hey boldplate , thanks for the reply . do you have any luck hunting up that way ? if so what did you kill ? have you seen any mallards over there ? i"m new to duck hunting this year and i mostly hunted wood ducks. my hunting buddy i met got caught the last day of the season over in rocky point near wilmington.they got em for hunting after hours and hunting over a baited field. they took his gun and suspended his n.c.hunting liscence for next season. so i'll try to keep in touch with you or anyone else in n.c. who would want to hunt next season. i had thought about trying it up that way sometime next season . i have a 14 ' boat but dont have a blind for it,gonna try to get a 16'double wide in the near future for hunting on the coast. again thanks for the reply shawn babson rockingham,n.c.