Solo DUCK HUNTING In A PUBLIC FIELD (Unexpected Mixed Bag!)

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7 ай бұрын

Never before have I rolled up to a field that birds were piling into and thought, "I gotta go out there and hunt right now!". However, with freezing temps setting in and the migration in full swing I decided to do just that on my first day down in South Dakota last week. I had about an hour and a half of shooting light left when I headed out into the field and after kicking off thousands of ducks, specks, and snows I threw out a small spread and jumped in the layout for the last hour of light. It ended up being one of the most excited hours I've ever had while duck or goose hunting. Hope you enjoy!
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@virginiaswampboys199 7 ай бұрын

Definitely a waterfowl performance.

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

They put on a show!!

@scottwilkins3481 6 ай бұрын

That was an awesome experience seeing all them birds, heard your breathing pick up knew you were excited!!

@backwoodsty 7 ай бұрын

Great work and excellent job going 3 for 3 on the first group of specks! Always a nice confidence boost to start off batting 1.000.

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! Wish I could've kept the 100% accuracy up through the rest of the hunt but got a little too excited with the amount of birds I had working!

@samlewis8183 6 ай бұрын

"Still shooting time...still shooting time..." LOL meanwhile in my local gameland dudes are water swatting woodies on their walk IN at like 5am 😠

@Will97675 7 ай бұрын

Awesome content as usual. That’s some prime public land.

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Will! Appreciate you watching!

@13hawks32claws Ай бұрын

Super cool hunt with a great 3 pack start.

@sammylacks4937 7 ай бұрын

Thomas , my friend I've been a fan of your hunts going on 3 years at least but I've never seen you as excited and enjoying yourself more than this hunt. It was funny because I thought listen to him , he's got buck fever. I tried to tell ya get a sip of water , calm down and breathe. You got that triple and I admit not knowing a Specklebelly from a merganser but you were wound up like you'd tripled on 12 pt bucks. Was that one or two million geese and ducks over you once. No you don't turn down a bull sprig anywhere. Awesome hunt buddy. I enjoyed watching you almost as much as you enjoyed just being there. Thank you for taking me back to my times so many times. Awesome shooting and it great to see a waterfowler that still gets excited over being under that many birds. You are the man. Be safe.

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Sammy! There was just something special about the way this one lined up, between the lack of expectations going into it and the show that the birds put on. I appreciate you continuing to watch and the kind words as well! I hope I can continue to rekindle old memories of days in the field!

@ricktaylor3196 7 ай бұрын

Awesome hunt Thomas!! Love the triple!!

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Rick! With as tasty as those specks are I just couldn't let any of them out!

@thomascrawford114 7 ай бұрын

Nice shooting on that first group!!!! Excellent job!!! Enjoy your channel!!! Keep up the good work!!

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! I appreciate you watching!

@missioncreekpursuit5643 7 ай бұрын

What an awesome surprise hunt! Great work!

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate it! Better to be lucky than good some days!

@turkeyhunter7617 7 ай бұрын

Crazy amount of birds !! 👍🦆

@jayaustin3096 7 ай бұрын

I always loved my solo hunts, seems like i can get dialed in way better by myself. First video i watched of yours. I like.

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Jay! I appreciate you watching! I completely agree about the solo hunts, I love the simplicity of them and the fact that it's just you and the birds

@ronblackburn3683 7 ай бұрын

Right day and time. Perfect!

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

It was most definitely the migration in action! Headed back out there the next day and only the snow geese had hung around

@d.owczarzak6888 7 ай бұрын

Real nice hunt ! You did great !

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate it!

@shawn5141 7 ай бұрын

Awesome 3/3. That's just amazing sights and sounds Hey Thomas. What about doing a onx how to video. I struggle here in va to find public land that doesn't involve the river. And then some areas are a no go for hunting. Keep up the great work.

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Shawn! I can try to do something like that during the offseason! This page is the ticket for finding public land in VA though - services.dwr.virginia.gov/FindWildlifeVA/#/map

@jonathanplays1596 7 ай бұрын

That looked fun as hell!

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

It was a treat! Could still hear the geese in my ears when I was driving home from the hunt!

@owenhammers4900 7 ай бұрын

What an incredible show

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Owen! It was a special one!

@bobgiles2971 7 ай бұрын

Great hunt definitely lots of birds been a bad season here in northwest Ohio still ha e time just hope it happens

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Bob! Hope it picks up over there soon, has there just been a lack of migration so far?

@caseymidstokke6357 7 ай бұрын

Like hunting the refuge haha. I love it. Great hunt! Wonder how it would have been without the spinner.

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Casey! I was wondering that too, I don't think the ducks would've been as drawn to my setup without it but might've had a better chance at decoying more geese

@josiahcherry2420 7 ай бұрын

that triple was 🔥🔥

@danpalfreyman3502 7 ай бұрын

awesome hunt.

@pedrojsanchezalvarado5569 7 ай бұрын

Excelentes lances de cazerias amigos saludos

@mattwaldronoutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Legit! Great hunt 👍🏼

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!

@shazikhan3877 7 ай бұрын

Shooting by rules Great ethics Well done bro 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@adventureofalifetime9719 7 ай бұрын

Hey man!!! Good shooting !!! Let’s get together and find some birds!!

@cdudegaming6500 7 ай бұрын

Amazing.

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TristanBapst 7 ай бұрын

Woah that was crazy

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Never thought an hour evening hunt would've turned out like that!

@ancellsadventures 7 ай бұрын

Wow! I’d love to see that in VA!

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

I would too! Seen some pretty crazy goose feeds in VA but never anything like this

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Were you able to get out during the November split at all?

@ancellsadventures 7 ай бұрын

@@HokeOutdoors no I was in the mountains deer hunting for our annual trip. Been scouting spots out the last few days checking out some beaver ponds we hunt checking on the water levels and seeing a few ducks. Hopefully they stick at another couple weeks or get a good push of some birds for the third split

@yaaaboii-mp3dw 6 ай бұрын

Nice 👍

@alaineedeal209 6 ай бұрын

You had an awesome hide

@ONTHEFLYTV 7 ай бұрын

Great video

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate it!

@kevinwoodcock4122 7 ай бұрын

Hey Thomas great video as always. Question., how far did you have to drag your hide? And also is there a lot of public in S. Dakota to hunt?

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin! I ended up walking in about 500 yards. There is a good bit of public out there, some of it is owned by the state/feds and some of it is WIA land which is private but open to hunters

@greasemonkey331 5 ай бұрын

Great hunt, wow nice triple off the bat, you are awesome. How do you find the time and funding to hunt so much?

@D_Boone 7 ай бұрын

Sweet shooting! What load do you shoot when expecting a mixed bag over decoys?

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! Typically shooting 3 inch #2s when I think there might the opportunity for ducks and geese

@davidschmidt8391 7 ай бұрын

I would have gotten bird fever too! So many birds. What shot-cam is that?

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

It was hard to not get overwhelmed! I'm using a ShotKam, they're a little spendy but pretty slick

@cody4312 2 ай бұрын

This last season was my first time waterfowl hunting. I mainly hunted fields, and I had a blast doing it. Most of my friends who had decoys are going to college so it will mainly just be me and a couple other guys going out now. I have 5 dozen goose silos, I have two mojos. How many more goose silos should I buy, and should I buy duck silos?

@ViolationNation 7 ай бұрын

Safe to say they haven’t pushed yet lmao.

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

They were rolling south pretty quick actually! Most all the birds were gone the next day when I went back to hunt them

@elite270 7 ай бұрын

I’d love to see a hunt from Nolan’s POV

@Flattyfisher24 7 ай бұрын

Great hunt man that’s a BAG! What’s the duck call you’re running???

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! I'm using a DRC Harlot, got a coupon code for it if you're interested in picking one up!

@lincoln_limits 7 ай бұрын

How do you upload your GoPro videos? The quality is awesome!!

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate it! I just export the whole video in 4K so KZfaq renders it at a higher quality than it would if it was exported in 1080p

@lincoln_limits 7 ай бұрын

Can I ask if you upload from a computer or phone?

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

@@lincoln_limits always from a computer

@user-lv1si6cq4i 6 ай бұрын

Овга гап булиши мумкин эмас зур

@recepserce316 5 ай бұрын

bu ortam çok güzel

@user-of5jz1mk5i 7 ай бұрын

good decoys where to buy such

@ViolationNation 7 ай бұрын

Holy shit

@elijahweber9203 7 ай бұрын

What shotgun do you run?

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Franchi Affinity 3

@tristanhagstrom-us5xu 7 ай бұрын

What’s your filming set up?

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

I'm using two GoPro Hero 10s and a Canon XF400

@hollowcreekhonkers 7 ай бұрын

Public land?!

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Yep! South Dakota has an excellent Walk-In Hunter Access program that opens up private lands to public hunting

@hollowcreekhonkers 7 ай бұрын

@@HokeOutdoors wish we had more of that in Nebraska

@user-of5jz1mk5i 7 ай бұрын

I'm from Russia, how to buy such decoys.We don't have any

@pedrojsanchezalvarado5569 7 ай бұрын

🇪🇨🇪🇨👍

@featherspreaderinc3146 7 ай бұрын

Your dog is missing out.

@kingdl1386 7 ай бұрын

First one here

@HokeOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@pioner_hansona 4 ай бұрын

красавчик!