I have a question that I hope someone is willing to help with.
Let me preface this with couple things:
-Not asking for honey-holes or to steal spots
-Not begging for someone to take us
With that said, does anyone have any insight on an area conducive to self retrieving that might also have a few ducks that cruise through? Im in Missoula but willing to travel a little ways, not to be redundant if anyone read my bio post but I grew up in the Missoula area and always duck hunted but its been a few years, getting back in to it but don't have a new dog or anything yet. The areas I used to hunt are now private and most of the public areas around seem to be deep or fast moving water, unless I'm not looking at it right.
I try to take my 6yr old hunting every time the circumstances permit it (terrain, weather, etc) so he's been big game hunting, grouse hunting, etc with me frequently since he was a baby but he has not been duck hunting with me since he was 3ish and that was for 1 or 2 days in the Great Falls area with little success (maybe 1 duck, i don't remember, no geese as Ive never shot a goose)
So i would like to try to find an area to hunt a duck or two with my son but that would allow me to self retrieve with waders or similar. Does not need to be a GRADE A area (or B or C..........Just the possibility of birds), and definitely shouldn't be someones secret honey hole as I'm not in to stealing spots, just try to taking advantage of experience if willingly given.
Would be stoked to kill even 1 duck/goose this year with my son there. So any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Fin
***** As a side note, if anyone ever wanted to get together to hunt/fish or whatever I would love to meet some new hunting buddies (1 caveat is that have to open to my son coming at least some of the time depending on circumstances)