Posted By:
DUKN8R
Web Member
Back Bay 01-27-2008 11:39
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Four of us hunted open water blind in the morning, we killed 2 swan, 3 redheads, a teal, a blackhead, and a wigeon and didn’t see much besides that. killed those between 11 and 12. Went out to a field in Suffolk and killed 5 geese and three wood ducks. Not a bad way to end the season. Talk at ya next year.
Posted By:
DUKN8R
Web Member
Back Bay 01-24-2008 12:20
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Hunted open water blind today with no wind at all the bay was like a mirror. We had two knots of blackheads come to us with one group getting right and we killed six out of them. Had another bunch circle the blind twice but never came in good gun range. Saw several groups of high flying pintails with one giving us a look and that it is it. Two more days.
Posted By:
DUKN8R
Web Member
Back Bay 01-23-2008 11:02
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees
Not many ducks seen just killed what came in. Ended up with 2 teal, 2 blackheads, 2 redheads, and a gadwall. Hunted until 10:30. Light NNW winds with a little cloud cover the first hour.
Posted By:
marsh hound
Web Member
Back Bay 01-19-2008 22:07
Cloudy, Occassional Rain Showers – 40-45 Degrees
Hunted deep water bling this morning. Killed one mallard. Should have killed a teal early this morning. Poor shooting. Saw lots of mallards up high, all with there minds made up. One more week. Good luck!
Posted By:
Drew-Hawkins
Field Editor
Potomac River 01-19-2008 14:54
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
Went out today got the goose egg.
Saw a few birds but not as many as I had seen in the past few weeks. It seems the puddle ducks that are around are the same ones that have been here for a bit and are all heading to areas where they can not be hunted. No new birds to speak of in weeks – at least not in any noticeable numbers.
Divers are around too, but are also educated and other than very small groups they tend to hand out in the middle and only move in “fowl” weather.
So either find an untouched honey hole or hunt the weather. Hopefully this cold snap will freeze up some areas and push the birds out of there normal comfort zones. Good luck on the final week of the 07 – 08 season!
Drew
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[Edited By Drew-Hawkins on 2008-01-19 14:56]
Posted By:
high tide
Guest
Poquoson 01-17-2008 16:55
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 35-40 Degrees
Hunted Cow Island on the draw hunt. High winds and not a cloud in the sky. Saw a few blacks and mallards leaving marsh before shooting time. Saw lots of geese leave marsh after sun-up. Did not pull the trigger. Only saw three black ducks until we left at 9:00. One more week of suffering.
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marsh hound
Web Member
Back Bay 01-15-2008 00:23
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 45-50 Degrees
Float blind hunted this morning. Was hoping for a better flight. Did not see alot of ducks coming out of the marsh behind us. Only had two killable ducks and they sneaked by us because we where looking at swans. Did not fire the gun. Will try it this weekend. Hopefully with better luck.
Posted By:
DUKN8R
Web Member
Back Bay 01-14-2008 08:53
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees
Hunted a marsh pond today that has been holding good amounts of blacks and mallards. Three of us hunting and killed our limit of mallards and a black apiece. Good shooting and in early, can’t complain.
Posted By:
quackheadnVA
Web Member
Bay off the Potomac 01-12-2008 21:34
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 40-45 Degrees
Decent hunt this morning with a mixed bag of Scoters, Old Squaws, and a couple buffleheads. Fairly good activity for about the first 2 hours of shooting. Went slow after that. There’s Can’s and plenty of Geese around. Duck activity still seems to be slow for this time of year on the big water. Pretty bad season in my opinion. Just a couple of weeks left to make up for it!!
Posted By:
high tide
Guest
Lake Gaston 01-10-2008 19:26
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Hunted with two friends. 12 ringbill. Fair amount of duck activity.
