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GOOSE SLAYER22
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12-16-2009 09:11
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Thats good , I wish the black feet would come on down, If they would we will have a big black hole waiting on them.I want a big migration but the last time it happened was almost 10 years ago.back in 00-01 season so we have to be due. I Hope
Posted By:
Shawn-Keeton
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12-16-2009 08:03
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Goose, I saw in the neighborhood of 1K (which is a lot for around these parts) in my drivings yesterday. Not the most I’ve ever seen but good numbers and they are scattered out enough that people should get some good shoots. Not like it is when they all stage on an Ash Pond and no one gets a crack at them.
Posted By:
GOOSE SLAYER22
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12-15-2009 14:27
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Im down in western part of ky ,We havn’t seen any honkers yet.Need more weather up north.
Posted By:
Shawn-Keeton
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12-15-2009 10:14
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The geese seem to have arrived in good numbers. I have seen flock after flock the last 3 days. I would check any fields that you have and especially any that might have residual water from last weeks rain.
Posted By:
Shawn-Keeton
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12-14-2009 09:10
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Well Fellas we are now into the mix of the season and so far the results are spotty with some good success while others are doing very little. My brother put the duck skiff in on the river and started down. The water was up and there was some drift and heavy current. He and his partner skiffed several groups of ducks including several black ducks, but only managed 3 mallards. He said the shooting was not so great and that the ducks were tucked all the way up against the banks (as they usually are when the water is up) where there was grass at the edge of the water. When you are scouting and the water is up look for those pockets where the water makes it to the grass line. In past years this has been the key for us and the ducks find those spots, usually good numbers of ducks. They saw several groups of geese but they weren’t playing the skiff game. All told they saw about 100 ducks and 50 geese.
Sunday we went to a local pond that had been holding some geese. The ice was an inch thick. We broke out a little hole, put in some decoys and waited. We were treated to ducks (almost all mallards) working the decoys like crazy. We set a Higdon Pulsator and that really seemed to make the difference. The amount of water those things move is awesome. We set it and the Canned Carp decoy that Can O Maddie (over in the open forum) makes and we had some serious motion. We didn’t see a ton of birds but ever group that came by worked. We ended with a three man limit of mallards, 2 blacks and a goose. Oddly enough it had been mostly geese on the pond and we saw very few geese but about 100 ducks. Right now its about finding these little holes that are holding birds and hunting them quickly. These cold night will lock up water and birds will move on. Find them and hunt them.
Posted By:
bridgeman
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Ohio River at Brush Creek 12-12-2009 22:07
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
Duck Hunt 12-12-09 Ohio River at Brush Creek
Today was a very bad day. I went to Rome with the duckskif. Jim decided not to go, so it was just me. River at 40 and low of 18 degrees. Had a great breakfast at the Dairy Yum Yum. At the ramp at 9:30. My battery was dead. Pulled out and bought a new one at Walmart in Maysville. Ran back up and put in at Brush creek. Decoy hunters were pulling out as I pulled in. My 10 hp needs new lower unit seals so I took the 1958 7.5 Johnson. It would not start. After pulling 100 times, I pulled the plugs and sprayed with WD-40. Still took 20 pulls to start. Ran out and headed up the Ohio bank about 1 mile and crossed over. I was banging around getting ready, and looked up and scared up about 6 mallards. I started paddling down. I proceeded to pass up 2 blacks, who I never did see. I had a very hard time getting up on ducks, they would let me get within 60 yards and they would get up and fly. The problem is most were blacks and I think they were local, and has seen the floating log before. Finally I got up on a bunch of Mallards. As I was floating down, they decided to swim into the bank. With the swift current, by the time I turned the boat into the bank , I was below them. I yelled to get them to fly, and only one flew close and I got it., it was a black mixed in with the mallards. The rest were just to far away. Pulled into the bank and had a cup of coffee.
Headed on down, and saw a duck sitting on the bank, I looked over the side of the boat with my binoculars, and screwed up on a bunch of ducks below me. The duck was a fish duck. Above Wrightsville I ran across another group of mallards and got 1 mallard. Headed on down. It was great floating weather, no wind and high river. I passed up two sets of blacks, because I never did see them, and they got up behind me. I got up on another group of mallards above Manchester Island and got 1 drake mallard, should have had more. I then saw a big bunch of geese across from the Island. They wanted nothing to do with me, and swam across to the island while I was a good 1/8 mile away.
I decided to call it a day and started the 7.5 and ran across the river, planning to run up the Ohio bank. The 7,5 locked up and stopped. I let it cool off and restarted it, the water pump was working, it ran for 2 minutes and locked up again, after making some very loud bangs. It is dead. I paddled down to Manchester and pulled the boat into the Ramp. I walked up to the first house and asked the guy if he would give me a ride to the Brush Creek Ramp. He did. Very nice guy. Got my truck and drove back and picked up the Skiff. Had a great supper at the Dairy Yum Yum. Home by 7:00
Posted By:
TylerWayne
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South Central Kentucky 12-10-2009 14:49
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
Wind is out of the North West and numbers are starting to grow. All day scouting has given promise. Larger concentrations of Ring necks are begining to show up. Still only a few mallards scaterd out, but the north wind and clear skys the next few days should push some more in the area.
Posted By:
GOOSE SLAYER22
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12-09-2009 08:59
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With the weather up north, and Ducks are starting to show.Things should turn around in the next few days or so.
Posted By:
Shawn-Keeton
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12-09-2009 08:31
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Slow slow slow seems to be the order of the day. I did some scouting on Sunday and there are a few birds around but not any big concentrations. The are several places that are holding decent numbers of geese and I suspect the right set up in a field adjacent to a pond or the river would produce a few geese. The ducks are widely scattered with a few here and there but no real numbers in any location. I have reports of a few being killed but its 1 here, 3 there sorta thing. I spoke with a friend who said Reelfoot had the worst opener even this past weekend. If you can find a few birds its worth trying it but pace yourself at this time of year for whats coming later. Many times we get burnt out early in the year when birds aren’t here and then don’t go late in the year when they are. Good luck and stay safe.
Posted By:
Shawn-Keeton
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11-24-2009 12:18
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Well guys and gals the season is upon us but it don’t look too good for the opener. I have seen good numbers of geese but the duck numbers are just not very good. I have seen a few woodies still and an occasional diver here or there but nothing of any number. Looks like maybe a goose shoot and hope for a duck might be the best route to go. Most of the geese I have seen are in alfalfa fields with a few being in corn here and there. The next best bet might be to set up at the mouth of a creek and try to pass shoot a woody or two as they head out. Good luck to everyone and have a great Thanksgiving.
