Fox Collectors

Great opener in the Northern Zone of NY. All woodies.

Nice going Craig,

If I could hunt one duck, it would be woodies. We have put nesting boxes on our property and had a pair use one the last 2 years. They are beautiful ducks.

Stan Hoover

Wow Craig! That’s an amazing limit of ducks. Nice shooting and I’ll bet Nellie did a great job retrieving.

Nellie was a little jacked, opening day excitement.

Just makes me smile looking at Nellie posing with the birds.
Now tell us what hardware kept Nellie busy.

good on you and nellie, beautiful picture. look forward to more post

fox-admin wrote:Nellie was a little jacked, opening day excitement.

LOL. Many of us have experienced a young, enthusiastic lab in the duck blind. Also, when we were at the Vintagers, I recall you mentioned that she’s a fairly muscular dog.

Looks like a great opener! Woodies are a staple for us in the Deep South, but I’m not complaining because they are beautiful and delicious.

Daryl: we hunted a swamp on the north side of Oneida lake. Shot my Sterlingworth 12ga 30" with Boss fiber wads #4.

Now, that is a good day. Happy dog, happy hunter.

Beautiful pup and woodies are the best tasting duck!
Do you save any of the barred feathers they are great for fly tying wings and tails!

Craig;
Woodies and swamps/small rivers go great with a smallbore Fox. Didn't Mark bring one of his little beauties out?

Mark did hunt his 32" GH Parker straight grip 20ga, he's a great duck shot. For the average guy a 12ga is a much better choice for woodies in my opinion. Up here recovering a duck that's not dead in the air is nearly impossible even with a good dog. These swamps up here are hell on earth, nearly impossible to walk any distance. 95% of the time the dog doesn't see the fall so most retrieves are blinds. No place for a young pup.

Great dog! Thanks for the post. Seldom see wood ducks around here. Their flank feathers are prized by fly tyers.
John

Great start to a long season.