Posted By:
Brian-Noll
Guest
10-12-2004 19:57
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bayhunter,
Tried, they are only open from 6:00am till 10:00pm. We are just going to go on Friday eveing and get a hotel room. I should be OK then.
Thanks,
Brian
Posted By:
bayhunter66
Guest
10-12-2004 15:10
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Brian – Try Walmart, 2219 2nd. St. Millville
Store Phone # (856)825-4200.
Posted By:
Brian-Noll
Guest
License Center 10-12-2004 10:54
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Anybody know a license seller who is open 24 hours near Vineland/Millville NJ?
Posted By:
modmanjoe
Guest
PIKE -MONROE COUNTY 10-12-2004 08:39
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HAS ANYBODY HUNTED THE DELAWATRE RIVER NORTH OF THE DELAWARE WATER GAP ?
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Cape-Atlantic 10-10-2004 12:03
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
Greetings from the Flatlands down Jersey. Out and about … not much to talk about in Griscom Swamp. GWTeal have arrived but are few and far between. Traveling the usual hot spots the break of light this morning. Well I’m not buying any extra shells. A drive through the Mac Namara impoundments had (6) BWTeal in the dog training impoundment, (6) mallards/blacks in the first impoundment off the school at Corbin City and maybe (+30) GWTeal in the middle impoundment in Tuckahoe. First Brant spied in Lakes Bay on Wednesday last. There was (+200) in one flock and a flock of (+150) over in Scull Bay. Always out there…
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Forsythe NWR 09-20-2004 20:01
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees
Greetings from the Flat lands Down Jersey. Out and About today so we stopped by the refuge to see what has arrived with the weather? GWTeal and Sprig all over the west impoundment. A guess? 8-10K GWTeal, 4-5K Sprig, maybe +200 Blacks and Greenheads. Not a BWTeal in the bunch spied through the spotting scope. Maybe +150 Canadas in the impoundment spread on the Northern side. Nothing in the East impoundment, less the no-neckers. A ride by the Tuckahoe-Corbin impoundments had +20 Mutes and a pair of Greenheads – not looking good there. State has the word out, Mid-continent breeding populations and habitat conditions in some survey areas were not as good as recent years…read more at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/artmigratory04.htm. See you at the Tuckerton Decoy show this weekend … always out there
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Salem COunty 09-19-2004 20:09
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Posted up the labor day bag on the editors page. Always out there…
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Cape – Atlantic 09-19-2004 19:45
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Greetings from the flat lands down Jersey. The weather couldn’t be better for getting motivated and out scouting. I plan a visit to Forsythe for snow goose info and to see what has shown up this week with the cooler temperatures. This coming weekend is the show above and beyond all waterfowler shows … the Ocean County Decoy and gunning Show. The event is September 25th & 26th. It operates from 7am to 5pm on both days – Rain or Shine! The show is large and is located throughout Tuckerton. The best (from my point of view) is at the “Tip” Seaman County Park on Lakeside Drive & Route 9. Boats and boat builders, decoys, skeet shooting from a sneakbox, team waterfowling competition, Kid’s Working Decoy contest, retriever contests – puppy, novice, and advanced, Barnegat Bay Working Decoy Rig contest, equipment, decoy head whittling contest, NJ State Duck and Goose Calling Championships, and did I say decoys, all can be found there. The remainder of the show can be visited at the Pinelands High School, Middle School, and the Tuckerton Seaport. Admission is FREE – Parking is FREE – and there are FREE shuttles between all locations. The event is sponsored by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders. This two-day event draws exhibitors and visitors from the entire eastern seaboard and beyond and has been named as one of the top 100 events in North America. For more information and directions please visit http://www.ocean.nj.us/parks/decoyshow2004.htm. Always out there … Well not this weekend I’ll be at the decoy show both days. Just hope the wallet holds out!
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Cape – Atlantic Region 09-13-2004 20:36
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
How’s are you at ID’ing birds?
The USGS, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, has a page to check out… http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tools/duckplum/duckplum.htm#contents
always out there…
Posted By:
Ray-Sands
Field Editor
Cape-Atlantic Region 09-12-2004 12:17
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – Over 70 Degrees
Greetings from the flatlands down Jersey! With large flocks of grackles moving through the woods and the laughing gulls sporting their winter plumage – you know gun season is upon us! 2004 Summer Canada season started with a bust – no shots fired. I never made it into the field. First opener I missed in thirty years! Made it up for it on Labor Day, it took the better part of Monday for the five of us to make limit. Early morning had all the birds coming out of roost at one time. We backed off from shooting at the big flock. We even let the smaller groups (that dropped out into the spread) land and leave again to cauth up to the mob without a shot fired. The smaller flocks that came by on their own didn’t have the same chance. The morning had (8) in the bag and (32) to go! The boys on the river were moving them for us from their watering spots. In the afternoon, we caught them in smaller flocks as they came back from a drink and a nap. We were picked up and were gone with the sun still in the sky. Saturday we tried the same thing all over again. Let the big flock go by, and pick up on the lone smaller flocks.(10) down in the morning but no shots on the river? Had they all gone bow hunting? Well, the geese will be back by 3pm or so after a drink and a nap. 3pm, 4pm, 5pm … what time is sundown? 6pm, 7pm and we didn’t fire a shot. I was glad I didn’t take my headlamp out of my day pack. (10) dozen Big Foot decoys, (5) finisher blinds, silhouettes, and the rest of the assortment can take time to pack out. Quite a bit of head scratching when on during pick up and no one has head lice. Time for plan B … whatever that is. OUT AND ABOUT: A quick tour of the Mac Namara WMA impoundments had BWTeal and some local mallards (with their almost full sized ducklings) and maybe (25-30) Canadas. Not many BWTeal to brag about, but they are here. Seems the Mute swans did well – two ugly ducklings for every adult bird. That puts their number around (200) now. Always out there …
