Migration

[GSIOUXO]

Drove from Minot to Grand Forks and back this morning/evening and did not see a snow goose…..few Canadians….hand full of ducks

 

[snowkiller]

Lots of cranes migrating today and heard a few bunches of specks.

 

[jdinny]

was was in central ND today about as central ND as you can get. nothing much going on here. couple feeds of bigs, couple strings of lessers. nothing mind blowing. some huntable fields of darks if a guy cares to but at this point the migration is barley a pulse down here. I did notice some divers on many of the bigger sloughs so that's always an option too.

 

[dean nelson]

Starting to see allot of reports like these up on the line. Don't know the guys so can't confirm if it's true but it's one of many.

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[h=4]Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016[/h]D. Iseminger reported Increasing numbers & migrations

Time: Early morning
Weather: Overcast
Temp: 31-40 degrees
Wind: 10-15 mph from Northwest


Comments: Lots of divers, some mallards and pintail. Snows and Canadian geese and swans moving SE all day.

 

[Migrator Man]

Saw a couple big migrating flocks around Devils lake. One flying N and one S

 

[USMCDI]

Heard specks all day while unloading trucks of corn. It was 16.5.

 

[fnznfwl]

Starting to see allot of reports like these up on the line. Don't know the guys so can't confirm if it's true but it's one of many.

keep throwing shit against the wall Dean, something's bound to stick sooner or later.

 

[Hornhunter]

Some days I wonder if I'm the only one who has this guy figured out. Then there seems to be a little hope. Lmao the way he posts his shit. Makes it sound so high and dramatic like he's part of some big fucking club or something.

 

[Duckslayer100]

Starting to see allot of reports like these up on the line. Don't know the guys so can't confirm if it's true but it's one of many.

I take every report from Ducks.Org with a heaping grain of salt...

 

[jdinny]

I take every report from Ducks.Org with a heaping grain of salt...

big ole yep with you on that one too. i know guys who post bull shit on that site, especially in the spring to throw people off. if i cant post an honest report i dont post. which should tell guys something when certain people aint posting there prolly out hunting

 

[dean nelson]

Well I saw a half dozen waves this morning heading south so it's not like there not starting to show up. Buddy's hunted a flock of about 3,000 about 20 miles north of me today. Not huge numbers by any shack but they are starting to build.

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I take every report from Ducks.Org with a heaping grain of salt...

More like a truck load. Especially the devils lake ones since they seem to be guides. Oh and the duck numbers were up a touch. Not a ton more but a noticeable increase.

 

[snowkiller]

Snow numbers are building up getting more and more each day,NW ND.Strong NW winds on friday get ready

 

[RustyTackleBox]

saw a field full of snows and specks last night on the way home near makoti and a truck and trailer this morning on the way to work in that same field lol

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oh yeah on the crane thing... 2 weeks ago saw a field near ryder full of cranes (200-300) and last weekend the zahl refuge was full of cranes (close to 1000) and swans (200-300)

 

[Duckslayer100]

Just checked 10-day forecast for Winnipeg and Saskatoon. Highs in the 40s and 50s and lows right around freezing. No big storms in sight.

Even with he big NW wind Friday, I'm not holding my breath.

 

[jdinny]

Just checked 10-day forecast for Winnipeg and Saskatoon. Highs in the 40s and 50s and lows right around freezing. No big storms in sight.

Even with he big NW wind Friday, I'm not holding my breath.

I tend to agree with ya too. theres gonna be that constant trickle into the state and also birds leaving the state its just that time of year. the next intense cold snap ( lows into the teens/single digits)and/or significant snow event will move the motherload.

 

[fnznfwl]

But Dean Nelson told me they'd be here weeks ago!

 

[muddy11]

It's shaping up to be like last year. They fly in on Monday and are out by Wednesday.

 

[Duckslayer100]

It's shaping up to be like last year. They fly in on Monday and are out by Wednesday.

I know there are pockets of birds after the big freeze, and I have buddies who are are notorious for finding late season greenhead action, but man...by that point I'm firmly in rooster mode. It would be nice to get a good push of birds that stay for a week or two. The past couple years it's been super quick.

I know that Halloween weekend has, for me personally, experienced some epic cornfield action. But it's been at least three or four years. Maybe five?

 

[dean nelson]

How do you guys figure they were here and gone last year. last year they moved in like normal around the 27th of Oct and they stayed till Nov 25th. this first pics was on Oct 28th and the last was the 22nd on nov. this years birds started coming in about a week early but are spread further out then is normal. they will show up in mass over the next few days front or not they will migrate like they always do till they are forced to speed up due on ice.

 

[Hornhunter]

Dean I was shooting snows by Ashley on Dec 2 last year. So they weren't gone on Nov 25. When u speak shit do u speak of a certain area u normally hunt or do u speak of the whole state. ND seems like a pretty big area for one man to cover and know specifically when birds arrive and depart. Maybey u pay highschool kids to drive around and report back to u so u can give out these top notch migration reports. Heh? Ur not as cool as u think u are, nor that bright. I can only imagine how much time u spend on Google copying and pasting the info to this site to make urself look so damn cool. U gotta be a fucking biologist.