with the boss no matter what.
Good luck and have fun.
Posts: 900 | Location: Connecticut | Registered: August 22, 2008
You didn't mention whether you have ever done any bird hunting at all before. If not, see if you can find a local trap/skeet/sporting clays facility with someone who might give you some basic training in using a shotgun.
You may also find that you are going to one of the nicer lodges that exist for this kind of thing - business outings. In that case, you probably won't need to bring a beverage as many stock top shelf bars already. Again, a talk with the general agent would clue you in.
Posts: 900 | Location: Connecticut | Registered: August 22, 2008
Originally posted by The Wolfe: My General Agent is taking all of his sales managers on a Duck Hunt in Arkansas this December. Duck Hunting is a huge passion of his and has been doing it his whole life.
I on the other hand have never been duck hunting, but I can't wait and would like any basic advice, tips or things not to do from any experts here.
If he has a retriever, most avid duck hunters do, bring some treats for Fido. If its a Lab you will have a friend for life plus it will get you brownie points.
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Posts: 3485 | Location: Welland | Registered: August 21, 2002
Originally posted by Hangfire: If not, see if you can find a local trap/skeet/sporting clays facility with someone who might give you some basic training in using a shotgun.
