Posted By: Darron Baker Field Editor S. Ohio 12-28-2008 20:53 Cloudy, High Winds – 35-40 Degrees Hunted a flooded CRP field this morning on my buddys godfather’s property. The place flooded was about 200 yards long and about 15 yards wide and knee deep. This spot looked phenominal, but the ducks must not have found it. We seen 10 ducks all morning and they were on a mission for somewhere else. We did manage to pull a flock of geese over and took three geese. Other than a couple flocks of geese nothing else was happening. Taking a break tomorrow and Tuesday to do a little deer hunting down on the farm. Plan on hitting them again Wednesday. Posted By: Darron Baker Field Editor S. Ohio 12-26-2008 21:24 Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 35-40 Degrees Hunted a field that was holding 300+ geese last night. The walk to the… Continue reading

Posted By: Darron Baker Field Editor S. Ohio 12-21-2008 13:52 Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 0-10 Degrees – Open Water The weather man did not help us this morning. Forecast was calling for cloudy/overcast skies and wind. They got the wind part right, but the skies were not overcast. Due to the bluebird day and cold, the geese sat on the roost with their heads under their wings. We packed it in at 10:30am. Drove by the roost and seen every bit of 500 geese which included one spotted neck collar and a blue goose. Also seen two mature pentails. Will try it again on a rainy or snowy day. Hitting a slough tomorrow morning that is right now holding a couple hundred mallards. Posted By: Al-Faber Field Editor Central Ohio 12-20-2008 14:17 Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 35-40 Degrees Central Ohio has been limitless past 10 days.… Continue reading

Posted By: Al-Faber Field Editor Central Ohio 12-12-2008 06:41 Cloudy, Snow & Rain Mix – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water Off and on warm and cold weather have made for great conditions around central Ohio. Birds are moving in and out with weather patterns and many are staying on the big water which is still open. Rain and snow mix this week and next week should provide a few days of great shooting. Local farms and fields have to be scouted hard. Look for flocks in the early morning moving off ponds, lakes and streams and follow them to their favorite field, chances are they will be there the next day as well. For those who spend 2-3 days scouting for every day shooting the season should prove to be productive. Be safe, teach a youngster to hunt & respect the great outdoors…and pass on the hens…! Posted By: nelli2008… Continue reading

Posted By: Shawn-Philbrick Field Editor Northern Ohio 10-24-2008 08:56 – – – Oct 18 -Oct 23 ——————————————————————————– Saturday and sunday, even though I was deer hunting, I got to do some driving, and scouting, and kept an eye on the skies as well. Monday I hunted a river and pond in Lorain Tuesday I hunted a lake in Stark Wednesday I hunted a field in Medina Thursday, river in Lorain here’s my take on what we’re seeing, in a report: unless you are lucky enough to find local mallards, woodies, or geese, you’ll be lucky to fill a limit. The birds aren’t here in any real numbers yet, and for the most part are still in families. The geese know what fields to use, and if you have a field that they’re using, great, but don’t set up and look for any migrators, because you’ll be sadly disappointed. We had… Continue reading

Posted By: bmyers Guest NW Ohio 09-17-2008 10:15 Cloudy, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees My brother, a buddy and his son hunted cut corn with standing water on Monday. They took 8 geese. Not a bad morning. Wish I could have come down to join ’em. Best of luck everyone! Posted By: Al-Faber Field Editor Central 09-16-2008 15:05 Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 60-65 Degrees Central areas busy over the weekend and a lot of activity & hunters. Teal flying throughout marshes and Geese still on their summer routes between roosting and feeding areas. Looks like a fair start to the 2008-2009 season. Seeing lots of other waterfowl to include more canvasbacks than I thought we would see with this year’s restrictions. The high winds seem to have done little here to push birds out. Ready for the last weekend, hope for some rain! Be safe, teach a youngster… Continue reading

Posted By: Anthony-Santoli Field Editor 08-04-2008 08:29 – – 60-65 Degrees Saturday late afternoon with that nice little cold front a pod of 12-15 Teal flew right over my house, heading southbound. Teal pops continue to rise and are actually outnumbering Mallards as the most abundant duck in North America. Every little cool blast we get, the more Teal get moving. It does not take much to push the Bluewings around and by Mid October, millions of them are already in Mexico and South America. Posted By: jim-waldman Field Editor 07-29-2008 19:20 – – – Blind drawings accross the state to include mini Waterfowl Hunters’ Parties put on by DU. Over 1,000 dozen Greenhead Gear decoys will be given away as prizes in various games and raffles as hunters wait for their name to be drawn for blind permits on state lands. Mosquito is Saturday August 16th. Posted By: Anthony-Santoli… Continue reading