Correct me if I’m Wrong????

Isn’t the Mississippi river in Wisconsin “closed” to ducks and geese right now???

I know the “Exterior Zone” is open to geese Sep. 16 to Dec.-16, but the Mississippi River Subzone opens Sep. 30th with the duck season and runs with duck season with the exception that it stays open until Dec.-15th.

We were out watching ducks in the Nelson bottoms on Sunday morning, saw a couple flocks of geese dump in above the power lines by the dike road, and sure enough Bang, Bang, Bang. Definately a shotgun, and definately in the area that the geese just went out of site over the trees with thier wings cupped.

Am I missing something??

Anyone out fishing Big Lake Sunday hear any shooting?

Were these geese going into the eradication zone… With the low water maybe the marsh isn’t a marsh?

With that being said, was there a youth hunt for WI? Don’t know, just a thought

Were these geese going into the eradication zone… With the low water maybe the marsh isn’t a marsh?

With that being said, was there a youth hunt for WI? Don’t know, just a thought

i think the youth hunt was a couple weeks ago… i don’t no for sure i think a couple of my friends were in on it.

i think the youth hunt was a couple weeks ago… i don’t no for sure i think a couple of my friends were in on it.

No Lazy, it was a bay just to the north of Indaian Slough. If you come down Indian Slough, take a left just after those 4 rock piles and head into the woods. Right where that bay opens up in the woods is where the geese were landing, and where the shooting came from.

Youth waterfowl was Sep. 16-17. I haven’t heard anything about an “eradicaion” zone in this area?? Over water on public land isn’t usually the case for that is it??

No Lazy, it was a bay just to the north of Indaian Slough. If you come down Indian Slough, take a left just after those 4 rock piles and head into the woods. Right where that bay opens up in the woods is where the geese were landing, and where the shooting came from.

Youth waterfowl was Sep. 16-17. I haven’t heard anything about an “eradicaion” zone in this area?? Over water on public land isn’t usually the case for that is it??

There used to be an early goose season for the Miss Subzone, but I couldn’t find it on the online regulation book
there is always a youth season “over water” on public lands for that

There used to be an early goose season for the Miss Subzone, but I couldn’t find it on the online regulation book
there is always a youth season “over water” on public lands for that

10-4, Youth season was Sep. 16-17. Missississpi River Subzone goose season runs same as the duck season per the rule book. I am just wondering if I am overlooking something. Trying not to believe we have violators in the area.

10-4, Youth season was Sep. 16-17. Missississpi River Subzone goose season runs same as the duck season per the rule book. I am just wondering if I am overlooking something. Trying not to believe we have violators in the area.

Amwatson, I was talking about the “Over Water” on public land for the eradication, not the youth waterfowl hunt. I know that is allowed for sure.

I kinda ran the two together, didn’t mean to make it sound like that.

Amwatson, I was talking about the “Over Water” on public land for the eradication, not the youth waterfowl hunt. I know that is allowed for sure.

I kinda ran the two together, didn’t mean to make it sound like that.

no the miss river subzone(defined by being inbetween the minn and wis set of rail road tracks) is defnitally closed untill sept 30th. maybe not violaters out there, probably just a bunch of idiots that didnt “know”. i know there are sure a bunch of idiots that hunt ducks on big lake.

no the miss river subzone(defined by being inbetween the minn and wis set of rail road tracks) is defnitally closed untill sept 30th. maybe not violaters out there, probably just a bunch of idiots that didnt “know”. i know there are sure a bunch of idiots that hunt ducks on big lake.

10-4 Kris, I just didn’t want to jump to conclusions without knowing for sure.

10-4 Kris, I just didn’t want to jump to conclusions without knowing for sure.

Well geez blackduck….I wish we would have known that was open out there. …Lots of geese we could be shooting out there right now…..Some people are such idiots……I remember about 8-10 years ago in the middle of october when all the local ducks were shot up..and no northern ducks had come down yet.. a boat with three guys came in with a limit of green heads an geese……someone asked them where they got them….and the pointed right in the middle of the refuge on the lower end of big lake….

Well geez blackduck….I wish we would have known that was open out there. …Lots of geese we could be shooting out there right now…..Some people are such idiots……I remember about 8-10 years ago in the middle of october when all the local ducks were shot up..and no northern ducks had come down yet.. a boat with three guys came in with a limit of green heads an geese……someone asked them where they got them….and the pointed right in the middle of the refuge on the lower end of big lake….

I don’t doubt it one bit!!!

I don’t doubt it one bit!!!