Posted By:
Cedar Point MJC
Guest
Brdgehampton, NY 12-21-2009 17:05
– – 25-30 Degrees – Ice
Hunted Long Pond on Saturday,opened a good size hole in the ice, put out the decoys and enjoyed a memorable hunt. We bagged a nice mix of ducks and geese. All totaled we had 13 ducks and 10 geese and a tip of the hat to the weather which really helped. My buddy was able to get out in the storm Sunday on a layout hunt and did well. Good luck with rest of the season.
Posted By:
Paul-Visentin
Field Editor
eastern long island. 12-20-2009 19:27
Cloudy, High Winds – 30-34 Degrees – Ice
Hunted saturday morning the 19th before the big storm. At first light we had 4 black ducks come right in and we killed 2. After that we had 6 mallards decoys right in and we killed 4 out of 6. After that it was non stop until about 9am. Wind was right and birds work perfectly. We passed on allot of shots because so many birbs were pitching in under 20 yards. We ended up with 8 mallards and a 3 man limit of black ducks. We were back out in the afternoon with a new group and 5 hunters this time. My boats holds 3 guys and we towed two ponds boxes cause we were figuring it was going to be red hot. From 1pm to 4:30pm it was prety much non stop. We had a 1/2 hour window where it was snowing really hard and birds didnt move but other than that we had non stop action. We had a 5 man limit of black ducks and 8 mallards. what unreal shooting. We were all pumped to hunt sunday morning. with the snow storm. My truck and boat were buired in 20 plus inches of snow. I couldn’t get my truck or boat out. PLus the roads weren’t plowed. I don’t know any one that was able to get out and shoot on eastern long island this morning. SOME spots had over 24 inches. I know the geese have no where to go. they were flying all morning. Hopefully I can get out of work early one day this week. how did everyone else make out. george did u hunt on saturday????
Posted By:
George-Ruland
Field Editor
Mid-LI 12-18-2009 08:45
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 10-20 Degrees – Open Water
There is some ice in and around the ramps and creeks this AM. The ramps themselves are iced. Bring soome ash or cat litter with you for safe footing and tire traction… . Hunt safe. BWTBWTB, GNR.
Posted By:
Cornbread
Web Member
Mid-LI 12-14-2009 14:21
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
A good number of puddlers have arrived about the island in the past two days. I saw very good numbers of Mallards today. Diver numbers are also on the increase. Happy Holidays to all, GNR.
Posted By:
Paul-Visentin
Field Editor
eastern long island. 12-13-2009 14:48
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 30-34 Degrees – Ice
Tech, is an amazing thing. I am actually writing this report 33,000 feet in the air on a southwest flight headed south for work this week. I hunted thursday morning on a fresh water pond thst usually this time of year is loaded with birds. in 3 hours of hunting we killed 5 mallards and 2 teal. Very few other birds visited the pond maybe we saw 30 birds all morning. Numbers are way down from what I have seen. I hunted friday again another fresh water pond with similar conditions and all we managed were 2 gesse. There numbers are also way down come pair to last year. Hopefully the cold weather up north will push some birds down. I will be back home for next weekend to hit it hard again. More reports to follow. George how are you finding things. We have been focusing on puddle ducks and geese and action has been minimal. thank you….
[Edited By Paul-Visentin on 2009-12-13 14:49]
Posted By:
hunter101
Web Member
LONG ISLAND,NY 12-12-2009 09:43
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 35-40 Degrees
We had some good action this week on the 2nd opener. we had Rich,Ernie,morris and fred out. They missed some early Mergansers that decoyed into the spread at shooting time. Then it got quiet for some time. we moved to sea duck hunting during mid day. The guys did well on Old squaw and nailed a scoter. we set up for the afternoon hunt and had action with geese but they were only able to knock 1 down. A good time was had by all.
Good hunting!
Capt.Dennis
D.C.OUTDOOR ADVENTURES inc.
WWW.HUNTFISHNY.COM
Licensed New York State Hunting/Fishing guide
Posted By:
Paul-Visentin
Field Editor
EASTERN LONG ISLAND 12-09-2009 16:42
Cloudy, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
HUNTED TUESDAY MORNING killed two mallards very slow, hunted tuesday afternoon, for one black duck. Hunt Wednesday morning, zippo.Hunted wednesday afternoon for one drake mallard. All and all extremely slow. Very few birds around and what birds are around aren’t interested in our rigs. Iam surprised how call shy and non instested these birds are. Going to hit it hard tomorrow, it’s really suppose to cool off so hopefully that will change the birds way of thinking. All 4 hunts were done on tidal waters with a low profile blind boat and cork decoys. I have been calling very little and it still hasn’t made a difference. we’ll see what tomorrow brings. Hunt hard and hunt safe.
Posted By:
George-Ruland
Field Editor
Mid-LI 12-06-2009 08:23
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Morning…. . Migrants have been arriving to both the north and the south shore of LI this past week. Both diver and puddler numbers are on the increase. Do your HW. Enjoy all the aspects of waterfowling…. . Hunt safe and BWTBWTB, GNR.
Posted By:
whistlestopper
Guest
st lawrence river valley 11-30-2009 18:21
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I have hunted almost everyday this season, now is the toughest time we have had all year killing birds. I line on the canadian border and we don’t even have birds right now, a few divers, but no puddle ducks to speak of. We had good numbers two and a half weeks ago but they have left town, I dont know where they went because everyone south of us is still crying the blues. I have hunted a long time and i have never seen dec 1st be such a ghost town on the st lawrence river unbelevable. good luck to the rest of you.
Posted By:
Paul-Visentin
Field Editor
eastern long island. 11-30-2009 07:25
Cloudy, High Winds – 50-60 Degrees
We hunted hard. Friday afternoon the 27th, Saturday morning and afternoon and Sunday morning with minimal results. For 4 hunts we killed 4 black ducks, 3 mallards and one brant. Even with really windy conditions, I saw very few birds flying. There are still a ton of migrants up north that haven’t begin to move due to the warm weather. I am off from work dec 8th thru 15th and intend on hunting every day. I hope there’s some cooler weather by then, I haven’t seen any gadwalls, wigeon, pintails. We have been seeing a few teal on the bay but very very small groups. Hunt hard and hunt safe. Thanks.
[Edited By Paul-Visentin on 2009-11-30 07:26]
