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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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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...

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

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

hunkerdown:

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

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!