I have a question for you... Why in the F did you buy hip waders before you bought a pair of chest waders?!

If I were you I'd go buy a pair of chest waders that way you don't have to worry about it.

Working on it..

I have a question for you... Why in the F did you buy hip waders before you bought a pair of chest waders?!

Why are yall bashing his wader situation? Sometimes a mans gotta work with what he has.. Maybe yall haven't been in that situation?

Did any of you hunt a coastal area On opening day (Tuesday) for one of the coastal places? Don't want to name names, but I am sure those who know it, know what I am talking about.

Is the water higher, it states on their maps no pre-season scouting so I was not able to scout. Not asking good spots or if there was ducks. Just is the water low and only limited spots to hunt? Or is it too high and Hip waders will not work?

You do know there is this crazy thing called the TIDE! There is high and low TIDE. Last I checked the gulf was at full pool

Fair question jtprocaddie.....with all the rain this week water levels might be questionable. Liked the pains you want to not to name the spot and avoid fire from the board....how did that work out for you?

Working on my fourth decade hunting the coast and wear nothing but hip boots. Every now & then I'll totter into an alligator slide or lose my balance setting decoys in the dark and go down. I'm kinda old school and learned about waterfowl hunting before the days of contemporary glossy magazine bearded armour clad extreme demigods with steely gazes scanning the skies. Back in the day when we went duck hunting we figured there was a real possibility that we would get wet.

We simply didn't know any better.


Call the WMA ahead and ask what the conditions are. It never hurts to be friendly with those folks. Go ahead and wear your hip boots and if you get wet so be it.

If you really can't bear the idea of getting wet get you some rubber boots and a cow decoy and sneak geese. A good way to stay dry but you might have to struggle with a loser weak suck self image then and if it goes on long enough you will likely become one of those blow hard internet experts.

Nobody likes that guy.

The weather is still mild so if the water is above some hippers I have every confidence you will survive.

Hope you get some birds.

Fair question jtprocaddie.....with all the rain this week water levels might be questionable. Liked the pains you want to not to name the spot and avoid fire from the board....how did that work out for you?

Working on my fourth decade hunting the coast and wear nothing but hip boots. Every now & then I'll totter into an alligator slide or lose my balance setting decoys in the dark and go down. I'm kinda old school and learned about waterfowl hunting before the days of contemporary glossy magazine bearded armour clad extreme demigods with steely gazes scanning the skies. Back in the day when we went duck hunting we figured there was a real possibility that we would get wet.

We simply didn't know any better.


Call the WMA ahead and ask what the conditions are. It never hurts to be friendly with those folks. Go ahead and wear your hip boots and if you get wet so be it.

If you really can't bear the idea of getting wet get you some rubber boots and a cow decoy and sneak geese. A good way to stay dry but you might have to struggle with a loser weak suck self image then and if it goes on long enough you will likely become one of those blow hard internet experts.

Nobody likes that guy.

The weather is still mild so if the water is above some hippers I have every confidence you will survive.

Hope you get some birds.

John Paul-

Bless your heart! Your expertise intrigues and delights. The 7 ps are precisely the type of giggle inducing insight that makes internet boards the time killing stable they have become.

A crying emoticon? What's wrong, did you get your feet wet?

Some dry socks and you'll be O.K..

Duck season and internet forums, they make a short week of it