Re: Corvallis Ducks
Jeremy-
I just graduated from OSU last spring and I hunted that area all through college. I floated the local rivers down there with success, but lacking a boat I realize that's not an option. If you ever do get a boat, or access to one, floating small rivers is a great way for you to get into some ducks.
I'd recommend talking to the ODFW department in the area, that's what we did and it ended up resulting in some pretty decent spots. You can get a book/pamphlet there called "Willamette River Recreation Guide". This book shows you areas designated as Willamette River Greenway parcels, many of them you can hunt on and the book shows which ones those are. Get the book, find some Greenway parcels that are close, then head out there and start checking them out. For most of them a dozen dekes would be plenty, 'cause you're gonna find that most of the accessible water are small ponds and sloughs off the Willamette.
Here's an example of what we did. We found a spot, went out there after school one day and just started walking (by the way, a bike is AWESOME for this 'cause you can cover way more ground in a shorter period of time). We came to the Willamette river and started following it, looking for sloughs, back eddys, anywhere a duck might want to land. Anyway, we found a GREAT little slough that was blocked from the main river by a big log jam. Next morning we went out and shot a limit of mallards.
Last option...start talking to landowners. If you can find someone to let you hunt their land you've found something special. Private land is the only way to go if you have access to it. This will definitely take more time than my previous idea, but if you're willing to put in some serious man hours it will pay off. If you're going to be hunting the area for a few seasons, I'd recommend taking the time to find some private land you can have access to, it will pay off in all your seasons to come.
Good luck, and let me know how things work out.
SH22
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