Posted By:
Al-Faber
Field Editor
Central Ohio 01-06-2013 09:15
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
Big water in central Ohio still open, small ponds and marshes all frozen over. Still no serious migrations in the area. From Marion to Circleville and West Jefferson to Pataskala – no ducks in serious numbers. However, tons of ducks and geese between Circleville and Chillicothe. Its as if they passed Central Ohio southbound. Best bets now are the Scioto and Ohio rivers to the end of the season. Quarries in the Circleville area are packed with ducks and geese staging to head further south. Corn fields in the surrounding areas around Circleville producing well. Deer Creek (lake) is frozen but the river is open and small groups are up and down the river.
Time to head south.
Ever since the north-south zone split moved from Rt 30 to I70 central Ohio has been shut out of the migration. It was a bad move and needs re-thought for next year.
Be safe, teach a youngster to hunt & respect the great outdoors…and pass on the hens…!
Posted By:
Al-Faber
Field Editor
Central Ohio 12-31-2012 09:26
Cloudy, Snow Flurries – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
Still slow in central Ohio over the past week. Few ducks on Buckeye Lake, some geese in the area in corn fields. Headed to the Ohio River this past weekend. Lot’s of ducks and geese. Must still be local birds or those that have been hunted hard this year. Very educated and giving the spreads a really good look before commiting. Still lots of open water outside of the river so they have been in flooded fields which are producing much better than the river.
Probably counted several thousand birds. Our group took 11, another 17.
Full chokes and 3″ or 3-1/2″ a must. Ducks are all targeting well off-shore and shots are long.
Posted By:
Al-Faber
Field Editor
central 12-25-2012 12:08
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Ice
Migrators moving in, water still frozen. Large groups of mallards and geese throughout the area. Should be a great weekend.
Posted By:
Al-Faber
Field Editor
Central Ohio 12-24-2012 12:11
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
Hunting over the weekend was slow once again. Local ducks and geese, no sign of migrators. Corn fields in the north central area productive with large groups of mallards but no sign of them on marshes or lakes.
most small ponds frozen over but with the milder weather this week and the rain, they may open-up. Lakes were also starting to freeze over and low water levels will create a new problem here in central Ohio. In the past when small ponds and marshes froze the birds all headed for the big water. But with water low-levels lakes in the area are freezing just as fast. Birds will most likely pass central Ohio for the Ohio River and further south.
This will make for a very short season (if any) once the migration starts.
Posted By:
Al-Faber
Field Editor
central ohio 12-20-2012 20:18
Cloudy, High Winds – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Hunting from marshes to fields, rivers and lakes all slow.
Hopefully this storm will push some birds down to us!
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
12-18-2012 16:07
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DID IT AGAIN,,, MALLARDS AND BLACKS. GOOD SIZED FLOCKS (10-40 BIRD PODS)….
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
NORTH OHIO 12-14-2012 05:30
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GGREAT DAY ALL DAY LONG YESTERDAY,,,, NEW BIRDS.
3 GUYS = 2 GW DRAKES, 10 ,MALLARDS 3, WIGEON AND A BONUS HAIRYHEAD !
SECRET TO KILLING THESE NEW BIRDS….. NO CALLING, A LITTLE PEEP HERE AND THERE AND MAYBE A LITTLE MALLARD DRAKE. OTHERWISE, THEYJUST PLOP RIGHT INTO THE DEKES ON THEIR OWN….. time to put away the highballers girls…
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
NORTH OHIO 12-14-2012 05:30
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GGREAT DAY ALL DAY LONG YESTERDAY,,,, NEW BIRDS.
3 GUYS = 2 GW DRAKES, 10 ,MALLARDS 3, WIGEON AND A BONUS HAIRYHEAD !
SECRET TO KILLING THESE NEW BIRDS….. NO CALLING, A LITTLE PEEP HERE AND THERE AND MAYBE A LITTLE MALLARD DRAKE. OTHERWISE, THEYJUST PLOP RIGHT INTO THE DEKES ON THEIR OWN….. time to put away the highballers girls…
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
12-11-2012 09:27
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I hunted my lake and swamp this past weekend… I watched 500+ geese and hundreds of ducks leave the roost in the morning (after the fog lifted). Set up where a bunch were sitting in the reeds and only a few came back. Got several and that was it. Had decent amounts of small divers flying back and forth all day long, but the puddlers must have taken off for greener pastures. Birds just know when it is time to migrate and “they gotta get to where they are going when that time of year arrives.”
Posted By:
Anthony-Santoli
Field Editor
11-30-2012 19:30
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is anyone hunting all of these birds??? No one is saying anthing, nor are they helping one another appareantly.
If you want assistance, PM me and I will help you out.
