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Post by omegahunter on Oct 30, 2023 8:32:17 GMT -5
Everything was perfect weather wise this morning, 40 degrees low overcast skies with a light mist and calm North wind. NO BIRDS! One thing I have noticed this year is 0 Wood Ducks. Glendale back bays were full of them when I was squirrel hunting. |
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Post by featherduster on Oct 31, 2023 14:33:49 GMT -5
23 degrees at shooting time stout South wind ice along the banks and still no ducks.
It has been SNOWING on and off for the past few hours.
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Post by budd on Nov 2, 2023 15:20:40 GMT -5
Some of the smaller lakes are freezing up. Brian scoped out a spot last night and came home early to hunt tonight.
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Post by budd on Nov 2, 2023 17:09:06 GMT -5
Just sent me a text. Got their limit.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 3, 2023 4:29:06 GMT -5
Just sent me a text. Got their limit. what that?  |
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Post by budd on Nov 3, 2023 7:56:44 GMT -5
He is back out this morning by himself. He dont even plan to deer hunt this weekend. (WHERE DID I GO WRONG?)  |
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Post by featherduster on Nov 3, 2023 8:50:12 GMT -5
Best photo of the year.
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Post by duff on Nov 3, 2023 18:47:54 GMT -5
He is back out this morning by himself. He dont even plan to deer hunt this weekend. (WHERE DID I GO WRONG?) Nothing wrong with being a duck hunter over dem deers. |
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Post by budd on Nov 3, 2023 23:16:21 GMT -5
This morning’s hunt was cut short by another group sitting up 50yards from him. He picked up and left. I’m taking his girlfriend to her stand before I go to mine in the morning. He is going duck hunting 🤨.
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Post by budd on Nov 4, 2023 8:13:12 GMT -5
 Brian’s view this morning. |
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Post by duff on Nov 4, 2023 8:21:32 GMT -5
Slim pickings here on the shore of Lake monroe. Had a flight of geese come close. Only ducks have been a long ways off.
No action on stillwater either
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Post by featherduster on Nov 5, 2023 8:07:55 GMT -5
Slim pickings here on the shore of Lake monroe. Had a flight of geese come close. Only ducks have been a long ways off. No action on stillwater either YOU WERE EXPECTING... DUCKS?? Ducks Hate Indiana. |
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Post by duff on Nov 5, 2023 8:33:32 GMT -5
Slim pickings here on the shore of Lake monroe. Had a flight of geese come close. Only ducks have been a long ways off. No action on stillwater either YOU WERE EXPECTING... DUCKS?? Ducks Hate Indiana. Saw more in my deer stand than I did hunting yesterday. Maybe it s the just hate us! |
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Post by hornzilla on Nov 6, 2023 10:35:05 GMT -5
Well we are on the board. What a SLOW opener for the season.
Saturday we scratched out 3 Wood ducks and 2 more on Sunday. Seen very few this weekend. But still nice to get 3 generations out together.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 6, 2023 16:37:24 GMT -5
The wife and I took a ride around the KANKAKEE game preserve to check things out.
The front refuge had some ducks and there were a few in the air, not many birds visible.
The TOTO refuge had about 100 Canada geese and a few ducks.
I took a photo of the most current "harvest report" which was kind of sad.
The club right next to the TOTO refuge was flooded but no bird to be seen.
PHOTO ATTACHED:
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Post by featherduster on Nov 6, 2023 16:38:54 GMT -5
An average of 1 duck per hunter.  |
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Post by marshallco on Nov 6, 2023 21:33:39 GMT -5
That is amazing, and like you said, sad..
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Post by marshallco on Nov 6, 2023 21:38:51 GMT -5
My best duck spot is also my best deer place. Hunted deer twice there this weekend, checked the ponds on Sunday morning, not a single duck to be seen. Had plenty of teal last year, very few at all this year. On youth weekend there were a handful of woodies, maybe a half dozen mallards. Never even went opening weekend for adults, good thing, cause there are no birds.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 7, 2023 5:13:39 GMT -5
I might add that these numbers also include youth and veterans hunts.
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Post by duff on Nov 14, 2023 18:47:28 GMT -5
Fd, you listen to pod casts? I pick up meat eater a few times but today I found a recent one about ducks and the genetics of feral ducks.
His guest said new jersey has no wild based mallards and 2nd on the list is great lakes. Impact is linked to 20 year decline on mallards -2% each year. Kind of interesting.
But we don't need no fancy degree or title the reason is DUCKS HATE INDIANA!
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