Posted By:
mallarddux
Web Member
east/central 10-19-2011 09:24
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just finished our annual trip up north – first of all, thank you nd for all you have to offer and to all our friends who make it possible! plenty of birds and enough water to keep you scouting all day. no migration yet to speak of, but certainly enough ducks to give us three great hunts. may be awesome the next couple of weeks when the push gets going. also, need to get out and walk or use a 4 wheeler in some areas as some normal roads are surrounded by wetlands. good luck to all! already looking forward to next year.
get ’em!
Posted By:
pluckaduck
Field Editor
ND 10-18-2011 22:25
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Went up in the hills tonight. I had heard the lakes up there were empt, but there are good numbers of birds scattered throughout up there. A mixture of divers and puddle ducks all around. Also saw a handful of Canada Geese. Temps are cooling and should be in the 20’s by morning, then warming for the next week. Snow to the north, maybe some will head south??
Posted By:
callmaster64
Web Member
trip north 10-18-2011 20:28
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pluckaduck i hope your friend made it up and you all got to shoot some birds and had a great time. We ended up around deloraine manitoba. On the way up the ducks were spotty with very few geese. On our way up on rt 2 about 20 miles east of devils lake the ducks picked up it seemed to be huntable numbers it stayed that way until we turned north by alice n.w.r all the way north to rock lake. I dont think we seen 1 snow or blue anywhere. The canadas we seen were spotty but where we seen them there were 2-300 of them. The birds seen was on the 8th oct. cant report anything on our trip home becouse it was dark until Fargo and east. There were plenty of ducks around the whitewater area in manitoba and the geese started pooring into that area tuesday night through the rest of the week(canadas and snows and blues) Plenty of water up that way to. Sorry for the delay in the post but been busy since the reurn on sat. the 15th. keep sending the birds south and good hunting. Keep up the good reports.
Posted By:
pluckaduck
Field Editor
Rolette County 10-17-2011 10:07
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Hunted same area last night with good numbers of birds from scaup to cans and Mallards. Scouting on way back I found a good bunch of Mallards. Will see if they hold for a few days. I have heard south of here about 75 miles guys are doing well, but no confirmation of that. Also found bunhc of swans, anyone looking to go out for them, shoot me a PM and maybe we can hook up.
Also, anyone knowing how to tan a Moose hide, please let me know, I have one I want to tan myself. Thanks
Posted By:
jayvachal
Web Member
10-17-2011 09:12
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Thanks for the feedback guys. Guess I was expecting more posts and intel. I understand we all rely on other members to report, but guess I expected more from field reporters….. That’s my last post on the matter….not trying to be a drama queen. Good hunting everyone!
Posted By:
mallarddux
Web Member
East Central 10-16-2011 13:40
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Annual trip started good today – birds are here. Need to scout hard as there is a lot of wetland areas. Most beans are in, starting on corn. Limits for everyone this morning.
Posted By:
kjktks
Guest
Harvey 10-16-2011 09:44
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 35-40 Degrees
5 of us limited out on Ducks by 8:30 this morning. Landing low and into the wind they were almost at a stand still. Awesome field hunt today
Posted By:
pluckaduck
Field Editor
ND 10-16-2011 09:11
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Huting has taken a sharp turn for the worse. Many birds have moved south due to pressure. Lots of walking and scouting have turned up few birds.
They will be moving soon, with winds turnign to the north. Any member wanting specific info, shoot me a message and I will do my best to help you out.
In regards to what you get for your subscription, I as a field editor, provide accurate honest information to hunters and do my best to help them have a great hunt. In addition, I have opened my home to hunters and may do this again depending on the situation and these hunters met me through this site as members.
On a side note, we ran into a group of hunters that were pretty vocal about their hunting. They stated, we found out all you need to do is ride around and shoot them. Who cares about Posted signs, as long as there is no people around do what you want, thats what everyone does!
That is exactly what will help ruin it for free lance opportunities and please ask permission and treat the resource, its opportunities with respect, for if we dont’t, it will surely disappear.
Sadly, the guy talking about this, also stated it was his boy’s first hunt and he really is starting him down the wrong road!
Anyway, up to the hills in hopes of finding some fresh birds. Enjoy the season, it only comes once a year!
Posted By:
kjktks
Guest
Harvey 10-15-2011 22:01
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 45-50 Degrees
Four of us hunted north of town. Lots of Ducks this morning over the decoys. Was so enjoyable to have them landing on top of the robos that we didnt start shooting any until 25 minutes after legal shooting tiime. Ended up with 17 ducks 2 pheasants and a grouse. Any day hunting beats working no matter what the outcome.
Posted By:
HonkerHotline
Web Member
None 10-15-2011 16:50
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Hi Jay,
What would be good to get off this site?
I hunt Sask Canada, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Mexico each year for Waterfowl. If you ever get a chance to hunt Mexico – I recommend it. Shoot a limit of ducks in the morning and drink Corona’s on the beach in the afternoon 🙂
I have been trying to post the results of most of my hunts this fall on each of the forumns.
If you have specific questions about bird numbers or hunting areas I would be happy to share any information I have.
