The post season Military Vets/Active Duty Hunt at the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area resulted in a great average for the Hunters on Saturday. Green Wing Teal were the most numerous bird checked in with Shovelers taking the second spot. The Wister Staff reported that the waterfowl take for the Military Vets/Active Duty Hunt on Saturday, 2/12/22, were as follows:
73 Military Vets/Active Duty Hunters bagged 57 Shovelers, 4 Mallards, 23 Gadwall, 22 Widgeon, 17 Pintail, 60 Green Wing Teal, 51 Cinnamon Teal, 2 Ring Necks, 1 Scaup, 8 Bufflehead, and 20 Ruddy Ducks. No Geese were checked in by the Hunters on Saturday. The Military Vets/Active Duty Hunters also downed 2 Coots on Saturday. This worked out to an average of 3.63 ducks per gun or, with the Coots included, 3.66 waterfowl per person. Out of 100 reservations issued, 30 arrived on time for their spot.
The average take of waterfowl for Sunday, the second day of the Military Vets/Active Duty Hunt weekend, at the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area produced a good average bag. Green Wing Teal retained the first spot for number of birds checked in with Widgeon showing up to take over the second position. The Wister Staff reported the waterfowl take for the Military Vets/Active Duty Hunt on Sunday, 2/13/22 were as follows:
28 Military Vets/Active Duty Hunters checked in with 6 Shovelers, 6 Gadwall, 11 Widgeon, 17 Green Wing Teal, 10 Cinnamon Teal, 1 Bufflehead, and 4 Ruddy Ducks. There were 2 Snow Geese brought into the checked in by the Hunters on Sunday. The Military Vets/Active Duty Hunters didn’t bag any Coots on Saturday. This came out to an average harvest of 1.96 ducks per Hunter and, with the Geese included in the count, 2.04 waterfowl per gun. Out of 100 reservations issued only 9 showed up to claim their spot.
With that, the 20210/2022 Waterfowl Season at the Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area is in the books. Watch for SoCalHunt’s Season-Long Stats report for Wister coming here soon.
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