Migration 24

[Retired-Guy]

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.

Have to adjust your lead because the wind will blow the shot stream quite a bit.

 

[Kurtr]

Looks like other than the real big water its going to be a quick end to the season

 

[riverview]

froze up in 2 days up north, lots of divers on dvl this morning.

 

[Trip McNeely]

Looks like other than the real big water its going to be a quick end to the season

After this Weeknd it’s toast up here minus the very large waters. But with the negative temps they are predicting that’ll start locking up fast too

 

[bigv]

Any new reports up there guys? We got about 6 inches of snow and things froze pretty good here in Webster. Got my deer this morning. Think I’ll snoop for a feed but fear gone already with storm. Things still coming?

 

[Kurtr]

Not much left over here hope some ducks find the river. Went out but today reminded me why I dm t like opening day of east river

 

[1lessdog]

I was south of Oakes today in the Ludden area and the river was loaded up with both Ducks and Geese. I would think the Sand Lake area should have huntable numbers also. If I wanted to kill some Ducks I would head to the Ludden area.

 

[Trip McNeely]

Not much left over here hope some ducks find the river. Went out but today reminded me why I dm t like opening day of east river

They will likely hop over you early next week Kurt. Ive never seen so many snows in some of these feeds. Sections covered.

 

[Kurtr]

Just had a flick of specks over my house but we have nothing on the big lake I haven’t seen a duck in two weeks and I have been up and down the river hunting deer the last two weeks . I would have thought with small stuff all froze we would have a decent amount weird year

 

[snowkiller]

Tons of honkers on big lake and river. Some mallards

 

[Wall-eyes]

Tons of honkers on big lake and river. Some mallards

You talk Lake Sakakawea ? Was gone week in Fargo need to get out maybe one last time.

 

[riverview]

I used to hunt pheasants a lot around garrison and always wondered how those guys layed in decoys in December at 20 below zero

 

[guywhofishes]

Just had a flick of specks over my house

Is that like two or three birds?

 

[Kurtr]

Is that like two or three birds?

well shit. its a few more than three and not more than 18

 

[riverview]

I killed a flick of specs this fall, and they are as good eating as everyone says

 

[Trip McNeely]

I killed a flick of specs this fall, and they are as good eating as everyone says

Normally when I’m trying to decoy a flick of specs I’ll be sure to make my flick of decoys flack a bit downwind so they birds dont fluck it up 80 yards out….. it’s flacking frustrating sometimes with large flicks of specs

 

[guywhofishes]

some typos are simply awesome cuz they work perfectly

 

[Bullsnake]

what little ducks we had left Tuesday, last of the geese left Wednesday,

 

[snowkiller]

Still some big bunches of snows on the lake

 

[Kurtr]

Saw a big flock of ducks feeding last night off the river hopefully they stay till the weekend