The average bag of waterfowl at the Kern National Wildlife Refuge for Wednesday headed upward again from Saturday’s very good average. Shovelers remained in first place for number of birds checked in with Green Wing Teal still holding the second spot. The Kern NWR Staff reported that the results for Wednesday, 1/19/22 were as follows:
60 adult hunters and 1 junior hunter came away with 132 Shovelers, 1 Mallard, 14 Gadwall, 13 Widgeon, 30 Pintail, 48 Green Wing Teal, 3 Cinnamon Teal, 2 Redheads, 8 Bufflehead, and 1 Ruddy Duck. A single White Fronted Goose was taken at Kern on Wednesday. There were no Coots checked in at Kern on Wednesday. This came out to an average harvest of 4.13 ducks per hunter or, with the Goose added in, 4.15 waterfowl per person. Out of 7 reservation cards issued 6 hunters arrived on time to get their spot.
The average take of waterfowl at the Kern National Wildlife Refuge for Saturday slid back a little as compared to Wednesday’s great average. Shovelers were again in first place for number of birds bagged with Green Wing Teal still holding the second spot. The Kern NWR Staff reported that the results for Saturday, 1/22/22 were as follows:
65 adult and 5 junior hunters took home 130 Shovelers, 5 Mallards, 14 Gadwall, 25 Widgeon, 32 Pintail, 44 Green Wing Teal, 4 Cinnamon Teal, 4 Redheads, 12 Bufflehead, 1 Eurasian Widgeon, and 2 Ruddy Ducks. No Geese or Coots were downed at Kern on Saturday. This figured out to an average bag of 3.90 ducks per person and, of course, with no Geese or Coots to add in, 3.90 waterfowl per gun. Out of 7 reservation cards issued 5 hunters arrived on time to get their spot.
Kern National Wildlife Refuge is open for waterfowl hunting on Wednesdays and Saturdays only. At this point in the season, it is now too late to put in for reservations online through the DFW Automated License Data System (ALDS). You can still get in on the daily “sweat line” drawing for the remaining blinds after the reservations are taken care of. Reservation spots are given out at the Hunter Check Station on the Refuge 2 ½ hours before local shoot time and the “sweat line” drawing is performed 2 hours before shoot time, the day of the hunt, also at the Refuge Hunter Check Station.
Don’t forget that all licenses and 1 day, 2 day or season passes must be purchased at a DFW Office or a license agent before your arrival at the refuge. These can be purchased online via the ALDS system also, however, you will have to wait for the DFG to mail you the actual licenses and passes which can take up to 15 days. If you purchase your license and passes in person at a DFW office or license agent, you immediately get them without the wait for the mail. As in past seasons, no licenses or passes will be sold at the check stations this season.
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