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Whats The Best Firearm for Ducks!
Just wondering what firearm is good for ducks ; i would rather not get a shotgun. I was thinking a 22 .so i would like some info ;before i go out and buy any 22... i would rather go home with something instead of empty handed when i head out hunting..
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I think reading the hunting regulations would be a fine start. Check out the 2015 since the 2016 arent out yet and you will get a good answer.
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07-14-2016, 12:32 AM
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You really need to read the waterfowl regulations.
It is illegal to use a rifle fir ducks, gotta be a shotgun
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Originally Posted by catnthehat
You really need to read the waterfowl regulations.
It is illegal to use a rifle fir ducks, gotta be a shotgun
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Yup , rifle firing a single projectile is illegal , however you could go with archery equipment if up for the challenge . 
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07-14-2016, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by fulltime pops
Just wondering what firearm is good for ducks ; i would rather not get a shotgun. I was thinking a 22 .so i would like some info ;before i go out and buy any 22... i would rather go home with something instead of empty handed when i head out hunting..
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Yah....shotgun or archery is your choice.
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Kinda scary that you have a firearm license and ask that question let alone passed hunters Ed
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07-14-2016, 09:06 AM
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Recurve all the way. Old school or nothing.
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07-14-2016, 12:34 PM
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I think most firearms small enough to be operated by a duck would be prohibited. Plus, you might have to have a gunsmith custom design a trigger to be operated by the webbed foot.
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Beat me to it.
Or how about the .950 JDJ?
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07-14-2016, 01:15 PM
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Kinda scary that you have a firearm license and ask that question let alone passed hunters Ed
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07-15-2016, 04:36 AM
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Is this a Forum?
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Originally Posted by trophybook
Kinda scary that you have a firearm license and ask that question let alone passed hunters Ed
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Is this the Alberta outdoors forum.... im sure i can ask what is the right firearm...& if it requires a shot gun;..ill get.... Idiots shoot targets and leave it hanging there all littered with shell casings and leave live rounds littered on ground & i sure hope Isaac or Slim Jim aint your daddy... lol
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Kinda scary that you have a firearm license and ask that question let alone passed hunters Ed
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No doubt.
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07-14-2016, 12:52 PM
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If you don't want to use a shotgun just sexualy identify as a duck. They will then give you special consideration and you can use you 22 lr instead of a shotgun.
If this was a serious question then read up on the regs is my only real suggestion.
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it's illegal to use one projectile gun for waterfowl. If you don't like 12 gouge kick use smaller caliber shotgun (e.g. 20).
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07-14-2016, 06:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fulltime pops
Just wondering what firearm is good for ducks ; i would rather not get a shotgun. I was thinking a 22 .so i would like some info ;before i go out and buy any 22... i would rather go home with something instead of empty handed when i head out hunting..
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Probably something that's "minute of man"
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Made my day!
Too funny.
If people are going to customize shotties for ducks..
I'm gonna have to weld me up a new blind for this fall.
Either way... They better be restricted to not use rifled projectiles either. Don't need them taking long range potshots at us. We got to have a sporting chance..
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I've got one of those buddies that always tells me "hunting isn't a sport until the animals can shoot back"..... Damn ...I can't believe I have to make this phone call!
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I sure hope Donald's gun isn't fully quackomatic. He is sure to be crossing lucrative waters
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07-14-2016, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by fulltime pops
Just wondering what firearm is good for ducks ; i would rather not get a shotgun. I was thinking a 22 .so i would like some info ;before i go out and buy any 22... i would rather go home with something instead of empty handed when i head out hunting..
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Native?
If so ruger 77/22 and have at it.
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07-15-2016, 04:44 AM
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Shot gun it is! 👍
Will buy a shot gun... never wanted get one; but if its for ducks and 100% legal . I will get one. 
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07-15-2016, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by fulltime pops
Will buy a shot gun... never wanted get one; but if its for ducks and 100% legal . I will get one. |
You might want to read all of the regulations as well. And if you haven't held a hunting license before, you will need to take the hunter education course.
http://albertaregulations.ca/huntingregs/
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07-15-2016, 10:19 AM
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Fulltimepops...why ask a question like that when you know the answer then? Hope I never encounter you in the field. Btw make sure they are ducks you be shooting at and not bald eagles
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07-15-2016, 10:51 AM
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Btw make sure they are ducks you be shooting at and not bald eagles
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Or decoys around my blind!
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It has been scientifically proven that a 308 round will not leave your property -- they essentially fall dead at the fence line. But a 38 round, when fired from a handgun, will of its own accord leave your property and destroy any small schools nearby.
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07-15-2016, 10:58 AM
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A different idea.
You don't hunt, I get it. If you just want some ducks and don't own a gun, get a dog. When I was a young fellow I used to hunt ducks east of Calgary and I had a very good dog. If I went out after work during the week she would often pick up 4 or 5 cripples before I got my tie off. I'd shoot a few and that would be my limit.
Any duck habitat near a big city will have cripples on the water in the rushes left by hunters who don't have a dog, don't be one of them. So once the season opens you will be able to get lots of ducks without firing a shot.
So buy a breed of your choice and spend some quality time with man's best friend.
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07-15-2016, 11:06 AM
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Also maybe go out with someone willing to teach you the basics after you have all the correct courses . Hire a guide maybe ? If you rather not I hear there are some really good places that sell duck
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