Posted By:
coldkiller
Web Member
SLEDGE,MS 12-07-2009 08:32
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 25-30 Degrees – Ice
We had plenty of ducks on thursday as I scouted thousands of acres. Then Friday morning saw very few killed (2). Then saturday saw a grand total of (5) ducks with oxygen mask on flying really high.
Then yestrerday we killed 5 saw very few again.So far after 6 days of hunting it has been the worst season I have seen in a long time.I thought the population was up 15% this year?
Hopefully things will pick up for this week because it is horrible!
Charles Morrison
Posted By:
ducknose
Web Member
Marks, MS 12-07-2009 06:40
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I truly have not fired a shot in two weekends. This is the worst year I have ever seen in the Delta and all my friends are reporting the same. No ducks.
Posted By:
Caddy In The Blind
Guest
Noth West Mississippi, Tallahatchie County 12-03-2009 15:50
Sunny & Clear, Morning Fog – 45-50 Degrees
Opening Day in North West Mississippi was a lot like hunting the special teal season (September) in Alabama…. The sky was mostly filled with green wing teal. Some Hollywood ducks and a few mallards were taken but nothing like we had hoped for….Looking forward to some cold weather and heavy snow cover up north.
Mac Higginbotham Jackpot Hunting Club Tallahatchie County MS
Posted By:
Kent-Lacina
Field Editor
south delta 12-01-2009 13:54
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Well friday was a bust for our group. We saw very few birds but did manage a few. Saw a few geese and a few high flying ducks which some were mallards.
Saturday and Sunday we faired much better. We shot a variety of ducks and 1 eagle headed blue goose. Did see an increase in mallards with a few other big ducks. Sunday we had a decent mallard and teal shoot with a few grey ducks mixed in.
From what i’ve heard is mahanna and muscadine farms have had good shoots on mixed bags of ducks. Some mallards and some greys with teal and smiling mallards.
Sunflower also had some decent mallards with mainly woodies filling out the bags.
I did talk to a few groups that did very well this weekend and a few that didn’t.
Most shot a few mallards and greys but most shot teal and smiling mallards.
A group around belzoni did well on teal with a few big ducks and reported an increase in mallard numbers but not many wanting to decoy.
With this cold front coming in the birds seem to be moving some and from what i’ve heard bird numbers have been coming up. A buddy in the dakota’s said most of the smaller ponds have froze up now just leaving the larger lakes and rivers open. With snow forcasted in the upper part of the country we should keep on seeing good numbers of birds migrating. I’ve had reports up till this morning that a decent push of ducks and geese are moving behind this front. Most of the snow geese have moved south of the nebraska, iowa, and through mid ill.
A buddy that hunted this last week in stuttgart shot their limit of mallards along with a few mixed ducks. He said they just began getting their mallards and said it should only get better now.
Hope all had a decent opener and a safe opener.
Remember it’s what we do today that will tell what happens tomorrow.
Posted By:
Kent-Lacina
Field Editor
south delta 12-01-2009 11:31
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Well friday was a bust for our group. We saw very few birds but did manage a few. Saw a few geese and a few high flying ducks which some were mallards.
Saturday and Sunday we faired much better. We shot a variety of ducks and 1 eagle headed blue goose. Did see an increase in mallards with a few other big ducks. Sunday we had a decent mallard and teal shoot with a few grey ducks mixed in.
From what i’ve heard is mahanna and muscadine farms have had good shoots on mixed bags of ducks. Some mallards and some greys with teal and smiling mallards.
Sunflower also had some decent mallards with mainly woodies filling out the bags.
I did talk to a few groups that did very well this weekend and a few that didn’t.
Most shot a few mallards and greys but most shot teal and smiling mallards.
A group around belzoni did well on teal with a few big ducks and reported an increase in mallard numbers but not many wanting to decoy.
With this cold front coming in the birds seem to be moving some and from what i’ve heard bird numbers have been coming up. A buddy in the dakota’s said most of the smaller ponds have froze up now just leaving the larger lakes and rivers open. With snow forcasted in the upper part of the country we should keep on seeing good numbers of birds migrating. I’ve had reports up till this morning that a decent push of ducks and geese are moving behind this front. Most of the snow geese have moved south of the nebraska, iowa, and through mid ill.
A buddy that hunted this morning in stuttgart shot their limit of mallards along with a few mixed ducks. He said they just began getting their mallards and said it should only get better now.
Hope all had a decent opener and a safe opener.
Remember it’s what we do today that will tell what happens tomorrow.
Posted By:
coldkiller
Web Member
SLEDGE,MS 12-01-2009 08:28
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees
The opener was slow for alot of groups but some did have success as well. The most any group killed was 20 with another at 14 but most were 2-8 birds.
We need artic blasts and North winds to move the ducks from the Dakotas. I talked to buddy of mine there that said every pot hole lake,stream were crammed full of Mallards.
We need the weather to cover there food up and snow like hell all the way to southern Ill.
Just pray because this was the worst over-all opener that I have seen in years.
Coldwater Duck Club.
Charles Morrison
931-224-0700
931-698-1914
Posted By:
ducknose
Web Member
Marks, MS 11-30-2009 19:12
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This was absolutely the worst opening weekend that our group has ever experienced in 10+ years in the delta. Saw maybe 100 birds in 3 days, very few geese.
Managed to kill 3 GH and 3 Woodies but that was it. Plenty of food, water, etc., but no birds.
Posted By:
coldkiller
Web Member
Sledge area to Clarksdale 11-24-2009 08:54
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I believe its going to be a slow opener. We just don’t have the birds that we normally do this time of year.My connections in the Dakotas and in Canada with zero snow cover tell me they are covered up in waterfowl. Its going to be a while we need major and I mean major weather to push the birds south. A pacific cold fron does help but we need those artic clippers that make it nasty!
At the Coldwater Duck club we offer some of the best hunting in the south and we know how to do it! We have guided hunts and un-guided hunts available so give me a call and lets talk
Charles Morrison
931-224-0700
931-698-1914
Posted By:
Kent-Lacina
Field Editor
south mississippi 11-16-2009 10:40
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
Not much is happening in south mississippi. A few woodies have started coming in.
South delta- a few birds have begun to arrive. Mostly teal and woodies and smiling mallards(shovelers). A few geese have also begun to arrive. Looks like we will have a good amount of feed in the area this year due to the rains and crops not being harvested. Looks like we are about 1-2 weeks behind the migration so far, hope it starts to turn on before our opener after thanksgiving.
Hope everyone is prepaired and ready.
KL
Remember it’s what we do today that will tell what happens tomorrow.
Posted By:
apbADMidland
Web Member
Clarksdale area 05-04-2009 22:17
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Looking for a lease around the Clarksdale area for the 09/10 season. e-mail me with any options at apbrooks0317@gmail.com.
thanks,
APB
