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Duck Opener this Weekend in QC
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:16 pm
by LeGrand
Going this Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Hope to catch my first ever ducks. Past years, the little fellas were faster than I.
go shoot now !!!
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:18 pm
by tinman454
get a box of shells and try shooting before the seson starts well worth it you shoot more ducks
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:42 pm
by LeGrand
I bought a case of shells for trap and already went at two full day shooting. Once south of Valleyfield, the second north of Lennoxville in the Eastern Tomship.
I beleive I have corrected a few mistakes. But clay pigeon are not fast flying ducks on the opener.
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:50 am
by Carl
Best of luck this weekend!
I wish I could get out for some waterfowling.
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:06 am
by Jimmy_1
Keep your gun pointing up....
Some of those ducks are like F-16's!!!
You can shoot at a pack of them and still miss!
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:42 am
by slabjerker
Jimmy, nobody shoots INTO a flock, if that is what you are referring to.
Poor ethics. Too many losers out there on opening weekend and the next just go to fire as many rounds as possible and make a mess of it. Pretty sad to watch people unloading at 75 yard birds. Not saying that you do this, just hoping that isn't what you meant, so please don't take it the wrong way.
Pick a single bird, preferably a drake, and make sure it's within 35 yard limit over your decoys. Better to lead a bird too much than to shoot back on it and cripple or wound. Head shots will kill a duck and leave the yummy meat nice and unshot up.
Have a fun safe season, I can't wait till our opener here.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:50 pm
by bruce
sounded like a war zone this a.m in rockland,hope someone mistook cormorants for ducks.
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:23 am
by Tip-up
bruce wrote:sounded like a war zone this a.m in rockland,hope someone mistook cormorants for ducks.
I was hoping the same thing Bruce...
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:20 am
by Bass Addict
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:45 am
by LeGrand
bruce wrote:sounded like a war zone this a.m in rockland,hope someone mistook cormorants for ducks.
That happened to me last year. After trying to shoot the fast moving ducks and the slow moving geese out of range, I saw this nice bird coming right towards me at the right speed. My first impression was great a big overweight duck that can't fly fast. BANG. There it comes down 20' from me.
As happy as a kid at Christmas morning to unwrap its present, I squrry to the bird to find out that was the ugliest duck I had ever seen. When I noticed it was a cormorant, I tossed it in the ditch.
It's afterwards that I found out that they were not only protected in Ontario, but also on the QC side of the river.
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:46 am
by LeGrand
Anyway, I did managed to catch for myself, 2 mallards (puddlers) on Saturday, and 4 divers on Sunday which was quite a foogy morning.
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:49 pm
by TMH
LeGrand wrote:bruce wrote:sounded like a war zone this a.m in rockland,hope someone mistook cormorants for ducks.
That happened to me last year. After trying to shoot the fast moving ducks and the slow moving geese out of range, I saw this nice bird coming right towards me at the right speed. My first impression was great a big overweight duck that can't fly fast. BANG. There it comes down 20' from me.
As happy as a kid at Christmas morning to unwrap its present, I squrry to the bird to find out that was the ugliest duck I had ever seen. When I noticed it was a cormorant, I tossed it in the ditch.
It's afterwards that I found out that they were not only protected in Ontario, but also on the QC side of the river.
And you're bragging about this on a forum?? Might want to edit your post and learn to indentify your prey before you pull the trigger next time..
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:16 pm
by bruce
yes learn to identify cormorants... and keep shootin em!
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:04 am
by LeGrand
bruce wrote:yes learn to identify cormorants... and keep shootin em!
Not to worry, I know what the ugly things look like now. It's like people shooting crows. I don't since I don't eat them.
