Posted By:
Art-Marshall
Field Editor
southcentral 12-29-2011 22:07
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Some duck shooting on the river. We average about 4 flocks per morning. Very few geese. Hoping someone would post that they have seen some geese coming from the south in to nebraska. Anyone see anything happening around Harlan County Resovoir. ?
Posted By:
davehunter03
Web Member
Platte River? 12-28-2011 08:25
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I’m hearing there are a ‘ton’ on Mallards on the Platte? Can anyone chime in with their reports…it’s a long drive from Ill.
Sr.
Posted By:
kpsriverdice
Web Member
Platte River West of Kearney 12-27-2011 23:51
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Pretty slow. Can’t believe this warm weather. Goose numbers are horrible. Never had to break ice on the river this year duck hunting. That’s a first! Looks like we should break out the sticks and play a round of golf!
Some ducks around, actually not bad until 9am
Posted By:
Zach Mayhew
Field Editor
Grand Island 12-24-2011 13:14
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
Not to much going on around Grand Island have heard some reports of people getting into some ducks this week not to many geese around.
Posted By:
Art-Marshall
Field Editor
12-24-2011 05:36
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Just saw the weather forcast for the week following christmas. Heat wave. I’m guessing were going to be seeing some geese from the south early this season. That will improve things as the reverse migrations have been the best part of the goose season for us the last 6 years .I’m optimstic.
Posted By:
Larry-Olson
Field Editor
North Platte river valley 12-18-2011 20:33
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Went back to Bayard this morning and only decoyed two singles. One was about four pounds and the other ten. We witnessed alot more geese in the area today but they are very patterned. No flaring from the blind, decoys or calling, just wary birds with little or no wind. The little goose that decoyed did so while we were all out draining our morning beverages. It landed between the blind and Wayne after Terry and I had hopped back in the pit. Wayne had to kick it out of the decoys so Terry could shoot it. Go figure. There was VERY little shooting on the river or anywhere around us. Mike hunted Lisco yesterday and killed one before noon. He said there was big numbers of both geese and ducks there now but no players. Brian told me they didn’t shoot any today. Patricks killed two today and ten yesterday. They killed all that they shot at yesterday decoying a bunch of six and putting them all down. There was some big flocks around Scottsbluff when we were driving out so there’s some around, we just need some weather to help out. LO
Posted By:
jdgreen402
Web Member
Farm Pond Near Valley, NE 12-18-2011 15:37
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
Well, it’s more famine than feast. However, during 30 minutes this morning, we had 20 Canadians work the blind with two that were definitely shootable. I was back at the truck and my shooting company was unsure of the distance or whether they should shoot. It was painful to was them fly off with no shots after the third pass. Likewise, we had a couple of drake mallards work the deems well. We scratched one …
Not a stellar day for shooting, but it was nice to see some birds finally work the dekes!
Posted By:
jdgreen402
Web Member
Farm pond near Valley, NE 12-16-2011 12:03
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 25-30 Degrees – Ice
Swung by the pond a few times this week. Tuesday, we had a handful of canadians loafing mid-day — took two. There were a few working the fields east of Fremont, but very light. Yesterday, I had a hundred mallards on the pond and took two drakes. Today, nothing is really flying.
Anybody getting anything on the lakes south of lincoln? I’m hearing there are some geese workin Branched Oak.
Posted By:
Art-Marshall
Field Editor
elmcreek 12-13-2011 18:10
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Slow here, lots of ducks at johnsons lake area, but patterned. I agree kpsriverdice, lots of birds up north yet.
Posted By:
kpsriverdice
Web Member
12-13-2011 16:11
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From the sound of things, duck numbers are still great in the Dakotas.
