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Wingshooting · Anas platyrhynchos

Duck

Mallards, pintail, wigeon, teal and gadwall over playa lakes and tailwater pits — usually done by nine.

Plan your hunt
Three hunters and a black Labrador gathered at the open tailgate of a pickup in a dry-grass field, a spread of drake ducks including a redhead laid across the tailgate under a blue sky
In the field

The duck hunt

Season
Late October – early February
Daily bag
6 duck
Party
2–6 guns
From
From $325 a gun, a day

The South Plains fills with ducks once the playas take water. We hunt natural playa lakes and tailwater pits with decoys and calling, tucked into the cover the birds already trust.

Mornings are quick and close — feet-down shooting over the spread, most limits taken before the coffee’s cold. A natural add-on to a crane weekend.

Before you travel

Licenses & permits

Texas hunting license, migratory game bird endorsement, HIP certification, and the federal duck stamp.

Seasons, bag limits and license requirements are set by Texas Parks & Wildlife and change annually — confirm before you travel.

Footage & photographs

From the field

A long row of drake mallards and other ducks hung by their feet from a barbed-wire fence, the short-grass prairie stretching behind under a blue sky
A chocolate Labrador in a camo neoprene vest resting its paws on a truck tailgate lined with a row of drake ducks in golden morning light
A row of ducks including a green-winged teal and gadwalls laid on the drop-down tailgate of a white truck, a flooded playa marsh in the background
Combination hunts

Make it a two- or three-species trip

Combination

Combination Hunts

Combine any two species in one trip — crane at daylight, ducks at midday, hogs after supper.

Any two species can be combined in a single trip. Most repeat parties come for two days and shoot two or three species. Tell us what you want to shoot and we’ll build the trip around it.

From $600 for a two-day tripAsk about combos →

Pair the duck with

Most limits are down by nine.

Call or text with your dates, your guns and your quarry. A deposit holds your spot.

Call (806) 292-8725
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