Posted By:
Corey-Cordray
Guest
Home 12-28-2011 20:08
Arctic Blast – Froze Out
Have not hunted in a couple weeks. Not really into it this year. Going to be thinning out some of my stuff after the season so contact me if you need decoys or gear. Odds are I’ve probably got whatever you want..
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River: flooded field 12-27-2011 04:45
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We saw about 50 ducks Monday morning. Should have been in the spot we hunted our last time out but we weren’t.
Hopefully this weather does something for us. We need some newbies.
Posted By:
fatman300
Web Member
Kankakee Fish & Wildlife 12-25-2011 02:51
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they killed at least 105 birds today tomorrows the last day up north . So Merry Christmas and good luck
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River: flooded corn 12-24-2011 10:28
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
We saw around 70 ducks this morning. I arrived early and set out a dozen Dakota Extreme mallards, six Higdon magnum mallards and six goose decoys. We had two mallards come in ten minutes until shooting time. Then there was a lull. Two gadwall came in right as we started to complain about not seeing anything. We nailed both and worked a few other groups. That was about it. Better than yesterday but not what I had hoped.
Merry Christmas. All I want is an Alberta Clipper.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River 12-23-2011 10:46
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 35-40 Degrees
We set up in the slough this morning and saw around 50 mallards and a few hoodies. No shots fired and none heard. We worked about four groups of ducks. They continue to be very wary.
Dakota, my four-month old yellow lab, had her first duck hunt. She did very well. She sat by me all morning and even seemed to know what was going on when we were working ducks.
Dad and I found some ducks in a flooded field after we were finished hunting. We’ve been waiting for the right time to hunt it. Tomorrow seems as good a time as ever.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
12-21-2011 20:53
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Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River 12-21-2011 20:53
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 45-50 Degrees
Tuesday: we hunted a creek off the river for geese. We didn’t see a duck or a goose.
I’ve scouted the past two days as well. NOTHING…
The weather until the start of the New Year is pretty mild. We need snow and cold real soon or this is a lost season for sure.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River Zone 12-18-2011 11:15
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
Saturday: Dad and I set up in a flooded field. We saw several groups but none wanted anything to do with us. Later in the morning I walked to the slough behind us. Ducks began to work it and I shot and connected twice but lost both birds (mallards) in the buck brush. We also tried to jump shoot some wood ducks but had no luck.
Sunday: I set up with a few friends in the slough the birds were working the previous day. We saw several ducks early and they landed in other areas. Ice seemed to hurt us as there wasn’t a big landing zone. We had four wood ducks come and land by us but we couldn’t see them because of the buck brush. Several groups of mallards worked us but we couldn’t finish any.
All in all two fun hunts despite the fact that no birds came home with us.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River- flooded field 12-11-2011 12:26
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 10-20 Degrees – Open Water
Dad and I set up this morning in a flooded field next to the river. We saw about the same number of birds as yesterday, including several big groups of 20-30 ducks. We had three green heads come in perfectly about ten minutes into the hunt and took all three. We worked a several more groups but didn’t find much luck. Most ducks were very skittish. Back at it again next weekend. Everything will be thawed out by then.
Posted By:
Bert Holtzman
Field Editor
Ohio River- flooded corn 12-10-2011 13:08
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I saw around 300 birds this morning but couldn’t keep a hole open. Better luck tomorrow hopefully. We found a spot with current that should stay open.
Worked several bunches of 20 plus birds. Things are starting to turn around a bit here along the river.
