I am looking for any info about hunting waterfowl on hood canal/ kitsap side or between port ludlow and quilcene. I have a boat and a few dozen dekes, don't really have much time to travel to far from home. I have seen guys out down around belfair but thats about it. Can some one point me in the right direction?

thanks in advance

Don't know too much about hunting the Belfair or Quilcene area, but if you're willing to drive a half hour more, Skokomish Flats can be decent at times. Haven't hunted there for a few years, but used to do okay. Kind of hit or miss. Pretty good access too at either Potlatch or Union.

The fields around Hunter Farms (pheasant release site there as well) often flood and pull in quite a few birds on nasty days.

Hope this helps some.

My brother lives in Poulsbo,so we hunt Quilcene bay on occasion. The thing I don't like about it is there's not alot of area to hunt in the bay. All it takes is a couple guys hunting there and the shooting goes downhill. The birds in the early season are easy to decoy,but after a couple weeks they get really decoy shy and it's pass shooting after that. The bay never see's many northern birds so the shooting slows down pretty quick.

You have a boat,and that will help cause most of the guys in boats have good shoots. I have never taken my boat out there but I will one of these days. If you like shooting mallards,you won't like Quilcene or the Hood Canal. Widgeons are the most common bird there 75-80%,a few teal,pintails and scaup make up the rest of the birds. We hunted there 3 days last year and only shot 2 mallards between us. Good hunting!!

Thanks for sharing the information. I hope to make an initial scouting trip this weekend.Anyone near bainbridge island interested in hunting birds locally this fall?

Beware of your decoy lines. Make them extra extra long or they will float away with a big tide. Usually lots of wiegeon flying in that area.