Posted By: Al-Faber Field Editor Central Ohio 01-06-2013 09:15 Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 25-30 Degrees – Open Water Big water in central Ohio still open, small ponds and marshes all frozen over. Still no serious migrations in the area. From Marion to Circleville and West Jefferson to Pataskala – no ducks in serious numbers. However, tons of ducks and geese between Circleville and Chillicothe. Its as if they passed Central Ohio southbound. Best bets now are the Scioto and Ohio rivers to the end of the season. Quarries in the Circleville area are packed with ducks and geese staging to head further south. Corn fields in the surrounding areas around Circleville producing well. Deer Creek (lake) is frozen but the river is open and small groups are up and down the river. Time to head south. Ever since the north-south zone split moved from Rt 30 to I70 central… Continue reading

Posted By: Anthony-Santoli Field Editor 11-28-2012 19:14 – – – NORTH TO SOUTH AND WEST TO EAST……THIS STATE IS COVERED IN DUCKS AND GEESE. ANYONE ELSE DROPPIN THE HAMMER OUT THERE IN OHIO??? DETAILS, STORIES???ANYTHING,,BEUHLER…FRYE…. Posted By: Anthony-Santoli Field Editor 11-20-2012 05:27 – – – Had a pretty good in Sandusky the other day. Mallards,Spoons, Greenwing. Lots of Canadas. I spoke with a buddy of mine that has a home on Lake St. Clair,,, he says there are hundreds of thousands on St Clair right now…. they are hammering mallards,redheads and cans especially. The water is almost nonexistent in the entire area from MI to Walpole. Lake is down several feet, you can walk forever he says and it is not even waist high. No one is hunting there, no one can get their boats out. Walpole Reservation canals are all dry, no one hunting there either (unless you want… Continue reading

Posted By: Anthony-Santoli Field Editor 08-24-2012 08:14 – – – SEASON DATES AND LIMITS ARE OUT. ALL YEAR LONG 3 GEESE THIS YEAR IS A WELCOME CHANGE FINALLY !!!! SAME ZONES AS LAST YEAR…. North Zone 2nd split opens 11/24 (right after thanksgiving and then shotgun on monday…. a true blast and blast weekend/week this year) Talk about packing the trucks for “double duty”. Teal, Goose and Dove opens next weekend,,, who’s all doing what and where ???? Let’s have a good season everyone, it should be a good one. AS Posted By: Anthony-Santoli Field Editor 08-20-2012 06:19 – – – Thanks Al….I am getting ready as well. Sorry about the boy my friend. Good luck to you and the fam this year…. I will check for the Du calendar as well, that is very nice. I too am thinking we are going to have a lot of rain this… Continue reading

Posted By: Anthony-Santoli Field Editor NWand SE Ohio 12-23-2011 13:49 Cloudy, Snow Flurries – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water New birds and old birds are all over with the good northern winds and cold front. Bluebills, Cans and Reds in the Bay. Mallards and Blacks in the marshes. Merry Xmas and Happy Kwanza Posted By: NateB Guest SW Ohio 12-23-2011 08:47 Cloudy, Snow & Rain Mix – 40-45 Degrees Lots of ducks and geese in the area. But very hard to decoy, even when we were on the X from the previous day. So many places for them to go eat that if any little thing bothers them they will go somewhere else. Seem decoy and call shy. Need some cold weather, and some dry weather. With all the flooded fields, birds can go eat and just stay in the field all day then go to roost. Getting a new… Continue reading

Posted By: Al-Faber Field Editor Central Scouting 10-05-2011 07:14 Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees Ducks in pretty good numbers. Teal made it here in Central Ohio just after the early season but have stayed in the area and will hopefully remain here until the 15th. Geese in great numbers also, but still not making it out to fields and staying on grassy areas. Set-up and ready for the 15th. Everything looks to be shaping up for a great first split! Be safe, teach a youngster to hunt & respect the great outdoors…and pass on the hens…! Posted By: Anthony-Santoli Field Editor 09-20-2011 08:25 – – – Finished off the early season with a pretty good head start. I truly believe that this is “the year of the duck” actually of all waterfowl and migratory birds for that matter. We dove hunted last weekend and I can honestly say… Continue reading

Posted By: Al-Faber Field Editor Central Ohio Fields and Streams/Rivers 12-22-2010 08:27 Cloudy, Winds Calm – 25-30 Degrees – Ice Ice has taken over all small ponds, streams, Alum Creek Reservoir and most of Hoover. Ducks and geese still in the area and taking advantage of corn fields and what little open water remains. Reports of large flocks of ducks and geese just south of Columbus down route 23 (as usual). Birds still decoy if you can get to the field they are headed for in advance. Scouting and chasing them down one day, then hunting the next seems to be the best strategy right now. Floating local streams and rivers produced well until the freeze. Friends were shooting them up on the Olentangy and Scioto just prior to the ice lock. With no end in sight to the cold weather, most of us will start to hunt south towards… Continue reading