My woodie hole

Shep · 09-16-2007, 05:48 PM

Checked out my Woodie haven tonight and had 10 drakes and 10 hens on it!!
I guess my wood duck nesting box project was a success. I've never seen ducks like this on this spot before.
I was able to get pretty close to this bunch of hens and a green wing..

**Ty Stromquist** · 09-16-2007, 11:32 PM

awesome!

I think this next year im going to be biulding some nesting boxes. Out of the 450+ ducks we shot last year................ exactly 0 wood ducks

Shep · 09-17-2007, 06:13 AM

Those drakes are so beautiful Ty that it makes you crazy.

I've never seen that many Drakes on one small spot before!! This is going to be fun!!

**Chad** · 09-17-2007, 10:55 AM

Nice work, Shep!

**Ty Stromquist** · 09-17-2007, 11:03 AM

i love those drakes as well. In fact about 4 years ago on the last weekend of the season I shot a drake and a hen in one shot over an ice hole and have them both mounted on a chunk of driftwood. By far the biggest wood duck ive ever seen. His crown touches his back.

OldBaldGuy · 09-17-2007, 11:30 AM

Isn't anyone going to suggest Shep take his weed whacker out there and clear a shooting lane?

(Nice going, Shep. Always fun to hear from our Maine correspondent.)

Shep · 09-17-2007, 12:39 PM

Hey Bald Guy!! That spot is on the upper marsh. The birds really stack up at the outlet of the Beaver dam. It's the perfect set up. 35 yards across. Birds pitch in between 20 and 30 yards!! The only thing tough about it is the backround! All spruce and balsam trees and dark as all get out. You can't pick out the bird from the backround for 20 minutes after legal. All you hear is the whirr of wings and a splash!!

09-16-2007, 05:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shep Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	My woodie hole Checked out my Woodie haven tonight and had 10 drakes and 10 hens on it!! I guess my wood duck nesting box project was a success. I've never seen ducks like this on this spot before. I was able to get pretty close to this bunch of hens and a green wing..

09-16-2007, 11:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ty Stromquist Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in a treestand Posts: 3,771 Thanks: 42 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	awesome! I think this next year im going to be biulding some nesting boxes. Out of the 450+ ducks we shot last year................ exactly 0 wood ducks __________________ How can I be lost...... if ive got no where to go. Unless your going to eat the horns or mount it, let that buck walk by. Shoot a doe

09-17-2007, 10:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chad Director Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gone Fishin' Posts: 6,243 Thanks: 27 Thanked 22 Times in 15 Posts	Nice work, Shep! __________________ Student of the Alex T. School of Goose Hunting. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-17-2007, 11:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ty Stromquist Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in a treestand Posts: 3,771 Thanks: 42 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	i love those drakes as well. In fact about 4 years ago on the last weekend of the season I shot a drake and a hen in one shot over an ice hole and have them both mounted on a chunk of driftwood. By far the biggest wood duck ive ever seen. His crown touches his back. __________________ How can I be lost...... if ive got no where to go. Unless your going to eat the horns or mount it, let that buck walk by. Shoot a doe

09-17-2007, 11:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
OldBaldGuy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The paradise formerly known as Elkhorn Posts: 5,318 Thanks: 43 Thanked 100 Times in 53 Posts	Isn't anyone going to suggest Shep take his weed whacker out there and clear a shooting lane? (Nice going, Shep. Always fun to hear from our Maine correspondent.) __________________ “I think every happy memory plucks a hair from your head; if you see an old bald guy, he’s probably had a great life.” –-Red Green

09-17-2007, 06:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
Shep Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Those drakes are so beautiful Ty that it makes you crazy. I've never seen that many Drakes on one small spot before!! This is going to be fun!!

09-17-2007, 12:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Shep Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Hey Bald Guy!! That spot is on the upper marsh. The birds really stack up at the outlet of the Beaver dam. It's the perfect set up. 35 yards across. Birds pitch in between 20 and 30 yards!! The only thing tough about it is the backround! All spruce and balsam trees and dark as all get out. You can't pick out the bird from the backround for 20 minutes after legal. All you hear is the whirr of wings and a splash!!

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