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Just recieved confirmation that my father & I drew swan permits for North Carolina. Anyone have any recommendations for a guide for the swan hunt and possibly an extra day of duck hunting ?? | ||
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Jennette's lodge is pretty good in Engelhard, NC. http://www.ncduckhunts.com/ They have good leases, I have hunted with them couple of times. The owner is a bit quirky but they will get you the swans. After the swans are done then you can spend a day or two hunting puddle ducks on an impoundment or go hunt seaducks, it is your choice. Some pics from the hunt..    | |||
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Good Luck on your Swan Hunt! They are tops on my bird bucket list. I hope to see a hunt report complete w/ pics! Im curious, what gun & load set up will you use for swan? "A Lone Hunter is the Best Hunter..." | |||
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I hunted swan's some years ago but I found the guides to be incompetent both in knowledge, calling and decoy placement. Fortunately, swans are easy to decoy. Be sure you follow through on your swing. They are large birds although not difficult to kill if you lead them. I'm sure there are some great guides on the coast, but I do not know any personally that I would recommend. I will ask some of my friends that live on the NC coast. They should know some. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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@CamoManJ Any 12 gauge will work fine (do not need 10 ga). I usually use a Benelli SBE with 3.5" loads Hevishot BB. You can use #4 shot 2 3/4" loads if you want if they are upclose and if you are capable of shooting precisely in the head or neck. Problem is that if you miss and hit their body then you have a wounded swan. So I try to body shoot them with 12 ga 3.5 inch BB at about 25 yards and they fold their wings right there. | |||
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I have reserved 3 boxes of 3.5" 12 ga BB Hevi-Shot that I purchased from AR member, Perry, just for Swans & Cranes. I also hunt w/ a trusty SBE II. "A Lone Hunter is the Best Hunter..." | |||
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