WATERFOWL HUNTING with Antlers and Feathers Outfitters
We at Antlers and Feathers Outfitters offer our clients an overwhelming supply of waterfowl hunting opportunities.
Our outfitting areas cover approximately 4,500 square kilometers reaching out from Ottawa to Lanark, Westport, down south to the St.Lawrence river and to the east end of Ontario; all these areas have a large number of permanent and seasonal water-bodies which are interspersed with farmland.
Whether hunting on rivers, streams, creeks, fields for Mallards, wood ducks, teals, geese and snow geese or hunting big water on the St. Lawrence for Mallards, Divers and Geese, we ensure that our clients enjoy a wide variety of ultimate waterfowl hunts.
Duck Hunting
Season Dates for 2013 / 2014
Sept. 28, 2013 – Jan 11, 2014
Peak seasons:
Wood duck, Teals: Sep. to mid Oct.
Mallards: Nov. to end of season
Divers: Nov. to end of season
Goldeneyes: Dec. to end of season
General information:
The maturity of our duck hunts is done over water earlier in the season in flooded swamps, inland lakes, rivers and small creeks, later in the season we mainly hunt the Ottawa River, Rideau River, St. Lawrence River and Rideau Lake in the Westport area.
Hunting is done either directly on the shore, from our comfortable duck boats, fixed or temp. blinds.
Rain and standing water in the fields will draw mallards out of the flooded swamps and bring them to the fields in good numbers, thats when we go after them on field duck hunts with exceptional success rates.
Usually when mallards are using the fields there will be plenty of geese as well so it sets up well for a great shoot of both ducks and geese.
You will be very amazed about the mix of species in our area, of course depending on the time of the year.
Her just a few to name:
Mallards, American Black ducks, Common Mergansers, Blue-bills, Little Blue-bills, Goldeneyes, Whistlers, Widgeon, Pintails, Teals (green and blue winged), Buffleheads, Red Heads, etc.
Canada Goose Hunting
Season Dates for 2013 / 2014
Early seaon: Sep. 05, 2013 – Sep. 15, 2013
Regular season: Sep. 28, 2013 - Dec. 31, 2013
(Season dates are approximates)
Peak season:
Canada goose hunts are at it's best between October and November however there are plenty of birds until the end of the season and Antler and Feathers Outfitters knows how to "CUT EM"
General information:
We hunt for Canada Geese in Eastern Ontario which is one of the largest staging areas in the world for Canada Geese with approximately 500,000 birds using the area throughout the season. Our hunting area is home to thousands or domestic (resident) geese during the summer and early September.
Migration of fall geese starts mid-late September by using the area from October to late November.
The hunting locations are always pre-scouted the by our guides before we hunt them, to ensure our valued customers always the best possible hunting results.
Antlers and Feathers Outfitters offers a variety of Canada Goose hunts over water only, we use the same setup as we do for our well known and loved duck hunts, this hunting opportunity is always very popular to our customers.
Snow Goose Hunting
Season Dates for 2013 / 2014
Spring season: March 2014 - May 2014
(Season dates are approximates)
Peak season:
Spring: Mid March - End of April
General information:
Spring Snow Goose hunting is a very different experience as hunting Canada goose in the fall in terms of success rates.
During the spring Snow Goose season the birds have already been hunted very hard all the way down the flyway and back up before they get finally to our areas.
Which means for Snow Geese; the season pretty much never ends because they are hunted everywhere they go and become very wise.
For Snow Goose hunts in Ontario we follow the birds on their fly back up north.
Average spread sizes of decoys varies very since we need to adapt to the locations, weather conditions, etc.
We use on our hunts primarily E-caller and regular Canada Goose mouth calls to bring the birds in.
Main worn camouflage is white clothes/suits while laying on layout style blinds. Success rates during past spring hunts ranged from 2 to 40 birds per day.
Antlers and Feathers Outfitters strongly recommend for the spring hunting season to book three (3) consecutive days to increase your chance on getting into at least one great day of hunting.
For all hunters out there, please understand that even with the highly liberate daily limits of 20 birds per day, don’t expect limit shoots.