Resting rules

[Locked Up]

I created the club we have and this is a rule in our club. Years ago when it was in the 1st year we allowed some pm hunting just to keep people happy. Noticed alot of pressure on the birds so the next year I created Noon Rule. Our harvest numbers have doubled and tripled since (not including this year, it's been slower than usual). Strong believer in letting it rest. We to as a club are mainly hunting weekends due to work schedules and demands but during the holidays we can do some weekday hunting. I find that not hunting in the pm allows alot of time to scout and get a game plan for the next anyways. The last weekend of the season I have allowed pm hunting if limits are slow and youth weekend but other than that, it's a big negative!!!

[Wingman]

Ducks do become imprinted on a spot and we have never shot ducks in the afternoon. Here's a story on roost shooting but it applies to afternoon shooting as well as told by Jimmy Riddell.

Waterfowl Etiquette

Mr. Jimmy Ridell had a story about what the new age of waterfowlers call “TopwaterSlob Hunters". One was about a group of roost shooters and the other was a move on in type of topwater. If you ever listened to one of Mr. Jimmy’s duck hunting stories, you learned valuable insight into the sport of duck hunting.

I guess he hated a roost shooter worse than any type of hunter. He harped on the fact that a roost shooter was just that, a shooter. He did not take the time to learn how to call to feeding or resting ducks. His method of hunting was simply to go into a place where the ducks came in just before dark and shoot till you could not see anymore. He always said if you shoot um on the roost, they don’t come back. If you shoot in the A.M or late A.M. you still give them time to loaf in the afternoon before they go back out to feed. Mr. Jimmy told a story about a group of roost shooters that started coming into the resting area that he was hunting. About the time they had finished their morning hunt and were heading out , there were a group of hunters in two boats headed into the marsh. The ducks had quite flying and were already down to rest. Jimmy said he could see them stringing up toilet paper in the button willows to find their way out after dark. He said where the ducks usually rested was way out in the middle of the marsh. After they had gone by and were out of sight. He said he picked up the toilet paper for a good 200 yards leading in and re-strung it directly due South into the thickest part of marsh. He then proceeded back to Jackson. The next day, they had their usual hunt and stopped by the farmers house on the edge of the marsh, where they had access, to see what happened to the roost shooters. The local farmer told Mr. Jimmy that he could hear whooping, hollering, and even 3 gun blasts every once in a while ALL NIGHT LONG. He said just before daylight he heard their truck crank up and leave. Mr. Jimmy said it must have been some night for those fellows, as it got down close to freezing. “Serves um right” he said.

I think the furthest I've ever been from a true "roost shooter" and made it to them in time to issue an award was 4.6 miles. And they shot 42 minutes late if I remember correctly. A slight breeze from the SE blew the sound of those volleys right across my front porch.

[Locked Up]

Ducks do become imprinted on a spot and we have never shot ducks in the afternoon. Here's a story on roost shooting but it applies to afternoon shooting as well as told by Jimmy Riddell.

Waterfowl Etiquette

Mr. Jimmy Ridell had a story about what the new age of waterfowlers call “TopwaterSlob Hunters". One was about a group of roost shooters and the other was a move on in type of topwater. If you ever listened to one of Mr. Jimmy’s duck hunting stories, you learned valuable insight into the sport of duck hunting.

I guess he hated a roost shooter worse than any type of hunter. He harped on the fact that a roost shooter was just that, a shooter. He did not take the time to learn how to call to feeding or resting ducks. His method of hunting was simply to go into a place where the ducks came in just before dark and shoot till you could not see anymore. He always said if you shoot um on the roost, they don’t come back. If you shoot in the A.M or late A.M. you still give them time to loaf in the afternoon before they go back out to feed. Mr. Jimmy told a story about a group of roost shooters that started coming into the resting area that he was hunting. About the time they had finished their morning hunt and were heading out , there were a group of hunters in two boats headed into the marsh. The ducks had quite flying and were already down to rest. Jimmy said he could see them stringing up toilet paper in the button willows to find their way out after dark. He said where the ducks usually rested was way out in the middle of the marsh. After they had gone by and were out of sight. He said he picked up the toilet paper for a good 200 yards leading in and re-strung it directly due South into the thickest part of marsh. He then proceeded back to Jackson. The next day, they had their usual hunt and stopped by the farmers house on the edge of the marsh, where they had access, to see what happened to the roost shooters. The local farmer told Mr. Jimmy that he could hear whooping, hollering, and even 3 gun blasts every once in a while ALL NIGHT LONG. He said just before daylight he heard their truck crank up and leave. Mr. Jimmy said it must have been some night for those fellows, as it got down close to freezing. “Serves um right” he said.

I think the furthest I've ever been from a true "roost shooter" and made it to them in time to issue an award was 4.6 miles. And they shot 42 minutes late if I remember correctly. A slight breeze from the SE blew the sound of those volleys right across my front porch.

Dang that is late. They must have been shooting in pitch dark if they were in the timber. They truely deserved their reward and I thank you for delivering it. Thanks for what yall do Wingman, I know the man can get a bad rap sometimes but I have been lucky to have never had a bad experience.

[Jake St. John]

Ducks do become imprinted on a spot and we have never shot ducks in the afternoon. Here's a story on roost shooting but it applies to afternoon shooting as well as told by Jimmy Riddell.

Waterfowl Etiquette

Mr. Jimmy Ridell had a story about what the new age of waterfowlers call “TopwaterSlob Hunters". One was about a group of roost shooters and the other was a move on in type of topwater. If you ever listened to one of Mr. Jimmy’s duck hunting stories, you learned valuable insight into the sport of duck hunting.

I guess he hated a roost shooter worse than any type of hunter. He harped on the fact that a roost shooter was just that, a shooter. He did not take the time to learn how to call to feeding or resting ducks. His method of hunting was simply to go into a place where the ducks came in just before dark and shoot till you could not see anymore. He always said if you shoot um on the roost, they don’t come back. If you shoot in the A.M or late A.M. you still give them time to loaf in the afternoon before they go back out to feed. Mr. Jimmy told a story about a group of roost shooters that started coming into the resting area that he was hunting. About the time they had finished their morning hunt and were heading out , there were a group of hunters in two boats headed into the marsh. The ducks had quite flying and were already down to rest. Jimmy said he could see them stringing up toilet paper in the button willows to find their way out after dark. He said where the ducks usually rested was way out in the middle of the marsh. After they had gone by and were out of sight. He said he picked up the toilet paper for a good 200 yards leading in and re-strung it directly due South into the thickest part of marsh. He then proceeded back to Jackson. The next day, they had their usual hunt and stopped by the farmers house on the edge of the marsh, where they had access, to see what happened to the roost shooters. The local farmer told Mr. Jimmy that he could hear whooping, hollering, and even 3 gun blasts every once in a while ALL NIGHT LONG. He said just before daylight he heard their truck crank up and leave. Mr. Jimmy said it must have been some night for those fellows, as it got down close to freezing. “Serves um right” he said.

I think the furthest I've ever been from a true "roost shooter" and made it to them in time to issue an award was 4.6 miles. And they shot 42 minutes late if I remember correctly. A slight breeze from the SE blew the sound of those volleys right across my front porch.

Did I meet you at the resent round of Open enrollment? I was doing the PERS state retirement.
Saw Bullet and Baby Gail. Bullet is Dick Reed's grandson that used to hunt with Mr. Jimmy. And Baby Gail watches my turkey hunting friends land at Tunica.

[mudweiser92887]

I wouldnt risk it i mean you may or may not run them out but why take the risk?? i mean hunting them in the same spots in the mornings is bad enough why compound that and risk runnin all the birds off?? just my .02

[Hole Hunter]

Don't be greedy. Enjoy your morning hunt and let the ducks rest in the afternoon.

Go hunt some tree goats after lunch.