DUCK HUNTING ADVENTURES

DUCK HUNTING ADVENTURES with Captain Vic Berg 4740 Elm Ct. Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 252-261-7842		Fishing Hunting Updates Memorable Updates Carvings Recipes Bird watching Hunting Stories and more Click to Home Page
	North Carolina’s Outer Banks are truly an outdoorsman’s paradise. Very often there are so many excellent outdoor opportunities that deciding which to select can be a challenge. This is especially so when it comes to waterfowling in this beautiful expansive area. Foremost of what we offer is variety. Puddlers, divers, snow geese, swans or brant can be targeted on any given day. The guide service harvests 23 to 27 species of waterfowl per season. Typically a bag of 10 ducks will contain 7 different species! Hunting in this area is sure to yield a diverse harvest and a unique waterfowling experience. Outer Banks Waterfowl is centered in the Oregon Inlet area and boasts unparalleled puddle duck opportunities. Situated between Bodie Island refuge to the north with Pea Island refuge to the south, our blinds have proven over the past 30 years to be some of the finest and most consistent in the country. For swan hunts, a special North Carolina swan permit is required. Visit www.ncwildlife.org follow link at left to hunting and trapping, then follow link to permit opportunities (on right side of page), then open tundra swan permit application. There is a $10.00 fee to apply and the deadline is Oct. 1. or you can call 888.248.6834
	WHAT TO BRING * Camouflage clothing that will range from cool to cold rainy weather. Chest waders. Coolers to transport waterfowl home. Guns and ammo. Steel shot is more cost effective and we recommend #1 shot. In bismuth we recommend #2 shot and tungsten either #2 or #4 shot. **Trained dogs are welcome but require advance notification.
ACCOMMODATIONS We are back at the SEA RANCH! It is an ocean front hotel with an indoor swimming pool, on site restaurant and is located in Kill Devil Hills. Their rates are $40.00/room.	RATES FOR WATERFOWLING $185.00 per person covers blind, decoys, guide and retriever for the day. We require a $100.00 deposit/hunter. Advance deposits are applied to the last day of your hunting period. Deposits are refundable up to thirty days prior to your hunt. Balance of entire hunt is due upon arrival.	Vic will book your room for you with the deposit you send him, with the balance due on arrival at the hotel. Should you need to contact them directly for special accommodations or any other information, you can do so at: 252-441-7126.

Aerial view of our marsh at Oregon Inlet

RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 31) — The N.C Wildlife Resources Commission has set season dates, bag limits and applicable regulations for the 2012-13 waterfowl and extended falconry seasons.

Beginning Sept. 1, sportsmen and women can apply for permit waterfowl hunts online or by visiting a Wildlife Service Agent, or calling 888-248-6834 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 888-248-6834 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Application deadline for the majority of waterfowl permit hunts is Oct. 1.

Information on all late-season waterfowl permit hunting opportunities, including locations, dates and quotas, is now available on the agency’s website, www.ncwildlife.org. Click on 2012-13 Permit Hunting Opportunities.

Of particular note this year is the increase in bag limit or scaup, which doubled from 2 last year to 4 this year to accommodate an increase in the breeding population.

The following are the 2012-13 bag limits, shooting hours and season dates for waterfowl seasons occurring after Sept. 30. Possession limits are twice the daily bag unless otherwise noted.

a) Conventional bag: 6 ducks with no more than 4 scoters, 4 scaup,4 mallards with no more than 2 hen mallards, 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2pintails, 1 black or mottled duck (season closed until Nov. 17), 1 canvasback,or 1 fulvous whistling duck. The season on harlequin ducks is closed.

b) Other limits: 25 light geese (includes snow, blue and Ross’ geese), no possession limit; 2 brant; 5 mergansers (2 hooded mergansers); 7 sea ducks (in special sea duck area only). In other areas, sea ducks are part of the regular duck bag limit. Includes scoters, eiders and long-tailed ducks. No more than 4scoters per day may be taken in either season; 15 coots; 5 dark geese (includes Canada geese and white-fronted geese) in the Resident Hunt Zone, 5 in the Southern James Bay Zone and 1 in the Northeast Hunt Zone.

HOURS: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.

Ducks, Mergansers and Coots	Oct. 3-6, Nov. 10 – Dec. 1 and Dec. 15 – Jan. 26 [Black and mottled ducks closed until Nov. 17]
Sea Ducks (In special sea duck area only)	Oct. 1 – Jan. 31
Dark Geese (Includes Canada geese and white-fronted geese) To view a map of the goose hunt zones, refer to the Regulations Digest or www.ncwildlife.org	Resident Population Hunt Zone: Oct. 3-13, Nov. 10 – Dec. 1 and Dec. 15 – Feb. 9 Southern James Bay Hunt Zone (Gaddy Goose Refuge closed after Sept. 30): Oct. 3 – Oct. 31 and Nov. 10 – Dec. 31. Northeast Hunt Zone: Jan. 19 – Jan. 26 (By permit only)
Light Geese (Includes snow and blue geese, and Ross’ geese)	Oct. 17 – Oct. 20 Nov. 10 – March 9 Electronic calls and unplugged guns are allowed from Feb. 11 – March 9
Brant	Nov. 17 – Dec. 1 and Dec. 15 – Jan. 26
Tundra Swan	Nov. 10 – Jan. 31 (1 per season by permit only; 5,000 will be issued.)
Youth Waterfowl Days (Includes ducks, geese, brant, mergansers, coots and tundra swans.) The youth must have a valid permit to harvest a tundra swan or a Canada goose (NE Hunt Zone only).	Feb. 2 and Feb. 9 Youth must be 15 years of age or younger and accompanied by a properly licensed adult. The adult cannot duck hunt but may participate in other seasons that are open on the special youth day.