Migration 24

[wslayer]

Shitload of snows on Wentz Lake

 

[Trip McNeely]

Pretty solid concentrations statewide at the moment. Still some big speck feeds still around. Haven’t seen a lot of lessers yet. In fact hardly any but I’ve only been out a handful of times. Normally they are stacked like cordwood in a few areas but seems they are also coming later and later every year. Got on a nice speck feed today and whacked an easy limit of specks. When scouting last night it had a few solid rafts of 100-300 ducks bombing in. Turns out they were literally all pintails. Blew my wad on a shit looking drake early and had to watch some beautiful birds with 3-4” sprigs work the spread.

 

[Trip McNeely]

Shitload of snows on Wentz Lake

Most all the bigger traditional waters have big piles of snows now. North to south. Kurt they aren’t too far away. This week should start locking up smaller/midsize waters and start concentrating birds.

 

[Kurtr]

Most all the bigger traditional waters have big piles of snows now. North to south. Kurt they aren’t too far away. This week should start locking up smaller/midsize waters and start concentrating birds.

Deer season opens next weekend but if the birds show up I’m going after them don’t know how long they will be sticking around

 

[Trip McNeely]

Deer season opens next weekend but if the birds show up I’m going after them don’t know how long they will be sticking around

Me thinks they’ll be showing up bigly by Thursday down there.

 

[pointer]

Here the snows haven't been any where near last year's level I would imagine with the colder weather coming they will blow right through

 

[bravo]

Tomorrow and Wednesday could be worth taking the day off in ND.

 

[Trip McNeely]

Tomorrow would be the day. Big wind and snow.

 

[SerchforPerch]

Sask will start emptying out in the next few days if the weather holds true. Nodak looks frigid after the upcoming weekend with day time highs and overnight lows in the teens and single digits.

 

[Trip McNeely]

Sask will start emptying out in the next few days if the weather holds true. Nodak looks frigid after the upcoming weekend with day time highs and overnight lows in the teens and single digits.

Na…. Sak will stay open for awhile yet. Mid dec freeze top down. Snows will start pulling out tomorrow

 

[Trip McNeely]

Na…. Sak will stay open for awhile yet. Mid dec freeze top down. Snows will start pulling out tomorrow

My bad though you said sak, noticed you said sask…. Lol

 

[Pheasant 54]

My grandson and his buddies hammered the Specks and Greenheads this past weekend. They were tired of getting turned down to hunt deer so went water fowling instead , got on the first land they asked

 

[SerchforPerch]

My bad though you said sak, noticed you said sask…. Lol

No prob - SAK will be good for awhile yet. With Sask forecast snows will be moving good

 

[Trip McNeely]

No prob - SAK will be good for awhile yet. With Sask forecast snows will be moving good

Agreed. The daytime highs and single digit lows for the next 10 days make me think the snows will boogy sooner than later and not try to hang on like years past. If the daytime highs were 30s-40s we could get another week or two but it appears pretty frigid after this front.

 

[Wall-eyes]

Last two weekends we hit specks, greenheads other ducks alots of snows more so now, boys all took off 18th -20th getting after snows they are thick. With all snow up north they will be coming hot and heavy through dakota's Happy hunting.

 

[Trip McNeely]

Last two weekends we hit specks, greenheads other ducks alots of snows more so now, boys all took off 18th -20th getting after snows they are thick. With all snow up north they will be coming hot and heavy through dakota's Happy hunting.

I remember those days. Taking off the days you knew were going to be banger. Too much responsibility these days to chase the migration anymore. I’ll live vicariously through you all that get to be out the next couple days. Good luck!

 

[snowkiller]

Still not much migrating, must be feeding heavy and will start moving tomorow

 

[SerchforPerch]

Still not much migrating, must be feeding heavy and will start moving tomorow

They wont be migrating in this wind. There was a push of birds ahead of the storm, but the ones that decided to wait it out will likely move out once the front pushes through and ride the tail winds out of here.

 

[Trip McNeely]

Yep they’ll hunker down until the weather breaks. So long as they have open water they’ll wait. The first night or two of single digit lows and no wind they’ll push out at daybreak. I wouldn’t be hunting those days. You’ll watch your feeds and roost get up and book south. Those are moving days. The best hunting would be today or yesterday. Some will hang on tomorrow and Friday. The canadas will hang on or consolidate to bigger water. Should start seeing northern ducks show up.

 

[riverview]

lots of ducks and geese in the storm yesterday just milling around between feed and roost. my problem was i couldn't hit anything in the wind. literally had specs just hanging straight above me pass shooting and couldn't touch them.