Category: Migration Updates

Springlike weather has the return migration in full swing for the heartlands of the Central and Mississippi Flyways. Warmer weather over the past few days has the geese on the move and hunters from northern Missouri to South Dakota are seeing snow on the ground replaced by Snow Geese in the sky.

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As winter’s grip slowly loosens for much of the country, the action for hunters taking part in the Conservation Season for light geese is in high gear. To keep up with the latest movement of light geese in your area, be sure to check our 2003 Spring Snow Goose Page and report your light goose sightings on our Migration Mapping System. These two new features are sure to assist you in locating the “front line” of the return migration and help put you on the birds. Continue reading

A slight warming trend has the light geese on the move, and a cold front rolling south should stack the birds up in the mid-tier states. Winter does not yet appear to be ready to release its hold on the U.S., but as its grip loosens, the snow geese are heading north at last.

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Spring is right around the corner, according to the calendar at least, and so is the latest issue of Waterfowler.com Journal. Members are reminded to take a few moments in the coming weeks to check their mailing address to help ensure delivery of the Spring Issue of our quarterly members only print magazine. Simply log on and click on your user name in the “Current User Level” located at the top of the left side menu of the Waterfowler.com home page. Continue reading

Winter seems determined to hang on for a little while longer, a mixed blessing for hunters hoping to get in on some light goose action during the special Light Goose Conservation Season.

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Whether you are on the birds or just waiting for their arrival, be sure to log your light goose migration report on Waterfowler.com’s real-time Migration Mapping System. With the help of fellow hunters this map should greatly reduce the guesswork when planning to meet the returning flights of snows during the Conservation Season. Also, be sure to keep an eye on the new Snow goose tracking page for the latest from fellow Waterfowler.com users who share the passion for the special season snow goose hunts. Continue reading

As a record snowstorm plowed into the Northeast last week, the staff of Waterfowler.com ventured to Florida to scout out the latest in outdoor and hunting products at the 2003 SHOT SHOW.

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The Waterfowler.com staff spent this past weekend seeking out the latest and greatest in waterfowling gear. The recon was well worth the effort. By early June over a thousand new items will be offered in our online Pro Shop where members receive special discounts as part of their membership package. Kolpin Outdoors Incorporated, makers of Final Approach blinds, is just one of the new lines of products Waterfowler.com is pleased to offer in our ever-expanding Pro Shop. Look for Kolpin products and many other new offerings in the Pro Shop in the weeks to come. Continue reading

Youth hunts over the past weekend saw many new hunters in the field and a lot of new ducks there to greet them. Special youth hunts in many southern states turned out to be some of the best duck action of the season. Across the nation dedicated waterfowlers did their part to ensure the future of their shared passion by introducing young men and women to the world of waterfowl and waterfowling.

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Special youth hunts continue in the upcoming week in several states and the conservation season for light geese is underway. With these two prospects ahead of them, North American waterfowlers have yet to hang up the boots and call it a season. Continue reading

The May Waterfowl Survey Results are in and the results are painting a very hopeful picture for the approaching waterfowl season.

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With its fireworks, cookouts and the celebration of our Nation’s Independence, the Fourth of July Holiday marks the kickoff to summer. Another marker of the season is the latest Waterfowler.com Journal, appropriately designated the Summer issue. If you have not yet received your copy, it should be there soon. Keep an eye on the mailbox and be sure to let us know when your copy arrives by stopping by the Waterfowler.com Journal Forum and responding to the Summer Issue post. Continue reading

Before beginning this week’s migration report, all of us at Waterfowler.com would like to once again express our deepest condolences to the family of Adam Miller, Waterfowler.com member and VFE for the state of Pennsylvania, and to the families of William Nurmi and Michael Jones. The three companions were lost in a boating accident while hunting the Chesapeake Bay. Adam’s fellow Pennsylvania VFE’s have established a memorial fund which will be divided equally amongst the families of all three victims. To contribute to their memorial, please send contributions to: Continue reading

Hopes are running higher than expectations as we enter the last week of the 2002-2003 regular waterfowl season. As more cold air spills down the continent, late-season waterfowlers are still wondering if the birds will put in an appearance before the last bell sounds.

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The deepest condolences of all of us here at Waterfowler.com go out to the family of Adam Miller, Waterfowler.com VFE for the state of Pennsylvania, and the families of the other men who lost their lives this past week in pursuit of their passion for waterfowling.

And now, on to the Migration Report. Continue reading