Posted By:
Kent-Lacina
Field Editor
south delta 01-21-2009 14:59
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 40-45 Degrees
Well hunted last saturday and sunday at sunflower and ended up with a mixed bag. Mainly woodducks and a few mallards.
From reports that i’ve heard is the Mahanna now has big ducks again and good to very good numbers. Most of the bags have been mallards and gray’s with a few pintails mixed in. Although you have to scout to see what holes they are going into.
Howard miller has very few big ducks, most of what is there is shovelers and a few teal i would say duck numbers to be fair.
Shipland has been good with quite a few mallards being shot with some woodducks. I would say duck numbers to be fair to good.
Panther swamp has good numbers of birds as well.
I do know that Howard Miller will be packed this weekend so it looks like the best bet is going to be mahanna or panther.
Good numbers of geese still remain in the south delta. I did see a group of swans on sunday.
I have noticed that since my last trip to the area that there is not as many big ducks but a fair amount of little ducks.
The exception is Mahanna this past week.
Hope everyone has had a great and a safe year so far.
Remember it’s what we do today that will tell what happens tomorrow.
Posted By:
Kent-Lacina
Field Editor
south delta 01-07-2009 11:02
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees
Hunted Sunflower for a timber hunt. Ended up killing our limits of woodducks (3each). Not as many mallards as the past few years but still some around. The mild weather in the past few weeks have some birds moving back from the south and i hope we don’t loose any of our birds. I have heard reports of high concentrations of mallards and specks and snows already moving back up into the midwest. I wish it would just stay cold for the whole season instead of these mid season warm ups. Word from the central delta is that good numbers of ducks still remain but not as many mallards as the start of the season. Reports from Mahanna and Howard Miller WMA’s is fair amounts of ducks (80% shovelers with a few teal and mallards) with very few limits being reported. Most of the cover at Howard Miller is now under water or knocked down by previous hunters. ATV trails are almost not travelable. As for Mahanna most of the hunters are seeing very little for ducks. One of the reasons is that they didn’t get the crops planted this year due to the spring flood. I would suggest going to other WMA’s in the central or north part of the state. Most of the good reports i’ve been hearing with good to very good numbers are from the central delta to northern delta regions. Most public area’s in those regions are holding good numbers of all species of birds and very little hunting pressure. As for south mississippi woodducks are 95% of the ducks in this zone. I have heard of fair duck numbers on the coast with grays, teal, redheads and some woodducks making up the majority of the birds.
I have seen quite a few canvasbacks this year and even could have bagged a couple if the season was open. I think i have seen more this year than seasons past.
Scuap are also way down this year. I bet i haven’t seen a quarter of what i saw last year. I sure hope those birds can come back in the near future.
Congrats to Ray on your first banded duck!!!
and also on your Scooter!!
Hopefully we can all end the year out with some good hunts and safe hunts.
Looking forward to everyone’s posts
KL
Remember it’s what we do today that will tell what happens tomorrow.
Posted By:
coldkiller
Web Member
SLEDGE,MS 01-06-2009 11:19
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 35-40 Degrees
LAST TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WERE GREAT AGAIN.SATURDAY WAS MADE A WINNER BY KILLING 4 GIANT CANADA’S THAT CAME TO CALL WITH NO DECOYS OUT. SUNDAY WAS TOUGH BUT KILLED A BANDED TEAL.
MOST OF MY LEASES CONTINUE TO DO GREAT.THE ONES THAT DO BETTER PICK-UP DECOYS CAMO PITS AND BLINDS CONSTANTLY AND WORK AT HARVESTING DUCKS.
I WILL START LEASING AS SOON AS SEASON IS OVER SO IF YOUR LOOKING FOR ONE OF THE BEST SPOTS IN THE DELTA CALL OR EMAIL ME.
THANKS,
CHARLES MORRISON
931-224-0700
MAUTOSUN@AOL.COM
Posted By:
coldkiller
Web Member
Sledge,Ms 12-29-2008 08:17
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees
It continues to be a great year.I had 6 guys in a pit yesterday and we were limited out by 10.30am.If we could have shot better would have been done much earlier.
My dog continues to amaze me yesterday she made a double retrieve with 2 ducks at same time.I am amazed at watching her every hunting trip.
We have killed over 500 ducks over her this year and she has lost 2! Thats incredible.
I still have some day lease dates open for the year.I have some guided days available but are almost full.
Charles Morrison
931-224-0700
Posted By:
coldkiller
Web Member
SLEDGE,MS 12-22-2008 08:56
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WAS SOME OF THE BEST DUCK HUNTING I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS.SUNDAY WAS JUST AS GOOD.
WE HAD 6 GUYS IN A TIMBER HOLE SUNDAY MORNING AND THEY WERE LIMITED OUT BY 720 AM! I TOOK A GROUP TO A HUGE RICE FIELD AND WE WERE DONE BY 9.00AM.LIMITS OF MALLARDS,GADS,TEAL,PINTAILS AND SHOVELORS! i HAD 2 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKEND ONE WAS WATCHING MY 22 MONTH OLD BLACK LAB MIDNIGHT WHO IS BECOMING THE DOG I KNEW SHE WOULD.SHE MAD A RETRIEVE OF OVER 600 YDS ON A CRIPPLE GREENHEAD THAT FELL WAY OUT IN THE STANDING RICE! THE SECOND WAS THE RETRIEVE OF THE GREENHEAD THAT WAS DOUBLE BANDED!!!
IF YOUR LOOKING TO BOOK THE HUNT YOU BETTER HURRY BECAUSE WE ALMOST FULL FOR THE REST OF YEAR.
LOOKING AS THE DELTA IS GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS
CHARLES MORRISON
COLDWATER DUCK CLUB
931-224-0700
MAUTOSUN@AOL.COM
Posted By:
coldkiller
Web Member
Sledge,Ms 12-18-2008 08:47
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I have some new farms that are available for lease some for the remaining part of the 08/09 season. I also have some new lands that are loaded with ducks and will be putting new 20ft pits in the ground for the 09/10 waterfowl seasons.
I have a farm that is available for the remainder of the season with 4 fields with blinds water already there plus a huge bayou lake that is deep and gives you a great place to kill ducks when the fields freeze up. All can be had for $7500.00.
Thanks,
Charles Morrison
931-224-0700
Posted By:
CARPDUCK
Guest
SLEDGE MS 12-15-2008 11:13
Cloudy, High Winds – 35-40 Degrees
TUES PM= 1 GOOSE 6 DUCKS
WED AM = 36 DUCKS
WED PM= 9 DUCKS
THUR AM = 25 DUCKS
FRI AM = 9 DUCKS
SAT AM = 6 DUCKS
SUN AM = 0
COLD FRONTS—COLD FRONTS—!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By:
CARPDUCK
Guest
SLEDGE, MS 12-10-2008 10:53
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 45-50 Degrees
RICE PIT= 3 LIMITS–3 MEN
BEAN PIT= 3 LIMITS–3 MEN
TOTAL 36 BIRDS–6 MEN
Posted By:
coldkiller
Web Member
Sledge,Ms. 12-09-2008 09:50
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
All of my leases are way ahead in numbers of ducks harvested this year.Alot more big ducks early this year than I can remember in years.
The bean fields have been red-hot early this year.I have some that have already killed over 200 plus ducks in a short period of time.
The snow geese numbers are coming in daily by the millions.
It looks like it will be a banner year for the North Delta.
Posted By:
Kent-Lacina
Field Editor
south delta 12-08-2008 10:45
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees
Good numbers of ducks and geese are still in the delta with more arriving daily. I have talked to many groups of hunters with great results. Most have been getting limits with a mixed bag almost everyday. I have also heard that this is the most ducks that anyone has seen this early in the season for quite a few years. As for south mississippi woodducks seem to be the most abundant birds but there is some other ducks mixed in.
Good numbers of birds have been being taken at panther swamp, shipland, and sunflower from reports that i’ve gotten. Howard Miller reports is that the birds have slowed and the geese that where there have moved. Mahanna has also slowed down with only a few birds being taken.
As for the coot killed from Alabama (yes you know who you are) congrats on your speck band. But i did hear your brother shot the bird so you should really give him the band.
