Category: Migration Updates

The Spring Conservation Action is underway and light geese are already on the move in the Central and Mississippi Flyways. With snow continuing to accumulate in the northern portions of the Flyways, hunters along the snowline are reaping the harvest.

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Snow continues to fall in the north and a quick glance at the snow cover analysis map (link at right) paints a hard picture of the northern migration. From New Mexico to Central Illinois, geese are pushing up to the snowline along the river systems and hunting is heating up in Kansas, Southern Missouri and Southern Illinois at this time.

Over the past week, most geese have begun the journey north and light goose numbers in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana dropped significantly. While huntable numbers still remain, the bulk of light geese, in traditional fashion, are pushing north hard and fast. Continue reading

Teal are on the move in the northern parts of the flyways and it won’t be long before the waning, dog days of summer give way to the sound of whistling wings and the report of a shotgun blast.

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A taste of autumn can be found on the winds of a late evening chill in the north, and the count down to the opening day of Dove, early Goose and Teal seasons has begun. For those who are holed-up in the confines of an air-conditioned den, now is the time to awake from that off-season hibernation and begin your preparations for the coming season.

Guns need cleaning and ammunition patterned. Blinds need thatching and some may need repairs. Decoys should have a through scrubbing to remove unwanted mud, and a touch of paint in all the right places can improve your success. Continue reading

As cabin fever reaches it’s peak in the hearts of the northern waterfowler and we head into the final days of the 2007-2008 general Waterfowl Season, WFC takes a look back at the season’s results and sets our sights on the coming Spring Conservation Action for Mid-continental Light Geese.

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In the areas not stricken with extreme to exceptional drought conditions, the 07-08 Season will go down in the books as a season for the south. Abundant waterfowl populations, favorable migrating winds for early species and an abundance of snow all contributed to facts that moved waterfowl south in force this year.

A number of states in the south are expected to post their highest harvest in the past few years, and some may even approach a record high. Continue reading

The 2008 Migration is underway across the continent. Teal are on the move in all four flyways, with areas in the Mississippi Flyway proving some great, early season shooting. Resident Canada goose season’s are also underway, with many states taking advantage of the opportunity for extended hour shooting, electronic calls and more.

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It seems a season rarely passes where we are not sending our prayers and thoughts to our readers in one area of the country or another. The devastation left in the path of hurricane Ike is widespread. From the Gulf Coast to the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, the damage radius of this storm is mind numbing. For our readers in those areas, we hope all is well with you and yours, and hope that the recovery progresses quickly. Continue reading

A series of low-pressure systems have moved across the U.S, plummeting temperatures in the southeast. The arctic air has ducks on the move in the Atlantic flyway, and a number of storms approaching the west coast are expected to improve hunter conditions in the drought stricken areas of California.

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While drought persists in the southeast and southwest, winter expands it’s icy-grip into the deep south this week, moving the freeze line and ducks to their southerly most destinations. Continue reading

As the winter solstice approaches, snow and ice prevail in the northern half of the nation. Unseasonably warm temperatures in the south took a dive this past week, and the arctic blast moved ducks and geese further south.

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A quick glance at the U.S. snow covered map (link at right), paints a winter picture that is sure to warm the hearts of the southern waterfowler – who has endured a number of seasons of mild temperatures with little snowfall in the north.

As snow piled up in the northeast this weekend, waterfowl pushed south in grand fashion along the eastern seaboard, and areas of the southeast suffering from ongoing drought conditions, received some much-needed rain. Continue reading

The holiday weekend brought the first waves of mallards through the northern tier of the United States – and not a minute too soon for states on the cusp of their season’s end. As ice begins to build on the larger impoundments, the approaching snow is likely to push these stubborn birds south in a grand fashion.

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Storm systems in the northwest and southwest will collide this weekend and bring heavy precipitation from the coast, all the way to the Great Lakes. While the holiday push of birds was significant, it appears the biggest push of the season will happen during the next few days. Continue reading

Aerial Surveys resumed in the Central and Mississippi Flyways this week, after experiencing a number of postponements and groundings last week, due to high winds and weather. Despite the favorable migration conditions over the past 10 days, migration activity in the northern portions of the nation was far less than expected.

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As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, ducks and goose season will be open from coast-to-coast and border-to-border across the United States. From now until the seasons begin to close in the north, WFC’s servers will transfer over a terabyte of data to hardcore waterfowl hunters around the globe.

As we reach the peak of our 10th season of Migration Tracking and Reporting, WFC would like to thank all of our members for their ongoing support and contributions. Continue reading