WildFan10 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I am heading out to SW MN on Friday. Taking my 8 month old lab. We have been out a lot this year on public land with no luck. I hope to change that this week. My grandpa lives in Tyler, MN. It is about 20 miles NE of Marshall. Has anyone heard how the bird numbers have been out there this year? I am sure better than around the cities. I have been reading a lot of posts and it sounds like most guys are seeing a lot of birds now. I hunted the Faribault WMA on Sunday morning and saw 10 roosters fly from the public ditch across the road to the private land. Frustrating! Any info about the Tyler, MN area would be appreciated. Good luck this weekend. I am sure a lot of guys will be out with the short work week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.D. Ice Angular Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 My grandpa lives in Tyler, MN. It is about 20 miles NE of Marshall. Who is your Grandpa? But, Tyler is 20 miles "Souhtwest" of Marshall I have not heard much about the bird numbers recently, last I heard the corn / crops were pretty much done. So this should make it huntable, Do you have private land available to you?? Good Luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildFan10 Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 You are right, I meant SW. My grandpa is Don Nelson. Has lived in Tyler his whole life. Are you from there? I do have access to a private farm. Have not hunted it before. I suspect it will be mostly ditch hunting. I see there are a lot of WMAs around Tyler. I wonder if they get pounded pretty hard. Any places you would suggest to try if you know the area? Taking my 8 month old British Lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123fish Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Don't overlook any hairy waterway running between crop fields. Corn or beans. It will be ten times easier to cover than a giant cattail patch on a WMA especially with an 8 month old pup. We are shooting birds out of those places consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildFan10 Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 So, I am assuming you are talking about on private land? I hunted similar areas out by Willmar on a farm and got 8 birds up with my then 7 motnh old pup. I think that is beat. They don't have this type of thing on most WMAs, do they? Glad to hear you are shooting some birds. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winniewalleye777 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 a lot of birds around the marshall area now since the corn has been out. Be sure to play the wind to avoid spooking the birds and you will do fine. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 We might cross paths. I will also be heading out that direction as well on Friday. It'll be my older son, a friend, myself, and my 2 dogs. We'll be heading out as far as Ivanhoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maros91 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Ivanhoe. That's funny. My cousin is dating a girl from there. Never thought I would hear that town again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanso612 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Highway 23 runs at a 45 degree angle from Marshal to Pipestone. RTR, Russle, Tyler, Ruthton are the whisle stops. This is some of the best hunting in the state. Many WMA's in Murray and Lyon counties. This area gets pounded on the weekends, but during the week it gets lonely.Our farm is on the Pipestone Murray co border, and there are many areas near us that produce all year. I like the Ghermstad/Current lake area south of Tyler on 91. Lyon county has one of the most active PF chapters and many of their WMA have been upgraded with native prairie and hedgerows. Murray is full of neglected WMAs, but almost everyone has a wetland full of cattails. Sometimes that is all they have. Lake Benton straight west of Marshal is a great place to base out of, but I have friends that stay in Tyler for a cheap stay.You should do fine. Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Rouser Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 There are no birds in SW MN! Seriously, stick to the sloughs or other thick cover like native grasses and you shouldn't be dissappointed. We had some snow a few weeks back closer to the SD border in NW Lincoln and Western Yellow Medicine County. Lots of the native grass fields got flattened, but they are starting to bounce back a bit since most of the snow is gone. Not as much snow near Marshall. Your best bet is to avoid weekends if at all possible if you are going to hunt public land as Hans mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I can attest to the cattail sloughs. The birds were holding tight in there last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscaper Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Biff Tannen whats the name from Ivanhoe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maros91 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 The name is Ashley Steffes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittman Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Snow gone? I do not thinks so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwwong Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Just got back from marshall, saw about 40 hens, and put down two roosters, all in the cattails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittman Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 So how bad did the cattail sloughs fill in?Did the wind keep the fields open to allow birds to feed?Never good when we get Nov / Dec blizzards. Birds start to weaken too early in the long winter. Hope Jan goes easier ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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