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Originally Posted by Zekeland
How about the farm lands around the lake?
Are the farmers open to Goose hunters?
Or are there too many guys wanting to field hunt and only those with connections get the access?
Or do most guys just hunt the water?
I imagine there would be some great water shoots for divers on the Big lake as well ?
Supposed to be huge numbers of specks migrating through......
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There is farmland stretching from Duck Lake to the border, whether or not you would get permission I don't know. I've never asked around in that area. As far as the number of waterfowlers in the area it doesn't seem to be very popular anymore, at one time according to older residents duck and geese hunters used to arrive in droves. Now you hear a lot of shooting on the American side of the marshes but not so much north of the border. Sure there are a few that go out but it is definitely not overcrowded.
What I have done a few times in the past is just walk along the dikes and channels attempting to get a few for the pot. Jump shooting the ponds and smaller channels was fun but without a dog I found it next to impossible to find the downed birds once they fell into the long grass. When they hit the water it was fine because I always had my kayak or old hunting canoe nearby but if they hit the 3-4' high grass they would just disappear so I pretty much gave up on hunting waterfowl. I'd spend an hour or more looking and rarely find the bird even when they hit the grass only a few feet away from me.
The permits for the CVWMA can be purchased from Wyndel store and cost $10 for just hunting or 15 combined with a fishing permit for the area. Some good bass fishing in Duck Lake.