Posted By:
dukscout
Guest
Upper Potomac-Virginia Shore 12-04-2006 12:28
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 40-45 Degrees
Hunted the River Saturday Morning-did not see Duck One. Very unusual. I figure the birds must have been at 2000 ft. going SE at 75 mph. Anybody hunt the afternoon?
Posted By:
klucas
WFC Sponsor
Surry County 12-04-2006 09:00
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees
Went on Saterday Dec 2. Saw teal, wood ducks, mallards, and black ducks. Got 4 mallards but saw more. I beleive the migration has begun! Looked like migrators because they did not have much fat reserve.
Posted By:
Drew-Hawkins
Field Editor
Potomac River – NVA 12-02-2006 13:18
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Went out this a.m. General Consensus is this:
Puddle Ducks: Doesn’t appear that any large numbers of birds came in on the front. Had a pair of drake mallards commit and not leave. Other than that the birds that are here are wise, blind shy (due to overanxious skybusting and normal hunting season jitters). If you can find an ungunned honey hole you may do well.
Divers: are the name of the game, although the birds around apear to be a bit spookier than usual, but generally easier to get to commit then the puddlers. Took a bluebill and bufflehead. Poor shooting and high wind help some birds live to see another day! A good time had by a newbie to the sport though. Second time out and he’s hooked.
Resident Geese are around and are huntable in good numbers.
Till next time. Good luck.
Posted By:
bsballdreamer
Guest
shore 12-02-2006 12:01
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
3 teal and a black duck. my dog finally got the hang of duck hunting and working on blinds for the past few weeks definitely worked. even though we didnt see an overwhelming amount of ducks it was worth it to watch the dog work. we did see more geese than usual. seems like the front pushed a few geese in but not many ducks…maybe they will be on their way tonight?
rough roads lead to smooth people
Posted By:
Drew-Hawkins
Field Editor
Potomac River – NVA 11-30-2006 22:07
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 60-65 Degrees
Going to hunt in front of the front. Will report.
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12/1/06
Not much to report. Saw very few ducks (13) mostly straggler Woodducks slightly B4 legal. Saw good numbers of geese as well, not rigged for them today. So, the big front didn’t seem to have pushed any puddlers in front of it. Another report from today observed the same conditions and same result – no birds!!
Perhaps the divers will be a bit better.
We’ll see.
[Edited By Drew-Hawkins on 2006-12-01 10:01]
Posted By:
Bluebill Buster
Web Member
Lake Gaston 11-27-2006 14:39
Sunny & Clear, Morning Fog – 45-50 Degrees
Hunted Friday and Saturday with very little success. Bagged three gadwalls on Saturday but Friday was a skunk. Birds are not like they were last year at that time, especially the divers.
Need the Northeast to lock up in some snow and blustery weather!
Posted By:
bsballdreamer
Guest
shore 11-24-2006 20:09
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees
teal and black ducks everywhere with a few mallards in the mix.
Posted By:
Bluebill Buster
Web Member
Potomac River – NVA 11-20-2006 12:03
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Got the season kicked off to a nice start… an all drake day. 6 greenheads and one hooded between my brother in law and I. All shots taken were from decoying birds too. Lots of mallards but the woodies seem to be gone.
Got a pair this AM, not bad for a 30 minute hunt. Did see 3 pintails flying, which was a first for me out of blind.
Lots of geese and in big flocks, but they seem unwilling to cooperate. Just fine with me if the ducks are going to keep up this flight.
Hope everyone else was safe and enjoyed a nice hunt!
Posted By:
Bluebill Buster
Web Member
Potomac River – NVA 11-13-2006 09:32
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
I was fishing on Friday and decided to make a quick spin to scout out the diver situation I was amazed with the amount of ducks I saw. I guessing 5,000 + but 60-70% were coots. None the less its nice seeing a good start of diver migration this early especially since the weather in the NE has been pretty calm.
I also saw 3 swans, which is the earliest I have ever seen them.
[Edited By Bluebill Buster on 2006-11-13 11:18]
