It takes a bit of luck, but the pothole hunting opportunities in this area are endless. Our guides always have their heads on a swivel, looking for uncountable flights of dabblers dumping into a narrow, one-acre slough with reckless abandon. We do our best to tailor a pothole hunt with a semi-patterned flight, but with thousands of potholes for the ducks to choose from, you just never know. Relish in the uncertainty of pothole hunting from mid-September to early November.
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Hunt Details
Pothole Duck Season & Limits
- Resident and Non-Resident (Canadian): September 1st to December 6th
- Foreign Resident (US Citizen / International): September 24th to December 6th
- Ducklimits are 8 daily and 24 in possession.
- Pothole hunts are available in the morning or afternoon.
- We hunt potholes 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.
- 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 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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