Wisconsin Duck Hunts
During the months of October and November, we guide on the Mississippi River along the Wisconsin/Minnesota border at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERFOWL HUNTS
Hunting the Magnificent Mississippi River is definitely a world class hunting destination that every waterfowl hunter should experience at least once in their hunting career. The great part about the big river is that it holds ducks from opening day through the end of the season. There is great early season teal and wood duck shooting to late season diver and mallard hunting. One of the great things while hunting on the Mississippi River is that we harvest around 20 different waterfowl species a year. You never know what will be cupped and committed next. Many days we shoot 6 or more species a day.
ABOUT YOUR TRIP
During the month of October we harvest a variety of puddle ducks; wood ducks, teal (bwt & gwt), mallards, gadwall, widgeon, and pintail. The most common divers that show in October are blue bills, ringnecks, bufflehead, redheads, and canvasbacks. During the month of November we get a large mix as well, but usually people are after canvasbacks.
We stage over 75% of the worlds population on the pools I hunt at one time where seeing over 100,000 ducks in a days hunt is common. Canvasbacks stage on the river so once they are present they stick around until ice up! Swarms of canvasbacks are seen daily using the river feeding on the wild celery growing in the river. Besides canvasbacks; mallards, gadwall, widgeon, bufflehead, bluebills, redheads, and goldeneyes are the common species harvested in November.
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
- Over 75% of the World’s Canvasback population can be using the refuge during peak migration, with most of them concentrated in just a few miles of river that I guide on.
- 40% of North America’s waterfowl population uses the Mississippi flyway during fall migration.
- It is not just the great duck hunting that makes the river so magnificent, but also the scenery and numerous types of wildlife and bird species that can be viewed. On the hunt you will have a great opportunity to view some of the thousands of tundra swans and bald eagles that use the Mississippi River.
- Upper Mississippi River is rated in the top 10 all time waterfowl hunting destinations in all of North America by Ducks Unlimited!
ADDITIONAL TRIP INFO
- Heated 22′ custom hunting boat with 150hp outboard can haul large decoy spreads, gear, along with four hunters and guide safely to the hunting location. The majority of the hunts will be conducted out of the boat, which is heated on cold days.
- Large decoy spreads
- Hot breakfast cooked on the boat
- Puddle duck hunting in September and October
- Diver duck hunting in November and December
WISCONSIN DUCK RATES
WATERFOWL HUNTS
Half Day Trip
- Half day trip – approx. 4 hours
- Morning hunts
- Price is per gun, parties of 4
- Able to accommodate larger groups
- All pricing is per person (gun), for parties of 4
- Select days can be arranged for split group pricing
- 50% down payment to secure your hunting dates is required within 14 days of booking
Hunting the shallow bays and flats of the lower Laguna Madre out of Port Mansfield, TX is a hunt that can’t be replicated anywhere else in the country. The lagoon’s ecosystem is protected by the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge and the Padre Island National Seashore. Great hunting is abound by the thousands of wintering ducks that use the area. 90% of the the worlds Redheads winter here along with Pintails, Widgeon, Gadwall, Greater and lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Northern Shovelers, Bluewing, Greenwing, and Cinnamon Teal.
Hunting the Magnificent Mississippi River is definitely a world class hunting destination that every waterfowl hunter should experience at least once in their hunting career. The great part about the big river is that it holds ducks from opening day through the end of the season. There is great early season teal and wood duck shooting to late season diver and mallard hunting. One of the great things while hunting on the Mississippi River is that we harvest around 20 different waterfowl species a year. You never know what will be cupped and committed next. Many days we shoot 6 or more species a day.
Guided turkey hunts take place in zones 3 and 7. In zone three the hunting location is centered around Stevens Point and in zone 7 around Minocqua. The key for our high success rate in turkey hunting is relentless scouting that we do throughout the spring to make sure we are right where the birds want to be each day. Eastern turkeys are one of the toughest sub-species to pursue and commit to calling this is why scouting is so important. We will put the birds to bed the night before each hunt and know where they are come morning.
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