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Duck Hunting
Georgia 2024-2025 Waterfowl Hunting Dates
Early Teal Sept. 14-29
Canada Geese Sept. 7-29; Oct. 12-27; Nov. 23 - Dec. 1; Dec. 7 – Jan. 26
Duck Nov. 23 - Dec. 1; Dec. 7 – Jan. 26
Youth/Military Waterfowl Nov. 16-17
Duck Species Daily Bag Limits: 1 Black or Mottled Duck, 2 Canvasback, 1 Fulvous Whistling Duck, 2 Mallards (only 1 mallard may be a hen), 1 Pintail, 2 Redheads, 1 Scaup, 3 Wood Ducks. Possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
It takes some competition duck callers years to win a major title and qualify for the World’s Championship in Stuttgart. Alex Ciraulo did it in the first year he was eligible. Alex, a 17-year-old from Buford, recently won the Georgia State Duck Calling Contest. In addition to joining an elite group of Georgia state champions,…
Three state-champion titles are enough to attract some of the nation’s top duck callers to three Georgia State duck-calling contests. Throw in some Yeti coolers, Avery blind bags and 100 percent payback, and the contests will likely be a who’s-who of competition duck callers. Three Georgia State Duck Calling Contests will be held Sunday, Aug.…
If you’ve never duck hunted in the coastal marshes of Altamaha WMA Waterfowl Management Area, where you’ve got a better-than-average chance to fill your limit with a variety of different duck species, you have been missing out. Last year’s Altamaha WMA duck hunters on Butler Island had the best season ever, according to records that…
Record numbers of ducks are to the north of us, and duck hunters may see a lot of birds this year based on population estimates from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Also, the limit on scaup has increased from two to four because of those estimates. It was a banner year for breeding duck…
A new venue and sponsorship from Ducks Unlimited only added to the prestige of Georgia’s top duck-calling event, which has become known for attracting top callers from across the country. The Georgia State duck-calling contests were hosted by GON at the Outdoor Blast hunting and fishing show at the Gwinnett Center on Aug. 5. State…
It’s 2 a.m. on a bone-chilling November morning, and the only sounds are the haunting cries of a lone hoot owl. A light breeze begins to whisper, spurring the swaying and crackling of frost-bitten Georgia pines. Throughout the state, most sensible individuals are fast asleep, but a rugged group of Georgia outdoorsmen are wide awake…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) 2011 Waterfowl Population Status report shows potential for good waterfowl seasons this year. Also, biologists are seeing good things from local ducks and geese. WRD waterfowl biologist Greg Balkcom said excellent habitat conditions in the areas Georgia’s birds migrate from means we’re likely to see good numbers of…
Three past Georgia state champions, a South Carolina state champ, the two-time Florida champion and the current World Live Duck Champion… Those are just a few of the titles held by the amazing group of competition duck callers that came to Macon to compete during GON’s Outdoor Blast. Up for grabs were state-championship titles…
The talk around the fish-supper table rambled from the one that got away to the comeback of the beaver and eventually wound up with a plan to help out Georgia’s waterfowl population. Wood ducks are glad it did. Back in 1999, David Beecher, of Lyons, and a group of friends were discussing how the beaver…
The largest turn-out of duck callers in the history of Georgia’s state calling championships showed up in Macon at GON’s Outdoor Blast. The 2010 event attracted 27 callers from five states. Up for grabs were state-championship titles in the Georgia State Duck Calling Contest, which sends a Georgia caller to the World’s Duck Calling Championship…
Duck Recipes
Poor Man’s Peking Duck Upscale Chinese restaurants offer peking puck, a famous dish dating back more than 400 years. The traditional method uses a specific rare duck, and it takes days to prepare. We’ll make our version using a mallard, and it will only take about four hours. 1 mallard plucked, cleaned 1 bunch green…
Roast Duck With Wild Rice Dressing No hindsight ip unit displayed. 1 wood duck, dressed giblets 1 cup cooked wild rice 4 tbsp. butter black pepper seasoning salt 2 oz. jar pimentos 2 oz. jar mushrooms 2 tbsp. chopped bell pepper 1 celery stalk, washed 1 medium onion, chopped 1/4 cup chicken broth 1 apple…
Barbecue Wild Duck Ingredients 2 wild ducks, halved 1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon hot sauce Mix sauce ingredients in saucepan. Heat to a low boil and simmer for about 5 minutes. Place duck halves…