Posted By:
kayakis
Web Member
cass co 10-14-2009 21:10
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Tim and I hunted on 10-13 we ended up with 1 drake mallard…. hunted today we shot 1 goose 1 greenwing teal 1 snipe….jimmy
Posted By:
paulblain
Guest
None 10-14-2009 07:43
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 35-40 Degrees
Having had a family member that worked in the Allegan Co. GMA some 3 decades ago, I know the goose numbers are ALWAYS fabricated, because the guys want the season to end ASAP, because they get tired of getting up each day at 3am. Of course, the guys that “work” there now, don’t DO anything except sit behind a desk, it’s a lot different these days.
Just my 2 cents.
Good luck this year, hunters.
Posted By:
paulblain
Guest
None 10-14-2009 07:40
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 35-40 Degrees
I find it extremely difficult to believe that THAT many ducks (1,069) were harvested at Saginaw on their “opener”. If the numbers are indeed correct, which the DNR has a tendency to fabricate (i.e. goose harvest), and limits were “legally” taken, according to bag limits/species set, this would mean that 178 DIFFERENT hunters would have limited out by managing to harvest a “legal” limit according to the set regs.
Show me 178 hunters in Michigan in ONE area that ever limited out on ducks on the same day.
Posted By:
ndhager
Guest
Thumb 10-13-2009 09:51
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Had a great woodie shoot this morning before work. We shot a two man limit by 7:45 and bugged out. Dog worked great, found one duck in the brush that I would have been hard pressed to find. Lots of woodies around still, seems like more than last year.
Posted By:
kayakis
Web Member
cass co 10-12-2009 11:50
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TIM AND I shot 2 woodys and 1 drake mallard we missed some teal jumped alot of mallards going in but did not see many after daylight. allmost got on some geese just out of range…..jimmy
Posted By:
rick-hungerford
Field Editor
Saginaw Bay Fish Point Area 10-12-2009 10:26
Cloudy, High Winds – 50-60 Degrees
I stopped by the headquarters on the way home Sunday afternoon. As I had suspected they had a fantastic Opener. 1,069 ducks and 157 geese.
First open shoot was this morning, don’t know much but the winds appeared to hold.
Water in most fields, some obviously better than others. If your going, makes sense to scout before you hunt the area. 10-14 no water yet. Wheh they flood look out.
Tons of geese around, corn harvest hasn’t started yet. Could be a couple of weeks off yet.
Watch the winds and fronts for diver moves. With the storms in the praries, could be an early push.
Good luck, I’m working this week (darn. But I’ll be back up next weekend.
Everything else is between seasons!
Posted By:
wwn1
Guest
Brighton/Pinckney area 10-12-2009 08:50
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Opened the season on a small lake on state land. Sat morning woodie limit by 7:30 (2 beautiful drakes and a hen); Sun morning 2 woodies by 7:20 (juvenile drake and a hen). Lots of woodies both days but never saw a mallard. Mallrd situation was disappointing but expected as I really haven’t been able to locate any mallards to speak of during a month of hard scouting. Oh well, I have about a half dozen good wood duck spots scouted so I’ll make do with them until I locate the mallrds or we get some weather to push them down. Hope everyone had a productive opener.
Posted By:
rick-hungerford
Field Editor
Saginaw Bay Fish Point Area 10-11-2009 06:36
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
Wow what an Opener.
Young mallards, redheads, bluebills and saw CANS! Throw in a few dumb geese and you have a spectaculat first shoot.
The only real problem was the wind switching 90 degrees but that makes for a normal Opening day.
On the negative side, the last minute guys who justify down winding their duck brothers who stayed out all night to get their spot with the “I didn’t see you” or “I don’t know where else to go” lines. You can’t do much but grin and bare it. But I just don’t understand how guys can come out unprepared and screw up everbody around them. That is bad form, not to mention unsafe.
Shooting at the refuge was hot and heavy. Will get a report on the way home today.
Other than a few miscreants, all present had a great time.
Everything else is between seasons!
Posted By:
kayakis
Web Member
zone 3 river 10-10-2009 12:16
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Tim and I shot 3 wood ducks saw more birds then last year at this spot…. hope everone did well…. we heard alot of shooting……jimmy
Posted By:
kayakis
Web Member
10-09-2009 15:48
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hope the opener goes better than last year…..jimmy
