Posted By:
Paul-Visentin
Field Editor
Eastern Long Island 12-20-2008 18:22
Cloudy, Snow Flurries – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
well guys due to some family matters I haven’t hunted much in the past couple weeks. What great numbers of birds we had moved south with that cold spell we had a couple of weeks ago and I have heard from the locals that it has been really slow. Friday night NE winds at 25 and snow are predicted all weekend. We were ready to get back at it. The morning hunt on Sat. the 20th was alittle slow with 2 black ducks and one mallard. With conditions getting worse and 2 new hunters we headed to the same spot….. At 2pm birds were already on the move. From 2pm till shootimg time we had non-stop action. We had a 4 man limit of black ducks and you could have killed all you wanted .. They were swimming in the rig all afternoon. Killed 2 teal out of 4, killed one widgeon out of 4, killed one pintail out of 3 and killed 4 out of 4 mallards… Was hard due to low light conditions picking out the green. So we missed a few mallards due to the fact of waiting to id, since we were already limited out on blacks…. Hate to say it but we also missed out on a couple of pintails thinking they were not what they were. We shot well but it was tough calling the shots. These are all new birds so get out there tomorrow it’s on fire……. Birds are on the move, hunt all day and hunt hard you will get on them…..Thanks………..
[Edited By Paul-Visentin on 2008-12-20 18:30]
Posted By:
Paul-Visentin
Field Editor
Western long island. 11-28-2008 06:36
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 40-45 Degrees
Well opening morning went as planned. Conditions were fair at best. We had a steady 15mph west wind at our backs and the cloud cover was better than expected. We had a 5 man limit of brant by 9:00am. Mixed with 5 giant Canada’s one was banded with a yellow neck color and 5 puddle ducks. 2 Gadwall, 2 black ducks and one drake mallard. The second black duck came in while we were taking pictures next to the boat… NEVER UNLOAD YOUR GUN while your decoys are still out…. What a great ending to a perfect morning with some really good friends.
Thanks.
[Edited By Paul-Visentin on 2008-11-28 06:37]
Posted By:
Paul-Visentin
Field Editor
Eastern Long Island 11-20-2008 19:49
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Birds are on the move with this cold weather. Many geese and black ducks have shown up just in the last 24 hours. Colder temps up north should push birds down this whole week. Brant numbers are on the rise and finally we are starting to see some mallards in the salt marshes. Salt water creeks this morning had some skim ice, which should help us pattern these birds better……. Will have another update after Saturday afternoon……. Please feel free to respond if you are on LI and seeing any changes in movements or populations… I think we are going to have less hunters and less information this season given the current economic state. Thanks………
[Edited By Paul-Visentin on 2008-11-21 05:39]
Posted By:
George-Ruland
Field Editor
Suffolk Co. 11-16-2008 09:46
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
Brandt, puddlers, divers, and sea ducks continue to arrive about the island… . Reports from the north shore indicates some good nunbers of Gadwall. Scoter are beginning to filter into the mid sound areas. Note the change to 3 goose hunting areas on Long Island this year, each with different dates and bag limits… . Scout and enjoy your time waterfowling. Hunt safe, GNR.
Posted By:
Paul-Visentin
Field Editor
scouting eastern LI 11-16-2008 07:49
Cloudy, High Winds – 60-65 Degrees
Scouted mostly salt water on 11/15.sat Black duck numbers are up from last weekend, considering the warm weather.If I had to guess I would say the numbers doubled. Only saw a hand full of geese in the marsh. Buff numbers are up along with some golden eye’s… Only a few pairs of Mallards , I think they were locals. Did not see any teal, wigeon or gadwall. Time spent in boat was about 4 hours….. Gonna get cold up north this week, I am looking forward to seeing what it brings our way. Thanks, should have more numbers and info towards the middle of the week.
[Edited By Paul-Visentin on 2008-11-16 07:51]
Posted By:
Paul-Visentin
Field Editor
Eastern Long Island. 11-12-2008 06:05
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Well Guys the opener is only 22 days away. Finally got the boat all grassed and decoys touched up, now it’s time to start scouting. Peconic and Shinnecock bay have slowly seen an increasing of black ducks over the past two weeks. Buff heads and Old squaw are starting to filter into the middle of the bays. Ocean frontage and Peconic bay are holding some nice numbers of Scooters if you can get out in a big enough boat. Teal and wood ducks control most of the fresh water ponds out east with a few mallards mixed it. Most of the geese I have watch have been in cut corn fields and fresh “safe zone” ponds. I have seen very few laid up in salt water. Brant have started showing up back west in the big salt marshes. This past week has seen the most increase in numbers. We still haven’t seen a real big push of puddler’s yet. Hopefully we get some good cold weather before the opener. I’ll have more info after I scout this weekend. Thanks.
[Edited By Paul-Visentin on 2008-11-12 06:06]
[Edited By Paul-Visentin on 2008-11-12 06:15]
Posted By:
andy
Guest
White Creek NY 11-05-2008 09:24
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Jrapp we have been hunting NY and VT borders areas and doing very well. There are more Canada’s around then ever. We have limited all 4 times out this year with 2 bands. One of our friends went out with 2 guys and shot 6 birds in 5 shots and all 6 were banded consecutivley. Lucky losers.
Posted By:
jrapp
Guest
Southern Washington Co. 10-27-2008 11:02
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This weekends goose opener was fantastic. There were a ton of birds around and they weren’t too hard to bring into the decoys. I hunted both water and field sets with multiple people and we all ended our days with limits. The highlight of the weekend for me was picking off a snow goose amongst a group of canadas on a jump shoot over water.
Curious to know if anyone else hunts upstate like I do, and how well they did. I would assume similar results!?
Posted By:
George-Ruland
Field Editor
Suffolk Co. 10-16-2008 12:17
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 60-65 Degrees
SOME UPCOMING EVENTS…….. Oct. 18th and 19th, Oyster Festival, Oyster Bay, Long Island. A great event….. go and enjoy… / October 26th, Duck Boat Show and Waterfowl Festival sponsored by The South Shore Waterfowlers at the Cedar Beach Marina, rain or shine… . If you wish to get a table or area to set up a booth or vend, or your intersted in entering one of the events, call Curt Matzinger at 631-661-0379 for further information. / Nov. 7th, South Bays Chapter of DU is hosting a Conservation Reception at the Bellport Country Club. Reduced rates tickets prior to 10/24… Tickets and info. 631-878-1146. Enjoy your time afield and on the water, GNR.
Posted By:
jrapp
Guest
Mohawk&Hudson 10-15-2008 14:02
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
Despite the poor weather conditions (sunny and warm) my hunting buddies and I took our limit Saturday and Sunday I squeaked out a limit. Mostly teal and woodies but we knocked down 2 mallards, 1 ringneck, and 2 gadwalls amongst the group over the weekend. My personal satisfaction came when I got my first blue winged teal! Hopefully I can get out a couple more times before it closes up again. Can’t wait for goose season, there’s a ton of canadas around.
