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. Shovelers were the most numerous bird taken with Green Wing Teal holding the second spot. The Wister Staff reported that the waterfowl take for the Military Vets/Active Duty Hunt on Saturday, 2/11/23, were as follows:
48 Military Vets/Active Duty Hunters checked in with 71 Shovelers, 6 Mallards, 18 Gadwall, 13 Widgeon, 26 Pintail, 50 Green Wing Teal, 37 Cinnamon Teal, 1 Canvasback, 5 Bufflehead, and 7 Ruddy Ducks. No Geese were downed by the Hunters on Saturday. The Military Vets/Active Duty Hunters also checked in 1 Coot on Saturday. This came out to an average bag of 4.88 Ducks per gun or, with the Coot included, 4.90 waterfowl per person. Out of 100 reservations issued, 20 arrived on time for their spot.
The average harvest 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 another great average. Shovelers held the first spot for number of birds taken with Cinnamon Teal taking over the second position. The Wister Staff reported the waterfowl take for the Military Vets/Active Duty Hunt on Sunday, 2/12/23 were as follows:
40 Military Vets/Active Duty Hunters took home 38 Shovelers, 1 Mallard, 8 Gadwall, 7 Widgeon, 16 Pintail, 31 Green Wing Teal, 32 Cinnamon Teal, and 4 Ruddy Ducks. There were no Geese harvested by the Hunters on Sunday. No Coots were taken on Sunday. This figured out to an average harvest of 3.43 ducks per Hunter and, of course, with no Geese or Coots to include in the total, 3.43 waterfowl per gun. Out of 100 reservations issued 17 showed up to claim their spot.
With that, the 2022/2023 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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