Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River Zone 09-24-2011 17:58
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RAIN!!! We’ve had around two inches so far with at least another inch tomorrow night. Farmers are just getting started with the harvest. I will check water levels once they get the corn and beans picked. This rain will help but it won’t be enough. With the biggest fall flight ever recorded, here’s hoping there will be an influx of water by the time the two-day season kicks in.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River 09-08-2011 05:56
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
We had a Labor Day teal hunt for our first outing of the season. The slough we hunted had some water, but was really down for the most part. We saw about 80 wood ducks, no teal.
There were some people who did see strong numbers on the river this week. No such luck on Monday for us.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River 07-15-2011 13:14
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Rain continues to be in abundance along the river. I’ve finally started to see some geese around again too.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River 07-03-2011 22:44
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I’m not sure how good our wood duck hatch was this year but Canada Geese appear to have taken a hit. I’ve seen very few families around.
The good news is that we are no where near close to last summer’s drought status. The sloughs are full right now.
Looking forward to the season. It’s getting closer. Seasons are set in August. Stay tuned.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River 01-30-2011 14:53
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Ended our season this weekend with five geese. We got one banded bird.
Not a bad season for us. We eclipsed last year’s numbers with 158 ducks and 90 geese. The boys will be headed north next weekend for the late goose season. I’m staying behind. We’ll all be in Columbus at the free Ducks Unlimited Volunteer Celebration at the Holiday Inn on Saturday. Should be a good time.
Now… a word about next season. With all the snow in Canada next year should be a banner migration if the nesting conditions are as good as they should be and the weather goes right. I’m already excited about it.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River 01-25-2011 19:13
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 10-20 Degrees – Open Water
We set up on the river this past Sunday and got three ducks, two mallards and a gadwall. We didn’t see many ducks at all the there weren’t many shots. Hopefully we can end our season on a good note this weekend (you can hunt the river during KY’s season with an IN license as long as you’re in your boat).
UPDATE: Apparently IN has changed their regulations about hunting the river. If you don’t have a KY license the season is closed.
[Edited By Bert Holtzman on 2011-01-27 09:41]
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River Zone 01-22-2011 17:00
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 0-10 Degrees – Ice
Headed to our hole that was open y-day evening this morning. There were a lot of ducks in it then and we figured we’d bust ice and shoot some of them. Saw one workable duck, and we didn’t fire a shot. Our mallard machine didn’t keep the hole open big enough to grab their attention. There were several volleys early on the river and some ducks at the mouth of the creek. Not much though. We’ll hunt the river in the morning and see how things go.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River Zone 01-17-2011 10:20
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
We set up in the same place we hunted Saturday and hoped the ducks we saw yesterday would show up again. A few did. They worked our decoyless hole of water about as good as they could. We ended up with three mallards, the only three we saw in range. The rest were lounged in another hole of water a hundred yards away. We didn’t see many flying at all and were disappointed with our hunt. Back at it next weekend or Friday if we get a snow day.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River Zone 01-16-2011 15:13
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Saturday- We set up in a small open hole of water and thought for sure we would have a pile of birds. We would have had we been able to shoot! Ended up with four birds, 3 mallards and a gadwall. We had five different groups of 2-8 birds come on down into our faces. We haven’t shot so bad in a long time. There was also a good amount of shooting on the river.
Sunday- We set up in a creek off the river and got two mallards. Had three come in a few minutes after shooting time. We also saw two groups of 100 or so birds early. No shooting on the river but we quit early.
Back out for one more day in the morning then I’ll be off until the finale. Be safe out there.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
South Zone 01-13-2011 18:03
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 10-20 Degrees – Open Water
We set up at a lake this morning. Threw out six Magnum Mallard Higdon decoys and waited for the birds. For the most part, they never came. Several hundred had been using this spot the last three days. Only a few came in for a visit. We ended up with a golden eye, five mallards and a goose. Not what we hoped for but we still had a good time. Back to work in the morning. Back in the hunt Saturday.
I hope everyone had a good season in the South Zone. Next season will be here before you know it.
