Any Waterfowl Hunters?

Banded Gear..? By Choad Belding? Chad Belding...

He's also a part of the Fowl Life.

Don't get me wrong him and his crew are amazing hunters and have excellent access to properties all over the US...They have great gear, and even better marketing.... I just don't like the way they promote duck hunting... Too flashy, everyone has trucker hats and barrel stickers. Giant "Fowl Life" stickers across the back window of every truck.

It's like the Jersey shore of duck hunting, but that's just my opinion.

Can I ask you what products you saw in person you were impressed by?

Also, very nice hunt

 

Sitting in the blind as we speak waiting for the sun to come up. The birds have been slim here lately... I'm hoping that this cold front has brought new birds in with it. This is prob the coldest it's been all year. I need to gain access to some private land so I don't have to wake up so damn early. Around here if your not in your spot by 0430.... Your shit outta luck...

 

Ah I'm like you, some of their products were a bit flashy than functional. But I got to see the waders, jackets, fleece, blind bags, carry bags, gun cases and headgear they were wearing. One of my buddies is pro-staffing for them as he knows the owners. He had invited a couple of reps from the company to hunt the second day, which was a bust. I will say that the grey fabric on my buddies waders had ripped above the knee, but not sure how long he has used it or to what extent.

 

Good to know their gear is good stuff. I just don't like Belding's attitude.

 

Kayak hunt today, got a couple greenheads with the brother.

 

Very nice! I went this morning with no luck. Only had a shot on one wood duck and couldn't manage to kill him... I need to find some more areas to hunt... The spot i like to hunt on the lake is getting pressure everyday and there just aren't any birds left.... And the ones that are left are educated....

 

12 more days........ducks are here.......why must it end!

 

It's gotten a bit warm here. Went a few times last week and came out with nothing.

My total for this year is 1 woodie so far.

Saturday evening just before sunset we saw somewhere around 50 ducks flying really high, thats a rare sight around here. They were heading somewhere fast. Never seen a group like that before.

Trying to plan a midwest trip for next season (Dec 2013) Either Arkansas or Lousiana, if anyone has any recommended guides or places i'm all ears.

 

dude i want to go to Arkansas too next year. do you go to school? if so where at? I am down in Charleston and have done pretty shitty myself this year. i amgoing friday to the santee so might get lucky. scouted a spot that i would have never thought to hunt and it was stacked with some species in the back corner. going satuday hopefully it will produce.

 

Yeah, I go to a York Technical College in Rock Hill, SC. 2 fellas I hunt with went to Arkansas in Dec 2011, Had decent luck. They found a cheap place to stay (think it was the Rice Patty hotel or some shit). Took their own boat. Were thinking of getting a guide this year since we have no boat.

Good luck!

 

Ya i would be taking mine down there as long as the yota is still breathing ha. I got a few buddies with some knowledge about down there so maybe we can do some shootin

 

Went behind the local walmart today which has a pond that was holding 100+ blue bills and 20 redheads with a few mallards.................can anyone say pellet gun???????? lol jk

 

No, no pellet gun. I'd use 3" steel.

 

Which walmart?

 

on 17 the one by hungryneck blvd......saw all that tn it pisses me off lol

 

Haha I gotcha. There's a lot of buffleheads and blue bills around on the waterway.

 

dude do you know how to find out if some marsh is legal to hunt?

 

I think I'd just call the DNR officer to be sure...I've seen some hunters out there but I don't have my decoys here..Just gun and camo..I've got a jon boat though...

 

haha i meant i different spot but the icw is okay to hunt for the most part till the cape romain refuge

 

Right. How's your season coming?