Well said! Good luck out there and try to stay warm and dry!

Merry Christmas folks!

CS78 said:

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Shallowminded14 said:

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In order to have a massive push of birds I don't think it just needs to get cold. I think the corn or other food source needs to freeze over. Dr. Duck did a podcast on this exact topic earlier this year but I cant find which one it was.

I think the northern will push down more birds for sure, but for a monumental push of birds we would need the food sources in the Midwest / Oklahoma need to freeze for an extended period of time

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I might buy that argument for mallards. But what about the other 90% of ducks that don't dry feed?

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I think the freezing corn argument defiantly applies more to mallards. However, wiegon and pintails dry feed as well. Freezing waterfowl food up north does nothing but help us on the coast regardless of species.

No birds since about 930.

We staying warm. This is why god made deer sausage.

Slow but loving it!

Been working over the wood ducks the last few days North of Huntsville but not much else flying. Had group of grey ducks this morning. Still makes for fun 30 min of shooting.

Has anyone seen any geese?

Driving south on 35 in Oklahoma. Lot of ponds with plenty of ducks on them and a few geese on one.

Mixed bag of geese, crane, and widgeon near plainview this morning. Was miserably cold (-17 windchill)

Some people have had sudden onset vaginitis. I have room for one in the morning. Near navasota at 5;45. Must be able to ignore the cold, not kill ****, and tell your wife youll be home for supper. SEATS TAKEN

I can't wait to get out in the morning and see if there is anything other than wood ducks flying. I love these cold cold mornings.

Awesome!

Gosh dangit! I'm just catching up on this thread and would take a bit to get tear together combined with a few old fashioned drinks down means not a good idea to hit the road that early in morning. Live in Humble. And for this season have place to stay in cstat so coulda been closer. Had I seen this a few hours earlier I'd take you up on the offer and be happy to provide hydration and grub for the blind!

And man thats a beautiful bull sprig there!

I'm already going out but would've gladly joined you! Good luck and post pics!

Damn, I was just thinking the other day I'd like to hunt with ole Toledo (CS78) one day.

Man this wind is nuts…. Gunna be a chilly one in the morning. My cousins were busy in my balls as I pulled layer after layer of First lite outta the bag this evening.

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Help a non-duck hunter out: What ate the best eating ducks, and why?

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First: wild duck only. Farm raised duck is awful.

Second: Don't eat spoonbills.

Third: Don't be a puddle snob. Blind taste tests show that most wild duck is delicious.

Fourth: Get good recipes. My Cajun stuffed duck is a never-fail crowd pleaser.

Fifth: leave the breasts on the plate when you clean them. That way, the tenders remain treasures you can fight over when cooked.

Fark!

A little on the chilly side. Good luck everyone.

I'm in the panhandle this week but I might take you up on future invitations if you keep 'em coming. I live in Conroe

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Some people have had sudden onset vaginitis. I have room for one in the morning. Near navasota at 5;45. Must be able to ignore the cold, not kill ****, and tell your wife youll be home for supper. SEATS TAKEN

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We were at a party last night. Wish I would have seen this one, as I would have headed your way! Looking forward to reports this AM. I am thinking about hitting them in the morning.

CS78 said:

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Some people have had sudden onset vaginitis. I have room for one in the morning. Near navasota at 5;45. Must be able to ignore the cold, not kill ****, and tell your wife youll be home for supper. SEATS TAKEN

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I got a Snapchat from the guy who took this seat at 1:30am of him at the bar. Surprisingly enough, he still made it to the blind at 5:45. CS78 must be special.

44 minutes. Pics to follow

Went to a walk in spot on the coast Wednesday night to get in line. Spent the night in the truck and found out the line we were in was formed in the wrong place.... Drove down to where we were supposed to be just before the gates open and ended up being about 12th in line instead of 3rd.

Saw 100s of birds mostly gadwall and widgeon but they steared clear of our spread all morning. With about an hour left, we whittled out spread of 2 dozen down to a 1/2 dozen. They still didn't commit, but at least didn't entirely avoid us.

8 birds between the 2 of us. Came home and slept 14 hours.

Fairly slow. Landed a flock of about a dozen mallards but they were off one end of the blind so we couldn't all shoot.






Home made cinnamon rolls.

Slow morning for us. Wood ducks flew for about 5 minutes and then stopped. We usually get a good 30 minutes of non-stop wood ducks. No other birds in sight.

I fell in at about 8:45. Was not fun.

Coldest duck hunt I have ever been on. Broke ice with machines but it froze back quickly. So glad I went out!

What part of the state is this? I'm a little worried about the ice tomorrow. I am contemplating bringing a hatchet

Near Palacios and maybe 1/2 a mile from the coast… if you can find open water, throw a handful of decoys in it.

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Near Palacios and maybe 1/2 a mile from the coast… if you can find open water, throw a handful of decoys in it.

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How low is the tide?

Took CS78's offer to come and join him this morning in the duck blind. We didn't hammer them but we had good shots at mallards, woodies and GWT. Fun hunt with some great guys and good food! How do y'all cook your puddle ducks?
Thanks again CS!

Still water in marsh from what I could see off 35 but I doubt much water remains after the wind all day today

Cook some bacon down, pull the bacon out and sear your duck meat. Pull the duck meat out and saute down two sweet onions, a green bell pepper and some garlic with the bacon cut up for 30-45 min. Throw the duck back in to the sauted vegetables, add some chicken stock, Worcestershire sauce and Cajun seasoning and simmer on low for 3 hours or until the duck gets tender.

Serve over a bowl of white rice. Delicious.

Fillet the breast with skin on. Make sure they are dry as possible either by using paper towels or letting them sit in the fridge on a rack for few hours. Coat with olive oil. Salt and pepper or your favorite steak seasoning. Sear skin side down until crisp (~3 minutes for a big duck). Flip and cook to 135 degrees. Eat

angryocotillo said:

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Fillet the breast with skin on. Make sure they are dry as possible either by using paper towels or letting them sit in the fridge on a rack for few hours. Salt and pepper or your favorite steak seasoning. Sear skin side down until crisp (~3 minutes for a big duck). Flip and cook to 135 degrees. Eat

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This is the way