Posted By:
Bumper
Guest
Western Ks 11-27-2006 14:44
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees
We had a small turkey day hunt. One drake, one bull pintail, one baldpate and two teal. Most of the ducks flew before we could id them. Saw a lot of birds. On Friday, we went hunting for ditch chickens and 8 of us got 31 roosters. Saturday was another duck hunt. Six of managed thirteen ducks. Mostly mallards and widgeons. Again they flew early and were not easy to identify. We need some new birds as these were pretty wary even though we had not hunted the pond in more than a week. Sunday, we set up for some geese on a wheat field and naturally they went to a corn field just north of us. Mostly snows and small canadas which are extremely unpredictable. Most of the time it was pretty good hunting but we need new birds.
Greg, sounds like you had a good hunt in spite of your company ie Mr. $$$$ Hayden.
[Edited By Bumper on 2006-11-27 14:46]
Posted By:
Bernie-Jones
Field Editor
Ark river 11-25-2006 09:26
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We hunted the river Thurs mornig. Nice groups of ducks inthe area. I too a youngster hunting and we managed to get a couple of mallards and 5 teal. I told him the next group of duck that came in were his. I wouldnt shoot. Just my luck. Had a nice group or pintails come and drop right in. He didn’t pull a feather.
Posted By:
RugerPup
Guest
Neosho W.A. 11-24-2006 18:57
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
Hunted Neosho this morn, was pretty slow. Were out there about 5:30, and was a few people around. Had a pretty good morning flight of lots of birds, mostly mallards, but they were done flying by 6:45, and we never even pulled the trigger. Drove around to some big watersheds and farm-ponds and saw a fair number of mallards and gadwall sitting on the water just basking in the sun. I sure hope that this next week is as nasty as the forecast looks. We need some serious rain and a good stiff cold front.
Posted By:
Col4600
Guest
Arkansas River 11-23-2006 23:44
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Thanksgiving morning hunt. Decided to hit the Arkansas River this morning for our Thanksgiving hunt. Saw lots of birds early, had to really work hard to get any to commit. Ended up shooting 6 Mallards on the morning. We did see a nice number of ducks, they seemed to stop flying around 8 am. Usually you can count on a lot of hunters down at the river on Thanksgiving morning, seemed a little bare this year. I was a little disappointed, more hunters might have kept the birds moving a little more. At 1 point about 200-300 yards down river we had many mallards sitting. Might head out there again in the morning, trying to give our farm ponds a little breather before the ducks arrive in force……..early next week.
[Edited By Col4600 on 2006-11-26 20:13]
Posted By:
slassley62
Guest
W. of Quivera 11-22-2006 18:48
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees
Hunted this am in calm, sunny, and warm. Ducks flew early and pretty much quit right at shooting time. Still managed to pull in a loaner Canada, all others stayed high both comin and goin. We had one little flurry of duck activity and scratched down to Mallard drakes, hen Widgeon and a drake Goldeneye. That was a first!! You don’t see many of those come to a sandhill farm pond. Will probably go out again this weekend.
Posted By:
Greg-Haygood
Web Member
S. of Quivera 11-22-2006 14:17
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Good hunt this morning considering the weather. Mallards in the dekes before legal time, always a good sign. Got to see some really big groups working down the Ninescah River and had plenty of 2 to 6 packs drop right in. Surprised at the number of ducks moving around this morning given the conditions were perfect for loafing, not one drop of wind and we lost our jerk string on the way out to the pit, would have helped a lot, but we ended all good at 9am. Birds really slowed down around 8am, only straglers in the sky. Ended the short morning with one Trophy Bullsprig pinnie, mallards, gadwalls and a single Ringneck drake.
Can’t believe it’s this productive in this climate, but sure helps my motivation to hunt everyday til next week. Think Quivera is one big sanctuary right now and all those of us fortunate to have ground close by are reaping the benefits. When and if it ever reopens, should be on heck of a first few days.
Hunt safe and have fun this long Holiday weekend. Keep on posting your reports, good and bad, it helps us all make better decisions on when, where and how we chase those rascals.
Posted By:
wtrfwlhunter
Guest
western kansas 11-22-2006 12:23
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Hunted this a.m. on public land, shot 3 birds 2 gw teal and a mallard. Pretty slow morn. Seems like the birds are just loafing around all week, no need in flying just like wtrfwl44 said.
Posted By:
wtrfwlr44
Guest
Public 11-22-2006 06:39
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
Hunted 11/22 no wind at first light. Birds flew high and were wary. Took two spoonie drakes. Too bad they were not fully colored up. Bodies were, heads were not. Would like to get one mounted. Never shot one in Virginia. Later we got one mallard and one Gadwal. Late morning the ducks turned off. With the temps right now figure they’ll move early then loaf.
[Edited By wtrfwlr44 on 2006-11-22 06:39]
Posted By:
wycohunter
Guest
Leavenworth county 11-21-2006 16:32
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Did a sunday hunt at a private pond, saw three groups of geese, Got one goose with a neck band and a leg band which made the hunt worth while, other than that it was a slow evening, shot two mallards as well. Hopefully the weather gets nasty so the hunting will pick up.
Posted By:
Bernie-Jones
Field Editor
Norther Sedgwick co. 11-20-2006 17:36
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Hunted Sat a.m. in the field. We kinda played with the first group of honkers to see where they would like to land. The circled 3 or 4 times about 15 yds over our heads and decided to sit down just outide the spread. We let them set and had a pair of bigguns com barrelin in without a sound. They didnt leave. Saw some good numbers of geese heading to the north of us.
Hunted the Ark River Sun. morning for about 1hr and 45 min. (Couldn’t miss church) Managed a couple of greenheads and a nice little greenwing drake.
