Georgia Duck Hunting Report Archive

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Paul-Slovisky
Field Editor

bama 12-10-2008 05:05
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went over to hunt the black warrior in bama. did ok considering the poor weather conditions. shot gw teal, mallard, woodies, mergs and a ruddy duck. great time.

Posted By:
waterfowlmaniac
Guest

Pool 13 Mississippi River-Nothern Illinois 12-03-2008 13:28
– – 10-20 Degrees – Open Water
Just a report from a former Georgia hunter. Moved to Northern Illinois to be near the upper Mississippi River Refuge and all of the great hunting.

Incredible numbers of Canadas and puddle ducks. Filled out by 8:15 on both. Four mallard drakes and two gadwalls, and a limit of geese. Chewy and I just sat and watched the show for a couple more hours as the birds just covered the river. Most of the shallow water is completely frozen, including the refuges, and the open river is the only option unless they go ahead and go south, and there is no indication that is happening yet.

Going back in the morning. Supposed to be 8 degrees and balmy.

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Paul-Slovisky
Field Editor

cherokee 12-01-2008 05:16
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hunted the river. saw a lot less birds than i would have thought. lost one nice fat mallarrd that drove on me. held off on the mergs. no woodies which was strange.

Posted By:
waterfowlmaniac
Guest

11-26-2008 14:48
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You really just need to go grow up in Paducah and now how to call ducks and geese and not just talk about it. Woodsman can do both. He, just like his Dad, the infamous scoudrel of the South, can shoot em in the lips, or the eyes, just which eye do you want shot. Not like these Tennesee boys who just shoot off their mouths.

Posted By:
woodsman695
Guest

South River 11-24-2008 16:44
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Did anybody do any good on the South River? They normally dump the water right before the opener. Been many a duck hauled out of there.

Posted By:
woodsman695
Guest

Carters Lake 11-24-2008 14:32
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That water level will change on you in a heart beat. If you get there early enough, launch and you can go out to the rocky point, on left, and set up. Also, all the way back by the rip rap dike, there is a pocket, or marshy area to set up in. The geese will come right over the dike and you can suck them right in.

You have to be early to be a north GA waterfowl guide to get to either of these spots.

Posted By:
Old Wingmaster
Guest

Pickens County, Ga 11-23-2008 09:01
Sunny & Clear, Morning Fog – 10-20 Degrees – Open Water
Spent Opening day with friend on Army Corp Lake.

Temps were 15 degrees at boat launch at 5:00 AM

Fair numbers of ducks, though the Geese left early and did not return.

Hunting Pressure from other hunters moderate. Just enough hunterss to keep birds on the move.

Killed Gadwalls, Buffle Heads, Mallards.

Departed Area at 1:00 PM (note) Army Corp of Engineers did three releases of water and water levels raised over 10 Feet from the time we put out our decoys till we left. Was very disruptive as decoys floated free about every 30 minutes, so we picked all Texas Rig sets and left the long line out with Mojo Mallard, it worked well.

[Edited By Old Wingmaster on 2008-11-23 13:43]

Posted By:
Paul-Slovisky
Field Editor

cherokee 11-17-2008 05:06
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well we finally got a cold blast right before the opener. hopefully it will bring us some more birds this week. I have been seeing less than normal due to the warm weather i assume. Good luck to all this weekend.

Posted By:
Paul-Slovisky
Field Editor

08-11-2008 06:14
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looks like we may be able to shoot three woodies this year. based on the suggested regs from the waterfowl council.

Posted By:
Shooton3
Guest

07-11-2008 15:13
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Kendall- If you really need coot blocks, I have found them in N.W. Illinois. I am actively putting together diving decoys for the upper Mississippi hunts on Iowa border, Plan on using coots as confidence decoys. Will be able to use divers in Manitoba

[Edited By Shooton3 on 2008-07-11 15:15]

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