migration 23

[Kurtr]

we still have a bunch of ducks and big geese are starting to show down here to

 

[Traxion]

Maybe the poorest numbers of waterfowl I’ve seen in W SD in my hunting lifetime. Have heard NE SD has great numbers. Pretty wild early December weather coming too!

 

[zoops]

Sure seems SD is the place to be a waterfowler any more. Almost seems rare that the birds aren't piled up there for all of November anymore.

 

[Kurtr]

Maybe the poorest numbers of waterfowl I’ve seen in W SD in my hunting lifetime. Have heard NE SD has great numbers. Pretty wild early December weather coming too!

Season closes this weekend east of 83 and they will have ducks around for a while.

 

[Wall-eyes]

Was in Fargo Thanksgiving saw lots of big honkers in big pond behind brother in laws house by golf course and cut corn fields right there too. Tame as hell too.

 

[snowkiller]

River and lake are loaded with honks

 

[Kurtr]

found a field for the morning ducks, honks , snows and specks all together. Hope it works could be a good one

 

[zoops]

What time should i be there??

 

[Kurtr]

What time should i be there??

Meeting at 6:45 at the old pivots on blue blanket

 

[Kurtr]

Ducks didn’t show but the amount of specks and snows was way more than we seen yesterday. Would have put out way more speck decoys. It was fun we saw a lot of birds just didn’t want to finish all the way. There was a slight breeze haha.

 

[Wall-eyes]

Always good time we are up by lake Sak in ND was good time they were loaded thick in the area.

 

[Kurtr]

Went to bismark on sunday alot of geese south of mandan. Next Saturday is our last day of the year for honkers

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Usually, my partner and I call it who is shooting at what. That one snow came in and I jump up at popped it. Sat down and looked at him. He said, "I knew you were going to do that." grin

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Couple of days left. Missouri River zone is loaded.

Season Dates Season Hunting
Units Opens Closes Season

Dates Status Canada Geese Regular - Resident Eastern Zone 09/23/2023 12/16/2023

Canada Geese Regular - Resident Western Zone 09/23/2023 12/21/2023

Canada Geese Regular - Resident Missouri River Zone 09/23/2023 12/29/2023

Canada Geese Regular - Nonresident Eastern Zone 09/30/2023 12/16/2023

Canada Geese Regular - Nonresident Western Zone 09/30/2023 12/21/2023

Canada Geese Regular - Nonresident Missouri River Zone 09/30/2023 12/29/2023

Canada Geese (Early Season) August Management Take/Early September Season Missouri River Zone 08/15/2023 09/07/2023

Canada Geese (Early Season) August Management Take/Early September Season Western Zone 08/15/2023 09/15/2023

Canada Geese (Early Season) August Management Take/Early September Season Eastern Zone 08/15/2023 09/22/2023

 

[riverview]

ive never understood why nd has different closing dates for canadian geese IE high plains unit.

 

[zoops]

ive never understood why nd has different closing dates for canadian geese IE high plains unit.

They take days away from the early season in the MO River zone and add them onto the end.

 

[Wall-eyes]

Been burning steel like WW3

 

[snowkiller]

More geese here then ive ever seen before, still big wads of snows too.

 

[Kurtr]

Season ended last Saturday here for geese and we are still covered up. Honks , snows, and specks.

 

[FightingSioux]

Makes sense why we haven’t seen much further south! Need the polar vortex asap