Posted By:
WOODIE13
Guest
Southern WV 09-07-2003 22:56
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees
Friday, went out blind, got one, scouted the rest of the evening.
Saturday, had 4 by 8:45 and finished up with the limit on a short float.
Posted By:
WV Gino
Guest
Mon/Preston Counties 08-01-2003 21:36
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – Over 70 Degrees
Went out scouting for resident geese Wed.
Found a couple of flocks at farms I have permission to hunt. Found one good sized flock on a farm I have never stopped at. Gives me something to do this weekend.
Stopped by the river front park in Morgantown this evening and saw alot of mallards. Wonder if they ever leave.
Working on getting someone from work to fly some areas of interest with a GPS reciever looking for geese for me.
WV Gino
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02-24-2003 15:40
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Posted By:
Blackpowder
Web Member
Tucker County??? 02-01-2003 18:42
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Not a report: Wondering how the duck hunting is down in the Parsons, Thomas or Davis WV area. Probably can’t hunt in the Canaan Valley anymore. I’ve got kin down there and thought I’d make a trip do double duty next year. Any thoughts?
Posted By:
Eric-Gerencir
WFC Sponsor
Eastern Central 12-28-2002 09:57
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 35-40 Degrees
12/27 Hunted on small lakes. Two of us were in the canoe(the “woodduck stalker”)and the “jinx” hunted set up in a cove with decoys to coax anything close that we may have flushed with the boat. Had a group of geese take to wing and we all shot for show but nothing really close enough to knock down. Only saw one duck and it was too far away to get a good ID. Decided to move closer to the Ohio river and there were birds. In the evening the birds were coming off the creeks and private stock ponds and we witnessed about 500 ducks cruising out of gun range straight over our heads…mostly mallards,blacks and a random little duck mixed in. The water is too open! Too many choice areas to hang out if you have webbed feet. A group of 5 mallards worked our small spread and a hen and I had a 5 minute conversation about why there was something “just not right” about coming closer to gun range. A few minutes before sunset two groups of 100 geese decided to give us a look and a group of 10 broke off and decided to take a very close look…at about 10 yards 1 goose with jewelery decided to come over for dinner. Total count 500 ducks flying, 199 geese flying, 1 goose in the canoe for the ride home and 1 spouse wondering why the King says he’ll be home at 5:00 and then creeps in at 8:00.
Go the extra mile and own the field. Seperate yourself from the soulless.
Posted By:
duckdog1187
WFC Sponsor
Around Bourbor County 12-26-2002 15:32
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
We went hunting 12/23. We saw alot of ducks for this area. They were mostly in pairs.They also didn’t decoy well. We were set up in a marsh area. We got a goose though.
Posted By:
TonySenn
Web Member
Greenbrier County 12-20-2002 11:45
Cloudy, Occassional Rain Showers – 40-45 Degrees
Before the water went up we were doing very well. Alot of Black Ducks again this year. Saw my first WV Bull Pintail two week ago. And had a group of 6-7 Swans work me one morning. Crazy stuff. Well I hope the water goes back down soon. Everything seems to be scattered especially now that the farm ponds are thawing out.
Be safe and use a trained dog!!
Posted By:
Tealdog
Guest
Burnsville 12-17-2002 08:22
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Anybody hunt Burnsville Dam ….or know if there is open water to hunt?
Posted By:
Benjamin-Dupree
Guest
Hunting Dabblers 12-12-2002 19:30
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A while back, Wade Bourne, a DU writer asked me to take a look at his new book Hunting Dabblers. Well, I’m a slow reader, and this book isn’t so new anymore, but let me tell you this book has it all. Bourne not only employs his years of experience but he also draws tips off other duck-hunting veterans from around the country. This book covers everything from proven calling techniques to what to look for in a shotgun. In just over 200 pages Bourne has captured every conceivable facet of waterfowling. The book is educational, entertaining, and full of very useful pointers. While I was reading this, there were several times I would think, “I never thought of that.” Even if this book had not been the authority of duck hunting, Bourne gained my respect with the closing paragraph in his acknowledgements section where he stated “And ultimately, I acknowledge God as my creator and Christ as my savior. Someday I plan on seeing all my old buddies on that Great Marsh where the drought never comes and the ducks always fly.” For an autographed copy of Bourne’s book, send a check for $30.45 to Wade Bourne, 450 Old Trenton Road, Clarksville, TN 37040 or you can obtain a copy of this book and support this fine webpage by purchasing one from the Proshop here at waterfowler.com. Dabblers would make an excellent stocking stuffer. Good Luck, Good reading, and God Bless.
Ben Dupree
Posted By:
Eric-Gerencir
WFC Sponsor
Zone 2 – Northeast 12-01-2002 13:40
Cloudy, Accumulating Snow – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
Wednesday Nov. 27 – “Hello Kayandar, I’d like to order the perfect day to waterfowl hunt!” So, the god of the virtuous hunter obliges and grants the king and rooster gray skies and working ducks. Lots of migrants in the air. Woodducks, mallards, and even a few ring necks worked along the river. We were not using decoys but the mallard and woodduck call coaxed birds within shooting range from time to time. We managed to bag three mallards and a ring neck. One of the mallards was banded. Returned to the same area two days later and the birds were still hanging around but didn’t see any ring necks but managed to see some teal still in the area. The skys were too sunny and high and the birds didn’t work our spread until the last ten minutes of shooting hours…did get one mallard drake to hand but sun set and shooting hours were over. The water in the swampy areas had not iced up yet and the birds were feeding in the corn fields.
