Trigger wrote:tola18 wrote:It seems like there are almost always tons of mallards around when the duck season closes here in the central zone. In 2012, I remember having to watch wave after wave of mallards, pintails, and black ducks go over our goose spread as we waited for geese to leave the roost. Thousands of ducks. Last year was an exception, but typically there are still plenty to be hunted all the way 'til the end in the central zone.
Theres ducks here 365 days a year. Should we keep the season open all year?
Sure? I'll buy more ammo.
But what I was actually referring to in that post is that others are upset that the season should not have a split. Simply because the ducks are already gone by the end of the season anyway. I was simply stating what I have experienced in the past 5 years or so, which is that there are lots of ducks in the area even after the season, just not in that 2 foot deep cattail hole that they've hunted every weeekend for the past 10 years.
There are not ducks around here all year long, but there typically are huntable amounts throughout the season if you look in the right places. Regardless of how the seasons are constructed, the pessimists will find something to b!tch about.