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 $160.00 per person covers blind, decoys, guide and retriever for the day. We require one day’s deposit ($160.00 per 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

2008-2009 BAG LIMITS, SHOOTING HOURS, AND SEASON DATES FOR WATERFOWL SEASONS OCCURRING AFTER OCT. 1
SEE THE CURRENT NORTH CAROLINA INLAND FISHING, HUNTING & TRAPPING REGULATIONS DIGEST FOR OTHER REGULATIONS CONCERNING WATERFOWL
BAG LIMITS
a) Conventional bag: 6 ducks with no more than 4 scoters, 4 mallards with no more than 2 hen mallards, 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 1 black or mottled duck (season closed until December 13), 1 pintail, or 1 fulvous tree duck. Prior to January 2 the daily bag limit for scaup is 1, with a daily bag of 2 for the remainder of the season. The season on canvasbacks and harlequin ducks is closed. (Possession limits are twice the daily bag unless otherwise noted.)
b) Other limits: 1) 15 light geese (Includes snow & blue geese & Ross’ geese), no possession limit 2) 3 brant 3) 5 mergansers (2 hooded mergansers) 4) 7 sea ducks (In special sea duck areas only). In other areas sea ducks are part of the regular duck bag limit. No more than 4 scoters per day may be taken in either season. 5) 15 coots
6) 5 dark geese (Includes Canada geese & white-fronted geese) in the Resident Hunt Zone, 5 in the Southern James Bay Zone and 1 per season (permit holders only) in the Northeast Hunt Zone.
HOURS: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
October 1-4, November 8-29 and
December 13 - January 24 [Black and mottled ducks closed until Dec. 13; Prior to Jan. 2 the daily bag limit for scaup is 1, then the daily bag is 2 for the remainder of the season]
Sea Ducks (Applies to extended bag limits only in Special Sea Duck Area.)
October 1 – January 31
Dark Geese (Includes Canada geese &
white-fronted geese) Ask your Wildlife Service Agent to see the map for goose hunt zones or view at www.ncwildlife.org
Resident Population Hunt Zone: Oct. 1-11, Nov. 8-29 and Dec. 13 – Feb. 7
Southern James Bay Hunt Zone (Gaddy Goose refuge closed after Sept. 30): Oct. 1-25 and Nov. 8 – Dec. 31.
Northeast Hunt Zone: Dec. 22 – Jan. 24 (By permit only – 1,000 will be issued).
Light Geese (Includes snow & blue geese & Ross’ geese)
October 15 - October 25
November 8 - February 28
Brant
November 8–29 and December 13 - January 24
Tundra Swan
November 8 - January 31
(By permit only - 5,000 will be issued.)
Youth Waterfowl Day (Species include ducks, geese, 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).
January 31, 2009
Youth must be 15 years of age or younger and accompanied by a properly licensed adult. The adult can not duck hunt but may participate in other seasons that are open on the special youth day.
You may also call 1-800-675-0263 for this information.
Report all bands by calling 1-800-327-BAND or www.reportband.gov