Posted By:
webmaster
root
McHenry County 12-10-2011 15:44
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Frigid morning — the kind that makes your fingers and toes ache. Lots of ice, no ducks, no geese — a huge change since yesterday but I suspect many bugged out on the bright moon last night. Did a long scouting drive to ponds that stay open late and have bubblers — even those were ready for iceskating.
I fear the fat lady has sung for us. Get ready for birds south of us.
Posted By:
Scott-Martin
Field Editor
Central il 12-09-2011 23:29
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 10-20 Degrees – Ice
Locked up. Ice. We had a few good days but birds haven’t moved in force since their food is not covered. Where are they? I think many went right past us or are holding on open water and feeding in fields. Forest preserve here in northern il is still wide open but all small water is frozen. Scott
Posted By:
ICGEESE61
Guest
il river, calhoun co 12-09-2011 19:40
Cloudy, Snow Flurries – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
ISP, did manage to scratch 4 greenheads today, but like you said it was tough. Did see some big flocks of ducks , all s-bnd. when i say big, they were 50-100 rnge. hearing reports in cent mo, lots of mallrds moving in. weather is crazy, ice to break in the morn, 50’s by thursday
Posted By:
Kevin-Stallard
Field Editor
S/W Illinois 12-09-2011 17:06
Cloudy, Snow Flurries – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Not much for the mallard population here earlier in the week we had a few migration groups SB but the last few days it has been slow throughout the area. It appears there is no major fronts headed our way. We are going to have a night in the teens and things will start to get hard, maybe that will get a few moving….
Posted By:
Michael-PhillipsIL
Field Editor
SW Pike County 12-08-2011 08:27
– – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Lots of ducks in the area but they are spooky. We are mostly getting single drakes or drake/hen pairs but no bunches. It seems to me the ducks are already starting to pair up quite a bit. All the ducks we are seeing are mallars with a few pintails and Hollywoods mixed in.
Posted By:
davehunter03
Web Member
12-06-2011 11:12
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Thanks Webbie & Good Luck!
Sr.
Posted By:
webmaster
root
Boone & McHenry County 12-06-2011 10:52
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Dave — tons of mallards here right now and field hunting in high traffic areas is killing it. Ice is coming back in low level marshes but open water is holding tons of birds.
Posted By:
davehunter03
Web Member
Ill. River/N. zone 12-06-2011 07:16
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Thanks fellas! I knew there were still some duck hunters on here! Good luck!
Sr.
Posted By:
waterdog trainer
Web Member
Havana 12-05-2011 21:27
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Davehunter. The mallards are on Grand Island. Thousands in their rest area. Sounds like there will be plently of hard water by this weekend. 3 limits of mallards and 1 honker today.
Posted By:
Kevin-Stallard
Field Editor
S/W Illinois 12-05-2011 20:20
Cloudy, Snow Flurries – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
With a strong north wind saw several groups of ducks and an assortment of geese heading south today. Looks like the colder weather up north has opened the gates for a few new mallards. The birds worked good to the call, too bad we are in the middle of our closed goose season here in the south central zone……
