Posted By:
Isaac514
Guest
western ma 10-30-2005 12:00
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 35-40 Degrees
We shot our limit of 4 geese, despite having a group of guys set up at sunrise about 150 yards away. Absolutely speechless with the degree of skybusting that we saw, easily 75+ yard shooting. We saw one bird that was hit sail into a neighborhood and 10 minutes later the family is in the side yard looking at the bird. No bands or collars, just cant understand the way some people have such disregard for others!
Posted By:
Isaac514
Guest
Franklin county 10-26-2005 11:29
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 35-40 Degrees
Hunted a flooded corn field with a friend and his dad. We shot 6 out of the first flock, could of used a fly swatter if we wanted to. Will take the easy ones when we get a chance. No bands or collars, please be carefull on the high water areas.
Posted By:
pworkman
Guest
boston harbor 10-25-2005 09:12
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Hunted Boston Harbor on last friday. The spot usually has sea ducks, especially eider by the hundreds. Saw one small flock in the distance. That was it. I’m hoping they are all still up north. My friend who rides the ferry to work has seen nothing eihter. Got my fingers crossed for Nov. Hopefully Hurricane season is over by then.
Posted By:
Dean Smith
Supporting Member
Conn River Valley 10-23-2005 20:09
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 45-50 Degrees
What a tremendous difference from last year. Alot of birds around, spread out however because of all the rain and the resulting high water. Staying away from the large rivers and lakes, I am finding most of the birds useing flooded fields and swamps adjacent to the large rivers and lakes. Doing alot of wading in beaver ponds for woodies and teal and seeing good numbers. Have seen more birds already this year than whole first half season of last.
Posted By:
Isaac514
Guest
CT river valley 10-23-2005 10:24
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 35-40 Degrees
Hunted with a friend in cut corn shot our 4 canadas and a mallard by 7:30. One mature snow goose mixed in but didnt want to commit to the decoys, totally avoided the spread. Not alot of birds for this time of year but all decoyed close enough to look for collars and bands. Good luck and keep it safe.
Posted By:
Richard-Foxx
Guest
Bad News for the Atlantic Flyway 10-20-2005 09:10
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As most of you know, I was Sea Duck Hunting with a few members of this site the last 2 days.
As hunting goes, during lulls in the action conversation starts. We talked about a variety of topics one of which was the direction and the recommendations of the Atlantic Flyway Council.
Some of the recommendations that they wanted to implement this year was “Hunter’s Choice”. I can guarantee you that this will be a hot topic again next year.
Hunter’s Choice would be this. We will have a 4 bird limit. This could be all “4 limit birds” like Mallards.However, there would be no restrictions on hen Mallards so theoretically you could shoot 4 Hen Mallards. Teal, Gadwall’s, Wigeon and Shoveler’s would also fit into this category.
A bird with a 2 bird limit like Bluebills, Wood Ducks and Red Heads would effect you like this. You shoot 2 Bluebills. No more 2 bird limit specie’s. No Red Heads. No Wood Ducks. Now you can only shoot 2 Mallards, both of which could be Hens. You could also finish off this limit with the other 4 bird specie’s, Wigeon, Gadwall’s etc. Or, Merganser’s.
Your 1 bird limit specie’s, Canvasback’s, Black Duck’s and Pintails. Shoot a Can, no Pintail. Shoot a Pintail, no Can. Shoot a Black, no Pinatail or Can. You now have three birds left to fill you bag.
One of the disturbing things to happen this year is that Merganser’s now count against your daily bag limit.
The Flyway Council Rep from Ontario wants to increase and ease restrictions on Snow Geese as they are destroying their breeding habitat, farmers crops and marsh’s. For some reason, there is tremendous opposition to this from this Council. Why?
We have only a few strong voices for the hunters, one of whom is Paul Castelli the Head Biologist from New Jersey who is their Flyway Council Representative.
There are a few other hunters on the Flyway Council but none who speaks with the knowledge of the resource and conviction to work with hunters like Paul.
We need to fight this trend to restrict our hunting rights. If this is implemented next year it will decidely impact your hunt and make up of your bag.
This type of Daily Bag Limit will severly restrict yours and my hunting rights and opportunities.
Posted By:
pworkman
Guest
south shore 10-18-2005 12:27
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Out this am for sea ducks. Basically, I saw very little, which is a bit unusual. Got off about 5 shots at some half decoying eiders. That was it. I’m hoping the birds are just not here yet. I am a bit concerned about the large drop off in birds, especially eider, in my area over the last 10 -12 years.
Posted By:
James Brady
Guest
North Shore private access to inland river 10-17-2005 21:24
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Got out ontime openning day but could not find the blind in the dark due to the fact that the water level rose between Monday when we set our blind up and Thursday morning. Had to set up in a make shift spot but no matter the irds were flying really well. Mostly woodies with some mallards and a few GWT. Did really well. Three of us had our woodie limits in the first 20 minutes. The second day weather conditions were much the same but had another hunter up the river that was not there openning day. Therfore, we got about 1/3 of the opportunities we had for the openner. Two of us ended up with three birds. Hunted a fresh water lake in Maine on Saturday and shot a few mallards and a wood duck.
Posted By:
Baymen Moe
Web Member
south shore/central and coastal 10-15-2005 21:12
Cloudy, High Winds – 50-60 Degrees
Well action has picked up since Wednesday. In the blind at first light this morning. Lots of quick flights early on and steady action into the late morning. Our shooting performance could have been a lot better. All the birds today inland were woodies and boy did we miss. It was’nt until my buddies left that I settled down and took two woodies with one shot (my first) over the decoys.
Off to back river marsh in Duxbury for a 2 hour coastal hunt and it payed off. Low tide but enough water for my 3 bean cork decoys to ride the creek waters. As soon as I set up ducks were moving. A few teal and black ducks. At 5:45pm I called in a black duck and it decoyed perfectly ten yards behind my last block. Hunt over. I should’ve had a bag of six today but we all can’t always be on in our shooting right?
Bill
Posted By:
pworkman
Guest
south shore 10-12-2005 14:19
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hunted sea ducks last friday. 4 scoter. did not see a single eider which is very unusual. Hoping to get out if the weather ever clears.
checked out a close in central zone spot and did not kick up one duck.
Hopefully weather and duck numbers will improve
