Posted By: 08-28-2004 06:13 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees hey rick it isn`t only canada`s it is also snow geese but only for the month of october. tim Posted By: Michael-Bride Field Editor 08-21-2004 14:10 Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 60-65 Degrees Well I guess it’s getting to be that time of year again. If anyone is trying to plan some time off, the 2004 Migratory bird laws are now available on the Vermont fish and wildlife website. Bubba… Posted By: 04-15-2004 19:18 Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 50-60 Degrees THEYYYYYYYYYYYY’RRRRRRE BAAAAAACK!!! Had a great moment in the car yesterday where I had three mergies, in formation, flying paralell to the road I was driving about 20 feet off the driver’s side window for about a quarter mile. They were only mergs and it’s only April after all, but it was just so cool to… Continue reading

Posted By: 12-03-2003 21:02 – – – hey rick were still seeing lots of snows, canadas and divers on the newyork side take care tim Posted By: Jerry-Nicholson Web Member 12-03-2003 18:21 Arctic Blast – 0-10 Degrees – Open Water Hey Vermonters, a couple nights ago I was watching my “local” (satellite) news, WPTZ, and saw a story about some duck hunters who were “rescued” on Lake C even though they didn’t need it. Some lady saw them hauling their boat through the shallows and thought, due to the horrendous weather, that they were in trouble. In the report, the local sheriff up there had the absolute gall to blame the HUNTERS for the unnecessary rescue effort. He said something like, “I know you gotta have fun and all…” or something like that, but he was blaming the hunters and not the caller! I hope you guys saw this and… Continue reading

Posted By: LesB WFC Sponsor Warning!!! 11-21-2003 08:21 – – – Not a report – a heads up… Got this this morning, is it time to move??? They won’t rest until we’re throwing rocks. Me, I have TWO ex wives, so I guess it’s time to go… Folks, Big news of the bad kind. THe state is doing a crackdown on persons who cannot own firearms under federal law, but can under state law. Feds gave $115 million in grants to prosecute people who are felons or have a restraining order on them. Supposedly it is to prevent violence and grants were given to two organizations I have never heard of before – Vermont Center for Justice Research and Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence. WCAX had a state cop on showing a variety of firearms on a table and telling us how they are going to get illegal gun owners… Continue reading

Posted By: Michael-Bride Field Editor 11-13-2003 04:51 – – – Well I wonder who will be hunting ducks this weekend. I’ve been going back and fourth between ducks and deer all week. But come saturday am.,unless they’re hardwater fishing in my bay, I believe I’ll be going to the lake to try to give the remaining ducks some company. I’m quite sure that where I hunt is still very much open water. And with the high wind expected over the next couple of days it will most likely stay that way for a while longer. I just can’t see me sitting on a frost covered stump, watching small rodents scurry around,when I could be out having a great day on the lake hunting ducks during our next wave of cold air. I guess some how I became a full blown duck hunting addict. I guess when the season is over… Continue reading

Posted By: hunting dog Guest upper champlain N Y side 11-08-2003 21:51 – – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water Just wanted to let you guys know I enjoy reading your posts. I hunt the new york side of champlain as much as possible. Went south of Plattsburgh this am. First good cold morning we have had this year. Got set up well before first light had a few singles pass by as if I wasn’t even there. Around 8:30 spotted a nice bunch of mallards called to them they turned, circled and dropped right in missed on the first shot then couldn’t pump another round as my gun was frozen got it wet setting out the decoys. cleaned the ice off and it was ready again, but that was it only saw a few distant flocks nothing close enough to work. Still had a great time. Posted By: Michael-Bride Field… Continue reading

Posted By: CT River North 11-03-2003 15:39 Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 40-45 Degrees A rare solo on the River this morning. Never a big fan of hunting alone. Forgot what a pain in the neck it is to get the boat back on the trailer alone especially with a strong current. The River is still pretty high from all the rain last week. A few more birds seen today than last week as well- great waterfowling weather with a low ceiling, rain and a little wind to keep things moving. Small spread, trial run of a new swimming decoy that seemed to work pretty good, two greenheads in the boat and then back home to work. Glad to see BUBBAB putting up some info on the Lake (thanks for that BUBBAB) as the River closes down this Sunday. Supposed to get a cold front Wed. Will be out… Continue reading

Posted By: Interior 10-20-2003 14:27 Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 35-40 Degrees Had the kind of hunt Saturday morning 10/18 that makes me wonder why the hell I’m involved in waterfowling. After a mile hike into the reservoir lugging gear I spent 40 minutes in pitch black darkness stuck in knee-deep sucking mud surrounded by ten foot high marsh grass and catails. Several times I thought I was permanently stuck. Fell face down in the mud. Lost my glasses in the mud. Felt a cardiac episode was not far off. Almost disclocated my hip pulling my boot foot waders out of the black, cement-like filth. Finally manged to get set up. Couldn’t really focus without my glasses but thought I saw about fourty ducks fly out of the swamp just after legal, just out of ethical gunning range. Sun rose. Sky was clear. Did not see another flying feathered creature… Continue reading

Posted By: Out of Season 10-05-2003 15:02 Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees A bluebird day with high winds today and more migrating geese on the wing. A quick drive by several setbacks on the CT north of the Wilder hydro darn on Saturday revealed large groups of both mallards, a few blacks and teal (fresh birds pushed in over the last few days?) Spent the afternoon today loading the boat. Less than 48 hours to go for the CT River zone. Finally… [Edited By Rick-Higgerson on 2003-10-05 15:03] Posted By: Out of Season…but very close 10-03-2003 18:16 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees Well, I don’t know what anyone else saw today but this was a big day for movement in the Upper Valley. I was outside (not working, thank God..) for several hours today and my wife, my kids and me counted over 2500+… Continue reading