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Here are sample duck, goose and sandhill
crane hunting packages we offer in south Texas, central Texas and on
the famous "rice prairies" south of Houston. If you do not see what you
want, call us. We custom package hunts all of the time. On all of these
hunts, you must bring any licenses, stamps and or permits required. Unless
otherwise stated, you also provide your own local transportation, guns
and shells, waders, camo clothes and any other personal gear needed. We
provide the guide, retriever, decoys (you help put out and pick up except
on executive class hunts) and a prescouted place to hunt. We also provide
other services as mentioned in each package. If it's not mentioned, assume
we don't provide it. On anything that we don't provide, arrangements can
be made to have it waiting for you when you get there (except alcoholic
beverages; you may bring your own, but no consumption before or while hunting).
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Du, Go |
Type Hunt |
Where |
Lodging |
Meals |
Your Dogs |
| $135 up |
Duck |
1/2 Day, Day |
Choke Canyon |
Not included |
Not included |
OK or mine |
| $125 up |
Duck |
1/2 Day, Day |
San Antonio |
Not included |
Not included |
OK or mine |
| $150 up |
Both |
AM only |
Hubbard |
Not included |
Not included |
Limited |
| $150 |
Both |
AM only |
Bay City |
Not included |
Not included |
Limited |
| $150 |
Teal |
AM teal & PM fish |
Bay City |
Not included |
Not included |
Limited |
| $700 |
Duck |
2 All Day pkg |
Crystal City |
Nice & Incl |
Nice & Incl |
OK or mine |
Duck and goose seasons are
pretty convoluted in Texas this year. There are three duck zones and two
goose zones, all with different regs, and we hunt them all. Basically,
it's early November to end of January for dark geese. Late October to end
of February for light geese. End of October to late January for ducks.
Click this link to check with
Texas
Parks and Wildlife for the specific details.
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Near Three Rivers, Texas
Duck hunts only here (almost); on a public hunting
area of several thousand acres. Fully guided, with decoys and using your
dog or mine (when appropriate). We usually meet at the boat ramp early
and take a dark ride to some very good shooting.
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This is consistently one of the highest bird
per man producers of any public area in the state, and I know where all
of the hot spots are. All common puddle species available, including some
Cinnamon Teal. There are also several diving duck species, including quite
a good number of Canvasback. The occasional Specklebelly Goose is also
taken, as are some Sandhill Crane. On one hunt, a couple of years ago,
3 people took their 18 ducks plus 2 geese and had 11 different species
of waterfowl. This is the giant variety pack of waterfowl hunting, folks.
Come on and join the fun!
In addition to the normal duck hunting licenses
and stamps, you'll need a public hunt permit at $48 (per year). Then you
pay me to guide and for the use of decoys as follows;
1 person, am or pm $200, am & pm $300
2 person, am or pm $300 total ($150 ea), am &
pm $500 total
3 person, am or pm only $405 total, am & pm
$525 total
(That's just $135 a person 1/2 day, or $175 full
day).
3 people (plus me) is the maximum that my boat
will legally haul. NOTE: I can book more than three gunners because I have
other guides that will help me out. You are responsible for your own lodging
and meals. I recommend The Bass Inn (361-786-3521), or Executive Inn in
Three Rivers, or camp at the state park on Choke Canyon Lake, Calliham
unit. I reserve the right to mix groups up to 3 hunters in the boat (not
normal, but I might do it).
(click here
to return to the table of hunts)
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UPDATE: The 2007-08 season is
underway. Teal hunting is open and there have been some unbelieveably big
flocks
of teal passing through. My guides and scouts tell me they saw a couple
bunches well over 100 birds each. They also saw several mottled ducks,
whistlers, and even a fair number of pintail. The water level is WAY up,
and there is duck food everywhere. The regular season should be AWESOME!
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UPDATE: The regular season has
started, and it is looking like another great year! Two guides and 5 hunters
out for the morning on opening day, and seven full limits of ducks into
the dock. If the clients could hit better, the hunt would have been over
in about 20 minutes. There were literally a couple thousand birds there.
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UPDATE: December 26; two guides
and four hunters braved the 30 MPH north wind to blast ducks this morning.
It was worth the trouble. A full limit was floating on the water shortly
after 8:00 a.m.
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Near Bay City, Texas
For this hunt, we operate out of Bay City, about
100 miles southwest of Houston. This is a fully guided hunt, primarily
for goose or sandhill crane, but if ducks come into the spread and season
is open, bang away!
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The basic price here is $150 per gun. You may
also upgrade to an executive class hunt, where you never touch a decoy,
for just $35 extra each hunter (only available for private party hunts).
If you book 6 or more adults at a time, we give you a "private party hunt",
meaning a field and guide all to yourselves. We reserve the right to combine
smaller groups or singles in a spread. OR, pay for 6 and get a private
party hunt even if it's just you, or two, etc.
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With at least three adults,
youth hunters under 17 are entitled
to a $50 discount!!!
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to return to the table of waterfowl hunts)
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Near Crystal City, Texas
This is a comfortable lodge
with all of the amenities, including; swimming pool, jacuzzi, game room,
excersise room, big screen satellite TV and lighted sporting clays range.
(click
here for photos of lodging)
Good, filling, home style food
is also provided. The hunt will cover 3 days and 2 nights, |
to start at noon on the
first day and end at noon on the third (2 FULL days of hunting). We will
hunt duck in the am and can hunt dove in the pm (if in season). Sandhill
crane are in this area in GOOD numbers at times. Specklebelly geese are
often around as well. Hog/varmint hunts can also be arranged. The basic
cost of this package is $700 per hunter with a 3 hunter minimum. A non-hunter
may accompany you for just $300. To hunt hogs/varmints is no extra charge,
but if you actually shoot any hogs, they are $100 each (limit of two).
Axis, aoudad, blackbuck and several other exotics are also available with
a harvest fee per each ($350-$8500). Crane hunts are an extra $50 per person
per 1/2 day of sandhill hunting. Field care and skinning/quartering of
all waterfowl taken is included, as well as temporary cold storage. On
ranch transportation is also included. Kennels are available for your dogs.
No pets allowed in any building or off leash while around camp.
(click here
to return to the table of hunts)
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Duck Hunts by the Day Near San Antonio
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I manage a couple of small
ponds (3 to 10 acres) near southside San Antonio for ducks. After two years
of major drought, the rains are back now and these ponds are looking GREAT
for 2007-08 season! They are full of water and loaded up with duckweed,
pondweed, jap burr, jap lantern, milletgrass and plenty more foods that
ducks love to eat. One pond even partially floods a freshly harvested corn
field. Reserve your teal, youth, fall or winter season hunting dates NOW
and save money.
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Hunters
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A.M. Only
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Add P.M. Hog or Deer
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One
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$150
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$150
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Two
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$135 ea.
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$135 ea.
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Three
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$125 ea.
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$125 ea.
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UPDATE: The 2007-08 season has
started with a bang. Teal hunting is open and there have been several flocks
of teal passing through. I sent two clients home happy after a morning
only hunt on Saturday, with 8 great shooting opportunities where teal were
actually setting in or right over the decoys. First shots were 20 to maybe
25 yards. We even got a banded bird. Inbetween teal flocks, the black bellied
whistlers were driving us crazy. Even saw a pair of smiling mallards and
a pair of gadwall. I can't wait until the regular season opener.
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UPDATE: Regular season opener.
It was FOGGY! The ducks flew later than usual because of that, and I blew
the set up somehow. I know that because numerous flocks of birds would
be working great, then suddenly break off at about 50 yards and go set
at the far end of the pond, but they did fly, and I did get several flocks
into the dekes, and we did get plenty of shooting in. All in all, a very
good start! Black bellied whistlers, teal and gadwall were the take.
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UPDATE: December 22. Just two
hunters this morning at SA Pond #1. The hunters went home with a limit
of birds, mostly because of a great pass on a flock of blackbelly whisters
where we knocked down 6 birds. There were well over 150 ducks on the pond
at first light, but a couple of shotgun blasts later, the pond was empty,
and they were SLOW to come back. If it weren't for several misses on them
fast flying little teal, we'd have got done quicker. Oh well, I sure don't
hit every bird, either. I scouted SA Pond #2 after this hunt and there
were at least 300 ducks there.
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UPDATE: February 01. The season
is over now, but I'm already looking forward to next year. I managed a
limit on the last hunt of the year at SA Pond #1 in about 20 minutes. Despite
shooting a few hundred ducks off this pond this year, this morning, there
were still 300 plus ducks roosting there. SA Pond #2 had over 100 ducks
on it yesterday afternoon. If we get any rain this summer and early fall,
the 2008 season should be just as good as this one was.
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