Posted By: John-Donelon Field Editor Chariton County and Holt County 11-01-2012 14:53 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees Hunted the lease on Wednesday and thursday.Weather was a problem.Very little wind and temps in the 60″s,even had honey bees in the blind by afternoon.On Wednesday first hour and half numerous birds,teal,wooddies,galdwells and some mallards,none wanted to work,no wind was the big problem.Did manage to take two drakes early morning.Afternoon both days very very slow.On Thursday,saw more ducks at shooting time than we saw on Wednesday,same type.Same results,galdwells,teal and some 10 mallards worked us with several passes,but with no wind,every thing looked dead in the water.One greenwing got to close,that was our take for the morning.Temps back into the 60’s,left at noon to head back to Columbia. Hope next week brings more weather. There seems to numerous ducks in the area,but with this kind of weather,they are all sitting in… Continue reading

Posted By: John-Donelon Field Editor Chariton County and Holt County 11-01-2012 14:53 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees Hunted the lease on Wednesday and thursday.Weather was a problem.Very little wind and temps in the 60″s,even had honey bees in the blind by afternoon.On Wednesday first hour and half numerous birds,teal,wooddies,galdwells and some mallards,none wanted to work,no wind was the big problem.Did manage to take two drakes early morning.Afternoon both days very very slow.On Thursday,saw more ducks at shooting time than we saw on Wednesday,same type.Same results,galdwells,teal and some 10 mallards worked us with several passes,but with no wind,every thing looked dead in the water.One greenwing got to close,that was our take for the morning.Temps back into the 60’s,left at noon to head back to Columbia. Hope next week brings more weather. There seems to numerous ducks in the area,but with this kind of weather,they are all sitting in… Continue reading

Posted By: John-Donelon Field Editor Chariton County and Holt County 11-01-2012 14:53 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees Hunted the lease on Wednesday and thursday.Weather was a problem.Very little wind and temps in the 60″s,even had honey bees in the blind by afternoon.On Wednesday first hour and half numerous birds,teal,wooddies,galdwells and some mallards,none wanted to work,no wind was the big problem.Did manage to take two drakes early morning.Afternoon both days very very slow.On Thursday,saw more ducks at shooting time than we saw on Wednesday,same type.Same results,galdwells,teal and some 10 mallards worked us with several passes,but with no wind,every thing looked dead in the water.One greenwing got to close,that was our take for the morning.Temps back into the 60’s,left at noon to head back to Columbia. Hope next week brings more weather. There seems to numerous ducks in the area,but with this kind of weather,they are all sitting in… Continue reading

Posted By: bgallup Field Editor Mo River 10-26-2012 08:29 – – – Heading to the Mo River to scout up by Booneville this afternoon. Hope this cold front has pushed some ducks into the area. Just one more day! b Posted By: hannibal Web Member NW 10-24-2012 20:16 – – – Might actually get a little push of new birds this weekend. Looks like temps in the low 20’s in North Dakota!!! Posted By: bgallup Field Editor Home near columbia 10-23-2012 08:40 – – – Heard a bunch of Specklebelly’s flying over the house about 10 p.m. Saturday night. ben Posted By: bgallup Field Editor NE Mo 10-08-2012 15:44 – – – Second hand report from a friend in NE MO. He shared seeing several flocks of pintail and mallard over the weekend. Seems logical that there would be birds moving with the cold front. Our lake in Grundy County… Continue reading

Posted By: John-Donelon Field Editor Missouri 09-12-2012 13:38 – – – To clear my earlier post,silage are the fields that have been mowed down and stalks and whatever grain is left is in the fields,these are baited.Silage cut for agriculture use where the corn is harvested,it is legal to hunt these. These mowed fields are usually farmers who have collected crop insurance due to the drought. Hope this clears it up. Posted By: hannibal Web Member Makes Sense 09-11-2012 17:33 – – – That makes perfect sense. If they mow them down and don’t collect or harvest anything and leave it sitting in the field that is a no no for sure. Thanks Posted By: Drake Slayer Web Member 09-11-2012 06:47 – – – Silage fields are fine to hunt….AS Hannibal stated, been hunting those for years. Actually, cut silage leaves less grain behind then combined fields, as the stalk… Continue reading