Waterfowl Reports

[BoxMN]

Good luck #fishhunt#! Take some pics to post for us!

[fishuhalik]

Saw a couple thousand geese flying over 94 by Fergus Falls yesterday. Huntable birds too, watched a lot of em landing in fields.

[fishgutz77]

Some of those birds still making their way down the river.

When ever they show up they decoy easily and we wack'em.

goose count this week in the pit at 18. Jerky operation in full swing!

With 6 guys hunting they get smart real fast and you have to be there at the right time.

Birds still tough to pattern all the time but some days we get it right.

[Scott M]

Flock of bluebills sitting on a melt pond this morning! Saw widgeon, pintails, gadwalls, and mallards in NW Missouri last weekend. Should be lots to see in a few weeks.

[Proskier2038]

Thousands of mallards in sw Minnesota today- what a sight!

[Stringerless!]

Pair of sandhills standing on lake yesterday on way home from work. Otherwise not much noted. Still driving on lakes. Small creeks and rivers starting to open up in spots. Chisago county.

[brittman]

Along I-90 there was plenty of birds around, no real migration with the 30mph NW winds though.

Canada geese (big and small) everywhere, one large flock of snow geese, few areas with big bunches of mallards and one large flock of drake spoonies in an open sheet water pond in a field along the road.

[CANOPY SAM]

We had a number of honkers showing up in NW MN prior to the snowstorm on Friday. Temp dropped dramatically on Saturday and haven't seen any birds since. That's not to say they aren't still around somewhere. I just haven't seen them.

We are still tightly in the grips of winter up here. Really can't tell it's late March by looking outside. Still hardly any bare ground anywhere, and we still have huge snow berms all over the area.

[TylerS]

There are birds in ND...but I'd say the main push remains south. Honkers and a few mallards on the mighty Red by my house, but that's about it. No sheet water to speak of in the fields, and the sloughs are locked tight under a few feet of ice yet. Weather dependent, may see some good SG numbers this weekend, however I doubt they'll linger for long if they don't have roost water. I'll wait a few weeks, then try my hand at some juvies.

[MJ1657]

I'm between Bismarck and Minot and the Honkers are all over. I've seen thousands this morning.

[TylerS]

I'm between Bismarck and Minot and the Honkers are all over. I've seen thousands this morning.

Ya, the honkers always come first. They're the early birds. Most of the ducks and snow geese are still south.

[Stringerless!]

Little push of honkers. Pairs all over ag fields and small flocks everywhere I looked between Centerville and Forest lake. Worked in Minnetonka today. Outside all day. Never saw a bird.

[CANOPY SAM]

Prolly see a pile of em' move north today. Supposed to warm up nicely, and the wind is gonna push em' pretty hard from the south.

Hope to actually witness some snow melt up here in the NW! Really looking forward to warmer weather now.

[dan z]

Seen my 1st flock of walleye eaters yesterday and my 1st coots today. Mallards have been on the most e right with geese.

[CANOPY SAM]

On Sunday we had Canadian Geese flying all over up here. It was a gorgeous day, with lots of snow melting, and very little wind.

Then yesterday happened.....

I'd guess we got close to 10 inches of fresh new snow, accompanied by 40-50 mph north/northeast winds, and this morning it was a whopping 7 degrees outside!

There isn't a bird to be seen anywhere up here now! It pretty much looks like mid-January outside...on April 1st.

[Todd Caswell]

Theres a few showing up around here, Geese, sawbills, few mallards and a few woodies, should see a big influx next week

[Stringerless!]

Tundra swans moving north all day. Was not an hour that I didn't see or hear a flock. Chisago county.

[Kettle]

Todd really like that pic! Saw some Golden eyes on a larger open creek here on the range yesterday, the birds sure do look nice this time of year!

Kettle

[walleyeking19]

Went golfing this morning and saw some hooded mergansers, blue wing teal, mallards, woodies a widgeon and some geese. The birds had gorgeous colors in them, wish they looked like that during hunting season!

[hunter322]

been seeing more and more geese in the air and fields! cant wait till opener!

[CANOPY SAM]

I think they just wrapped up their molting a week or so back, and now the youngins are taking to the air as well.

It really is nice to hear and see them in the air again. Where I live, up in NW Minnesota, alongside a little river valley, we often have geese in the river, and in the fields around our place. They're so prevalent they just become a normal, everyday part of the scenery. I miss them when they go into that molting process, and it's kind of a nice relief when they get back in the air and make themselves heard again.

I can't imagine an autumn without hearing and seeing geese. They're awesome birds!

[Brrtshunting]

I've seen quite a few teal around central MN, looking forward to opener. Has anyone else seen good numbers of ducks out there this year?

[CANOPY SAM]

Bringing my youngest daughter out to her friend's house last week and I came across a harvested wheat field with 1000+ geese, and nearly that many ducks as well!

I just pulled over to the side of the road and watched this army of ducks mow thru the grain stubble. All the while more and more ducks and geese kept pouring into that field. LOVE IT!

[Kettle]

Seeing some mallards, teal and a few divers (local ringnecks would be my guess) on the Iron range, rice crop looks pretty good, not like last year but last year was a stellar rice crop. Also saw a pair of swans with 6 younger ones while I was out forwheeling yesterday. First fall on the range on my guess with the scouting I have been doing is that I will probably have to head farther west to find more birds.

Kettle

[Brrtshunting]

Going out this weekend for the work on the boat, blinds, dock, etc... Going to do some scouting, will report back what we see. Looking forward to a great year.