12/8/01 Duck Report

[magnum]

North Delta
Flooded rice
2 hunters
8 ducks total-
-2 Greenheads
-4 Gadwall
-2 Drake Woodies
Arrived at spot, 60 degrees, South wind and rain.
Morning progressed, front moved through and brought cooler temps, Northwest wind, and more birds.
Most birds seemed like they were on a mission and didn't want to stop.
The birds that did work-died...
Good day.

Mag

[ December 08, 2001: Message edited by: magnum ]

[gwall]

south delta- satartia
1000's of big mosquitos
1000's of blackbirds eating our corn
0 ducks and i mean 0
will we ever get any cold weather? - if not we won't have ducks until Jan 1 or after!!!
who cares about those extra days on the front end?

[Delta Duck]

Everybody that hunt the fields had a surprising morning. Sunday should be nice also!!

[FranchiMan]

Hunted upper Sardis. Plenty of water. Seen 1 duck and about 100 comorants. Didn't even see a woodie comin' in late. [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img]

[RLJames]

Central delta
two hunters
4 mallards
1 gadwall
1 woodie
hard rain at times all except woodie worked late 9:30 to 11:00
Had a great time.

[GreenOnly]

Central delta 16 mallards 3 teal. No other ducks but mallards would work. Saw a bunch of ducks.

[Blackduck]

Few ducks on the Rez here in Jackson. Saw some better numbers this am. Good fresh birds with the front.

[NOHERE]

anyone see very much around the marks ms
area? lots of water from what i understand. [img]images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]

[Dirty Duck Hunter]

Hunted north of vicksburg this morning, in flooded fields.... saw over 1,000 mallards, god only knows how many gadwalls, teal, and woodies.... killed 3. None would work all had someplace else they were feeding. All headed north. At least we saw ducks this morning for a change, starting to look up, keep ya'lls head up they are coming.

"shoot'em till they fall"

[ December 09, 2001: Message edited by: Dirty Duck Hunter ]

[Meeka]

South Delta. 3 hunters. 8 ducks, including mallards, a widgeon, a teal and couple of woodies. 64 degrees. light, shifting wind. The rain began at shooting time, varying from hard to light to misting, not necessarily in that order.

Traveling ducks started to appear after 8:00. It was a good hunt from then on, but it was one of those mornings where you had to have everything right for them to commit, and we had a number of details not just right, including decoy setup, not having facemasks on all the time, not having enough gloves on, possible inadequate calling, Meeka took a couple of steps toward catching a hen we let light, etc.

We had one group that circled at least 10-12 times. What a hint. We took another look at our setup and made a small decoy change in placement and found success on 3 of the last 4 groups that worked.

It was apparent new birds were coming into the area. I had to come back to rest up and prepare for a big week next week, but the guy with only one glove went back this morning, Sunday, wearing 2 gloves, and got a double quick limit.

[ December 09, 2001: Message edited by: Meeka ]

[Meeka]

By the way, the turnout was VERY light . . . of hunters, that is. I guess everyone's elbows were sore from rubbing them last weekend and the lack of production had everyone discouraged. Oh well, sometimes you have to add extra garlic!! I didn't mind the relative solitude.

[caneycreekducker]

Central Ms
4 Hunters
7 Wood Ducks
0 Big Ducks

Better than last weekend

[featherbuster]

hunted "rez" yesterday,am
saw 8 ducks
the "rez" is dead for now [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img]