My LAST Virginia DUCK HUNT Of 2020 | EPIC Public Swamp 

Thanks brother! Been pretty confident in my shooting lately

Thanks Tim! I appreciate it!

Yessir! Really appreciate y'all having me along. Hopefully we can do it again next season or for late goose

Hopefully we can get together for late goose. Typically have a few around on private no 12AM mornings this time! A rare group of snows hanging out this week in the area as well

Nice hunt fellas. Gives me hope there are some birds still in Virginia

Thanks Derek! Good luck up there this weekend! Let me know how it goes

Thanks brother! Those cotton tops are just incredible birds and I love their whistle. Still need to get a drake redhead but cans take the cake for me for divers

I agree- my favorites as well.

Thanks brother! Those are two good picks, great table fare with both

Thanks Logan!! I really appreciate the support! More videos should be coming pretty soon

Thanks Shawn! I'm sure I'll have some Texas videos from the Christmas period at least. Good luck to you this season back east!

I know some guys who have good pintails in the valley. Just gotta get lucky I guess

Thanks Sly! It certainly seems to be a waterfowl mecca down here. Got to experience my first crane hunt just the other day, it was incredible!

Lots of em around here (South Central KS).

Thanks Matt! Hopefully they're here in the morning!

Thanks Johnny! Leaving here in the morning to head up for the collab!

Thank you! I appreciate you watching them!

Thanks Chris!! Should be some Kansas and Texas hunts coming out soon

Thanks brother!

Thank Kevin! I'll trade some of those mallard bands for a few wigeon

I'll hopefully have some late goose vid from Virginia at least! Texas has already been incredible though so I can't say I'm missing the east coast too much right now

Hard to beat those two when it comes to table fare

Thanks awesome! I need to start pulling curls and pins

Thanks man! Great picks there

Congrats brother! I feel you on those Canvaebacks, they’re right up there for me

Thanks Kraig!

Thanks man! I try to pick out drakes but definitely just got lucky on this hunt

That’s awesome

Yes sir! Always super rewarding when you get them in the decoys!

Thanks man! Good luck to you this season as well

Still hoping to get my first bull this season!

Thank you! Wood duck and mallards are a lot of fun for sure!

Agreed

I think wood duck is first but agreed

Partly agree wood duck are better if you soak them in water

Thanks man! I’m gonna miss it too but this was too good of an opportunity to turn down

I'll probably have some of those later this season from Texas

Haha it's certainly not by choice but we just got where the birds are. They like those thick cover areas a lot around here

Thanks brother! I never want to claim a bird that might be someone else’s

@@HokeOutdoors You sure dont have to worry about that!!!🤗 You are an outstanding gentleman in the field!!!👍👍👍

Agreed

Thank you!

Hard to beat the squealers in a tight swamp hole!

Thanks brother! I'll be sure to check it out this evening. Hope y'all have a great third split back east!

Word! Hope you get one of those blacks. Good luck up there this season!

Thanks man! Chilling out here at the lodge this evening. How about you?

@@HokeOutdoors just at the house not doing much

Haha for real

Thanks man!

Good picks there

Thanks Matt!!

Thanks Roy! I'm not sure how much I'll be hunting VA this season but if I'm around I'm always down to hunt with new people!

What part of VA

We definitely can get some variety out here but overall I’d say Texas is way better hunting. On the slow days in VA there aren’t any gadwall or spoonies to save the day unfortunately

Yessir!!

Thanks brother!

Thanks Chuck!

Thanks!

I can't say I have but I know that general area can be pretty decent when the weather is right

I tried to count how many times y'all shot and gave up after 150 😂

I’ll still have quite a few videos coming out this season! I will definitely take you up on that before next season

Thanks Nassser!

Kind of surprised myself with a couple of the shots I made on this hunt

Thank you! This was central Virginia, a little ways south of Richmond

@@HokeOutdoors WMA or State Park?

@@BobSmith-up8hx Public lake

@@HokeOutdoors Third Branch Lake

I'm definitely going to try to set up a crane hunt on one of my days off

Haha thanks Sam! (do you got by that or Samuel?) I've shot better than typical this season but it's been a welcome surprise

Sam or Sammy is fine. I was a decent shot on ducks especially back in the lead shot days. I used a 1100 3" mag and later got a 1187 3.5" but rarely used 3 " and never shot 3.5. 2 & 3/4 worked for me as I always shot over decoys and 30 - 40 yard shots were norm. Like yourself I didn t mind water blasting and had a mounted pair of blackies I had done like they were coming in with wings cupped and landing gear down. I hung them from the ceiling with monofilament. They looked great pitching in over my TV. I called them and before I could get a bead on one they dropped so low I could no longer see against the lit background so I waited untill I saw the splash of water as they landed and fired a round expecting to see them against the sky again surprised when that didn t happen. I killed both with that first shot, a pretty pair of Canadian red legs. Now dove shooting especially on opening day I usually averaged 3 - 4 birds per box. Hey, at least I didn t worry about being over the limit. 😊

I found teal to be the best by far with woodies ok. I never shot or tried canvasbacks but heard they are good eating. Mallards are like shoe leather.

That’s awesome! Where was it banded?

I would have to pull the paper work out to remember exactly where because it’s been so long but Canada is all I remember.

My seconded mallard I ever killed at the age of ten was banded

Do you ever see them landing out there? Spinners would my recommendation to get them to give you a look at least

I would love to get a euro or a harlequin. How common are the euros out there?

@@HokeOutdoorsI've gotten a few but all were hens and 1 immature drake. I have buddy's that get a handful of mounter worthy ones. Mainly getting them on the lower Columbia and willipa bay

Central VA

Can’t say

Franchi Affinity 3

Hey Bryson, that footage will be turned into a video but it’ll be for the Stanfield’s RU-vid page and will be released in July or August

Ok

@@HokeOutdoors I uploaded a new video go check it out

Thanks man! I thought it might be but couldn't tell for sure

Aren’t we friends on Facebook? How about you send me a pm. Heard from a couple friends now that someone has been spreading this rumor, would like to think it’s not you. I haven’t been on the Pamunkey in 4 years

Central VA. Need some more cold to push them down. It's been tough in VA later in the split as well from what I heard

@@HokeOutdoors 10-4

Still need to get my first of them. Y’all get them plumed out where you are?

@@HokeOutdoors not really we get them every once in a while

In general every once in a while my dad just got plumed drake he mounting