Public or Private Destination:
Type of Shoots: Blinds
Game/Birds Offered: Waterfowl, Snow Goose, Sea Ducks, Atlantic Brant, Rail
Gun Dogs: Available
Other Hunting/Sporting Opportunities: Fishing
Lodging:
Listed as "North America's Greatest Waterfowling Lodges & Outfitters" by Chuck Petrie
We have approximately 100 blinds from the Maryland-Virginia state line south for approximately thirty miles. We also have blinds in and around the Saxis Wildlife Management area on the Chesapeake Bay. These blinds include marsh blinds, which overlook ponds and creeks. Pole blinds, which are located in the open waters of the bays and sounds. We also have grass boats, floating and portable blinds. Our guides provide you with transportation to and from the blinds. They are licensed Coast Guard Captains with Coast Guard inspected vessels. Your guide will remain near by throughout the hunt to set out decoys, retrieve your birds and relocate you as necessary. We often move a few times throughout the hunt depending on weather conditions, tides and the type of waterfowl you are hunting. It is possible to hunt Puddle ducks, Divers, Sea Ducks, Brant and Geese all in the same day.
Captain Pete Wallace started in this area approximately thirty years ago as a Charter Boat operater. The business expanded into waterfowl guide service currently employing five full time guides. We are a Virginia hunting license agent and offer a full selection of ammo at competitive prices.
2009 / 2010 Hunting Season
Regular Duck November 21 - December 5 December 12 - January 30
Sea Duck October 8 - January 30
Snow Goose October 8 - January 30 **
Canada Goose November 21 - December 5 December 25 - January 30 Atlantic Brant November 21 - November 28 December 12 - January 30 Rail September 8 - November 17
** SPECIAL SNOW GOOSE SEASON FEB. 1 -MARCH 27 No limit on geese, unplugged gun, electric calls, extended hours Until 1/2 hour after sunset. ASK ABOUT OUR SNOW GOOSE SPECIAL !!!
Waterfowl Hunting
The Delmarva Peninsula is the wintering grounds for one of the largest, most diverse populations of waterfowl found anywhere, including the largest concentration of Greater Snow Geese in the country.
The lower portion of the Peninsula is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the Chesapeake Bay. The inland is sparsely populated and consists mainly of farmland and timber.
The Chesapeake has long been famous with hunters, writers, and photographers for its abundance of waterfowl. Paintings of Canvasbacks fighting a hard nor-wester and pictures of market hunters standing behind a mound of divers are common scenes to most waterfowl enthusiasts.
Snow Goose Hunts
There are more Greater Snow Geese on the Delmarva Peninsula than anywhere else in the country. In fact, there is a severe overpopulation problem. Snow geese are devastating both their summer and winter feeding grounds. The hunting season runs from early November well into March. Ask about our February/March Snow Goose Special.
Brant Hunting
If you have not hunted the tidal waters of the Atlantic coast, chances are you have never encountered Atlantic Brant.Brant are a seagoin g goose, seldom if ever going ashore during the winter months. They feed and roost in the saltwater tidal bays along the Atlantic coast. They are seldom found in brackish water and I have never seen or heard of them being found in fresh water.
Sea Duck Hunting
As the name implies, these are oceangoing birds. Although occasionally seen in some of the larger Northern Lakes, Seaducks prefer the deep, saltwaters of the ocean and coastal bays.
Large numbers of Oldsquaw (long tailed duck), three types of Scoters and even a few Eider spend their winters on the waters of Virginia's Eastern Shore. They are plentiful on both the Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay sides of the Delmarva Penninsula.
Rail Hunting
Rail hunting is a great way to start off your waterfowl season. It is an excellent way to fine tune your pass shooting. It includes that day on the water that all waterfowlers find irresistible and your reward at the end of the day is most often one of the best tasting birds that fly. There are a number of different species of rail found on Delmarva's eastern shore which include Virginia, Sora and King, but Clapper Rail is by far the most common on Virginia's seaside marshes.
Book a Hunt
The cost of a guided hunt in the regular waterfowl season is $175.00 per person per day.
A non-refundable deposit of $50.00 per person per day is required to reserve a hunt.
Once we receive your deposit, you will be sent a packet which will include detailed directions and a reservation confirmation along with a questionnaire. This confirmation will include recommendations on lodging.
Other questions will include what type of birds you want, are you bringing a dog, any special requests, and other important questions relating to your hunt.
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