Anyone ever hunt the lewiston area at all? We just got a cabin up their but cant find much information about waterfowl hunting up there, so I'm not sure of it's a good area or not.

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Use google maps and find yourself a beaver pond on state land. Can't hurt, probably a few wood ducks and mallards around...

 

season opens a week too late up here usually first frost by opener and that sends teal and woodies downstate.fletchers to the east is usually pretty good if you like bigger water.local lakes are mostly dock ducks

 

Grayling resident here-

Opening week is totally weather dependent. If it doesn't get cold early, the woodies are still here. If it does...the local mallards are dock ducks. To the point that my wife had me a t-shirt made up that says "I shoot park ducks". Get on Google maps and mi-hunt, find a beaver pond and have fun.

I continue to hunt up here past opening week because I enjoy being outside and live here. That said I made multiple trips down to the Wetland Wonders last year because the odds are much better down there by the 2nd week of the mid season then they are here. In Grayling specifically..there's nothing to really hold the birds here.

Let me know if you have any specific questions about areas up here. My opening morning spot has already been locked in. Right now I'm scouting hard trying to find shootable Geese for the early season.

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Fifty yrs ago there used to be hundreds of ducks in the swamp behind Skips Sport shop. Not many later and probably none since the dam removal.

 

Most of that is actually private property. There's one small chunk of public land back there accordingly to the mi-hunt site. I have some friends with a blind on a private chunk in there. They shoot some Woodies but not much else.

I'm going to try the one chunk of public eligible this year but I'm not holding my breath. The wife and I were back up in there with the canoe last weekend and there wasn't much for birds.

 

I live in the area but have never attempted to duck hunt any spots.

 

Can you hunt east twin or west twin lake? There are lots of geese and some ducks that hold that lake.

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Can you hunt east twin or west twin lake? There are lots of geese and some ducks that hold that lake.

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Not without permission from a landowner. That's all private bottomlands from what I can see.

https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mi-hunt/#acceptTerms

 

Can you hunt east twin or west twin lake? There are lots of geese and some ducks that hold that lake.

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There is a state boat launch on West Twin, I've seen flocks of Old Squaw's on it in the spring.

 

Public access doesn't always equate to huntable in MI.

https://www.michigan-sportsman.com/...ights-hunting-inland-lakes-with-public-access-doest-mean-public-hunting.315655/

I'd think that if there is a boat launch though that the State would own some bottom land there somewhere. Even if it isn't marked on the website. I'm not super familiar with those lakes, but what I remember of them is lots of houses. Now you might make me take a drive.

 

There are a ton of houses on both of the Twin's. If I had an open water set up I wouldn't even consider hunting the Twin's because of the people. When I was shopping for deer hunting property I didn't even consider Lewiston and I live there, too many people.

 

Was it ever determined if it was legal to hunt one of the twin lakes?

 

Go to one of the lakes, load three and empty out. you’ll find out one way or the other.

 

Use Google maps. I have. Had some great shoots. A few busts. The hikes are cool, you never know what can happen.
Look for water near some kind of road.

 

might be spots near atlanta