Thursday, September 27, 2012

Raleigh DU Skeet Shoot: Sun., October 28th

Skeet Shoot: Sunday, October 28th at 12:30pm
at Drake Landing 

The Raleigh Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will have a committee member skeet shoot at Drake Landing on Sunday, October 28th.  We will all meet at Drake Landing around 12:30pm and enjoy an afternoon of clay target shooting.  Please feel free to join the committee for a fun afternoon!

Afterwards, committee members (and their spouses/girlfriends) are going to have an oyster roast around 6pm.  Location TBD.

Drake Landing Website

Fall Banquet: Ticket Sales

The Raleigh Chapter of Ducks Unlimited
2012 Fall Banquet
Thursday, November 8th
Starting at 6pm
The Wake County Shrine Club


Tickets are on sale now!  You can purchase via clicking the links on the right of this blog or you can send your check made out to "Raleigh Ducks Unlimited" to the following address:

Raleigh Ducks Unlimited
c/o Wil Spears
3525 Eden Croft Drive
Raleigh, NC 27612


Ticket Costs until October 26th:  $60/person & $100/couple

Ticket Costs after October 26th and at the door: $70/person & $120/couple

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Become a Sponsor

Below is a list of current 2012 Raleigh Chapter of Ducks Unlimited Sponsors.  To become a sponsor, please contact Chris Dozier at raleighducks@gmail.com.  If you feel like your name should be included on this list, please let Chris know as well.  Thanks to everyone's support!


2012 Raleigh DU Active Sponsors:

Gary T. Adams, Kurt L. Adams, Al V. Adcock, John M. Alexander Jr., Dr. Joseph P. Archie Jr., Thomas G. Ashley, Mr. Brett Baker, Dan Belmonte III, Thomas F. Boggs, Dr. Stephen Bolick, William C. Bowen III, Robert Cameron Bridger, Paul Brooks, Sianna R. Brown, David W. Bryan, Wesley Buchanan, Bill Buckner, Tyler Burklow, James A.Cain IV, Mark Cash, James F. Cerza, Stephen J. Chase, Greg Christos, Clay Clifton III, David A. Collier, Andi Cooper, R. Douglas Cowan Sr., William N. Creel III, James J. Cronin, Tom Cross, Dr. Vartan A. Davidian Jr., Russell W. Dement Jr., Russell W. Dement III, Dr. George R. Dixon, Joey Dorman, Charles Ross Duncan II, Jerome R. Eatman Jr., James P. Edwards Jr., Thomas W. Eller, Mark C. Everett, Ted Fowler, Casey Fox, Sheldon Fox, Jeff Franklin, Jason Ganes, Michael G. Garrett, Gustav E. Gauss III, Drew D. Getman, David E. Gillespie Jr, Kennedy Joseph Gilly Jr., Edwin C. Goff III, Lloyd O. Goode Jr., Mike D. Goodfred, Abbitt Goodwin, Jason with Greater Raleigh Refrigeration, Charlene Grunwaldt, Zeb Hadley, William F. Hamlin Jr., William F. Hamlin III, Joseph A. Harris, Michael A. Hartley, David Hawkins,  Charles W. Heaps Jr., Tony Allen Hill, Alfred Llewellyn Hobgood IV, Alan M. Hughes, Robert P. Hukill Jr., Bryan T. Hurdle, H. Reid Jones Jr., H. Reid Jones Sr., Don C. Kennedy, Henry M. Kidd, Justin Kimak, Robert W. Klink Jr., David C. Krehnke,  Don E. Lassiter, Russell S. Lawrence, Charles Ray Lee, Craig R. LeSchack, Frank R. Liggett III,  John Linderman Jr., Stephen L. Mann, Anderson Marlowe III, Reggie Matthews, John Matthews, Garry McQueen, Dale Merritt, Robert T. Monk III, Douglas B. Morgan, Robert T. Newcomb, Vann K. Pair, Kevin Paramore, John David Payne Sr., Christopher R. Perri,  Barry B. Perry, Jonathan S. Phillips, Joe Pirozzi, Ennis G. Pleasants, Justin L. Plotkin, Dave Pollard,  Brad Pollock, Andy D. Pope, William C. Powell Sr., Harrell W. Queen, Jason A Rackley, Mat C. Raymond Jr., Hurley P. Raynor Sr., Greg Rhue Gordon, L. Richardson Jr.,  Nathaniel D.  Rimmer,  Jim Roberts, Kenneth O. Roberts, Greyson Russell, Dr. Benton S. Satterfield, Doug Saunders Jr.,  Ryan J.  Sears, Christopher Skinner, Charles Lee Smith III,  Wil G. Spears, E. A. Tod Thorne,  Donald Tingen,  Christopher A. Turner,  Mark W. Urtz, Glenn Veasey, George C. Venters Jr., Edward B. Vinson, Jerry Wagoner, Rodney M. Warren, J. Lee Warren Jr.,  Andrew T.  Weeks, Matthew C. West, Craig West, Larry E. Wilkins, Chris Willard, Andrew T. Williams, Jason E.B. Williams, Harold M. Williams Jr., Charles L. Wilson IV, Robert F. Young

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

2012 - 2013 Waterfowl Season & Bag Limit Set

2012-2013 Waterfowl Season & Bag Limit Set


Ducks, Mergansers and Coots
Oct. 3-6,
Nov. 10 – Dec. 1 and
Dec. 15 – Jan. 26 [Black and mottled ducks closed until Nov. 17]
Sea Ducks (In special sea duck area only)
Oct. 1 – Jan. 31
Dark Geese (Includes Canada geese and
white-fronted geese)  To view a map of the goose hunt zones, refer to the Regulations Digest orwww.ncwildlife.org
Resident Population Hunt Zone:  Oct. 3-13, Nov. 10 – Dec. 1 and Dec. 15 – Feb. 9
Southern James Bay Hunt Zone (Gaddy Goose Refuge closed after Sept. 30):  Oct. 3 – Oct. 31 and Nov. 10 – Dec. 31.
Northeast Hunt Zone:  Jan. 19 – Jan. 26 (By permit only)
Light Geese (Includes snow and blue geese, and Ross’ geese)
Oct. 17 – Oct. 20
Nov. 10 – March 9
Electronic calls and unplugged guns are allowed from Feb. 11 – March 9
Brant
Nov. 17 – Dec. 1 and Dec. 15 – Jan. 26
Tundra Swan
Nov. 10 – Jan. 31
(1 per season by permit only; 5,000 will be issued.)
Youth Waterfowl Days (Includes ducks, geese, brant, mergansers, coots and tundra swans.) The youth must have a valid permit to harvest a tundra swan or a Canada goose (NE Hunt Zone only).
Feb. 2 and Feb. 9
Youth must be 15 years of age or younger and accompanied by a properly licensed adult. The adult cannot duck hunt but may participate in other seasons that are open on the special youth day.


HOURS:         One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.


a) Conventional bag: 6 ducks with no more than 4 scoters, 4 scaup,4 mallards with no more than 2 hen mallards, 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2pintails, 1 black or mottled duck (season closed until Nov. 17), 1 canvasback,or 1 fulvous whistling duck. The season on harlequin ducks is closed. 

b) Other limits: 
25 light geese (includes snow, blue and Ross’ geese), no possession limit; 2 brant; 5 mergansers (2 hooded  mergansers); 7 sea ducks (in special sea duck area only). In other areas, sea ducks are part of the regular duck bag limit. Includes scoters, eiders and long-tailed ducks. No more than 4scoters per day may be taken in either season; 15 coots; 5 dark geese (includes Canada geese and white-fronted geese) in the Resident Hunt Zone, 5 in the Southern James Bay Zone and 1 in the Northeast Hunt Zone.