Recent content by William Mink

Great advice in here. This will be my 7th season trying to kill a turkey, and I haven't done it yet. Admittedly, my first season (2020, no job) was the only season I went really hard. I was out there often, and in close proximity often. That was the only time I ever pulled the trigger on...

Went out once here in NJ to try to get a small group of about two dozen that had been using the same public piece of land regularly. Was sure I'd get a shot, but of course they didn't show that day. Looking like we might not get a CO here again, but we'll still get a snow season into the...

Really? I thought it had been listed in the fine print for years. Maybe I’m thinking of fulvous? EDIT: I went back and looked at the 2020-2021 NJ hunting digest. BBWDs were listed with a 6 bird limit, however, they were not mentioned at all on the separate “migratory bird seasons” page for...

I had to look up what a murre was. Interesting! You learn something new every day. I’ll bet they’re fun to shoot.

Reposting this for my buddy. Great boat, but he’s moving and can’t take the boat with him. He’s asking $15.5k which includes trailer and motor. See FB Marketplace listing below. Update 2/25/26: this boat has been sold. https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1436788368155811/

I just walk marshy/boggy areas and flush them out. There’s an article on Project Upland about decoying them. Sounds fun, but I don’t think I live in a snipey enough area for that to be a fruitful means of hunting them. Hank Shaw has a great recipe for “Snipe Basque” in his cookbook, Pheasant...

I love snipe hunting! Here in NJ, the snipe season always opens in early September (about 2 months before duck season starts) and closes in early January (3-4 weeks before duck season ends), so it’s usually a fall activity for me. I love grilling up those little suckers!

I am a DU member and I generally don’t enjoy going to their events. That being said, I don’t mind paying $35/year to get their magazine and hopefully support wetlands conservation somewhere in the country. I agree with the previous few posts, a good CEO costs good money. As for Matt Rinella...

I’m off to California to warm up for a few days. I hope to hunt pretty hard for the last week of goose season once I get back. After that, I’ll have one week left for small game… I’ll probably get out once or twice to try to shoot a few squirrels, and then comes the crappiest, most boring...

Today’s the last day of duck season in NJ. I wasn’t planning to hunt, as the cold has started to get to me, and I shot a couple of ducks earlier this week. I was happy to end the season on that hunt. BUT, a buddy of mine shot his six ducks plus a honker earlier today, and that got me too...

Hunted over a frozen pond on Monday, our “warmest” afternoon here in South Jersey this week. I think it was in the low 20s, but very windy. Put a few decoys around the edge of the pond, and that’s all it took. Got my black duck limit and was back in the warmth of my truck in no time. Might...

That's the plan! I have a few little secret spots that stay open. The scouts on them haven't been great, but I'm not giving up yet. Even laying out in a marsh should be productive in the right spots if open water isn't available.

It's been a tough season for all of us here in NJ! I struck out this week, but I'm still hopeful I might get one last coastal black duck, and with a little luck, a few February geese. That being said, I'm already looking forward to starting it all over again this fall!