Texas waterfowl season is approaching rapidly. It’s time to start scouting general locations and getting the gear cleaned up and repaired. While the USFWS hasn’t set the final dates for late season waterfowl, the Early Teal Season dates have been set. Time to get ready for some hot mornings, mosquitoes and another season to Texas waterfowl hunting!
Scouting Texas Waterfowl with the Duck Dog

In my opinion, it’s never too early to take the dog on the duck boat and scout likely locations for Texas waterfowl hunting- especially in parts of the river that I haven’t hunted before. I like my “known locations” and “honey holes” but I also enjoy finding new places and giving them a try. If I can find at least one new waterfowl hunting location each year then the chances of successful hunts increases. ANd who would even consider scouting for new duck hunting locations without taking their duck dog?
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Two Adjacent Areas for Salt Water Texas Waterfowl Hunting

Early teal like salt water estuaries and I like to hunt them there. My experience tells me they tend to like open areas more in the morning and closer, more protected areas for late afternoon hunts. I found a nice little spot that accomplishes both – open areas for the morning and some closed ponds for late afternoon. We’re fortunate with Texas waterfowl hunting to have so many choices.
Ready for the Teal!

I also like that early teal season doesn’t require a ton of decoys. In Texas waterfowl hunting on the salt water, it seems that about a dozen decoys works just fine to bring in small flocks of tasty birds. I also like that teal decoys are smaller and lighter. That salt water sure eats up a decoy though.
Redneck Texas Waterfowl Hunting Blind

Another cool aspect of hunting early season teal on the Texas Gulf Coast is red neck blinds. Teal don’t always cooperate real well and come to the nice dry wooden blinds. No problem! A couple of palm fronds and some lawn chairs is usually plenty of cover for the fast moving little guys. It also makes it much easier to scout and locate birds in new areas.
Mostly Male Texas Waterfowl Harvested

I just noticed this last year and found some online information that seemed to back it up. Most of the birds harvested during early teal season in Texas waterfowl hunting are males. While their plumage isn’t the best, I do find it very itneresting that most of them are males – very seldom a hen harvested.
Summary of Texas Waterfowl Hunting – Early Teal Season
Texas waterfowl hunting season is almost upon us. Early Teal season starts in less than a month and it’s time to start getting ready – stock up on mosquito spray! I love scouting new likely locations with my duck dog – even though there aren’t any birds yet I can always identify likely locations to give a try. Texas Gulf Cost water fowl hunting is also a blast as it provides a variety of open and closed areas for different waterfowl preferences. Building new blinds or using last year’s blinds isn’t necessary with early teal season – just use a redneck blind! Most birds harvested in early teal season are males – seldom a hen to be seen – which is fine. It’s really tough to tell drakes from hens on teal when they swoop in early in the morning and I really dislike harvesting hens.
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