Posted By: Marshmudd Guest Along the DE Bay 10-22-2007 11:04 Sunny & Clear, High Winds – Over 70 Degrees Ray, thanks for putting some kind of posting on this site. (I’ve been, checking it reguarly just to see if it still gets posted). Just want to put my 2 cents in. Went out opening day, got 5 GWT. loads of them coming over for the first 1 1/2 hours, hit others that the dog couldn’t get because of how far out they glided (or the tide took them). Not many big ducks, did manage 1 Black. Saw a bunch of Blacks a few Mallards and a couple of sprig. Hope some cooler weather moves in, maybe more bigger ducks will arrive with it. Posted By: Ray-Sands Field Editor Griscom Swamp 10-22-2007 06:18 Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – Over 70 Degrees Greetings from the flat lands down Jersey! The southern opener… Continue reading

Posted By: Ray-Sands Field Editor Griscom Swamp 12-04-2006 17:46 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees Tis’ the season to be jolly! Geese, Geese and more white geese are on the move. Last night and again tonight they appeared as the sun set. With Clear skies and moon light, they are moving down coast to jump the bay for Delmarva. Black geese were only flying the early morning. The ducks should not be far behind as the ice gets settle in up north. GWTeal are back in good numbers out Griscom. I haven’t seen more than one or two at a time the last two weeks …this morning I was done gunning in an hour and they were four of the six birds. Next day out is Thursday …it should all come together just nicely. The ice up north should move the birds with clear moon light skies at… Continue reading

Posted By: Richard-Foxx Guest 10-20-2006 11:30 – – – Ray, you do a good job. I’ll be out for the opener tomorrow. Seeing lots of ducks and a good vareity in the south zone. Scouting we have seen Gadwalls, Pintails, Greenwings, a few Bluewings, Mallards and Blacks. Let you know how we do. Posted By: Ray-Sands Field Editor 2006-2007 Waterfowl Regs 08-23-2006 21:57 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees Greeting from the flat lands down Jersey, The final regs are now posted on the DEP website http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/artmigratory06.htm September season is just around the corner … don’t forget to get both stamps and that HIP number before you go! [Edited By Ray-Sands on 2006-08-23 21:58] Posted By: Ray-Sands Field Editor New Jersey 08-20-2006 18:12 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees Greetings from the flat lands down Jersey, The following information is a press release from… Continue reading

Posted By: rberkey Guest 12/10 DOD Pennsville 12-11-2005 12:18 – – – Saw one mallard and one flock of divers. Should have gone to the D. Bay Posted By: n2o2doc Guest Raccooon Creek 12-06-2005 09:48 Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 35-40 Degrees Thought we would see more ducks with the recent cold weather and a front coming in yesterday, but we only saw a few distant flocks that wanted to land on the mud flats. Did see some decent flocks of snows on the way home thru the Mullica Hill area. Hopefully this weekend will be better. Posted By: Ray-Sands Field Editor Griscom Swamp 11-23-2005 17:18 Mostly Sunny, No Precipitation – 40-45 Degrees Greetings from the flatlands down Jersey. With the warn weather Saturday had Woodies still buzzing about. Was a good day Two drake woodies, two green heads, a drake sprig, a GWteal and a pair of Canadas. Tonight… Continue reading

Posted By: K-5 Web Member South Jersey 10-22-2005 14:17 – – – I find it fascinating that a reprisentitive from Ontario (or anywhere from Canada for that matter) would have any input into our seasons and bag limits. The bag limits are so liberal in Canada as compared to the United States. Example: Anticosta Island offers Black Duck hunts along with the deer hunts. I called and the bag limit is 5 blacks. I once wrote a letter to the editor of Wildfowl magizine in reference to an article that quoted “they reached their bag limit of 6 each”. The editor responded that the Black Duck was doing quite well in Canada. B S. They just don’t have the courage to limit their own. Posted By: Richard-Foxx Guest Bad News for the Atlantic FLyway 10-20-2005 09:01 – – – As most of you know, I was Sea Duck Hunting with… Continue reading

Posted By: Ray-Sands Field Editor East of the Parkway 01-23-2005 19:19 Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 30-34 Degrees – Ice Greetings from down Jersey. Geese, Geese and more geese moving down the coast today over the bay. Not the usual residents, but migrates looking for the open water and forage. Saw five flocks that were mixed Canadas and Snows with both black and white geese the same size as each other. Hope to take advantage of their predicament Wednesday with a Winter Season bag limit of (5) … should be nice. Posted By: glitterperegrine Supporting Member 01-23-2005 00:18 – – – Help a little girl out everyone Mackenzie Maier needs a postcard from you! Mac is a 4 year old with very serious cancer. Her goal is to collect a postcard from every state in the US. Please help her reach her goal by mailing her one today! Her address… Continue reading

Posted By: Ray-Sands Field Editor DEP Reopens Salem River WMA 12-17-2004 16:42 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees DEP Reopens Salem River WMA to Waterfowl Hunting and Rescinds Waterfowl Advisory The Department of Environmental Protection(DEP) announced today that the closure of the Salem River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) to all waterfowl hunting has been lifted. The Salem River WMA had been closed to waterfowl hunting to reduce the potential for birds to be exposed to oil contamination in the Delaware River. However, based upon observations of limited surface oil during a recent aerial survey by DEP biologists, it was determined that the area should once again be opened for public access. In addition to reopening Salem River WMA, DEP also rescinded the waterfowl advisory that was in effect for the area from the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge east on Route 74 to the junction with the New Jersey Turnpike. South… Continue reading

Posted By: Ray-Sands Field Editor Griscom Swamp 11-09-2004 21:40 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees Greetings from the flat lands down Jersey! Snows on the move tonight heading down to jump the bay for Delaware. Flight started maybe an hour after sun down and hasn’t stopped yet. Only wish it was season so I could catch the late comers rising off the meadows out Griscom Swamp in the AM. Gunning last Saturday, I was fortunate to have twiddle dumb and twiddle dumber set 80 yards down wind from me at sun rise. Hard to figure if they shot worse than they called or called worse than they shot. Needless to say any of the big puddlers that swung wide to come in were spooked off. GWTeal saved the day with their normal low to the water and right into the spread maneuvers. Six GWTeal makes limit but seeing… Continue reading