Posted By:
REARNEY
Web Member
Mississipi River Pool 4 09-23-2011 15:05
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Scouted a little today and saw some early flights of birds but not much. Seems alot of Teal bugged out. Water is very low in Lake Pepin and hopefully people have scouted ahead of time. Outboard motors will struggle so prepare to walk boats for some distances. I had no problem with my surface drive until I slowed down. Then it is slow go but can still move.
Posted By:
DU870
Web Member
Southern Wisco 09-23-2011 13:23
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Birds numbers are now a bit lower with the cooler temps. Last scouting mission resulted in only a handful of ducks. Geese are still everywhere.
Water levels are low and getting lower by the day it seems.
Posted By:
webmaster
root
Central Wisconsin 09-19-2011 13:17
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Teal numbers took a nice jump in Central WI this weekend. A friend called from the Portage area and said they were covered up in Teal while fishing.
Posted By:
Kris-Bertelsen
Field Editor
Chippewa Valley 09-19-2011 11:11
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A couple fields are being green-chopped around Eau Claire, but on my way to Lacrosse this weekend I was amazed at the number of green-chopped fields. The water levels are low still, but maybe this week the rain will help.
My spot in Menomonie had plenty of birds, but didn’t see many anywhere else. I haven’t seen any migration yet – just locals. It will take scouting this opening weekend around here. I have encountered a little hunting pressure already this year. Seems like all the places I’ve been asking to hunt have had others ask as well.
Good luck, leave the skyblasting to past years, don’t crowd someone unless you get permission, and be safe.
Posted By:
Steelie Steve
Web Member
Sheboygan Marsh (no Water) 09-05-2011 19:49
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Anyone thinking about hunting the marsh should check to see if the lake has been refilled. Currently there IS NO WATER IN THE LAKE. The culvert that controls the water levels is open and no water is being held. The only water near the boat landing is a small creek about five feet across and maybe three or four inches deep. that water is about 25 or 30 yards from the end of the boat landing. It isn’t any better at Keller’s on the west side. According to some people at the Marsh Lodge the Sheboygan County Board and the DNR won’t be starting to fill the marsh until sometime next week. The marsh will not be ready for the youth hunt and maybe not ready for the southern opener for ducks. The county did make a very nice new pier at the boat landing.
Posted By:
Trial Lawyer
Web Member
08-31-2011 21:28
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Kris,
Thanks for the report. I’m hoping to get into the locals Saturday am and will report.
Posted By:
REARNEY
Web Member
Mississipi River Pool 4 08-31-2011 09:25
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Decided to get out with buddy and take a drive around the back bays. It is nice to see water levels back to some what normal. Water is still flooded into the trees but lots of food for the ducks and I will tell you, that we saw probably the most wood ducks I have seen in years. Not to get over hyped but it didnt seem real. The high water really killed the bullrushes and very little cover is some areas. But there is some kind of weed growth that sticks up about 12-20 inches and is loaded with food and it was wave after wave of woodies feeding in these areas. Very little Teal with only 1/2 dozen blue wings seen. We did see alot of young wood ducks that could not even fly yet. Some could not even flap their wings yet and were probably less than a 1/2 pound in size.
[Edited By REARNEY on 2011-08-31 09:27]
Posted By:
Kris-Bertelsen
Field Editor
08-26-2011 07:19
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The season dates and regulations have been posted for a couple days but I thought I would bring the new items to your attention.
1) The Collins Zone has been eliminated and is part of the exterior zone this year.
2) A new Mississippi zone has been added for both ducks and geese.
As always pick up the regulations and refresh your memory, but with the zone changes this year be certain that you know the boundaries and dates.
Early goose starts in less than a week and from what I’ve read there is plenty of opportunity to have some great days. I haven’t been able to do much scouting but in the Eau Claire area we have good numbers. Like every year though, pattern them and then expect a change because the fields are changing rapidly right now. I even saw a couple corn fields being green chopped this week on my travels up past Bloomer and back. Good luck and leave a few for me!
Posted By:
Stu-Soper
Field Editor
08-20-2011 08:39
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Grant County Ducks Unlimited Banquet is being held at the Platteville Country Club September 6th. For Tickets contact: Arnie Roper 608-778-2666
Posted By:
Kris-Bertelsen
Field Editor
05-19-2011 14:51
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The first batch of goslings popped out on the Fall Creek yesterday. I’ve also been seeing what I’m believing to be lots of one-year old geese in the fields in larger flocks on the way to work and back. I’m thinking one-year olds because they are flocked up yet. Numerous fields also had nesting pairs or a single goose feeding. All good signs for the fall! Let’s keep our fingers crossed.
Keep in mind that the DNR should be reporting results in August (like normal) on the restructing of waterfowl seasons and framework after collecting data from conferences and the spring breeding results. It looks like there might be the possibility of an adjustment to the framework of zones in the next 5-year plan starting in a few years, and the seasons depend a lot on the breeding success.
