Opening Day Pics here.

Post your opening day pics here, hope everyone has a good hunt... I know the guys who planned to just show up to the public lake I hunt are in for a rude awakening this morning! Just a hunch though

Go to sleep ninja?!?!
I heard that too!!!! All waterfowl are under the 21 day (Ebola Quarantine)

I couldn't sleep tonight if I tried

Here's mine.

1st duck hunt! We got 3 green wing teal and 1 big duck. The big duck went under and we weren't able to find him.

Ruff'ed em up this morning me and another guide hit our 2 man limit at 730 this morning

2 groups 1 bird. Half asleep at Legal. Should have had 3. Very slow here near savoy. Hunted solo w new pup. Low expectations met. They should be here in a day or 2

Was awesome

Didn't put much effort in this morning, but at least made it out for a little bit before work. Got one wood duck, and pup got his first real retrieve.

Pretty cold north of the Red River...



Cool "Halloween" theme pic a day late.

Good job perv, glad to see you had a successful opener and you stayed away from the water turkeys!

Now put those lil guys in the pan with some butter and garlic pepper and enjoy the real treat of shooting teal!

Looks like the reds are in town early

Saw 2 teal one Far East and one way too high then had 2 big ducks circle but didn't come in close enough and flew off south. There were shots all around me, but those are the only ones I saw in southmayd then went to Gunter to scout for tomorrow and didn't see one duck in between southmayd and Gunter and none on the 3 pools in Gunter. Although this guy landed about 10 feet from me this morning scared the hell out of me. Guess I was good and camo'd he did see me until I got up to leave.

Hey eh I was just about to ask how to cook em. Thanks! Yeah I really have to thank the guys on here for helping me. This was my first time out today. Il admit..b4 asking questions on here I thought water turkeys were ducks. I also thought herons were sandhills. I'm learning!

No ducks in North Texas.

Had a good hunt this morning.

Yep there are 5001 ways to cook a duck but I like em basic. Cube the breasts to bite size and melt a little butter in the pan, dust them with garlic pepper and dooo noootttt over cook them. Pink in the middle is perfect and you shot some of the best eating duck out there! Don't forget the little strip of meat right by the breastbone, very small on teal, but the mildest meat on the bird. I feel sorry for you now though.. you'll be hooked like the rest of us

3 limits..reds, widg and gwt

good to feel a morning chill again

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1st duck hunt! We got 3 green wing teal and 1 big duck. The big duck went under and we weren't able to find him. [quote]

Congrats on a great first hunt!!!! Are you hooked yet?

Saw literally a ton of ducks but it was tough getting them to decoy with a huge mob calling at them out in the middle of the pond.

We did manage to work a few doubles and singles over into our spread. I learned a lot today about how we need to hunt this spot.

Scouted yesterday and had 1 spoonie on my place.

Patterned the new .410. Great pattern with Winchester hv 3/8 oz #6.


Youngest wanted to hunt so we went anyway. Glad we did. Scratched out 24 pretty easy.


Side door gunner.




Really enjoyed the 410. Checked 5 off the list. Absolutely smashed a couple crossing ringer at 30 yards. I'm a believer.

Got my limit of woodies in the first 2 minutes!!! Unfortunately I didn't see any other species all morning.. left at 9:30

Dang man when did you brush that blind, In August ? That brush is sure dead for November first. Looks like you got an early start.

We killed 7 yesterday and 5 today between 3 hunters... Anyone else surprised by how many pintail we have already?

Plus 2 BWT and 2 GWT

Friend from up north said it wasn't cold in the Dakota so no ducks in texas. Sorry

glad some of y'all made it out. Been here sick with whatever the wife had

Great pics.

congrats

awesome

Didn't bother with the morning but got out Saturday evening. Wife forgot to get her permits in time so she was manning the jerk cord, rather skillfully I might add! 5 bwt and the first greenhead in 2 years, good hunt!

^^^

5 limits Saturday and 6 limits Sunday. Probably 60/20 teal and ringnecks with a few spoonies, gadwall, wood ducks and gray ducks. We donated all the ring necks to an Asian guy who lives by my buddy. He is probably feasting on Peking ringneck right now.

saturday was a bust had 1 duck fly by. sunday took my dad out and we smacked them.2 limits mix of GWT & BWT