Winter duck/goose hunting

[saikk]

I was wondering how you would be able to hunt them in the winter. Like what do you do when a lake,pond or swamp freezes? If you know anything about it or have done it please answer to this. This is for areas 42 and 43

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[Ata83]

Depends,
early winter, first ice .... u can easily break up sections and set up decoys,

towards the end of season, most swamp ducks are gone, so have to get on larger bodies of water, I usually hunt Diver ducks then. Its alot of fun, but not very good eating.

[Sprite]

I was wondering how you would be able to hunt them in the winter. Like what do you do when a lake,pond or swamp freezes? If you know anything about it or have done it please answer to this. This is for areas 42 and 43

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If there's no open water, there's no birds!

Find the big water or flowing rivers.

-N.

[Goosechsr]

Google Ice Eater

[Bluebulldog]

Thin ice? Break it open, and drop a couple of dekes and flashers in.

Or.....

Find an open area, lay out a big black tarp, and put some snow on the edges to hold it down.

[Ata83]

what is the purpose of thee black tarp ? sounds very cool ! makes it look like open water ?

[Bluebulldog]

what is the purpose of thee black tarp ? sounds very cool ! makes it look like open water ?

Exactly....

[iHuntz]

Creeks are great places to hunt ducks after the ponds freeze up. I find them right into January.

[dutchhunter]

Creeks are great places to hunt ducks after the ponds freeze up. I find them right into January.

For sure.we bump lots of fat mallards in December in flowing creeks

[punkrockerpj]

this time of year if youre willing to brave the cold they are more densely packed. best hunt for waterfowl will be now till end of year.