Posted By:
Al-Faber
Field Editor
Central 10-27-2009 20:40
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Have been out of the state for a few weeks, but back from scouting several areas tonight. Lot’s of ducks in the area especially woodies on small farm ponds with wooded lots near by.
Scouted 4 ponds, all had 4-15 woodies and a mix of other ducks. Travelling home from work and did not have my hunting clothes, but plan on hunting in the am. Wednesday and Friday.
Friends report some shooting on the bigger reservoirs in the area. Small streams also producing well if your scout ahead and have a plan to get in and out.
Interesting phenomenon taking place this year. About 4 of the 25 or so properties I get permission on have capitulated to hunters (with money) leasing their land to hunt it exclusively. I hope this is not a trend that locks us all out of good areas.
More tomorrow…
Be safe, teach a youngster to hunt & respect the great outdoors…and pass on the hens…!
[Edited By Al-Faber on 2009-10-27 20:41]
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
10-27-2009 09:00
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Hawaii person:
BTW: If you are in Dayton and know anything about me or my postings,,,,I am nowhere close to you in Ohio. YOU get what I don’t kill to the North of you and send your way.
Also, if you hunt around Dayton and know anything about the areas…then you would know that 90% of the hunters there do their best hunting after November-end of the season when it is colder and all of the cornfields are cut. When I am done with them in my areas….they come to you.
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
10-26-2009 09:43
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Depends on where ya go and what ya do… Just because you don’t have any ducks to shoot at,,,doesn’t mean that some other people don’t have a bunch of birds. Once again,,I post these reports to help all of you out,,,not myself. Don’t like it or have a bug up your azz,,,then don’t read it. I could care less. Sit in your same little pothole and wish that someday the flood gates will open and ducks will simply drop into your lap…
Posted By:
charles m jones
Guest
Pymatuning lake 10-25-2009 11:54
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Hunted Sat from shooting until 11:30 very few ducks flying –geese high– nothing to decoys but one small flight of ducks early. Not much shooting elsewhere. Bird quantity rated as poor.
Posted By:
HAWAIIAN NENE
Web Member
Dayton Area 10-24-2009 12:38
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 45-50 Degrees
I heard a few woodies were taken over the last couple days. However, Mr. Santoli. I don’t know where your hunting but to describe the number of ducks you saw seems a little over blown ! I think your having memories of OLD MEXICO !!!!!!!! Maybe you should concentrate on going down there and keeping us posted about the TREE ducks and TEAL !
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
NOWHERE 10-22-2009 11:03
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LAST YEAR AFTER THE FIRST DAYS WENT BY….THERE WERE DOZENS OF POSTS ON THE OPENING EVENTS ….. NOW NOTHING. That is pretty sad…. I guess a lot of people simply go on here to get “inside” info to benefit themselves and don’t give a rats azz on the season itself or anything that goes along with it.
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
10-21-2009 10:24
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The opener was very good to us despite the 40MPH winds. Wind from the North brought many new ducks with it.
We shot a bunch of Mallards, some geese, Ringnecks,Bluebills,Wigeon,Greenwings, Pintail,Shoveler,Woodies,,,,,and on top it all 2 very nicely plumed Drake Redheads for the wall. They were colored like the Mexico ones we shoot in January.
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
10-15-2009 13:44
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Get ready guys and gals….here they come. Countdown is on…. I called this weather, ducks,geese…everything verbatum, a long time ago…I should have been a meteorologist or something. Good luck.
Should be a complete mixed bag like a pack of Skittles this weekend. There is everything from woodrows,mallards,gadwalls, blacks,some teal,wigeon,pins… ruddlers,some bills,ringnecks….maybe even find ya a snow geese or 2 in the mix.
Posted By:
Shawn-Philbrick
Field Editor
Ontario, 10/10-10/11 10-13-2009 14:07
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Went to St Clair for the weekend, had a nice mixed bag, redheads, wigeon, mallards, ringers, and blacks..
saw no teal or woodies like we did the week before, so assume they are here, or south. Should be plenty of birds moving, and most likely what we saw up there last week, will be here for the opener with these fronts.
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
10-13-2009 07:25
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Big front coming out of the Northeast just in time for the opener. Most of our weather throughout the year is out of the West and Northwest, so when a blow comes from the NE things happen very quickly. Mallards,Gadwalls,Greenwings and Black Ducks will come in full force with this front from Eastern Ontario and the Quebec regions. It is early,,,, we usually wait for a front like this around Mid/End of Novemeber. Oh well…take it and run with it. Good luck to everyone this weekend,,, be careful if you’re hunting anywhere on Lake Erie,,,winds shift and big waves can pop up in a matter of minutes. Don’t crowd other hunters….there is plenty of space around for everyone.
It’s gonna be a gunfight….better get your mask on !!!!
