Duck Hunting 2018 - Decoying Mallards In A Tight Swamp Hole

Whit and I hit a swamp spot of mine on the second day of our late duck hunting season here in Virginia with the hopes of shooting a few birds out of our kayaks. We had to battle tough conditions since high water and a previous freeze had changed the birds patterns from what they were doing earlier in the season. We set up on a small opening in the swamp and come shooting light we had a lot of birds working us and were able to shoot a handful in quick succession. Thinks slowed down rather quickly however since the birds decided they wanted to hangout in the flooded timber instead of the open swamp. We were able to finish of our hunt with one more mallard late in the morning, bringing our bag up to 5 mallards and a wigeon. This was Whit's first ever wigeon and was the icing on the cake for the hunt.
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[@sammylacks4937]

They all were nice big ducks you got to come right in with your calling. Doesn t get any better. You are a really good duck hunter.

[@HokeOutdoors]

This was an all time favorite hunt of mine! Just to be able to finish a few drake like that was awesome. I still have tons to learn about waterfowling but I’m certainly lucky to have picked up enough so far to have hunts like this

[@kraigkaatz6858]

I have watched this a couple of times.... lots of fun...

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Kraig! This is still one of my favorite hunts to date. Decoying birds into a tight spot with a good buddy is an awesome waterfowling expirence.

[@craigcaulder8849]

Great video

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Craig!

[@MidValleyMercenaries]

That was a great hunt! Decoying hard!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! It's something special when they decoy like that, gets my heart pumping real quick.

[@jafferbhat7721]

i love duck hunting

[@FowlAssassinsOutdoors]

Thats such a cool spot! Sweet vid! Those ducks were decoying in nicely! Fun getting to shoot different species also.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! It was awesome to get to see a wigeon drake in person for the first time, wish we got them like y'all do over there

[@bradleykmdean]

Great video. My buddy just got a floating mojo the other day i cant wait to use it.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! Good luck with the mojo, hope you shoot some birds over it!

[@stevenscoleman1977]

Great vid can’t wait for the next one

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! Knock on wood but should have a couple more coming out this week.

[@lukelamotte1455]

That duck smoked that tree lol instantly dead. Awesome video man keep up the awesome work.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! That bird definitely wasn't going anywhere after that.

[@MikeClarkOutdoors]

Another great hunt!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you Mike!

[@mjohnston34]

Awesome spot 👍🏼 Good hunt!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@bryangay8031]

Nice hunt! What type motion decoys were you running?

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you, we were running a Higdon XS Pulsator and a Mojo Woodie this day.

[@BLASTER-vb5wu]

Nice hunt!!! Would love to hunt in some swampland!!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! Hunting swampland is definitely a blast.

[@shanesmith4609]

Looking to get a good kayak for duck hunting. How does your kayak do with stability?

[@HokeOutdoors]

My kayak is extremely stable, it's a Future Beach Angler 144. I'm going to be making a review video on my kayak as well as a waterfowl kayak buying guide video here in the next week or two.

[@HighPrairieSportsmen]

Man, your cameras are getting nailed by birds this year haha. That spot looks awesome.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha yeah that camera almost got nailed. Its a beautiful little spot, when we don't have to compete with so many live birds it should really produce big time.

[@gmoneystrong2477]

Sweet little spot there!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Definitely is, birds seem to like it too!

[@shoreextremeoutdoors5324]

Nice little duck hunt! Also, nice bonus widgeon! I had an amazing hunt last Saturday! Shot a 4 man limit of geese in the morning, then shot 5 ducks in the evening! 4 mallards, 1 wood duck! That video is on my channel! Keep up the excellent work!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! I'll check out that video when I get a chance!

[@DuckGunChronicles]

Nice shootin Tex! 👊👍

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Jordan!!

[@sawyerherring4801]

Great video.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@chuckdyer4065]

hurry and send some of those birds down to east tennessee its stale here as the local birds and few migrators have been well educated so far

[@jefferypuckett4441]

Seen a large group of scaup of about 80 fly through yesterday at work on the river. There have been anywhere from 30 up to 70 or 75 mallards with a couple of blacks using a small flooded place in a field next to the river there also. Only problem is there's no hunting there. What part of East Tennessee are you hunting?

[@chuckdyer4065]

@@jefferypuckett4441 there were about 70 mallards and gaddys on a 1 acre pond last week in the middle of a subdivision

[@jefferypuckett4441]

@@chuckdyer4065 that's typical East Tennessee. Don't get a lot of birds through here and there's way too many places they can sit and hang out where there's no hunting. What area do you hunt?

[@chuckdyer4065]

@@jefferypuckett4441 mostly on melton hill, tellico, and fort loudon. we definitely struggle unless we get a major freeze out up north for sure.

[@michaelb.2662]

This is so cool

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks

[@davidkilroy8057]

Be careful my son got hit by a falling duck when he was like 10 almost knocked him out poor kid. I tried catching it or knocking it out of his way and i missed. Nice hunt plenty of birds. Biggest Florida Fan David Kilroy. I've also uses natural blinds as much as possible and had better luck than using blinds I've set up.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks David! Dang, that doesn't sound fun at all.. I had a very similar thing happen with a goose but I wasn't so lucky to avoid a KO. Natural cover is always my go to if available 👍🏻

[@wisconsinwaterfowl8944]

@@HokeOutdoors haha that video was hilarious

[@colsonbennett4555]

What gun is that

[@HokeOutdoors]

Stoeger M3500

[@michaelprevost1229]

Good hunt nice job

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@billblood5316]

That's why you go jump those birds in the timber.

[@hunternavari455]

Nice video

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@jdffurr3237]

Awesome hunt man, in the last 10 years of hunting the Yadkin peedee in North Carolina I've only had one chance to shoot at a wigeon which is my dream bird . Keep up the great work 👍

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks man! Finding wigeon in the my part of the flyway is definitely tough, hopefully I'll be able to find a few more this coming season

[@joeellis4013]

Hey bud that was sweet SC Outdoors is coming to hunt with me in Arkansas on a guided trip. I really like that y'all don't skybust that is how is supposed to be. The whole point is to trick em there not doves.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks man, I always try to shoot my birds in tight. Some days it works out and some days it doesn't.

[@jeremy28135]

Pro Tip: Never decoy into the tight swamp hole. Keep to the open Slough 👌

[@HokeOutdoors]

I love it when they make that mistake though!

[@samuelcarter8238]

What do you mean?

[@losethealtitude7730]

I almost threw up when I heard you screech on your duck call

[@JKHERPS]

This is cool!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@JKHERPS]

@@HokeOutdoors I killed my 1st squirrel up here in Illinois!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Nice! They're a blast to hunt.

[@JKHERPS]

@@HokeOutdoors Yeah! The one I killed was humungous!

[@themoundblind8550]

Job well done gents. I am owner and creator of The Mound Blind and and looking for input. If or when you have time please stop by The Mound Blind on facebook or Twitter @themoundblind, repectfully look forward to eh feedback, aot of great blinds out there, this is going to eb a game changer! Be well, Shawn!

[@danielguntherberg2498]

I'm in VA and hunt hard. What part of VA are you in? We should gun together sometime!

[@slatelambert4535]

Great hunt! Are you better after that goose nailed you

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! I am completely better now, luckily that bird just gave me a headache and no lasting damage.

[@trentmckenzie343]

That one drake mallard you said shouldn’t have taken three shots, you got too trigger happy. You tried to kill him wayyy to early. You should have waited at least another full second before shooting. He wasn’t even starting to cup fully when you shot, and he was still pretty far out.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Yep! I still get trigger happy from time to time since I've only been doing this a few years now. Every season I've been getting better with it (I think at least).

[@trentmckenzie343]

Virginia Outdoors Unlimited It happens to the best of us, don’t stress it. Just work to try and get better and that’s all you can do!

[@christinegriffiths936]

Disgusting that you shoot animals for fun

[@HokeOutdoors]

This was not for fun, we eat all the animals we kill

[@christinegriffiths936]

@@HokeOutdoors I don't understand why people need to eat meat ,I don't.The animals have lives just like you and me,it's such a shame