Posted By:
John-Donelon
Field Editor
Missouri 09-12-2012 13:38
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To clear my earlier post,silage are the fields that have been mowed down and stalks and whatever grain is left is in the fields,these are baited.Silage cut for agriculture use where the corn is harvested,it is legal to hunt these. These mowed fields are usually farmers who have collected crop insurance due to the drought. Hope this clears it up.
Posted By:
hannibal
Web Member
Makes Sense 09-11-2012 17:33
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That makes perfect sense. If they mow them down and don’t collect or harvest anything and leave it sitting in the field that is a no no for sure.
Thanks
Posted By:
Drake Slayer
Web Member
09-11-2012 06:47
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Silage fields are fine to hunt….AS Hannibal stated, been hunting those for years. Actually, cut silage leaves less grain behind then combined fields, as the stalk and everything is cut and collected.
The mowed/chopped fields are the ones you cannot hunt.
Posted By:
Michael-PhillipsIL
Field Editor
09-10-2012 21:14
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I believe what John is talking about is what I have been reading about on other sites. Because of the drought farmers are collecting drought insurance money for fields that have been mostly wiped out. They must mow these fields and not harvest the crop. You cannot hunt these fields since that isn’t a normal farming practice. Sileage fields I believe are still ok to hunt since that is a normal farming practice.
[Edited By Michael-PhillipsIL on 2012-09-10 21:16]
Posted By:
hannibal
Web Member
Cut Silage Fields 09-10-2012 19:39
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John,
Are you talking about cut silage fields that they just dump everything back in the field? For years Goose and Duck hunters have been hunting cut silage fields in the early parts of the season. I’m not trying to be contrary but this does not sound right unless there is some unique circumstance that makes this different than any other year and there is something unique being done during the cut of the field like not actually harvesting the silage and leaving it all in the field.
There must be a distinction that makes some fields considered “baited” because waterfowl hunters have been hunting these silage fields for as long as I can remember.
Can you clarify please?
Posted By:
John-Donelon
Field Editor
Missouri 09-07-2012 13:35
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Spoke with asst. head of enforcement for MDC on thursday.I WANTED SOME INFORMATION ON CORN FIELDS,THAT DUE TO DROUGHT HAD TO BE CUT FOR SILAGE.tHESE FIELDS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A BAITED AREA.mY CONTACT SAID THAT DUCK CLUBS WILL BE IN FOR A SUPRISE THIS fALL.iF YOUR CLUB CORN CROP HAD TO BE CUT FOR SILAGE,AND YOU FILL IT WITH WATER OR HUNT IT DRY,YOU COULD BE IN VIOLATION.i WOULD CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AGT. OR THE mdc HEADQUARTERS IN jEFF cITY.jUST SOME ADVICE.
Posted By:
bgallup
Field Editor
Scouted marsh S. West of Columbia 09-07-2012 08:09
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About 6:30 p.m. several bunches of 50 to 100 teal were dropping out of the ozone into the marsh. Flight day? ben
Posted By:
John-Donelon
Field Editor
Chariton County 09-05-2012 21:03
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Spoke with our landlord on Monday,we do have a pump,he started pumping water on 40 acres on Sunday,the wetlands does have water and the pool by the blind is nearly full. The recent rains have helped,the millett and smartweeds is looking good. The farm next to us,some 7000 acres,the owner had a sprinkler system and was harvesting corn last week. He said he has been working around the blinds,has seen teal.A friend of mine who does the air count for MCD,said there are reports of some teal moving into the Northern Mo. area.I am waiting for the greenheads.Good luck on the teal this weekend.
Posted By:
hannibal
Web Member
Teal Reports 09-04-2012 20:29
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Seeing anything out there. I have heard of reports of Teal in Texas already but sure must be a pile of them still to come. I saw a few birds this past weekend but no huge numbers for sure. Hoping this little cold snap (if you can really call it that) will push a few of those little squadron’s south. Looking forward to the opener on Saturday.
We have been pumping some water and have a reasonable amount of water to entice the teal once they get here. We will wait to fill it the rest of the way and flood our corn a little later…….just in times for those big, fat, juicy Greenheads!!!!!
Posted By:
bgallup
Field Editor
Scouted duck lake just north of Chillicothe 09-04-2012 09:24
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The rain over the weekend came so slowly there was no run off where I scouted. The good news… Hopefully the beans will start filling out.
Our little lake has lots of smart weed but not a drop of water. The ground still has huge cracks that will need to fill.
It’s a start!
Good luck with teal.
