why aren’t they here yet???

man oh man, this is some big time ducky weather we’ve been having the last couple days. cold temps, North winds, and even some rain showers. the ducks should be everywhere……

but guess what…they’re not. all the reports i’ve heard from this weekend sounded pretty bleak. no large concentration of birds anywhere in the state, not to mention anywhere in SE MN.

i hunted the river bottoms this evening inspite of the bad reports. what i found was what everyone else has been saying. great ducky weather, but no ducks. i took a few shots at some passing mallards, but other then that, no birds in the air. not even any high flyers. very, very dissapointing .

so where are all these birds at. it’s gotta be getting dern cold up there in canada, potholes must be startin to freeze. the “big push” should be on its way sooner or later. hopefully sooner rather than later

I was driving around this weekend and say good numbers of ducks in the Albertville and Monticello areas. I also say a lot of geese near Willmar. I go to school at the UofM and today was the first day in about a month that there weren’t 200 or so geese scattered in the river and park. I think they are on the move so watch out down river.

I was driving around this weekend and say good numbers of ducks in the Albertville and Monticello areas. I also say a lot of geese near Willmar. I go to school at the UofM and today was the first day in about a month that there weren’t 200 or so geese scattered in the river and park. I think they are on the move so watch out down river.

I was out this morning. Seemed to be some new flights of gadwall and widgeon around, but the mallards are very few and far between. The refuge on Lake Onalaska is holding alot of puddlers, but they don’t leave the refuge.

I heard Duluth got like 4 inches of snow today. I would imagine mallards have to be on the move soon.

I was out this morning. Seemed to be some new flights of gadwall and widgeon around, but the mallards are very few and far between. The refuge on Lake Onalaska is holding alot of puddlers, but they don’t leave the refuge.

I heard Duluth got like 4 inches of snow today. I would imagine mallards have to be on the move soon.

i hunted for a few hours again this evening. it seemed that there were a few more ducks in the area. at least there was a bit more shooting taking place.

i was only seein singles and doubles though. and really not any thing to get excited over. i took one shot at a lone greenhead that flew by. not even any high flyin flocks headin south. maybe they were there but i just didn’t see them through all the starlings .

anytime now, i’m waaaaaaaiiiiiitttttting

i hunted for a few hours again this evening. it seemed that there were a few more ducks in the area. at least there was a bit more shooting taking place.

i was only seein singles and doubles though. and really not any thing to get excited over. i took one shot at a lone greenhead that flew by. not even any high flyin flocks headin south. maybe they were there but i just didn’t see them through all the starlings .

anytime now, i’m waaaaaaaiiiiiitttttting

Guided this morning…..Clients Knocked down 22..Got 18…The other 4 were sailed even out of the labs range…shot 9 Widgeon,5greenheads,4gads…Was a good morning…Def. some new birds around…You know theres northern ducks down when your gettin flocks of 15-30birds to commit…

Guided this morning…..Clients Knocked down 22..Got 18…The other 4 were sailed even out of the labs range…shot 9 Widgeon,5greenheads,4gads…Was a good morning…Def. some new birds around…You know theres northern ducks down when your gettin flocks of 15-30birds to commit…

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Knocked down 22..Got 18

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well at least some ones seeing some new birds……..

it’s a good thing they don’t have very far to come to get from you to me hopefully i’ll get into em like that tomorrow. can’t wait

…..on a related note, if anyone wants to get out around winona anytime over the next few weeks let me know. i don’t have a boat or nothing but i know of a few walk in spots. i’ve just never hunted alone before and i found it to be a bit lonesome out there all by myself today. plus, what happens when the ducks are down and i can only get 6 . any evening and/or a few mornings will work for me, just pm me or something

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Knocked down 22..Got 18

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well at least some ones seeing some new birds……..

it’s a good thing they don’t have very far to come to get from you to me hopefully i’ll get into em like that tomorrow. can’t wait

…..on a related note, if anyone wants to get out around winona anytime over the next few weeks let me know. i don’t have a boat or nothing but i know of a few walk in spots. i’ve just never hunted alone before and i found it to be a bit lonesome out there all by myself today. plus, what happens when the ducks are down and i can only get 6 . any evening and/or a few mornings will work for me, just pm me or something

hunted for 4 hours again tonight. some dern ducky weather again, but still not much to doing . i had two different flocks of 4&5 mallards cirlce and land just out of range, and a single green head land behind me that i snuck up on a took a crack at(and missed). other than that, nothing happening. a lot less shootin than last night, but i did see a few small flocks of ducks headin south. something i haven’t seen in the last few trips out.

…..maybe tomorrow

hunted for 4 hours again tonight. some dern ducky weather again, but still not much to doing . i had two different flocks of 4&5 mallards cirlce and land just out of range, and a single green head land behind me that i snuck up on a took a crack at(and missed). other than that, nothing happening. a lot less shootin than last night, but i did see a few small flocks of ducks headin south. something i haven’t seen in the last few trips out.

…..maybe tomorrow

Hey Flick,
If it wasnt for the duck commander callin “meaning me” we wouldnt of had half those birds. lol

Hey Flick,
If it wasnt for the duck commander callin “meaning me” we wouldnt of had half those birds. lol

Your funny loos…I think it was us both calling an the SPREAD we had out…

THE DUCK COMMANDER

Your funny loos…I think it was us both calling an the SPREAD we had out…

THE DUCK COMMANDER

Yeah, i would have to agree with ya. That was a killer spread and with both of us calling that really helped.

Yeah, i would have to agree with ya. That was a killer spread and with both of us calling that really helped.