2022 -2023 Duck Season Thread!!!!!! - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

DUKFVR · 08-09-2022, 09:51 PM

It's getting close Folks!
Jumping & Ready for my 16 day run on the teal in Sept!

Good Luck to All!!

CJ776 · 08-09-2022, 10:16 PM

ready to smack em and stack em!

droebuck · 08-09-2022, 10:16 PM

In.

CTR0022 · 08-09-2022, 10:26 PM

unclefish · 08-09-2022, 10:33 PM

Looking forward to your teal run David!

Snowflake Killa · 08-09-2022, 10:47 PM

Yes sir David is a animal

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bboswell · 08-10-2022, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by CTR0022

LMAO

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IvoryRoot · 08-10-2022, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CTR0022

That is very true right there!

Gclyde12 · 08-10-2022, 06:41 AM

Will be interesting to see how thick the teal get in certain areas with the lack of water there will be.

Canoe1 · 08-10-2022, 07:23 AM

Looking forwards to it.

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Texas Grown · 08-10-2022, 07:29 AM

I'ma ready for the cool weather!

As for teal, there's still plenty of time to rain and fill/make some potholes down here. I haven't looked on the river yet, to see if there is anything nesting there. But did see 2 doz local Canada's just over some roof tops Saturday morning while biking riding.

And thanks to Dave, for starting this thread.

The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

Slew · 08-10-2022, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by CTR0022

LMOA!!! But the shoveler has blue on the wing! Doesn't that make it a blue wing teal if you shoot him during teal season?

That might work on a N Tx GW. We sat on the side of I20 for 30 minutes or more waiting on a supervisor 20 years ago to come identify a widgeon drake that was shot when pintail season wasn't open. It has a tail so it has to be a pintail!

Razrbk89 · 08-10-2022, 05:03 PM

Looking forward to it!

We were really, really dry this summer. We had 10” in May then it shut off. No significant rainfall in June, crazy bad. Nothing in July either until the last couple days of the month, and thank goodness we’ve had 9.5” since then with these couple little fronts. It definitely helped the soil moisture going into fall, but we need more.

Timely rain and weather will be the story as usual. If our rivers get to good levels, hunting will be good. Hoping that pressure lessens again this year. Definitely going to beat on the specs a few more times this year. I’ve started to really enjoy that hunting and we seem to have more specs every year.

We have a little “cold front” forecasted for next week that should bring some showers and highs in the low 80s. Wouldn’t be shocked to see a few teal, but we really don’t get that many blue wings in this area.

Jet Black · 08-10-2022, 05:06 PM

Looking forward to your assault on the teal FVR!

ultrastealth · 08-10-2022, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Slew

LMOA!!! But the shoveler has blue on the wing! Doesn't that make it a blue wing teal if you shoot him during teal season?

That might work on a N Tx GW. We sat on the side of I20 for 30 minutes or more waiting on a supervisor 20 years ago to come identify a widgeon drake that was shot when pintail season wasn't open. It has a tail so it has to be a pintail!

OK, that's pretty pathetic.

diamond10x · 08-10-2022, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CTR0022

Pretty funny! I haven't had a coot or gallinule that wasn't good though. Never killed or ate a shoveler though.

Sep 1st season starts here in AK, been scouting as much as I can to get on some birds opening morning and before they get shot at too much and wise up. I'm chomping at the bit and ready to go.

Buck hunter332 · 08-10-2022, 05:39 PM

I’m pumped

CTR0022 · 08-10-2022, 06:30 PM

Finally getting alittle shower here in north dallas

150class · 08-10-2022, 06:37 PM

I might try and make it a day or two this year!

MooseontheLoose · 08-10-2022, 06:45 PM

Let's do this

Gonna miss the teal opener due to an elk hunt. Y'all don't kill 'em all that first weekend

.243 WSSM · 08-10-2022, 06:58 PM

Seems strange the teal opener is on a Sunday. All I remember is it always opens on a Saturday

DUKFVR · 08-10-2022, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by .243 WSSM

Seems strange the teal opener is on a Sunday. All I remember is it always opens on a Saturday

It's Saturday the 10th. Dates are messed up on tpwd

buckhunter1999 · 08-10-2022, 08:56 PM

I’m itching! Ready to hear em buzz the tower!

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J.B. · 08-10-2022, 09:19 PM

Im ready

TxBobcat · 08-10-2022, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Gclyde12

Will be interesting to see how thick the teal get in certain areas with the lack of water there will be.

Just had this same convo with my buddy. The best teal season we ever had in the marsh, was during drought conditions. We smoked em every single day.

.243 WSSM · 08-10-2022, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DUKFVR

It's Saturday the 10th. Dates are messed up on tpwd

Brilliant. Thanks for clearing that up

sasqy · 08-10-2022, 10:16 PM

Grebes and black bellies showed up in force this week !
Figure the Blue wings will be along shortly.

Texas Grown · 08-11-2022, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sasqy

Grebes and black bellies showed up in force this week !
Figure the Blue wings will be along shortly.

In Azle/Springtown?

The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

wytex · 08-11-2022, 08:56 AM

Lots of our small ponds and lakes are very low or dry, might push those birds down early this year.
Wish we had an early teal season, we get 2 bonus teal during part of our season.

Buck hunter332 · 08-11-2022, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TxBobcat

Just had this same convo with my buddy. The best teal season we ever had in the marsh, was during drought conditions. We smoked em every single day.

Same experience here years with lots of rain teal season sucks imo

Texas Grown · 08-11-2022, 09:35 AM

PSA: Academy has lots of 12ga steel and no tox on line.

The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

sasqy · 08-11-2022, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Texas Grown

In Azle/Springtown?

The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

Springtown

CTR0022 · 08-13-2022, 10:12 PM

https://deltawaterfowl.org/state-bre...nting-seasons/

Some of the bad
North Dakota- blue-winged teal were down 4 percent, wigeon were 10 percent lower and gadwalls declined by 36 percent.

Minnesota- Mallards were estimated at 231,058, a 19% decrease from 2019 and 9% below the 10-year average. Blue-winged teal checked in at 161,395, a 28% drop from 2019 that is 24% below the long-term average.

Michigan - Duck numbers were significantly lower, with total ducks estimated at 202,026, a 79% decline from 2021 and 68% below the long-term average. The 2022 mallard estimate stands at 138,713, a drop of 55%.

Some of the good
North Dakota- Mallards increased 58 percent, while pintails were up 108 percent and shovelers registered 126 percent higher than last year.

Wisconsin- Mallards are estimated at 181,686, a 3.3% increase over 2021 and 1.5% higher than the long-term mean. Blue-winged teal increased to 81,359, up 9% this spring.

jason86 · 08-13-2022, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MooseontheLoose

Let's do this

Gonna miss the teal opener due to an elk hunt. Y'all don't kill 'em all that first weekend

Well wap em the next weekend

Smart · 08-13-2022, 10:47 PM

In to watch the FVR teal beatdown!

CTR0022 · 08-15-2022, 07:08 AM

Looks like another la Nina winter....

DUKFVR · 08-15-2022, 09:42 AM

[QUOTE=CTR0022;16350203]Looks like another la Nina winter....

Yep ,gonna kill the hunting again if so. Lots of places already low on water, LCRA not selling duck water Etc. Birds are gonna get pounded & move on because of pressure. Hope it doesn't happen ,but setting up like last season & it was beyond bad in most areas, but I'll be out there enjoying the outdoors.

Texas Grown · 08-15-2022, 12:31 PM

Same here. My ducks didn't get here till the last week. But that don't mean I'ma gonna have a bad time!

The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

CTR0022 · 08-15-2022, 01:12 PM

I was low in water last year, this year we are bone dry in alot of places.... it may be a very tough season if we don't get some significant rain.

Pin Oak DXT · 08-15-2022, 01:20 PM

Saw a couple groups yesterday On my farm in some flooded second crop rice. Not a great picture of one group but you get the point. Won’t be long now.

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Magoo · 08-15-2022, 01:20 PM

Unless something changes, seems like there is going to be a lot less water on public this year. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes it's not. All depends on where you hunt I suppose.

PoppinPiggies · 08-15-2022, 01:51 PM

If it keeps going like it has been I won't have much water to hunt and I don't think any ducks are gonna come into my spread on a dry tank. Hopefully we get some substantial rain before season and some good cold fronts during it

Flyway12 · 08-15-2022, 05:05 PM

Looking forward to it. My son will be 4 this year and we've got some cupcake places to take him. His little Boykin is coming along well enough we may be able to take her along too so they'll both enjoy a first hunt together

CTR0022 · 08-19-2022, 04:19 PM

CTR0022 · 08-19-2022, 04:49 PM

Well yall coastal boys should have so.e good BWT and redhead numbers.

Everything else looks pretty bleak, especially coupled with the predicted La Nina weather patterns this winter.

CTR0022 · 08-19-2022, 07:39 PM

Get your pintails in this year, lowest counts ever, expect a closed season for 23/24.

Personally I think they should make an emergency action with a reduced season this year for Pintail.

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Texas Grown · 08-19-2022, 08:43 PM

Anybody see-n any local birds?

Buck hunter332 · 08-19-2022, 08:53 PM

I went on a boat ride this evening say about 20 birds lots of water coming down rn

bboswell · 08-19-2022, 09:29 PM

Booked a memorial hunt with Drake Plantation for the 16th, we will be in Anahuac that whole weekend and will hunt the marsh from the airboat the other days

DUKFVR · 08-20-2022, 12:53 AM

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If you believe those counts. I don't.

08-09-2022, 09:51 PM	#1
DUKFVR Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sorry Azz Houston & Young County Hunt In: Young County & Anywhere A Duck Flies!	2022 -2023 Duck Season Thread!!!!!! It's getting close Folks! Jumping & Ready for my 16 day run on the teal in Sept! Good Luck to All!!

08-10-2022, 05:06 PM	#14
Jet Black Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Katy, TX Hunt In: n/a	Looking forward to your assault on the teal FVR! Last edited by Jet Black; 08-10-2022 at 05:17 PM.

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08-09-2022, 10:16 PM	#2
CJ776 Eight Point Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Plano Hunt In: Baylor County	ready to smack em and stack em!

08-09-2022, 10:16 PM	#3
droebuck Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Tomball Hunt In: Webb and Kimble County	In.

08-09-2022, 10:26 PM	#4
CTR0022 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006

08-09-2022, 10:33 PM	#5
unclefish Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Katy, TX Hunt In: Central TX, Elk in NM	Looking forward to your teal run David!

08-09-2022, 10:47 PM	#6
Snowflake Killa Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Shepherd Hunt In: East Texas	Yes sir David is a animal Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

08-10-2022, 06:41 AM	#9
Gclyde12 Eight Point Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Tomball Hunt In: Junction, Freer	Will be interesting to see how thick the teal get in certain areas with the lack of water there will be.

08-10-2022, 07:23 AM	#10
Canoe1 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange Grove	Looking forwards to it. Sent from my motorola edge 5G UW (2021) using Tapatalk

08-10-2022, 07:29 AM	#11
Texas Grown Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burleson, Texas	I'ma ready for the cool weather! As for teal, there's still plenty of time to rain and fill/make some potholes down here. I haven't looked on the river yet, to see if there is anything nesting there. But did see 2 doz local Canada's just over some roof tops Saturday morning while biking riding. And thanks to Dave, for starting this thread. The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

08-10-2022, 05:03 PM	#13
Razrbk89 Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: North Arkansas Hunt In: Northern & Eastern Arkansas	Looking forward to it! We were really, really dry this summer. We had 10” in May then it shut off. No significant rainfall in June, crazy bad. Nothing in July either until the last couple days of the month, and thank goodness we’ve had 9.5” since then with these couple little fronts. It definitely helped the soil moisture going into fall, but we need more. Timely rain and weather will be the story as usual. If our rivers get to good levels, hunting will be good. Hoping that pressure lessens again this year. Definitely going to beat on the specs a few more times this year. I’ve started to really enjoy that hunting and we seem to have more specs every year. We have a little “cold front” forecasted for next week that should bring some showers and highs in the low 80s. Wouldn’t be shocked to see a few teal, but we really don’t get that many blue wings in this area.

08-10-2022, 05:39 PM	#17
Buck hunter332 Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Hunt In: The water	I’m pumped

08-10-2022, 06:30 PM	#18
CTR0022 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006	Finally getting alittle shower here in north dallas

08-10-2022, 06:37 PM	#19
150class Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Woodlands Hunt In: Uvalde, Boerne	I might try and make it a day or two this year!

08-10-2022, 06:45 PM	#20
MooseontheLoose Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio	Let's do this Gonna miss the teal opener due to an elk hunt. Y'all don't kill 'em all that first weekend

08-10-2022, 06:58 PM	#21
.243 WSSM Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Metromess, TX Hunt In: Fannin Co	Seems strange the teal opener is on a Sunday. All I remember is it always opens on a Saturday

08-10-2022, 08:56 PM	#23
buckhunter1999 Six Point Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rosenberg, TX Hunt In: Wherever I can get permission	I’m itching! Ready to hear em buzz the tower! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-10-2022, 09:19 PM	#24
J.B. Ten Point Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: DFW Hunt In: Texas	Im ready

08-10-2022, 10:16 PM	#27
sasqy Ten Point Join Date: May 2015 Location: on Salt Creek Hunt In: my Sasquatch Suit	Grebes and black bellies showed up in force this week ! Figure the Blue wings will be along shortly.

08-11-2022, 08:56 AM	#29
wytex Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Wyoming Hunt In: Wyoming , Texas, Colorado, Nebraska	Lots of our small ponds and lakes are very low or dry, might push those birds down early this year. Wish we had an early teal season, we get 2 bonus teal during part of our season.

08-11-2022, 09:35 AM	#31
Texas Grown Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burleson, Texas	PSA: Academy has lots of 12ga steel and no tox on line. The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

08-13-2022, 10:12 PM	#33
CTR0022 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006	https://deltawaterfowl.org/state-bre...nting-seasons/ Some of the bad North Dakota- blue-winged teal were down 4 percent, wigeon were 10 percent lower and gadwalls declined by 36 percent. Minnesota- Mallards were estimated at 231,058, a 19% decrease from 2019 and 9% below the 10-year average. Blue-winged teal checked in at 161,395, a 28% drop from 2019 that is 24% below the long-term average. Michigan - Duck numbers were significantly lower, with total ducks estimated at 202,026, a 79% decline from 2021 and 68% below the long-term average. The 2022 mallard estimate stands at 138,713, a drop of 55%. Some of the good North Dakota- Mallards increased 58 percent, while pintails were up 108 percent and shovelers registered 126 percent higher than last year. Wisconsin- Mallards are estimated at 181,686, a 3.3% increase over 2021 and 1.5% higher than the long-term mean. Blue-winged teal increased to 81,359, up 9% this spring.

08-13-2022, 10:47 PM	#35
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	In to watch the FVR teal beatdown!

08-15-2022, 07:08 AM	#36
CTR0022 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006	Looks like another la Nina winter....

08-15-2022, 09:42 AM	#37
DUKFVR Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sorry Azz Houston & Young County Hunt In: Young County & Anywhere A Duck Flies!	[QUOTE=CTR0022;16350203]Looks like another la Nina winter.... Yep ,gonna kill the hunting again if so. Lots of places already low on water, LCRA not selling duck water Etc. Birds are gonna get pounded & move on because of pressure. Hope it doesn't happen ,but setting up like last season & it was beyond bad in most areas, but I'll be out there enjoying the outdoors.

08-15-2022, 12:31 PM	#38
Texas Grown Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burleson, Texas	Same here. My ducks didn't get here till the last week. But that don't mean I'ma gonna have a bad time! The fish are biting and there's hogs to be kill-t. Gotta go!

08-15-2022, 01:12 PM	#39
CTR0022 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006	I was low in water last year, this year we are bone dry in alot of places.... it may be a very tough season if we don't get some significant rain.

08-15-2022, 01:20 PM	#40
Pin Oak DXT Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX Hunt In: Wharton County	Saw a couple groups yesterday On my farm in some flooded second crop rice. Not a great picture of one group but you get the point. Won’t be long now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-15-2022, 01:20 PM	#41
Magoo Four Point Join Date: May 2022 Location: Houston Hunt In: Texas	Unless something changes, seems like there is going to be a lot less water on public this year. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes it's not. All depends on where you hunt I suppose.

08-15-2022, 01:51 PM	#42
PoppinPiggies Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Wise County Hunt In: Clay County	If it keeps going like it has been I won't have much water to hunt and I don't think any ducks are gonna come into my spread on a dry tank. Hopefully we get some substantial rain before season and some good cold fronts during it

08-15-2022, 05:05 PM	#43
Flyway12 Six Point Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Gunter, TX Hunt In: Henderson County	Looking forward to it. My son will be 4 this year and we've got some cupcake places to take him. His little Boykin is coming along well enough we may be able to take her along too so they'll both enjoy a first hunt together

08-19-2022, 04:19 PM	#44
CTR0022 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006