Delta and Ducks Update

[Hambone]

I saw 2 flights of specklebellies fly over a dove field in an undisclosed location in the South Delta on Saturday afternoon. No ducks, though.

[MemphisStockBroker]

Crow, sounds like we need to take a lesson from them there city-folk that knows how to duck hunt & all... I recon you trained 'em well. One day, I'll be like them, with a new pick-em-up truck. lawdy, momma will be proud

[BigGun]

I have probably seen 50 or more 1 - 5 at a time in the same place. They fly over the road (not in the delta) everytime I go down it. Don't feel bad if your not seeing any yet, cause its pure torture that I'm not out chasing them yet.

[BigGun]

Saw 2 more today in the same spot. Might need to do some scouting.

[KCM]

Wingman you might want to find out exactly where that mallard is before we come this year. Just ribbin' you boy.

[SB]

I went to go close a structure this afternoon, of course it took some hammering. When I started making some noise a couple hundred got up out of the slough. As time went on more started showing up to spend the night. I hope seeing that many birds this early is not like catching a fish on the first throw.

[Wingman]

Hehe, them mallards in that borrow pit gonna be surprised come Thanksgiving! I've been watching 'em grow all year; when I shoot that blonde mallard I was telling y'all about, then we'll see who is laughing

Wingman

[BigGun]

I was on my way to work and rounded the corner and saw nothing but DUCKS. I had to rub my eyes a couple of times to make sure I wasn't seeing things, but sure enough about 150 birds were on the water. I was a little late to work, but I sat all of 15 mins and watched and listened. BRING ON THE SEASON.

[tunica du4u]

Watched em come in for over a half hour this evening down at my hole. Sure pretty to watch. Heard a lot of them when i went out in the yard this morning in Beaver Dam. Hope they stay. You know in the past years we always seem to get a lot of early ducks that moved on right before season started

[KCM]

Blonde mallard, you better not be shooting somebody's pet duck man. I know it was tough last year but man do not stoop that low, that thing might have belonged to some little girl.

[mallardchaser]

Posted by SB "
I hope seeing that many birds this early is not like catching a fish on the first throw."

Scott, I thought I was the only one who worried about catching a fish on the 1st cast. I will purposely real it in as fast as I can on the 1st one. It's happened too many times; you catch one on the 1st cast and the day is shot...

[Wingman]

She's a real ghost duck, I tell ya. I finally got 'er on video, with a mallard drake at her side. But to make things better, there were two little ones in a hatch of a dozen, that were blonde also. I suppose the gene is from a drake. Naw, this ain't your park duck, it's a blonde mallard. Just like on the DC video..and you know he don't lie. But hey, I haven't seen the blonde bluebill yet....that is the Holy Grail of duck hunting my friend!!!!

Wingman

[crow]

I've always had a thing for red-heads myself!

[bullsprig]

hunkerdown:

you need to quit posting on this site and find my client a work comp market!!!!!!

[Hammer]

I am happy to report that I saw more big ducks on my place near Satartia yesterday (10/31) than I saw all last year COMBINED...My cousin and I have hunted the place for 7 years...We have averaged over 200 birds per year not counting last year when we bagged 6 woodies and 1 teal...The only mallard we even shot at was at least 400 yards high....I shot at him just to say I at least shot at a mallard...

Yesterday I saw 23 gadwalls and about that many woodies...No mallards yet but I bet they show up by this weekend...Lots of dove too just in time to save the 2nd season...

As wet as the Delta is, I seriously doubt much of the bean crop will be harvested and we've got a bumper acorn crop again this year...Water + beans + acorns + cold weather = fabulous duck season...The table is set- all we need is cold weather to have a fabulous duck season.

Happy Hunting!