Id love to do this. This may be sounding like excuses but its not ive tried and been whooped. My father and brothers were tidal back creek duck hunting fools. Ive seen how dangerous it can be.
The problem is in my areas is that everything is tidal.
Any real attempt to hunt by water you really need to plan by the tides. Also bring some emergency gear.
These boat trips would probably be a long long day.
Definitely dark to dark if not longer.
Our back tidal creeks can be out right dangerous. Especially in the late season.
ice, mud holes, and just spots that you really cant get to safely At least without being chest deep in mud. Thats dangerous to me.
The edges of our creeks and ditches recede so much that the shorelines at time is nothing but 6-8 foot on each side can be probably 10 foot deep of mud, its hard enough pulling a rubber boot out of a 3-4 food mud hole.
the center and getting there by boat is not really the problem. The problem lays within getting onto the shore and then after the hunt getting back to the boat. I wont even get into navigating through creeks that recede all of their water at not even low tides.
so me? I would really have to kniw the routes super well, be really farmilliar with how much the water recedes in that certain route and plan accordingly.
The tidal marshes in my areas can be really dangerous. So anyone planning boat trips consider all of this especially if it is tidal.
you can find yourself in a slick trick box quick.
end up being airlifted by the coast guard
I see or hear about these guys attempting this stuff every year. Quite a few of them are calling the boys on vhf radios channel 16.
Needing help.
Not to scare but keep this in mind with reference to boat trips.