Posted By:
Greg-Haygood
Web Member
South of Quivera 12-26-2006 18:18
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 25-30 Degrees – Ice
Christmas Eve morning brought a decent hunt, nothing spectacular as we had 2 weeks ago. My oldest and I ended up with 6 greenheads and 1 gw teal. Not nearly the number of birds in the area, but enough to make it interesting. Still very decoy and call shy.
This morning a little better as far as decoying, we were able to get a few more to hit the spread instead of moving up and away. Hunted til 11:30 and ended with 5 greenheads, 2 hens (sorry, it was slow) and 3 widgeon.
Need some more ducks bad, feels like we are hunting the same ducks over and over. Few more days until the 1st split is over then it’s wait and see what Jan 20-28 brings. Going home to Louisiana tomorrow and will miss the rest of this split in KS, but hope to get another shot a some of the ones that got by us while hunting in Louisiana Delta. Will report back on results next week. Going to Stuttgart for 3 days at the open of their 2nd split Jan 13-15, hope the timber and rice fields will bring good things this year, last year was terribly dry and without ducks. Good luck for the balance of this week.
Posted By:
kerhonk
Guest
reno co. 12-26-2006 17:41
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
Hunted a slightly flooded field on Fri. Had two 8th graders with me and we managed 9 ducks. Not a bad hunt. They had a ball. All mallards except one gadwall. No big groups , mostly pairs and small groups of four or so. Saw more geese than I could count.
Posted By:
Col4600
Guest
Farm pond=Reno county 12-25-2006 20:58
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Ice
Decided on a change of pace for Sunday morning so decided to hit our millet pond. When we got out there it had a thin sheet of ice covering it. We had lots of ducks on us early, mostly teal. We managed to take 5 Gw teal before the ducks shut off. We then had a trio of cans buzz us at 40 yards, thought they were going to come on in before they scooted off. Would have shot but my brother was working on his gun and was trying to buy a little time. Had a group of about 40 cans give us a look next, they were cupped from about 150 yds out till about 80 yards before they pulled off. Probably shouldn’t have put out any decoys, these ducks and geese were using this pond for the last week. Going to give this pond another shot later in the week if the water will stay open.
Is there anyone else in Kansas hunting? The reports are really lacking…..
Posted By:
Col4600
Guest
River 12-25-2006 20:40
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
Hit the River on Saturday with little success. We didn’t see near the numbers as the week before. Not sure the reason-no major coldfronts came through, just a little rain. Many of the Mallards we shot last weekend had throats full of corn. Wondering if maybe they were gearing up for a major puss when we hit them last Sunday. Anyway, we did manage 5 Mallards and could have had a few more. Most of the birds were coming from the East, usually when that happens we are in for a slow day. Maybe the wind and pressure had something to do with it. Going to give it another go in the morning……
Posted By:
Greg-Haygood
Web Member
South of Quivera 12-23-2006 19:32
Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water
This mornings hunt brought a fair number of high flyers that seemed to move in spurts as if someone was knocking bigger groups off some large water impoundments in the area. Difficult to get the majority of the ducks to decoy, appeared to be call shy and mojo shy. Dropped the mojo’s and changed over to very light calling and had slightly better success. Ended with 6 ducks (mallards and a greenwing) and should have shot a few more, as the story always goes. Feels like most of the concentration of ducks have moved on, still a fair number around, at least enough to keep it interesting. Heard a light amount of shooting in the area today, reflecting similar results for the other group hunting the area. Going after them again in the morning, off Christmas and back at ’em next week. Good luck all, let us know how your doing with your hunts.
Forgot to add, still have Geese out the wazoo, they flew all morning but not too close.
[Edited By Greg-Haygood on 2006-12-23 19:35]
Posted By:
Water SWAT
Guest
50 Hwy Corridor from Newton to Emporia 12-21-2006 08:06
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Little late posting this, but last Saturday we traveled to Emporia for the wife’s graduation. Saw geese the whole route.
Hunted Sunday in Sedgwick County. Saw numerous geese going to feed, couldn’t get any interested in the water. Also not seeing very many ducks at all. Saw about 20 Mallards all day, managed 1. We picked up at about 1100. On our way home the geese at Newton were still feeding. Don’t know if it had to do with the impending front or the low cloud ceiling that night.
Posted By:
kpsriverdice
Web Member
12-19-2006 11:31
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Boys get ready western ne is suppost to get 4-10 inches of snow tonight and wednesday!
Posted By:
mdavis3
Guest
Flint Hills 12-18-2006 21:07
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Three of us ended up with a limit of geese. Saw a couple of thousand geese working the area most birds we have seen all year. Duck numbers continue to be low for this area as compared to the previous years. We have only harvested 11 mallards from this area the entire season. At best it has been very slow for us this year. Hope the late season brings us better luck.
Posted By:
Greg-Haygood
Web Member
S. of Quivera 12-18-2006 12:41
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees
Hunted Friday morning, quick hunt with mild success. 3 mallards and a gadwall finished of the morning. Really a planned work day setting new blind, crane & backhoe came early ending the hunt prematurely. Anyway, not near the number of ducks as we experienced the wknd prior. From all the good reports below, sounds like many of last wknd ducks moved SE along the river. Congrats to you guys for getting out and giving them a chance to “make your day”. Those are great memories to get you thru the rough/slow times. Wishing I would have hunted Sat/Sun instead of working on the grounds. Planning a lot of hunting days over the holidays, will report back results.
Wish everyone the very best this Holdiay Season and hunt often and safely.
Posted By:
Tim-Carrigan
Guest
Miami/Linn Co 12-18-2006 10:25
Cloudy, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees
Same experience as some of the other posts — lots of birds in the area. I was afraid the freeze up and thaw would push birds out and then scatter whatever was left, but that doesnt seem the case.
Our setup wasnt ideal though and we couldnt get many close enough for shots, plus the spot had been hunted hard the day before. Ended with 4 greenheads that took some reach. Scouted a bit Sunday and saw good numbers of ducks and geese on a couple of my other private spots…unfortunately, with holidays and work I wont be able to hunt for over a week now. Hope those birds stay put.
