Waterfowl & Duck Hunting Archives - Page 27 of 44

Hybrid sorghums produce tremendous yields for hunters looking for a grain to plant in waterfowl impoundments.

Plant hybrid sorghum in June

While corn ranks at the top of the list as a waterfowl food, sorghum will not disappoint incoming flocks, either. […]

Corn is a popular crop for landowners planning to plant waterfowl impoundments for fall flooding. A relatively new strain allows for later planting.

Even though duck season is a long way away from June, hunters with upland waterfowl impoundments need to get their crops planted this month to have them mature by the opening day of hunting season. […]

The SCDNR said that duck hunts on public waters were excellent this past season.

SCDNR grades duck season as excellent based on WMA harvest

From News Reports

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources called this past duck season “excellent” based on harvest figures from WMAs across the state, with Hickory Top Greentree Reservoir in Clarendon County and Bear Island WMA in Colleton County leading the way. […]

Naturally occurring aquatic plants will offer waterfowl a more complete, longer-lasting buffet than do grains planted in impoundments that are only temporarily flooded.

Jump-start impoundments

Jeff Burleson

For the landowner ready to covert a section of property over to a moist-soil management regime or a permanent aquatic community, specific plantings will jump-start the impoundment and attract have ducks in the first year. […]

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Wildlife Habitat Improvement Series: Beaver Creek Trophy Club

Jeff Burleson

Nestled in the heart of South Carolina’s Piedmont lies Beaver Creek Trophy Club. With more than 3,200 acres of pines, cutover, and swampland, Beaver Creek has the basic habitat components to back up to their name as a trophy club. […]

Banana water lily is a great aquatic plant to help jump-start a moist-soil management program.

Get ducks and keep them

Jeff Burleson

Each fall and winter, flooded areas along the eastern seaboard get bombarded by the annual migration of waterfowl, and duck hunters are always on the prowl for new ways to get more birds into shooting range. […]

Leslie Mills killed this huge buck on Clay Creek Hunting Club property in 2011.

Wildlife Habitat Improvement:

Jeff Burleson

Minutes from Charlotte and just south of the state line in Chesterfield County lies Clay Creek Hunting Club. Consisting mostly of planted pines, agriculture fields, oak ridges swamp and creek bottoms, Clay Creek has almost the perfect collection of habitat types to support a wide range of game species, but trophy whitetail bucks are the primary emphasis for this seasoned group of hunters, and they see the results of their work in a real way. […]

Not every duck knocked down falls into open water for easy retrieval. Make sure you mark down every duck that falls so you don’t lose any.

Mark that duck down

Pete Rogers

Retrieving ducks from beaver ponds or other small bodies of water can be a bit tricky. […]

Ducks

Know your limits, regs, times

Jeff Burleson

Every year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts aerial surveys to estimate the breeding population of waterfowl across Canada and the northern United States. […]

Beaver ponds usually have enough natural vegetation that building a makeshift blind is not difficult.

A quick construction project

Pete Rogers

Building a good blind in a beaver pond is a matter of using what the beavers have provided. […]