Great Way to End the 07-08 Duck Season

[BigR]

Here in Michigan we have a two day late season that opens for ducks that always falls the first Saturday and Sunday in January. We were pretty worried about what the conditions of the river were going to be like, due to the 2 + feet of snow we got the week prior to hunting. We took our chances and the river was just right and the ducks were just right too. Me and my buddies got our limit of mallards and a MAJOR bonus of the day was my buddy shot a black duck (which wasn't his first, but had been YEARS) and about 5 minutes later a pair of black ducks came whizzing down river and I blasted one myself which was a first for me. I know in some parts of the country a black duck is no big deal, but here in Michigan it is to us, not to mention getting 2! It was a great day to finish off the duck season with 2 great friends and some great late season action.

Myself with all the ducks in hand or on the carrier
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The two black ducks we shot
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Me and one of my best friends and my waterfowl hunting mentor who really got me into waterfowl hunting seriously
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The Black Duck I Shot thats going on the wall when I get enough $$$
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[NWPAScott]

Awesome!

[Greg Ruark Jr.]

Nice way to end the season Ryan. Nice bunch of birds.

[rushcreekganderlander]

Man I thought our late season blacks came down from you guys...guess not as many as I thought. I wouldn't say we get a lot but we shoot some every year. Nice limit and a great way to end the season.

[BigR]

Man I thought our late season blacks came down from you guys...guess not as many as I thought. I wouldn't say we get a lot but we shoot some every year. Nice limit and a great way to end the season.

I guess the East side of Michigan gets more frequent blacks over along Saginaw Bay and Lake Erie, but on the west side by me they are few and far between...at least for us...my good friend I was hunting with has owned or hunted the property for over 40 years, this was only his 5th or 6th black he could remember.

[PEI Duck Guy]

Great looking hunt & congrats on the BD. You'll have to post up a picture when you get it mounted.

[GooseHunter18]

Awsome hunt man..yah dont see too many black ducks out here over here either but hwen i was in North Dakota we pounded a couple ncie ones wish i had the money to of mounted them but congrats

[SBE II]

Man I thought our late season blacks came down from you guys...guess not as many as I thought. I wouldn't say we get a lot but we shoot some every year. Nice limit and a great way to end the season.

I guess the East side of Michigan gets more frequent blacks over along Saginaw Bay and Lake Erie, but on the west side by me they are few and far between...at least for us...my good friend I was hunting with has owned or hunted the property for over 40 years, this was only his 5th or 6th black he could remember.

We get alot of blacks and I'm near Indiana.

[H-Unit]

Its really nice to see you got Bob Ross away from the canvas long enough to go on a good hunt!

[BigR]

Its really nice to see you got Bob Ross away from the canvas long enough to go on a good hunt!

Dude, thats not a Fro, thats his white winter ski mask he had rolled up.....not to mention I think Bob Ross is 6 feet under, this guy would beat guys like Bob Ross's ass

[ohioganderlander]

awesome shoot BIGR

[rushcreekganderlander]

Just think if you could shoot that good Chucky we could have a few pics like that. :lol:

[Silver Webfoot]

black ducks,,,,,,wow i sure would like to get on a black duck hunt one of these days,,looks like u had a blast,,

[duckkiller]

i know a great place to kill mallards (big), Blacks (big), and Goldeneyes (giant). the BW. we see them all the time in the summer. they supposidly hang around till the first week in October or until the first big push. its a drive but i can GURANTEE you will kill a Black.

[BigR]

black ducks,,,,,,wow i sure would like to get on a black duck hunt one of these days,,looks like u had a blast,,

I still owe ya a hunt from the awesome goose hunt you took me on last year, maybe next year you can swing up to Michigan and attempt to get some blacks....

This time of year we normally see alot of Goldeneyes, buffleheads, scaup, etc. but all it was, was all mallards and those blacks this year

[Silver Webfoot]

yea ill be waitin,lolol0lol

[BigR]

yea ill be waitin,lolol0lol

Are you guys getting any geese down there?? I didn't get either of those damn jobs I applied for with the MDC, but I am hoping to get down there before goose closes...we're open till Feb. 3rd here, but the geese are in hiding somewhere.....our almost 3 feet of snow just melted in 2 days, but now we're supposed to get more this weekend.....I don't think the geese know which way to turn

[Silver Webfoot]

we had one solid week of whackin geese,which was 2 weeks ago and now the geese are so spread out its impossible.The hill aint holdin any birds at the moment but hopefully it will at the end or somin.