Posted By:
rembo
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CRIT 12-07-2005 10:30
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jotr
NiCE JOB…MY SON & I ARE HEADING OUT TODAY FOR AN EXTENDED WEEKEND..HOPE THEY’RE STILL AROUND!
Posted By:
Jack on the rocks
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CRIT 12-06-2005 15:55
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CAUGHT THEM COMING THROUGH ON THAT NORTH WIND SAT. PICKED UP 80-90 MIXED DUCKS AND ONE HONKER/ONE SNOW. HAD A GREAT DOVE SHOOT, BUT THEY WERE ALL ADIOS ON SUN. GUESS THEY CAUGHT THE SAME WIND SOUTH THAT BROUGHT ALL THE DUCKS THROUGH. NOT NEAR AS MANY DUCKS SUN. AS SAT. EITHER WENT ON SOUTH OR HID OUT SOMEWHERE. SAW A FEW LARGE FLIGHTS OF MALLARDS ON SOME FLOODED AREA’S WAY SOUTH ALMOST TO THE END. NOT ANY GEESE, SAW 2 HONKERS 11 SNOWS. SOUTH RIVER WAS FULL OF MIGRATORS. ALL GONE ON SUN.PICKED UP A FEW QUAIL SAT. AND SUN. GUESS WE HIT THE CRIT GRAND SLAM. 13 GUNS FOR THE WEEKEND.
THAT WILL ABOUT DO IT FOR US THIS SEASON, THERE SEEMS TO BE A FEW GIRLS WOULD LIKE US HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. YA RIGHT
JACK ON THE ROCKS
Posted By:
arustyduck
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Havazoo NWR-Topock Marsh-Chemehuevi Rez 11-29-2005 12:18
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Well Quack Quack To All, These are the “highlights” from these parts since Nov. 19th.. Sat the 19th, Posse member Duckman “Wisco” Joe bagged his first Havazoo refuge Honker(a loner) with a lil’ help of Duckman Shane’s “goose talkin” ability. Way to go guys!!! Wednesday seen Cuzin Mario and I go to 5-Mile Landing and out to the “middle grounds” for some Snow goose action. At about 9:35, 3 Honkers came swingin’ by us 4 feet above the water and just out of range. I hit them with the T.G. “Half-Breed” and that pulled them back the way they came in and they landed on the water about 200 yards out in front of us. About an hour went by and they finally flew into the closed zone. At 1:15 we heard the Snows come back in from the valley. At 4:20 a single Snow came “over the line” high and I worked my Illusion Snow call to convice that snow to pile in and it did. We both missed it from 15 to 30 yards 5 times!!! Finally “Cuzin Mario” lit that Snow up at 65 yards with a round of new Federal “ULTRA SHOCK” #2’s. That’s his 1st. Topock Marsh Snow. We got a a good lookin over by a group of 3 Snows and a group of 6 Snows, too. We saw only a small handfull of ducks all day but we had a great time anyway. The wind finally hit here Sat. afternoon and that sent me to Eric’s Bay on Sunday,late of course, for the 1st. time this season. At 9:30 2 Drake G.W. Teal landed and never left(Citus Splash marinade bound). I had 2 flocks of “mixed ducks”, numbering about 50 or so, land out of range within minutes of each other. Oh well there is nothing like a good back-to-back W.A.M.!!! At 12:30 I saw 3 Snows(5 Snow dekes out) going S to N, up the Az. shoreline. They had their mind’s made up as to where they were goin’. Yesterday I went to the “Horseshoe” and plowed a Drake Redhead(my 1st. this season) with a headshot at about 50 yards out. WOW, how I cease to amaze myself at shooting time!!!??? A short while later 2 Honkers snuck in on me about 100 yards up and going S to N while I happened to be standing up in the boat fixing the camo. About an 1 1/2 hr. later 20 or so G.W. Teal W.A.M.ed me very suddenly at 15 yards. And jus’ like dat, gone in 1/2 a blink of an eye!!! Be safe “Out There” and give the ol’ “rabbit’s foot” a rub for luck, Rusty and the Chemehuevi Waterfowl Posse
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Posted By:
skeeterbait
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topock 11-21-2005 10:39
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
hunted nw out of catfish. Ended up with 1 drake wigeon, 1 greenhead, 1 teal, 1 hen wig, 1 shoveler and two crips(that sucks) off a pretty small spread. Missed a few birds must be a litte rusty. Might try and go with a big spred next week (snows and honkers included) After 9am birds shut off in our area but the guys up north were still shooting. Had for snows come by but we had did not have any snow deeks out. Turned them around with the call but with no white in the spread we could not finish them. Two flights of honkers on got up off the water as we headed back too the ramp, never did see them fly by earlier that morning wonder if they were sitting out there all morning? Thanks for the info on crit and havasu maybe we will see you out there in the future.
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Posted By:
rembo
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topock / crit 11-20-2005 19:35
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My friend from Lake Havasu called me as I was on my way out to CRIT last weekend to turn me on to a field on the reservation that was holding 1000’s of birds, so we changed our plans and decided to put Topock off another day & try to find this field in the morning. We found a field in the general area that was holding a couple hundred birds, however , all but 3 of them were pintail, which are a no take this year on the reservation. So we headed out to the river & still took 7 birds from 8 -11 am. 3 mallards, 3 widgeon & a gw teal. The following morning we headed north, following a thunderstorm all the way, to Topock Marsh & put the 2 boats in at PIntail Landing. Ended up with only one shot all morning…a hen pintail, so we bailed out around 10 back to Parker. We hunted a small Island in the river down near the diversion dam on Saturday for 5 more birds, 1 mallard 1 gw teal & 3 widgeon, but the water came up so high & so fast that we had to get out of there around 9 am & still filled my hip boots with water. We saw lots of new birds to second what Rusty is seeing, mostly widgeon & pintail, but a few ringnecks are starting to show also. went out in the afternoon & took a couple dove & a couple quail. There are more dove & quail on the reservation than I’ve ever seen in November, so if the ducks don’t cooperate, you can always go get ya some dove & quail!
As far as some of the questions asked about Crit, we hunt the river sometimes, the backwaters others, and the fields & canals still others. You really have to put the miles in scouting to find the birds there & figure out their patterns. When you stumble upon their hideout, it can be awesome, but most of the time 1-2 birds apiece is a very good day for us. After 20 + years of hunting there, we have a pretty good fix on the local Mallard population & kill quite a few of them early in the season, but once they get on to us…it gets tough. After that, It’s mostly divers & widgeon until some new birds arrive in mid-late December. Hope this helps. I’m heading back out either Tues or Weds this week . Later Rembo
Posted By:
arustyduck
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Havazoo N.W.R./Chemehuevi Rez 11-19-2005 20:53
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Hey Ho Skeeterbait, Evenings can be challenging, for this place is part of the “Migratory Freeway”. The past 25 years hunting here for me, have been a riot and I’ve experienced it all(I Thank God)!!! It depends on the “flow of the birds movin’ through”. You shoulda if you coulda, been here all of last week!!! Anytime is a good time to hunt here in the “anytime refuge”!!! Where are you out of(home), and do you know that garlic(works on vampires) fends off those pesky skeeters!!! We did the “Horseshoe’ this a.m. and Cousin Isaac(13yrs.) is now an official “Posse Member” with his 1st. Drake Widgeon(dang Robber). Son Rio and I teamed up and did an awesome job on calliing in that “Robber” from across the ‘shoe into 15 yard, “Red Your Dead Zone”. BEAKING NEWS – Duckmen Joe and Leo got into the the birds at Eric’s Bay. Bluebills, a Susie, Teal, and Redheads for a total of 9. Nice going guys!!! Happy Hunting to all, Rusty and the “Posse”
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Posted By:
skeeterbait
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havasu 11-19-2005 13:59
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rustyduck,
How are the evening hunts in havasu? Could you share some info on where to go? Thanks
Posted By:
arustyduck
Guest
Havazoo N.W.R./Chemehuevi Rez 11-19-2005 00:40
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – Over 70 Degrees
Well Hay Ho All, My gosh how the skies over Lake Havasu have been “lit up” by the most birds working their way south, that I have seen in quite awhile!!! Pintail, Mallards, Widgeons, ‘Bills, Redheads, heck the whole gang is here. Let’s ALL ask the LORD to grace us with a “Siberian Express” or two. The posse will be out there gunnin’ tomorrow. Look out web footers!!! Be safe out there and the “swing is the thing”!!! Rusty and the Chemehuevi Waterfowl Posse
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Posted By:
Jack on the rocks
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CRIT 11-18-2005 17:45
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SKEETERBAIT
CALL ME IN HENDERSON @702 565 4499 FOR INFO ABOUT CRIT
JOTR
Posted By:
AZ Waterfowler
WFC Sponsor
11-17-2005 16:30
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Has anyone hunted the river/lakes/sloughs north of Yuma or Cibola this year? Last year was hit & miss, more miss than hit. I’d like to drive out for a weekend but, I haven’t heard of any ducks/geese moving into the area yet. Any info appreciated-thanks.
