The Junior Waterfowl Hunt weekend at the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area yielded a very good average harvest for the Junior Hunters in attending on Saturday. Shovelers and Green Wing Teal tied for the first spot for the most numerous bird bagged with Widgeon taking the second position. The Wister Staff reported that the waterfowl take for the Junior Hunt on Saturday, 2/5/22, was as follows:
40 Junior Hunters checked in with 29 Shovelers, 3 Mallards, 9 Gadwall, 15 Widgeon, 12 Pintail, 29 Green Wing Teal, 4 Cinnamon Teal, 1Scaup, 6 Bufflehead, 1 Blue Wing Teal, and 4 Ruddy Ducks. 2 Snow Geese taken by the Junior Hunters on Saturday. No Coots were knocked down by the Junior Hunters on Saturday. This came out to an average bag of 2.83 ducks per Junior Hunter and, with the Geese added to the total, 2.88 waterfowl per Junior Hunter. Out of 104 reservation cards issued to the Junior Hunters 17 showed up in time to claim their spot.
The average bag of waterfowl for Sunday, the second day of the Junior Hunt weekend, at the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area Dropped a bit from Saturday’s very good average. Ruddy Ducks took over the first position for most numerous bird checked in with Snow Geese taking the second spot. The Wister Staff reported the waterfowl harvest for the Junior Hunt on Sunday, 2/6/22 was as follows:
11 Junior Hunters checked in with 1 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 4 Widgeon, 1 Pintail, 1 Cinnamon Teal, 2 Canvasbacks, and 6 Ruddy Ducks. 5 Snow Geese were downed at the Junior Hunt on Sunday. 1 Coot was taken by the Juniors on Sunday. This figured out to an average take of 1.64 ducks per Junior Hunter or, with the Geese and Coot included in the total, 2.18 waterfowl per Junior Hunter. Out of 104 reservation cards issued to the Junior Hunters only 6 arrived on time to get their spot.
If you’re a Veteran or an Active Duty Military Member you also have two more chance this season. The after season Veteran/Active Duty Military hunt, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, February 12th and 13th at Wister. Hopefully, our Vets and Active Duty Heroes will take advantage of this opportunity. Here’s hoping our Vets and Active Duty have a great hunt! If you don’t have a reservation for the Vets/Military Hunt you can still get in on the sweatline drawing, just like any regular hunt day, by showing up at Wister to get in on the drawing by 10:30 PM the night before. Reservation spots are given out starting at 3 AM and the “sweat line” spots given out after that. For more information, contact the staff at Wister Staff at 760-359-0577. And, of course, thanks for your service.
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