Posted By:
Larry-Olson
Field Editor
Panhandle 06-23-2011 20:55
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Wow, it’s been a long time since anyone was on here. All of the panhandle as well as the northern great plains and the northern Rockies have experienced a very wet spring. We have tons of sheet water still in the fields causing delays and some failure of dryland and row crops. Most of the streams and rivers have or are currently flooded. The North Platte river is expected to remain at or above flood stage until fall. We are afraid that our blinds will all have to be totally rebuilt but that’s what happens along the river. Duck numbers seem to be high around here but I have yet to see any broods. The goslings are already starting to fledge adult feathers but no ducklings. I am hoping that the long wet cool spring didn’t ruin the plentiful water for hatching. Time will tell. I guess that’s all i know for now. Until next time. LO
Posted By:
Larry-Olson
Field Editor
North Platte river 02-14-2011 13:18
Cloudy, High Winds – 50-60 Degrees
well I was called to work last tuesday so I didn’t hunt but rick did and shot 2 geese and could have.limited.easily. Today is the second day in a row with temperatures over fifty degrees and strong winds. Some big flocks of canada geese are moving north With the tail wind. Anyway it was a good goose season. I don’t know if.I will hunt the.conservation season yet but I will keep my eyes to the sky and my ears.to the ground
Posted By:
Brian-Peters
Web Member
central panhandle 02-08-2011 23:48
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Well we tried to hunt the rye sat mourn, and arrived to find a nag that wasnt fed by his owner fell into the blind and destroyed half of it. The top was tore off, and about a doz decoys were destroyed. We set up the young ones up in the other side of the blind, after setting the lid back on and covering up what we could to camo it. Russ Frickey and I set out to find another spot. Gary let us hunt his blind and after a late start the birds worked us well. We had to quiet down I think they were a little call shy. But as soon as we did it was over very fast.The young ones, Tyer and Jake, even came over and filled the rest of thier limits. The meadow had a good year again. Brian
Posted By:
Larry-Olson
Field Editor
Northplatte river 02-06-2011 21:27
Cloudy, High Winds – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Rick and Donny called to rub in the fact that they limited six shooters with great ease while I was on grandpa duty. Today broke their season goose harvest record for the blind. I hope to get there.Tuesday if I dont get called to work for the third week in a row. We hunted Lisco last Sunday but only shot four. They have been doing very well there lately too even though
Numbers seem to be down in that area. Numbers are great around Scottsbluff. They did let a speck slide thru not realizing it was open for the weekend.
Posted By:
kpsriverdice
Web Member
Platte river – west of Kearney 01-30-2011 20:45
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Lots of new birds in the area! Reverse migration!
[Edited By kpsriverdice on 2011-01-30 20:46]
Posted By:
Brian-Peters
Web Member
01-22-2011 17:20
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went to the pit today spent first part of mourn hunting and second bailing water out VERY wet here birds moving in big groups and patterned got 2 birds and i heard gary shoot his last bird before i left brian
Posted By:
Brian-Peters
Web Member
central panhandle 01-19-2011 20:17
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The river is in fair shape here. We have been drowning worms and 5 days off has got me looking forward to sat. We still have a fair number of birds. They are kind of patterned so Im sure the hunting will be challenging.Very wet with snow melt. I went to the pit the other day and about got stuck right next to it. Have seen a few geese with a white bar across their chest, maybe I can pick one off. Brian
Posted By:
Larry-Olson
Field Editor
North Platte river 01-11-2011 23:12
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 10-20 Degrees – Ice
Well the day started off with windchills nearing twenty below and we would not kill any geese until almost ten when a cripple swam down river into the decoys. There was only a couple flights of birds that seemed to have been chased off of their roosts and they never even slowed down. My young friend, Tyler and his girlfriend along with mine were with me today. The ladies decided to head to Scottsbluff to do some shopping around one and before they arrived at Hergbergers we were limited out. We decoyed a group of four and only killed two.( someone shot my bird, shoot your zone!) Then a bunch of twenty that bugged out at the last moment, we killed one. And before the smoke could clear we decoyed about thirty more with five of them feet down directly over the blind. We took our three and watched as some of them came back again. We also shot three drake mallards but didn’t decoy any of them. While we were chasing one of them down river we could have shot another limit of geese trying to land in the decoys. We called the girls to expedite their trip but didn’t decoy another goose until just before legal sunset. When we decoyed two singles in a row. The girls didn’t shoot at the first one and then Lorie missed the last one at point blank three times. We didn’t see alot of geese but it was frigid all day. Don’t know when I will get back out but I will keep you posted. LO
Posted By:
msj6139
Guest
GI area 01-10-2011 14:34
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Have not got out since the big snowfall. Can anyone tell me, have the geese moved out or are there still huntable numbers around, dont know when I can get out to scout the surrounding areas, thanks.
Posted By:
Larry-Olson
Field Editor
North Platte river 01-09-2011 21:47
Cloudy, Snow Flurries – 10-20 Degrees – Ice
Another arctic front has arrived and that spells excellent goose hunting at the Scottsbluff river blind. They had a blindful today and shot fourteen geese and one drake mallard. They said they should have easily limited out but didn’t. When the sandpits and ponds freeze the geese just really want the river. I understand that it is frozen below Bridgeport but I haven’t had a report from there for awhile. Brian????? I was failing terribly trying to get my little brother a doe today and his guides yesterday. it is very tough to get around due to the deep crusted snow drifts. Ice fishing is going strong on many lakes up here and temperatures are not expected to rise above single digits for the next two to three days. Hopefully the snow doesn’t get too deep on the corn. I plan to hunt Tuesday. LO
