Posted By:
arustyduck
Guest
Havasu N.W.R. – Castle Rock Zone 10-24-2005 02:48
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Hello To All, Well Sat. mornings hunt was a great time had by all. And all means 5 year old Drake Reed, who earned his first pre-dawn arrival to the blind at the n/e corner of the “Horseshoe”. He did very well and even managed to irratate his brother Rio while having fun with the tip of a bamboo foxtail. The first action of the morning began at about 8:10 when 3 mallards came diving in as I was “dancing in the decoys”. You see, someone had put those purdy orange legs/feet of the mighty Mojo on “backwards”!!! That sure didn’t stop Duckman Dave from nailing a brace of a drake/susie combo. His first wild Mallards of his beginning waterfowlin’ life. CONGRATS big Dave!!!. He followed up with another drake Mallard about a half hour later. 3 more came in and 2 got away. 45 min. later 4 G.W.Teal “snuck in” at about 30 yard out.When the barrels came up, the steel flew. What a barrage!!! I’m happy to report that I shot first this time and got on the scorecard(finally) with a single teal. As for the other 3, they flew away of course!!! Breakfast was timely and Drake loved his bacon, eggs, and taters in the blind. When he got home and seen his mother he told her “I’m a Duck Hunter mom”!!! It surely was a day we/I will never forget. As for Rio, he shot a little too soon on a drake Mallard that was honing in on the spread. Nice try Rio, you’ll get one next time!!! It’s late and morning comes too soon at this time, Rusty and the Chemehuevi Waterfowl Posse
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[Edited By arustyduck on 2005-10-24 16:09]
Posted By:
arustyduck
Guest
10-22-2005 02:04
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I can’t believe it’s 11:50 4 hr.10 min. until son Rio, Duckman Dave(west), and I rise again to greet the sun and the wildfowl. This a.m. was great!!! We rose, we got out, we set-up, we shot, we missed, we hit, and we ate(Blach-Skilleted bacon, “Mystery Mix ” seasoned potatos, and Cheesy eggs). YUMMY!!! Results: Duckman Dave nailed a nicely decoyed drake Balpaitus and Rio followed about 30 min. later with a colorful drake Gadwall. As for me, I had to two great opportunities and missed’. They were too close!!! Honest!!! LOL!!! What a way to start the season !!! So today it was, “Not about how many I harvested, but how I felt about the ones they harvested”!!! Life is good. Thumbs Up To You All, Rusty & the Chemehuevi Waterfowl Posse p.s. ONLY 100 MORE HUNTING DAYS LEFT!!!
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Posted By:
rembo
Guest
10-20-2005 20:24
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Amen to that Rusty!!!
Posted By:
arustyduck
Guest
Havasu 10-19-2005 15:47
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – Over 70 Degrees
Hay Ho To All Waterfowlers, My Son Rio and I are bouncing off the
walls!!! Marsh Madness begins this friday morning at 5:54. What a
wonderful 25 years it’s been for me in this amazing lil’ refuge. Last
season was made most memorable with the joy of watching my Jr.
hunters Rio and dear frind Jared E. On the afternoon of Dec.21st they
harvested their 1st ducks(Redheads & Ring-necked) of their budding
hunting lives. They now join me and those who hunted here before
us!!! I had the priviledge to hunt with these old-time waterfowler’s
of Havasu Lake. At this time I honor their memory by name. They are
Jude Belt, Roy Watson, Fred Kunkle, and Don Mitchell. I know they are
together at the #1 Blind in the Great Marsh in Sky. Our other
memorable highlight was X-mas Eve. In the pre-dawn light and a cold
howlin’ north wind blowin, Rio and I barreled into Eric’s Bay. We set
our spread and got the boat in the N/W corner hole. 2 minutes into
legal shooting time, with guns locked and loaded, 25 Mallards
descended upon us. Rio whacked a drake Mallard with his trusty #410
and #4 Bismuth. I took a clean double on drakes and the rest of the
mornin’ was a dream that memories are made of. Our harvest from the
heavens was Redheads, a drake Pintail, a King Can, a Robber(Balpaitus
Widgeonus), and more Mallards. Boy Santa delivered!!! At this time
there are not alot of ducks but the variety is what it’s all about
here. Lookin’ out my back door right now, there are about 250
Redheads, Bluebills, and Ringers rafted out in the front delta. 2
Honkers were paddling around with them earlier this mornin’. So I
close with, “It’s not how many you harvest, it’s how you feel about
the one’s that you do”!!! May God be your “Ultimate Guide” as you
head out afield. Be safe all season, Rusty and the Chemehuevi
Waterfowl Posse
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Posted By:
rembo
Guest
CRIT 10-18-2005 21:45
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Hunted Saturday & Sunday with my father, my 13 yr old son & my 14 yr old nephew. We got 12 mallards total & 1 widgeon. Should have had about 6 more mallards on Sunday but we all shot poorly. All local birds with a 1/4″ of fat on them. Worked the decoys & calls very well. My son took 3 of the mallards, (all drakes), Saturday with his 20 ga., so you know we had them feet down & backpeddaling! Just wish the birds would act like that all season , but I know better! Saw good numbers of gw teal & pintail, along with a few widgeon. Might go back again this weekend with just my son.
Posted By:
Double-cluck
Guest
CRIT 10-13-2005 18:44
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I read your guys report regarding crit. I hunted dove there for the past 15 years and every year its getting worse. This year was a shocker with the increase in fees. Still had a good time but its getting lil bit costly.
I haven’t seen much duck activity and the weather is still warm. The nights are cooling off a bit.
I have a place down in Cibola. I was there last weekend very lil activity there also. Checked all the spots that everyone hunts. Ill be up there this weekend. Im going to try to hit CRIT but I dont know if it will be worth it. But then again what else is there to do? Maybe do a lil fishing. Well if you guys hit crit this weekend I wish all of the best and may all your ducks wear jewelry.
Posted By:
Jack on the rocks
Guest
north canal wetland 10-08-2005 23:14
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hey rembo i`m familiar with the area well the fish farm had very little water in there last year as the y looked to be refilling some ponds or rain water had held this is interesting as this subject comes up every year and we have been working on the area constantly the bird count thruoghout the seasons starting about 15 years ago have steadily fallen no matter what happens up north but theyears before i can remember hardcore weather being in the salt lake area very very early to make that area work there has to be quiet no traffic and foot walk in only thats what i know that works ..
son of a jotr
brock perry
Posted By:
Jack on the rocks
Guest
crit 10-08-2005 23:07
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hey rembo stay in touch with us here on wfc my dad will be back soon and he digs chattin with ya
son of a jotr!
brock perry
Posted By:
rembo
Guest
CRIT 10-08-2005 20:59
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Salton Sea Man,
As far as the new wetlands you’re referring to at Crit…there has been no progress that I can see since last year. I have been told it’s ok to hunt there for the time being, but they haven’t decided if there will be hunting allowed once the project is completed. I’m assuming your referring to the new wetlands they are building off the main canal near the old fish farm. We looked around there last year, but the area had very little water so we didn’t try it. Other than that, there’s nothing new at CRIT, except for the increase in permit fees. I don’t know anything about the Yuma or Cibola areas. Good Luck.
Now to change the subject, I just returned from Canada Sept 25 & we had a great year! 298 geese & ducks for 5 guys in 3 days of hunting. Got 146 of those birds the first morning by 9 am. Limits of dark geese, ducks & 66 snows that morning…awesome!
We’ll be at Crit this Saturday for the duck opener.
Posted By:
salton sea man
Web Member
crit or cibola 09-29-2005 15:44
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anyone know if there’s been any change to the waterfowl hunting area, etc. for the CRIT reservation?….any flooded marshland like they were talking about adding last year?….I know that there’s an editoral written about dove hunting on the reservation this season, that was posted in Western Outdoors News, and it was very unkind to the new fees and treatment of hunters???…..Is there anything new on the cibola refuge for the duck hunter?…or has there been anything yet flooded on the california side for the hunter; as some people talked about last year?????….anyone ever hunt down by yuma successfully for geese?….thanks anyone for an opinion…
