Posted By:
1gander
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east central mn 11-07-2011 22:20
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
well birds were here finally not in mass quantities but def some new birds ended up with spoonie drake mallard should had more but i m ok with it seen cans,gadwall,spoonies,and dec numbers mallards no new geese though,also seen flock after flock of migrating tundra swans was steady all day with the swans.ducks kinda setteled down after two pm was little evening activity.
Posted By:
HonkerHotline
Web Member
Central MN 11-07-2011 20:26
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They’re Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By:
Olson
Web Member
Western Mn. 11-07-2011 20:05
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Thanks for the report Ole. We hunted last Thursday thru Sunday. Shot some ducks and had lots of Bills on Thursday morning. Actually unloaded the gun and sat and watched flock after flock of Bills work the decoys, wished it was like back in the 70’s when we could shoot Bonus Bluebills. It was fun to watch for about an hour and a half they kept coming. Of course I called everyone and told them to get up there and we never fired a shot Friday thru Sunday morning. Couldn’t figure it out but we had those 40mph south winds for three days. Got home last night and tonight my Farmer called and said the Bills are thick. He has only called me twice in the last 20 years to say the Bills are there and I have been in So. Dak. both times. Got the truck packed and am heading back up in the morning. have reinforcements coming up tomorrow afternoon, and I gotta be back Thursday cause I am leaving for So Dak Friday for 10 days. Hoping to capitalize on this overnight infflux of birds. If we got Bills today you must have too Ole’ Check it out. Hopefully this warm fall is finally getting on and we are going to shoot the big water ducks. Man I won’t sleep much tonight. I’ll try to post up when I get back on Thursday before I leave on Friday. Sounds like now is the time , I hope you can get away to take it in. please post your efforts and results and I will do the same. Time to get out there everybody, GOOD LUCK!!
Posted By:
Ole-Anderson
Field Editor
Bemidji 11-07-2011 19:35
Cloudy, High Winds – 35-40 Degrees
Wet dog, and the slow hunting in northern MN continues……
Pete and I hunted a little spot that usually holds a few birds this time of year. Saw 9 mallards and only fired one shot and got one nice greenhead.
After the hunt, watched a local lake and it seems we picked up a few birds yesterday afternoon as the lake was buzzing.
Talked with a buddy tonight that spent the whole day in the deer stand and he said he saw at least 25 flocks of migrating mallards and he wasn’t even really watching for them. It appears Canada may have frozen over and lost all it’s birds on one 24 hour period.
Time to start hitting the fields in 3 more days…..
Posted By:
knute
Web Member
Rochester 11-07-2011 12:28
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
Feild hunted for geese in the Rochester area today. Never fired a shot. Very few geese came out of the refuge, and none near us. Saw one large flock of migrators coming into town about 9:00.
Rochester only has about a third of the geese as normal for this time of year.
The northwinds predicted this week should help.
Posted By:
1gander
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carlos avery pool8 11-06-2011 19:47
Cloudy, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
hunted pool 8 today had some oppurtunities just didnt capitalize birds were very wary but did work just took time seen about 100 mallards total that is with what was flying over refuge too had about 8 work the spread had three gadwall n about 15 gwt working too just missed the shots.also seen 1 flock mallards moving se high in v formation probably thirty birds.also were geese near by this morning but left after first five minutes shooting time.will b out again tomorrow will post when done at end of day.good luck all n pay attention to weather parts of canada r quite cold with snow winnipeg is exception last report was 34 degrees snow light mist
Posted By:
1gander
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none 11-05-2011 19:14
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 50-60 Degrees
didnt get out spent day oberving scouting seen fewer than 100 ducks total seen some geese not the normal amount i m used to seeing will b out on a small pool tomorrow with only a couple decoys will post results
Posted By:
jasonmn24
Web Member
west central 11-02-2011 00:59
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Hunted a couple of public lands last weekend.
Saturday, we walked a half mile to a pot hole. There were ducks flying around by they wanted to be about another 1/2 mile north of us. 0 ducks shot.
Sunday, we dragged the jon boat to another public land. Buffleheads are here every year. Dogs first time in the boat this year. She retrieved 10 out of 11. The one drake we saw and shot dived on her. Other then that, she did well.
Posted By:
HonkerHotline
Web Member
None 10-31-2011 22:02
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Paul,
Why fight it….. Season might as well open the last week in September and close until November.
I am as frusterated as you are.
Just arrived in NW ND. Will post up after each hunt.
Posted By:
hannibal
Web Member
Not in Missouri 10-31-2011 20:00
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They have not moved down here yet. We had our worst opener since we bought our farm in 2007. Four of us shot 24 birds by 8:30am last year on the opener and this year 4 shot 2 wood ducks (morning and evening hunt)…..horrible. Absolutely no ducks (very few) down here so far. Obviously if you all are not seeing them must be much further North. I think based on the weather prognosticators that it is going to be a late push. My fear is it will be so late that you better plan your time off with the push or you will miss the show in it’s entirety. Normally there is a much better trickle migration by now and we have not seen anything like that yet. Thanksgiving week is when I get started and hoping that I have timed it “right” this year. It is about a week later than I normally get things cranked up. Right now I think the birds are about 2 weeks behind but that can all change with a blink of an eye and 1 foot of snow in the North.
Cross your fingers and pray for a push soon!
