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Re: Mallard snobbery
[Re: Nathan Nelson]
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08/05/20 02:41 PM
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RayB
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In Idaho there are so many mallards that I get excited to see something else.
I do however like shooting duck in dry fields instead of over water. That’s nice... Are there any special restrictions for out of state hunters? I want to be a mallard snob and ID looks like the place to be
There is time, and you must take it, to lay your hand on your dog's head as you walk past him lying on the floor or on his settle, time to talk with him, to remember with him, time to please him, time you can't buy back once he's gone" GBE
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Re: Mallard snobbery
[Re: SeaAggie2015]
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08/05/20 02:52 PM
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ducknbass
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I’d like to know the draw behind the trend too. I personally like to shoot ducks. No matter the species. Each type has its pros and cons and all of them are fun to watch finish over the spread. I do gotta day that I particularly enjoy how GWT work a spread, how dumb gadwall can be, and a good ole hover from a widgeon.
I don't know that it is a trend. The only guys I know that are true mallard snobs get it from their father who grew up killing ducks in the Illinois river valley and those ducks were mallards. Pretty much everything else is a "sea duck"
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Re: Mallard snobbery
[Re: 2flyfish4]
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08/05/20 07:37 PM
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republicbutcherco
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I'm just as happy shooting my limit of teal 7 minutes after LST, than waiting around on big ducks. I try to lay off the spoonies...but sometimes I cant help myself.
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Re: Mallard snobbery
[Re: 2flyfish4]
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08/09/20 09:39 PM
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I duck hunted lot in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma before moving to Texas. If the mallards were in, we concentrated on greenheads. If not, gadwall was the ticket. We were fortunate that our flyway had a lot of variety (canvasback, pintail, bufflehead, teal, spoons, woodies, ring neck, mergansers, widgeon, goldeneye). Mallards were always the gold standard, and I think that is because it was not often you had enough shots to fill a strap with just mallards (at least in my area). We usually wound up with a mixed bag.
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Re: Mallard snobbery
[Re: 2flyfish4]
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08/09/20 11:08 PM
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Sniper John
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It's all going into jalapeno cheese or smoked sausage anyway.
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Re: Mallard snobbery
[Re: 2flyfish4]
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08/10/20 03:21 AM
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Puddle ducks, I am limited to 2 private properties by choice. Shoot 10% mallards and 5% pintails (limit one). We shoot 30-40% teal because want to get off water and hunt more often per week and not pressure ducks. See good numbers of Wigions and even more gadwalls in N Texas. Few red heads and canvasbacks during strong fronts or certain years. Try to pass on divers unless extremely slow.
Quite often Mallards show up super early and later, after 9:00 which we try be off water but then. Few wood ducks early in season, which I believe are the best to filet along w teal.
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Re: Mallard snobbery
[Re: 2flyfish4]
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08/16/20 03:53 PM
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I've been hunting my entire adult life but I'm very new to duck hunting. One thing I like about it is the variety so I'm definitely not locked in to any one type. I figure I may start focusing on certain ducks at some point, but not any time soon.
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Re: Mallard snobbery
[Re: 2flyfish4]
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08/16/20 04:06 PM
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It was not snobbery where I grew up. Mallards were all that we had. I hunted some beaver ponds on the Red River north of Telephone Texas after I moved. Only mallards again. They would eat peanuts and then come in to rest.
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