Swans?

[Huntmaster]

Anyone ever hunted them in Utah or have a recommendation on guides or outfitters? Can the hunt be done without guides? Thoughts?

 

[deerkiller]

You don't need a guide. They are pretty simple to kill with or without a boat or decoys. Just put forth a little effort in scouting and get underneath their flight path. They are pretty consistent. Especially when they really move in and it's cold and they are looking for food

 

[walleye1121]

No guide required if you have a little time to put in.
They fly the same routes over and over.

 

[BeDawg]

Can be done without guide. You just need a week of time to give it justice possibly requiring a ton of trudging through marsh vs 1 day with someone who knows.

 

[deerkiller]

>Can be done without guide. You
>just need a week of
>time to give it justice
>possibly requiring a ton of
>trudging through marsh vs 1
>day with someone who knows.
>


A week? Uh anyone can go stand on Center dike and afternoon during the freeze up, usually right after thanksgiving, and shoot a swan. These aren't LE archery bull elk tags, they are swans. Use some common sense, pay attention and go stand under their flight path

A week... hahahaha

 

[hornkiller]

Those birds get pretty smart after a couple shots! I guess if you can shoot 4-8 telephone poles high then go stand out on a dike with 20 other guys. Lmfoa

 

[deerkiller]

Swans will take beating after beating in the same spots for days before they learn. And if your only option is hunting on a dike, which for many guys it is, that's what they gotta do to kill birds. Go on a stormy or cloudy day. They always fly lower than they do on a clear day

 

[utahbigbull]

I would strongly suggest taking those birds over decoys. It is a whole different experience to decoy them in vs standing a dike and trying to sky blast them 100 yards overhead. Seen way to many birds crippled by people doing that. They are tuff s.o.b.?s and especially dike hunting, only a head or wing shot will effectively bring em down if they have any altitude. If you do dike hunt, just please be patient. If your under a flight path, wait for a low flying flock that gives you a better opertunity. There are certain dikes on most WMA?s a foot soldier can get under them. Usually the week of thanksgiving is best and you'll just need to get out, glass and watch them and within a day or two you should be able to have opertunities.

 

[elkassassin]

Howdy bigbull!

Been a while since I seen You CHIME in around here!

Will they let you use Rimfires?








I know so many people in so many places
They make allot of money but they got sad faces

It Ain't Easy being Me!

 

[utahbigbull]

How ya been Bess??

I can see that happening in the future like they did with turkeys haha.. Probably just need to use non toxic projectiles though lmfao.

 

[Huntmaster]

Thanks for the tips and info.

 

[Huntmaster]

Sounds like it can be done without decoys and a boat but not the same experience? Any recommendations on guides or folks that are set up to hunt them with decoys?

 

[Tikka]

fried feathers would be a great group of guys to go with...

http://www.friedfeathers.com/home.html

 

[Silentstalker]

If you go with a guide which I recommend for the experience of having these birds landing in your face over decoys, go with Fried Feathers. They are a great group of guys who provide an amazing hunt/experience.

 

[tyef350]

>Anyone ever hunted them in Utah
>or have a recommendation on
>guides or outfitters? Can
>the hunt be done without
>guides? Thoughts?


PM me if you need any help.