Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
Gulf coast matagorda county 12-04-2012 19:52
Sunny & Clear, Morning Fog – Over 70 Degrees
Some of you know I am a winter Texan so here is a link to what happens down here regularly
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
Gulf coast matagorda county 11-23-2012 17:28
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
I had a day two days ago, got a couple of ducks for the dog and then picked up the decoys. A few geese were flying over so I sat down in the blind to watch. All of a sudden my first speckled-belly of the year made three circles in front of the blind and when he got close enough I dumped him. OMG when Kate got him in it was banded. Must be an omen of a good season. Actually the first goose I have taken so far this season as I have been passing them up. Went to report the band and the web site gave me fits trying to get it done cause it was too OLD. After sending pics and further documentation they came back with a banded as an adult in 1994 in Nunavut. Holy crap I was middle aged when he was banded. It all means he was at least 19 and possibly older. As a bonus I picked up another nice one shortly there after.
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
ND middle of the state 10-19-2012 12:04
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 45-50 Degrees
For those of you that were planning on going next year it may be too late. Small ponds are dry. Large ponds/small lakes are down about 4ft. Unless major precipitation (which is not in the forecast released today) comes this winter and spring the duck boom may be over for a while. Have fun meanwhile.
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
Sag Bay waters 09-25-2012 05:32
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If you missed the MI DNR public notice on Bay waters they consider the water to be down 9 inches from last year so plan accordingly and let’s all play safe out there.
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
middle of the mitten report 09-15-2012 15:18
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Damn, I missed early goose totally this year. Must be an every 7 year thing. 7 ago I was at Katrina doing medical stuff. This year a similar poor excuse. I was learning to judge AKC hunt tests on the opener and then I headed off to Ark for early teal. First time I have done that since MI had the early season in 65-67. Not many teal but dog ran great and no snakes. That coleman squito chaser machine worked great in the blind. Hotter than heck for an old MI boy even tho we should be acclimated after this summer.
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
Wigwam Bay 08-26-2012 18:04
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Took the TDB and 2 labs to the pine river launch today. Not much wind so water levels were stable. Looks like it is down 6 inches from last year. More bad news, the channel is no longer existent. No markers and looks completely sanded in just beyond the last stand of cattails on the left. I pulled the motor way up with both lift and tilt and made it out to look around. Altho it is early there were no nets in place and the fishing boat across from the launch is not in the water. Sorry for the news but it is what it is.
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
middle of the mitten 07-29-2012 06:58
– – Over 70 Degrees
Starting to get the itch hard again. Wonder if it will ever go away. Benadryl doesn’t help at all. Traveled downstate a ways this week and saw flying and feeding geese for the first time in several areas. Ducks should be in the air now also as YOY are tuned up and molt is close to done. Keep your eyes on the skies and see you at the Bay City Waterfowl Fest on the 4th and 5th. I will be inside the welcome center with some decoys so stop in and say HI!
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
07-18-2012 05:59
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we need a new Temp setting here and hotter than hell might work. Then weather conditions could have too sunny and hot to go outside.
Meanwhile 50% of the nation is under drought. Long term forecast says it probably won’t get better in the foreseeable future.
Those of you that have not hunted under a restricted season frame get ready as pond counts may well head down next spring and with that goes a decrease in YOY and nesting pairs the following year.
Get out there and do some rain dances for the prairies duck factory.
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
Numbers are in 07-13-2012 18:10
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
I am sure you have seen the numbers somewhere on the net but the next thing we need to do is a national rain dance. Way too much drought around to make migrating ducks happy unless it changes. Remember it is not just the hatch but migration conditions as well as wintering conditions that keep our ducks happy so get off your duff and rain dance for crying out loud.
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
Posted By:
John-Cottenham
Field Editor
NQP 06-19-2012 21:34
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Drove by NQP this morning and it all looks good for this time of year. NE flooded wood/marsh looks great. Corn on a par with elsewhere and they were planting inbetween the corn in the North field.
jacduck Getting the plans in motion for the 12-13 season. Hope to be able to hunt 130 days + in several states again. You guys in the central flyway keep your powder dry! A serious hunter has to plan ahead! BSEG!
