I have a Carstens Pintail which isn't much different than a Mallard. Didn't hunt out of it last season but it's a great duck boat, just heavier than my Chapman pirogue, 100 lbs vs 50 lbs. It'll carry a ton of weight and is steady to shoot from.
If you're having to carry or drag the boat far...
It definitely seems like we keep moving the goalpost. Many hunters that are having dismal duck hunting seem to be begging for a reduction in season days and bag limits yet a "new study" indicates shooting 3 pintails won't harm the population. I know in S. Louisiana we quite possibly could...
Rarely do I shoot wood ducks since I've started working duck nesting boxes many years ago. I do find joy in the thought that some youngster might one day be pulling the trigger on his/her first duck that was hatched from one of my duck boxes.
Great work Ron! Please take lots of pictures of...
LEM hands down. My son got lucky and found a #12 LEM for $200 on FB marketplace. MEAT isn't the same quality as LEM. I use a #12 LEM and it'll go through 25lbs of meat in minutes.
I built one over 20 years ago. Can't find the plans but I'm sure they're filed away somewhere. In the meantime you might try this fella
https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/02/projects/gator/index.htm
My season ended last week at camp in SE La even though it runs until the 31st. .
The morning my son and I arrived at camp in SE La last Friday. Third split opened the 18th.
Tuesday night of the coastal snow storm and we got 3-4 inches!! I'm 80 miles South of New Orleans. One of the...