Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor Nuese River 10-09-2009 11:36 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees Went out on the Nuese River in a different location from Weds(at least 15 miles away) to an area that I am very familiar with for fishing, but only have limited experience with for hunting. This area has been hit or miss with me over the years. Some good hunts, lots of bad hunts. I have shot more mallards here than any other location until recently, but I have had more strikeouts here as well. I am trying to not hunt the area that I am going to tomorrow as I am taking my son there and I want him to get his first duck. I want the ducks in that area flying low and slow. So I was undecided what I was going to do until I was actually in the truck… Continue reading

Posted By: Paul – Kiker Guest 08-08-2009 06:33 – – – After not having any significant rainfall from mid June to mid July, causing our corn crops to suffer, we have had a deluge of afternoon downpours for the last 3 weeks in Anson County.Still somewhat dry, so hope the trend of weekly thunderstorms continues. Lots of broods of young mallards have shown up on Lake Tillery over the last month. Apparently a good nesting season for our locally raised. Dove season is just around the corner, my sunflowers have bloomed and matured, and already a good number of doves hanging around. The construction on our new home has progressed rapidly. Sheetrock crew sanded their putty yesterday and I’ll be starting the painting on Monday. Painting the house myself. Yep, that’s what retirees get to do. Our midwest trip is planned. 5 of us are driving out to Montana and… Continue reading

Posted By: Paul – Kiker Guest Pee Dee – Anson Co. 01-22-2009 06:30 – – – Hunted one morning last week and then yesterday morning on the Pee Dee and very few ducks on the river in the areas where we hunted. Never fired a shot. Conclusion, very few ducks. Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor Albemarle Sound 01-19-2009 13:56 Cloudy, Heavy Fog – 35-40 Degrees We went out in an effort to target the huge flocks of mallards we saw on Sat. And we were not the only ones. The small ramp we launched at that is usually deserted or at most will have one boat launching from it instead had a half-dozen trucks parked in it’s parking area. We saw hunters setting out in all directions, the information about the huge numbers of birds had leaked out. But we were all surprised. Not one of the hunting parties bagged… Continue reading

Posted By: Paul – Kiker Guest Anson County 12-31-2008 18:52 – – – 6 friends, including myself, dove hunted this morning beginning at first light. Started slow, but once the sun topped the tree line on the timber along the edge of the field, birds poured into the field in groups of 5-15, and for an hour it was fun. I finally bagged 9 with 2 boxes of shells. The strong winds made shooting a real challenge. Paul Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor Washington County 12-30-2008 12:35 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees I went out for a hunt this morning and managed a single black duck. I saw some ducks up high, but not much down low. I think it is possible the cold weather up north is starting to push some ducks down. Posted By: Paul – Kiker Guest 12-27-2008 16:22 – – – Yesterday at… Continue reading

Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor Roanoke River 12-16-2008 13:12 Cloudy, Heavy Fog – 40-45 Degrees Went out for a hunt on the Roanoke this morning. I saw some ducks, but since I was by myself it was hard to spot the ducks until they were upon me since at this spot they come from all over. Dixie the wonderdog has fully recovered from her surgery and had her first day afield since the Nov. opener. She has been in duck retriever withdrawal for at least 3 weeks now. She was pretty antsy so I had to put the shock collar on her to get her under control. In spite of the collar, she managed to flare the first flock of ducks, a group of about 10 woodies. After she was re-introduced to Mr. Franklin’s wonderful invention(electricity) she quickly calmed down. Sort of. I had several ducks fly by at easy… Continue reading

Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor Pamlico River 11-08-2008 16:55 Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 40-45 Degrees Went out for a hunt on the Pamlico River in a spot that has produced well for me in the past. We were at the boat ramp at 4:45 am, and we set out in good time to be set up before shooting time. As we were getting ready to pull out of the ramp, another truck pulled up to the ramp, and the men set about to launch thier boat. They looked at us and asked us if we were hunting and we were suprised to learn they were there at 5:00 am to go fishing! We set out to our location and were set up in plenty of time. When shooting time came, a flock of ringnecks flew over, right at the edge of shooting range, headed back up the creek… Continue reading

Went out on Sat. to target some resident geese. I had been watching them for the past several weeks, trying to pattern them for a successful hunt. These geese had been coming into a series of ponds owned by a friend of mine on a consistant basis. They arrived almost like clockwork, arriving about 12:30 to 1:30 every day, landing in the center pond on the south side of the pond. I had glassed them on a off for several weeks and decided that I knew thier pattern well enough to set up a successful hunt. My son and I arrived at the ponds at 10:30 am and paddled out to the location the geese had been using. We set out our goose decoys and then pulled my canoe and his creekboat up into the brush and built a makeshift blind utilizing the underbrush. We were well hidden by 11:30… Continue reading