swan hunt

bambam · December 15, 2013, 04:25:01 PM

Hello everyone. 3 years ago I was lucky enough to draw a tundra swan permit in North Carolina, and lucky enough to get one. This year, I was lucky enough to draw another tag, and was once again blessed with a swan. Best part of the hunt though, was a great weekend with old friends, some of the nicest people on earth.

( I'm on the far right of the pic )

nastygunz · December 15, 2013, 05:37:24 PM

That is pretty cool, how do you actually hunt for them?

bambam · December 15, 2013, 06:39:22 PM

Quote from: nastygunz on December 15, 2013, 05:37:24 PM
That is pretty cool, how do you actually hunt for them?

Pretty much like any duck or goose hunt. find a food source, get out early, set up decoys, have someone who is good with a call, and don't forget to lead them.

They are big, and their size makes it look like they are going much slower than they really are.

Hawks Feather · December 15, 2013, 06:54:15 PM

Congratulations and that is a good sized bird. Doesn't seem like they would be able to fly that fast. Which probably makes them all that more difficult to hunt.

Jerry

nastygunz · December 15, 2013, 07:12:27 PM

Interesting!

JohnP · December 16, 2013, 01:36:01 PM

Congratulations on drawing the tag and then getting your bird. We have sandhill cranes out here and we too have to draw a tag. Terrible tasting bird! How about the swans - taste good?

Okanagan · December 16, 2013, 02:05:44 PM

bambam, you look like Joe Namath!

That is cool to be hunting swans. I remember when they were so rare that folks said our local game warden counted them every day.

Dave · December 16, 2013, 02:41:55 PM

Wow they are big. Looks to have a 6-1/2 to 7 foot wingspan.
I remember driving through N Carolina's outer banks (I think that's where it was - ~20 yrs ago) and seeing some get shot about 200+ yards away. You could here the thump of them hitting the ground. Incredible.
Congrats to you, bambam.

bambam · December 16, 2013, 04:27:55 PM

Thanks guys.

John, they are good, taste just like Canada goose.

Okanagan, never been compared to Joe Namath before.

I don't know why they only let you shoot one. We saw them by the thousands, and they can destroy a wheat field in a short amount of time.

Coulter · December 17, 2013, 07:35:41 PM

Nice one BamBam...we always talk about trying to go after swans in VA when we're there. But I always seem to miss the deadline for the drawing. Are your buddies guides or just some good friends that know how to get after swans?

Steve

FinsnFur · December 23, 2013, 08:22:11 AM

Nice BamBam.

I had Goose jerky......... once