You won’t get bored hunting for waterfowl in this area. We’re often taken by surprise at the amazing variety, with plenty of opportunities for mixed-bag shoots. Expect to harvest as many as ten different migratory species during primetime flights, including wood ducks, teal, shovelers, redheads, canvasbacks, gadwall, and various types of geese. Whether it’s over-floating decoys or a laid-back pass shoot, our multi-species options offer a ton of flexibility and excitement.
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Multi Species Duck Season & Limits
- Resident and Non-Resident (Canadian): September 1st to December 6th
- Foreign Resident (US Citizen / International): September 24th to December 6th
- Duck limits are 8 daily and 24 in possession.
- Note: Not more than 4 daily or 12 in possession may be canvasbacks or redheads or a combination of the two species
- Multi species hunts are available in the morning or afternoon.
- Our multi species hunts can be from mid-September until early November.
- Legal shooting times are ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset.
Hunt Departure
- Guests will meet their guide at the change house.
- Guests will meet their guide at the change house. Morning departures can be from 5:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Afternoon departures can be from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Departure times will vary based on season and travel times. Guides will confirm departure times before each hunt.
Hunt Logistics & Set-Up
- Guests are transported to and from the water in crew cab trucks with enclosed trailers.
- Simms waders are provided.
- Hunting groups are 4 or 5 guests with one guide for the afternoon hunt and one guide for the afternoon hunt.
- Hunts take place on small/medium potholes in layout boats, waders or on land.
- Terrain could be cattail edges or flooded timber.
- Floating, DOA duck decoys and custom cork diver decoys are used.
- Guides set up decoys, manage the hunt and call the shots.
- Morning hunts will usually conclude around 11:00 a.m., afternoon hunts will conclude prior to sunset.
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