Posted By:
shadow grass hunter
Guest
01-07-2003 21:20
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DUCK YOU, thanks for the information, if you ever get to west ky let me know, maybe we could go on a hunt. e-mail wstermon@wk.net
Posted By:
01-07-2003 06:28
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Ron’s number is 863-946-1742
Posted By:
01-07-2003 06:26
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shadow grass hunter
Try Ron’s guide service about two hours from orlando $75.00 for a half day mostly b/w teal,ring-necks and mottled ducks
Posted By:
shadow grass hunter
Guest
obion creek bottoms 01-06-2003 22:47
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 25-30 Degrees – Ice
I live in west KY, and we hunt a flooded corn field,but have’nt had much luck. There are very few ducks in the area. I will be traveling to the Orlando,and Cocoa Beach area on Jan 9 and was looking for a place to hunt, either public or a reasonable guided hunt,if anyone has any info. please post. All information is greatly apppreciated.
Posted By:
Aaron-Pritchard
WFC Sponsor
Central Fla 01-02-2003 04:57
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Hello Everyone……….the El’ Nino winter has really got us scrambling. With all the rain birds are very scattered. Recent reports are showing very low hunter success. TM Goodwin still is only bring in around a bird per hunter and most other management areas are the same or lower. The St. John’s is extrememly high and there are very few birds using it. Most of the birds are on flooded pastures or closed areas now that they have wised up a little. Hopefully some dry weather will stick around for a few weeks so we can dry out. Also I have seen some impressive rafts of Scaup numbering over 15,000 birds but, they are sticking in the middle of the lagoon. It is tough to convince them to check out your spread even with a few hundred blocks out. Hunting is tough and scouting is the key once again. It seems like I’ve done more scouting than hunting this season due to all the changes. Good Luck to all…………..
Delta Waterfowl-Florida Chapter
Co-Chairman
Posted By:
Rawhide
Guest
Lake Okee, Kissimmee River 12-30-2002 10:42
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Saw 2 ducks on the river! There’s so much water that I could go wherever I wanted with the Go-devil. Explored for hours and found lots of ideal looking habitat but no ducks. Should be good shooting if the levels drop. Went to Lake O yesterday out of Joes in Moore Haven. Saw several flocks of teal and ringers but I think the key is to get there early and beat the airboaters and guides.
Posted By:
Dixie Beans
Web Member
Merritt Island 12-27-2002 07:06
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Where are all the wigeon? Have not seen any. Lots of teal, mottled and bluebills.
Posted By:
Aaron-Pritchard
WFC Sponsor
Central Florida 12-24-2002 10:47
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees
Well……….it’s no secret that the birds have scattered. Recent rains have filled pastures and the surrounding flood plains. That means the Puddle Ducks are extrememly scattered on private ranches. A talk with MINWR biologist revealed the lowest count of ducks using the refuge in 10 years. There is ample food but again………plenty of water and food everywhere else. . The divers seem to be the most of everyone’s bag limits. Ringers are plentiful if you can find hydrilla or another food source. Mostly layout shooting to bring them off the bigger water though. Teal, Wigeon and Pintail have seem to disappear from local WMA’s. TM Goodwin which was hot early has fallen to less than 1 duck per hunter on an outing. Again…….to much water is the culprit and it doesn’t look good as more rain is to be expected with this EL’ Nino year. Good Luck to all and have a safe and happy holiday.
Aaron Pritchard
Delta Waterfowl-Florida Chapter
Co-Chairman
Posted By:
lrush
Guest
TB 12-17-2002 14:20
Cloudy, High Winds – 40-45 Degrees
The Blue Bills are in south Florida. We hunted the bay all wekend and shot a few ringnecks & blue bills. We saw intotal about 2K divers. Most of them are flying high into the “safe zone” though. plenty of ducks to shoot at. We have a few Blacks and some pintails but mostly Blue Bills.
Posted By:
H2OK9
Guest
Tallahassee 12-16-2002 17:03
Cloudy, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
We are still seeing lots of ducks in the air but very few on the lakes. They have to be feeding someware.We shot Car Lake Saturday morning and had two small groups start to decoy and then flair off at the last second.Cattle Gap on lake Jackson made a little noise but not enough to justify the long walk in.We did tear up the snipe and dove at a undiscloseable location. The boys had a blast shooting in a 20 to 30 knot wind at birds that sure know how to fly. We will continue to let the snipe hunting tide us over until we find ducks to shoot at.Not much meat but the dog is in heaven. I am hearing talk of large flocks of Bluebills south of town and will br scouting them tomorrow.Will let you know what I see.
