Posted By:
Castille-Hebert
Guest
Sw La. 01-03-2008 08:55
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
With all of the cold weather we have just about hung it up. Absolutely no birds. I haven’t hunted since last Thursday. We just aren’t getting birds pushed down when these cold fronts come through. As one of my hunting buddies stated, Stick a fork in it because it’s DONE!
Posted By:
cajunsorc
Guest
pine island 12-28-2007 11:39
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Our hunting has been terrible at best. the full moon had all of our birds moving at night and we have been averaging 4 birds a day until today. We sat out the lightning in the truck and got to the blind at 10 to 7. the gwt ate us up and we finished out the 18 bird limit at 845 with a pintail and 4 mallards. Hoping to get em in the morning but not holding my breath.
Posted By:
Gumbo
Web Member
Morse and Gueydan 12-27-2007 12:20
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Hunted Morse December 22 and 23 and Gueydan December 24. The areas I’ve hunted were almost devoid of ducks. Very few ducks moving at all. Barely any high flying flocks. What gives?
Posted By:
Duck enticer
Guest
SW. LA 12-27-2007 09:15
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 50-60 Degrees
Did well the Saturday before Christmas, 22nd.
2 hunters:
12 ducks.
7 greys
4 teal
1 Spoonbill
Yeah, we shot our first spoonbill of the year.
The ducks are super skittish due to all the gunning.
CajunsOrc, how have you been doing?
Posted By:
Castille-Hebert
Guest
Sw La. 12-23-2007 10:20
Cloudy, High Winds – 35-40 Degrees
On and off again, is the best way to describe this week’s hunting. This year’s hunting is being governed by the weather. Cold and calm, no birds, rain is the key for us. Went from two limits to one bird and then back to decent hunting. Killed an albino spoonbill hen yesterday.
Posted By:
Duck enticer
Guest
SW. LA 12-20-2007 09:14
Sunny & Clear, Morning Fog – Over 70 Degrees
Did pretty well opening weekend of second split.
Saturday:
3 hunters: 18 Greys….
My brother-n-law got to kill quite a few ducks, I think he might be hooked for life.
The greys worked in perfectly, just like they always seem to do! We did notice a lack of mallards, there are usually quite a few around these parts during second split.
Yesterday, Wednesday 19th.
2 hunters
12 ducks
6 greys
4 green wings
2 blue wings
The ducks are extremely shy of decoys. We stayed in the decoys until about 9:00 and had 4 green wings on the water. We moved upwind of our decoys about 300 yards and pass shot the rest of our limit. I guess if the ducks are shy of the decoys then that is a blessing in disguise, because I won’t have to put them out anymore….Ha Ha
Pics on Grip and Grin bag limits…
Posted By:
cajunsorc
Guest
Pine Island 12-19-2007 13:19
Sunny & Clear, Morning Fog – 50-60 Degrees
FOG—stayed in the blind until 10 saw and killed 1 greyduck.
Posted By:
Castille-Hebert
Guest
SW La. 12-17-2007 07:14
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
First weekend was pretty good. A little slow yesterday. We have been noticing that big ducks, especially mallards aren’t finishing their decoying into the pond, beginning to think that our wing spinners might be the reason. Birds are locked up and calling but not decoying well. Might be a tip for other hunters to use the spinners only when birds are far away and turning them off once the birds get close. I know that Specks don’t like them at all. Johnson Bayou and most of the marshes South of Highway 82 did great along with Thornwell and Jennings areas. No reports from the reserves. Plan on hunting as much as possible till the end of the year, because our hunting generally goes downhill after that.
Posted By:
Union BA
Guest
12-15-2007 17:00
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NELA,
I booked my ticket this am. Im gonna hunt from the 10th to the 15th. Not exactly sure where I hunt on Saline. My uncle has had the same 2 blinds there for 30 or 40 years.
I’ll try to explain, here go’s. You leave Marksville and go down a long gravel road where you pass a farm house that used to have a bunch of hogs pinned up to the side, then as you go down the gravel you come to a boat ramp with a bait shop, then you go down the road to the camps. When you head out of the buyou to the lake, you hang a left and go up one of the arms where we have an A-frame blind boat blind with a shooting platform.
I believ its the north-east corner of the lake. Coming from hunting in snow and ice, its always a pleasure to hunt in the warmth and long southern days. Our sundown was at 4:18 this afternoon.
Posted By:
cajunsorc
Guest
Pine Island 12-15-2007 14:15
Cloudy, High Winds – 60-65 Degrees
4 guns–24 ducks, 2 specks and a snow by 9. Mostly teal with 3 pintail, 5 mallards and a couple of greys. Lots of mallards and pintail moving just before we got in the truck—should be excellent tomorrow.
