Posted By:
Kwack Wacker
Guest
yak. valley 11-05-2007 14:09
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been doing fairley well, got a hoodie drake the other night and 3 geese as well. Seemed to be some new geese moving in?? Not many woodies on the Res. this year, I don’t know why, usually it’s the main species this time of year, only shot 2 or 3 myself this year. Seems like I’ve been seeing some pairing activity lately. Heard a guy got 8 bands in one week near Toppenish!! LUCKY!!
going to hunt the Snake this month on lake Bryan, anyone hunt this pool for em’?? Any info would be good. I have friend that owns a good point there and I was thinking on going and giving it a try and maybe shooting some quail/pheasant if the waterfowl did’nt work out.
Posted By:
Ralph-Engle
Guest
snake river 11-02-2007 21:40
– – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water
The ducks have not arrived on the Snake River yet. Spent the day there today and saw a very limited amount of ducks.
Ralph
Call em in close and shoot the BOY DUCKS
Posted By:
John-Kruse
Field Editor
Central Washington 11-02-2007 13:57
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees
Just got off the phone with Mike Meseberg. He reports clients on his “Duck Taxi” guide service got limits by 9 AM today on Potholes Reservoir. Main bird bagged was mallards.
When asked, he said the mallards were northerns and they are beginning to show in good numbers. In his words, “Here we go!”
Could be a good week to get out. I’ve had some of my best hunts just as the northerns come in.
If you are interested in booking a trip with the Duck Taxi you can do so through Mar Don Resort at 1-800-416-2736 or www.ducktaxi.com.
Another guide who hunts this area is Aaron Echterncamp. His web site is www.easternwashingtonguides.com. He has been around awhile but I have not yet been hunting with him.
If you are freelancing on your own a boat trip into the sand dunes from the south end of Potholes Reservoir or Crab Creek in the north end could be a good bet. Walk-in Hunters will also find plenty of water to jump shoot or set up dekes on on the north end of the Reservoir among the dunes or along Winchester Wasteway. Winchester and Frenchman’s wasteway in the Desert Wildlife Area also offer boat hunting if you know where you are going.
Good luck to all this weekend.
Posted By:
Hugh-Carney
Field Editor
E. Wa 10-31-2007 09:22
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Here in Cent. Wa. we are begining to trend toward an inversion which almost always means fog in the fall and winter. There has been fog in spots but unless we get a front to move through we could be foggy by the weekend. temps are pretty steady with highs in the 50’s and lows in the 20’s.
Last weekend was fairly active with bird flights on Sat with a little wind to move them, but Sun. was very still and although there are a lot of birds around they didn’t move. Middle of next week a storm is expected to move out of Canada and into E. Wa which may bring new birds and move the ones that are just milling around.
Divers continue to make a strong showing right now. we got a couple of nice Cans over the weekend and saw many Red heads. Red Heads less willing to decoy.
Haven’t heard much from the potholes, patterson, wb-10/white bluffs or the snake river. Anyone willing to give a general condition on the bird population and movement?
-Hugh
Posted By:
Hugh-Carney
Field Editor
N/A 10-26-2007 11:09
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I’d guess some of you are like me and it’s hard to get going in the AM because of a bad back. My problem is siatica (sp). Medication helps from time to time but it really slows you down and keeps you grumpy and my take away from the fun of the hunt, especially on cold days. I have recently tried the stick on heat patches and medicated patches the night before the hunt and it helps to get a better sleep and motion is much improved in the morning. It helps the entire day. The heat patch helps with the warmth during a cold day on the water too. It might be a cheap aid that will improve your hunt a lot. It has made a big difference with me.
Got out yesterday and had a quiet little hunt, just me and my dog, over a dozen Galwall/Wigeon spread. Finished in a few hours and ended up with my first wood duck. Very nice drake. I saw a few woodies moving around at first light. In over 25 years hunting the areas of the basin I frequent and I have only seen 1 wood duck before. I know you guys that hunt the res. get em all the time but they’re rare in the basin.
The cold front has passed and the cold is setteling in. Nothing too severe but lows in the mid 20’s and highs around the upper 50’s. Expect clear and calm for the next 4-5 days. Not much wind either.
-Hugh
Posted By:
Kwack Wacker
Guest
Yak. 10-25-2007 14:10
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Jumpshot 3 Buffleheads on a small irrigation lake near home. Going to mount them. Also shot a pheasant. And saw a good # of mallards flying around.
Can’t wait for the Northeners!!
Good luck on the future Wackin’!
Posted By:
Ralph-Engle
Guest
North of Spokane 10-25-2007 13:01
Sunny & Clear, Morning Fog – 45-50 Degrees
The second weekend was slower than the first and the bag was smaller also. I heard very few shots from any where around me both days.
Ralph
Call em in close and shoot the BOY DUCKS
Posted By:
Kwack Wacker
Guest
Yakima 10-23-2007 13:54
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Went deer huntin Sat and dad and i got 2 nice public land bucks 30min. from home!!
Sun. i shot 2 rosters 5 quail and a ringneck hen.
Posted By:
Hugh-Carney
Field Editor
Columbia basin 10-23-2007 11:04
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees
Only got to get out one day over the weekend. Sat. I had to drive to Portland and the rain was sideways. I saw some guys out hunting along the river. It must have been miserable.
Sunday was my day out and we saw lots of birds moving in the moderate wind. We were finished by 9:30 and the wind quit by 10. With the still atmosphere the birds settled and flights stoped. With Thursday’s and Friday’s storm came more birds. Diver numbers have increased dramatically and mallard numbers were strong as well.
This week is expected to be unusually warm with highs in the low 70’s early week and into the upper 50’s and low 60’s in the late week. Lows will start dropping below freezing through the later part of the week as well. Thursday PM and fri. a cold front is expected to move through central Wa. May be the next best chance to get some.
-Hugh
Posted By:
3SHOTMGEE
Guest
Stanwood 10-22-2007 11:58
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 45-50 Degrees
Hunted our favorite area on Sunday.Done with decoying Snows by 11am, 12 birds and really close ones. The guys on Boe road sure were shooting a lot both days. I only hunted on Sunday. My son got some good decoying birds on Saturday and we enjoyed another glorius Snow hunt on Sunday together. On Saturday he got some really big white birds and Sunday we only got young birds, but it sure was fun to get the large flocks to come in.
