Dakota water

[strait-meat]

Well I was out in the eastern part of SD this past weekend and wow do they have a lot of standing water. Also I saw a ton of ducks!! I was out there last year too around the same time and this year they have a lot more water. So I am hoping we don't have the same kind of year here in MN due to all the water in the Dakotas. Oh well, all we can do is get out and try and have a good time. Good Luck to all.

[creepworm]

If the Eastern part of SD has average precip. for the rest of the year, they will set a record by a few inches. It seems to rain three days a week since I moved out here to go to school.

[carpshooterdeluxe]

many parts of south dakota have broken their summer precipitation records. it's very wet, there are ducks everywhere, and i fully intend to enjoy the heck out of it.

[CANOPY SAM]

Feature article in the Grand Forks Herald on Sunday about the water in the Dakota's. It's pretty wet everywhere out there. Been lots and lots of rain.

The ducks won't come back to MN, in earnest, until we replace our millions of acres of lost wetlands - like the Dakota's still have. Plain and simple.

SM - if you really wanna get into ducks I strongly encourage you to purchase a license for ND. Early Oct. and mid-Nov they'll be like a swarm of bees out there. That's where I'll be.

[icehousebob]

I know that Waubay Lake in north eastern SoDak has come up over half a foot this summer. And last weekend, I was a half an hour west of Alexandria in western Minn. and lots of the low fields are flooded. I'm afraid that some of the farmers won't be getting their crops out of the fields. It seemed that every pothole and flooded field had flocks of ducks on them. The problem for duck hunting will be to get enough hunters out there to keep the ducks in the air and not hiding out on the numerous flooded areas.

[CANOPY SAM]

Yep. That's kind of the kick in the head about hunting ND when it's wet. There's ducks in the air everywhere, but they've got a hundred different potholes to land in on any given section. However.....

You can turn that to your favor by jump-shooting birds all day long. It's a lot more work, but it's a ton of fun as well. I love sneaking the edge of sloughs in ND. Another bonus? You can often throw a few roosters in the bag while jumping up ducks!

You might wanna bring an extra pair of shorts as well as you'll almost certainly roust out a big buck or two right at your feet!

[carpshooterdeluxe]

I know that Waubay Lake in north eastern SoDak has come up over half a foot this summer. And last weekend, I was a half an hour west of Alexandria in western Minn. and lots of the low fields are flooded. I'm afraid that some of the farmers won't be getting their crops out of the fields. It seemed that every pothole and flooded field had flocks of ducks on them. The problem for duck hunting will be to get enough hunters out there to keep the ducks in the air and not hiding out on the numerous flooded areas.

thats a good thing not a bad thing. a guy can keep hitting the same area and the birds have no reason to leave. i feel sorry for the boys down south if we get a late freeze this fall.