Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Griscom Swamp & Lakes Bay 10-13-2009 22:28
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – Over 70 Degrees
Greetings from the flat lands down Jersey! Spied the first brant and buffleheads of the season today in Lakes Bay. Not the big jags of brant yet but they are here.
Snows and Black geese flying over this evening for about three hours to make the jump to Delaware. If the weather holds I will add a couple of dozen white stools to the rig in hopes of any straggler juveniles. Feel like a kid just before Christmas.
Saturday cannot get here soon enough!
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Scouting Griscom Swamp 09-29-2009 18:48
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees
Greetings from the flatlands down Jersey! The GWteal are here TODAY! Out and about in Griscom and spied GWTeal, BWTeal, sprig and some cotton tops. Bumped up GWteal and a dozen Woodies between the bridges on Cedar Swamp. I have to see what I have left for shells. If opening day is like last year, between the acrobatic teal and my shooting I will need a couple of boxes for the 17th.
Looking for a site to get tides, sun rise/set and moon rise/set times … check out http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/index.html It is a bit of a pain to find your location, but once you do, save it back as a favorite and you can predict tomorrow or next month.
Griscom Swamp north of middle river
http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow.cgi?site=Tuckahoe%2C+Tuckahoe+River%2C+New+Jersey&units=f
They offer a map with longitude – latitude information.
Always out there ….
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Scouting Griscom Swamp 09-26-2009 20:41
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – Over 70 Degrees
Greetings from the flat lands down Jersey! GWTeal have started to show up. Jumped three groups around +20 birds and another half dozen groups under ten birds. Most of the birds were on the Mayslanding side of Middle River. Spied no BWTeal. Sunday is the last day of the Tuckerton Show … not so busy Saturday so there will be bargains on Sunday especially with the forecast of rain. I hope to be there around 3pm to get the deals!! The canoe is painted and the Kayak is grass … the countdown is on to opening day!
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
2009 State Reg Changes 09-18-2009 21:17
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Greetings from the flatlands down Jersey
– Beginning in 2009, the artwork for the New Jersey state waterfowl stamp and the paper stamp will be discontinued. Waterfowl hunters 16 years and older are still required to purchase a state stamp, which is now a “certification” rather than a paper stamp. The certifications are available from a license agent or from the Division’s license web site, where they can be printed on a home computer.
– The wood duck daily bag limit will remain at 3 birds. This will be the second consecutive year with these regulations.
– The brant season will be closed during part of the duck season in all zones. The brant daily bag limit was reduced to 2 birds.
– There will be a Conservation Order season for light geese from Feb. 16-Apr. 10, 2010.
– The canvasback season will be open for the duration of the duck season with a 1-bird bag limit.
– The scaup season will be open for the duration of the duck season with a 2-bird bag limit.
– Special regulations are permitted during the September Canada goose season (September 1-30, 2009) – Electronic calls, shotguns capable of holding no more than 7 shells, and hunting hours extended to 1/2 hour after sunset are permitted. Note that this allows hunting ½ hour later than during other waterfowl seasons. This will be the third consecutive year with these regulations.
See you out there
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Griscom Swamp 09-14-2009 17:15
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees
Greetings from the flat lands down Jersey! September Canada season has not let me down – it is just like any other year. If you are where the birds are going you shoot limit – if you try to just set up and sucker them in – they aren’t the sucker! Found a water roost and bush wacked five right as legal was going out. The overcast cloudy conditions made them move before it was to dark to see. In talking to some friends, we all are in the same boat with the farms that we have been hunting the last 15-20 years. The farms are now houses, malls or playgrounds and the geese have learned to live between domestication and wild. Just need a dark, threatening, rainy day and we will get another chance at them. As for teal, I can count them on my hand – they are not here yet at all. Best for the season!
Posted By:
Tony Senn
Web Member
Delaware Ducks Unlimited Blue Hen Classic 01-26-2009 14:41
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Delaware Ducks Unlimited
Presents the
13th Annual Ducks Unlimited Blue Hen Classic
at
Hopkins Game Farm
March 13, 14 & 15
**Guarenteed $25,000 in Prizes including 30 Guns**
Schedule of Events
Friday, March 13
Small Gauge Events
20, 28 and .410
Entry – $50 per gauge/50 targets
Payouts – $10 per shooter per gauge
returned to class
Master through E – 1st, 2nd, 3rd (50/30/20)
Preliminary Event
Entry – $105/100 targets
Shells are included for this event
Payouts – HOA & Master through E
HOA – Benelli Nova & 1 case of shells
1st in class – Benelli Nova
2nd in class – 3 cases of shells
3rd in class – 2 cases of shells
4th in class – 1 case of shells
5th in class – 1 case of shells
Concurrents
1st in class – 2 cases of shells
2nd in class – 1 case of shells
Saturday & Sunday, March 14 & 15
NSCA 5-Stand – Squadded
Entry – $55/50 targets
Shells are included for this event
Payouts – Master through E
1st, 2nd & 3rd
Ducks Unlimited Merchandise
Saturday & Sunday, March 14 & 15
Main Event – Flight time required
Entry – $230/200 targets/100 targets daily
Shells are included for this event
Payouts – HOA & Master through E & Hunters
HOA – Beretta 391 & $300 cash
1st in class – Beretta 391
2nd in class – Remington 1187
3rd in class – Tri Star Viper
4th through 6th in class
Exclusive Ducks Unlimited Merchandise
Concurrents
1st in class – 3 cases of shells
2nd in class – 2 cases of shells
3rd in class – 1 case of shells
All events are NSCA sanctioned.
Target fees included in entry fees.
HOA- not eligible for Class or
Concurrent prizes.
Lunch will be available daily for purchase.
Prizes and awards for the Preliminary Event
and Small Gauge events will be presented
Friday evening after all events are final.
Refreshments will be served.
An Eastern Shore Buffet Dinner will be
included for all competitors Saturday night.
Entertainment will be provided by the
Cripple Creek Bluegrass Band.
For More Information Contact-
Hopkins Game Farm-(410) 348-5287
hopkinshunting@gmail.com
Tony Senn- (302)422-5068
tsenn@ducks.org
Posted By:
MKGF
Web Member
11-20-2008 12:50
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any reports from the southern zone? Del.Bay area?
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Griscom Swamp 10-19-2008 20:28
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Greetings from the flatlands down Jersey,
There was no let down opening day, the teal poured in. It just took me 16 shots to make 6. The slightest movement in the blind and the acrobatic show was on! They just tipped with the wind hawken in their face and were GONE! I just could not get the gun in front of them fast enough. I would pull the shot and knew I was behind and going to miss. It was ugly!
Snows and Migrants were on the move today making the jump to Delaware. I heard more of them than actually saw of them. Spied one flock of +250 snows on the ground, another group of +500 were in the marsh by Middle River and a group of migrants (are they some little geese) maybe +200 not 5 minutes from my home in cut corn. They did not hang out very long and were gone an hour after I saw them.
The first split looks very good right now!
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Griscom Swamp out to Lakes Bay 10-11-2008 17:39
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Greetings from the flat lands down Jersey,
Just like a bus schedule the birds are showing up. The teal are finally in strong with flocks in the 100-150 range right now (http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2176/20081003150plusgwtealre5.jpg)
Sprig and cotton tops have shown up this week but I wouldn’t buy any extra shells just yet.
Out on the salt meadows, brant are showing up and should be in thick by week’s ends. More birds were in Scull Bay than Lakes Bay. That will change.
Buffleheads are here now too. They were in Great Egg off Longport. A bunch of Scoters (maybe 500) were rafted up in Great Egg this week just inside the inlet.
A little different for this year are the Ruddy ducks that have appeared out of now where on the river and there seems to be more and more harbor mallards out in the meadows – maybe they will be there opening day too.
October 18th can not get here fast enough!
Posted By:
Tony Senn
Web Member
Delaware Ducks Unlimited 10-11-2008 16:10
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The Ducks Unlimited Waterfowler’s Hunter’s Parties are Coming!!!!!!!
Due to the popularity last year and wanting to have enough room for everyone, this year we will be having TWO WHP’s. One upstate and one downstate.
Each one will have more than 60 Dozen Decoys, 5 guns and other assorted hunting gear.
Tickets are limited to 200 at each location so act fast…..Tickets are only $25.00!!!
Locations-
North- Odessa Fire House
South- Moore Farms-Cokesbury Rd, Georgetown
Date for Both-
Sunday November 23, 2008 The day between Deer and Duck Season
Time for both-
12-Noon to 3:00 pm
Price- $25.00- Includes light appetizers-beer-sodas and a free 1 year membership in DU!!
Don’t forget, you automatically are entered into a raffle for a shotgun just for WEARING CAMO!!!!!!!!!
For tickets call-
North- Lou Caputo 302-388-1474
louis.caputo@pnc.com
South- Tony Senn 302-422-5068 tsenn@ducks.org
Tickets available online at-
www.ducks.org/WHP
