Posted By: Peter-Lester Field Editor Rivers around Little Bay 12-18-2005 15:24 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 25-30 Degrees – Ice Winter’s wrath has come to early in my opinion, cold, snow and ice have made for tough conditions. The warm temps and hard rains of friday opened up a some spots that had been locked in with ice. I got out Sunday morning and the ducks were flying steady from an hour before shooting time until 20 minutes after and then things got quiet. During those 20 minutes steady shooting could be heard from every direction as hunters found ways to get out in spite of the low tide this AM. Although the ducks were moving, mallard, blacks, goldeneyes and buffleheads, the geese were nowhere to found. Perhaps they flew off the bay in another direction that we couldn’t see. We did see the NH Marine Patrol go into… Continue reading

Posted By: Jerry-Nicholson Web Member Grafton County 11-13-2005 10:33 Cloudy, Snow Flurries – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water Got out Friday morning and actually saw some birds! Bagged a mallard and a woodduck. Odd seeing woodies this time of year, but there is still plenty of open water all over, and temperatures into the 50s during the day. Seeing lots of mergs around as well, a good indicator that there is a least some migration happening. Only saw one flock of geese, but I was able to work them pretty well right up until the cupped wings moment when they saw something they didn’t like and took off. No shots fired… This is it until the split kicks back in on the 23. Guess I’ll have to go deer hunting. Posted By: ducksnpucks Guest Pow-Wow River 11-12-2005 20:14 – – – Just woundering if anyone has been out here in… Continue reading

Posted By: Peter-Lester Field Editor Strafford County 10-16-2005 08:05 Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees The bottom line; it’s mid Ocotber and big ducks and geese remain scarce and wood ducks plentiful. Called a couple of former coworkers at Fish & Game and they are reporting the same thing. One bioligist reported the usual mid October migrants (geese) from Canada are holding in Canada. The recent rain of biblical proportions has created ponds in every depression so ducks have a lot of places to sit. The biggest group of mallards I have seen have been along the highway. Saturday the morning flight or wood ducks was strong but my shooting was weak. Sunday morning I set up for geese in a small cornfield hoping the wind might get some birds moving. The first three I saw showed little interest and kept going. Shortly after a group of fifteen… Continue reading

Posted By: Peter-Lester Field Editor Strafford County 09-25-2005 08:20 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees Went out crow shooting this morning which gave me a chance to observe some waterfowl activity. Saw only a handful of ducks moving at first light, mostly woodies. Saw only one small flock of geese moving on the horizon. Did not hear any shots from the river so if youth hunters were out they were not having much luck. On the way home checked one roadside pond that usually holds a few mallards and there were none. I hope this is not an omen of things to come. Posted By: Bill-Quinn Supporting Member WAKEFIELD 09-24-2005 20:37 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees TOOK MY 8 YEAR OLD SON RYAN FOR YOUTH HUNTING DAY. THIS IS HIS FIRST TRIP OUT WITH HIS 410. TOOK OUR DUCK BOAT OUT TO THE RIVER SET… Continue reading

Posted By: Jerry-Nicholson Web Member Lebanon Area 03-31-2005 23:58 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees I saw my first returning flock of geese of the year yesterday! It was about 30 birds in a long, lazy string headed north. Its a beautiful sight to behold. Posted By: jonny g WFC Sponsor 03-14-2005 16:52 – – – just wanted to let everyone know that the Daniel webster chapter of DU this having its annual banquet April 30th at the Canterbury Country Club, in Canterbury NH (of exit 18 route 93) please email me if anyone is interrested. $75 for couples, $50 singles. Posted By: Msg&son Guest keeping tabs on birds 02-09-2005 18:51 – – – well looks like the wintering flock is a little smaller this winter in the gorham area, but still lots of mallards and few blacks also and so far so good on the water being… Continue reading

Posted By: Peter-Lester Field Editor Scouting 12-26-2004 15:18 – – – The only thing I could do today was a make a quick road survey around 10AM. People were out and bustin ice to get at the birds. Two out of the three rivers I scouted had hunters on them. Saw some birds here and there, a couple of dozen blacks and a few mallards on the Oyster along route 4. Nothing on the Bellamy and a few hunters made it out on the Salmon Falls but at least 150 feet of ice and moved in or formed behind them. Sheets of ice are an incredible pain as they tangle and drag decoys along. One pond where the birds get fed regularly held only 40 to 50 ducks which is not much for this time of year. I sure would like to have gotten out more but my father (who… Continue reading

Posted By: Jerry-Nicholson Web Member Upper Valley 11-26-2004 18:11 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water Mallards, mallards, mallards! Yep, somebody got it right when they called for a liberal season. I saw more mallards in one day than I have in any other year. Lots of puddlers moving, divers arriving to liven up the deke spread and plentiful geese soared today. I believe I’ll hit the goose fields in the morning just to give the water a break. But it was a blast this morning pulling in fresh birds and working the dog. He didn’t mind as well. “About time” is what I think he said. Posted By: Jerry-Nicholson Web Member Upper Valley 11-24-2004 16:23 Cloudy, Occassional Rain Showers – 35-40 Degrees For once I’m jealous of the big water hunters on the coast. Over on the bay you can see birds miles away and… Continue reading

Posted By: Jerry-Nicholson Web Member West Central NH/VT border 11-09-2004 23:27 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water My Sunday hunt was quite uneventful. There really is no migration to write home about. A few local ducks blew by me at Mach .9 and I might have had a shot if I was piloting an F-16. I’m quite surprized that I haven’t seen any migrating V’s of geese so far. Then again, it shouldn’t be a surprize when you look up the current snow/ice cover maps on the NOAA web site and find open water from here to Hudson Bay. Patience, Grasshopper… Posted By: Msg&son Guest lancaster area 11-08-2004 19:17 Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 35-40 Degrees what a differance a day makes froma foot of snow on sat in the diamond deer hunting to a muddy corn field.my son and i set up in a… Continue reading