Posted By:
Henshot
Web Member
Banner Lakes SWA 11-19-2007 09:06
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
Pretty disappointed on Sunday. Really no morning flight at all. Shot one spooner and a teal and pretty much suntanned the rest of the day. Very few birds / shots in the area at all.
Need a front to perk things up around this area.
If anyone plans to go out and would like info on individual pond condidions, shoot a PM to me and I’ll let you know.
Posted By:
BillyGoatPete
Web Member
S Colorado 11-18-2007 13:51
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Decent #’S of birds in the area. Only problem has been being where they want to be. Last night they were in the barley and I was in the corn.
This morning, I set up in the barley and they wanted to be in the corn!!!!
Thats hunting I guess.
I have been setting out 5 dozen dekes each trip…a mix of FB’s, Silos and Shells. The geese that have been working have been liking them just fine. It’s just hard to compete with a field full of live geese just across the road from the field you are hunting!
Posted By:
Matt-Sandersen
Field Editor
Windsor 11-18-2007 13:45
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees
Lots of little chickens out east of Windsor. Did not see a goose over 5 lbs and every one shot was under three had a hard time finishing geese with so many geese in the area you would have a flock working really nice and another would show up an pull em away. Great to be back in goose mode though. Heard that the groups running 20 plus dozen full bodies were having good success we ran about ten and it was just not quite right.
Posted By:
shotgunwilly75
Guest
brush/snyder 11-11-2007 21:16
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 40-45 Degrees
had a great weekend, got into some snows on friday morning, killed 8, then got in the truck and followed the strings of geese to another field, probaly close to 10k on this one, set up here on sat morning and shot 41 snows , the hardest part was digging in all the layout blinds on friday night, After a nice lunch we went to the duck spot and shot 27 ducks , a mix of redheads, widgeon, pintails and 1 malard.
Sunday was bluebird weather and not as good of a shoot, but still ended up with 4 mallards and 6 widgeon
Posted By:
Jeff Colwell
Guest
Northern Front Range 11-07-2007 20:42
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Good numbers of various smaller subspecies of Canadas entering the front range almost daily,and the common initial staging areas are seeing the bulk of the activity as the birds have only begun to spread out in the last couple of days areas holding very huntable numbers are big Windsor Res.,north of Windsor,,Fossil Creek Res.,and areas east around Empire Res. are also holding good numbers along with some snows.During the last few days of pit digging I have seen new birds every day and no established real flight lines,the birds are changing daily as it seems,looks as though it is shaping up for a good opener,lots of little birds to play with.Saw one feild this morning with around 4 grand in the typical little goose ball that you can’t mimic with yours,your buddies and all your friends decoys that covered half a feild.It looked like 4 thousand termites running across the feild,not a bird standing still,if you could mimic that you would really have something!!Don’t stop the call or the flag,go big or go home!!
[Edited By Jeff Colwell on 2007-11-07 20:50]
Posted By:
Matt-Sandersen
Field Editor
Longmont 11-04-2007 10:20
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
ducks every where today had a limit in only a few minutes. Mainly divers some of the dumbest redheads i have ever seen and a few wigeon and gaddies tons of birds fling before 1st light and they just kept coming. Doesn’t matter east or west of town there are birds everywhere
Posted By:
PUDLJMPR
Guest
wellington 10-31-2007 17:56
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Heard there are a good number of honks on Rawhide and around Wellington enough to hunt, better get the pit in asap!
Posted By:
Warthog
Guest
SWA 10-23-2007 12:43
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Nothing wrong with the SWA’s once we have enough weather to push ducks to the river. At this point there has been no migration and the local ducks are sitting on safe “private” water. They know where they have and have not been shot at. The SWA’s will be fine once we get a push of migrating waterfowl and the ponds freeze. Just my opinion.
[Edited By Warthog on 2007-10-23 17:23]
Posted By:
dgs7d
Web Member
East of Boulder 10-22-2007 23:54
Cloudy, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
I am new to the area, and am trying to learn my way around. I spent two days last week scouting out all of the SWA’s from Jackson Res to Jumbo Res. FOr the most part I was dissappointed with the number of birds I saw. I am assuming there has not been enough weather to push a significant # of birds down yet? Am I just looking in the wrong places?
Anyway was also amazed at the # of hunters I ran into at the SWA’s. I have done most of my hunting in Idaho and think I have been spoiled.
Had a good day on saturday morning on a small private pond. Limited out on teal, and gadwall. Did not see any big ducks.
Sounds like a lot of you guys have been doing some damage. Is the secret to get access to private land? Should I give up on the SWA’s?
Would appreciate any words of wisdom. Good luck.
Posted By:
Matt-Sandersen
Field Editor
10-18-2007 19:42
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any one got any info on the mallard numbers around and east of windsor? want to go field hunt this weekend and coudl use some help
