DUCK HUNTING SD

[FATTY56]

Was out scounting the area on sat. saw a lot of ducks and a lot of water. I just can not deside when I should go out. I do not what to be out there between the locals and the migration. So how did everyone do hunting this weekend?

[carpshooterdeluxe]

the high water in the area i had been scouting prevented me from getting into the sections i wanted to hunt. scouting friday night was like scouting for spring snows; washed out/closed/overtopped roads and the birds were very very scattered. hopefully things shake out in the coming weeks. i did find a few corn fields that won't be drying out anytime soon; marked them in the plat book for later on this season.

a lot of the guys i know that come from out of state to hunt waterfowl typically come during the last week of october or the first week of november. we usually see decent mallard, lesser, and snow goose numbers somewhere by that point.

[FATTY56]

Thanks for the info. I think it is going to be hard to follow birds wiht all the flood roads myself.

[sdpikehntr]

I was out doing some field work last night and noticed a few larger flocks of mallard. The field I was in sat about 250 malards in a feeding; locally they are just now starting to bunch up. The Britton area has also been very good with a high concentration of birds. Good luck.

[FATTY56]

Anyone been out hunting latly? I moved my trip back until the 2nd week in nov because of the way the weather has been

[creepworm]

Been out in the Brookings area a fair amount. No real push of birds down yet from what I have seen. However, there is enough birds around to keep me busy.

[sdpikehntr]

Starting to see more greenheadsthis week, with the cold front due to set in here Mon, Tues, and it looks like ND is getting the cold from late this week; I would guess the ducks will start getting pushed down. If they get a freeze over the weekend and it stays for a few days, it should start to take off here. Now don't get me wrong there are still plenty of ducks, and there are enough to make a good hunt.

Next two weeks should start the fun.

[ifishsd]

Saturday a friend and myself had our limit in less than 2 hours. He found a spot in the middle of a bean field that he has permission to hunt. It was like opening day all over again.

I went to a different spot on Sunday and only got one duck. Scouting is the key.

[FATTY56]

Anyone been having any luck? we have dated our license finally and we have decide to come out in 2 weeks! Maybe with the wind the next couple days the birds will start to move down, we do not have anything around home.

[creepworm]

You should be hitting the nail on the head by going in two weeks. I still have not seen a huge amount migrating down yet so the way it looks, it could be a week or two with huge numbers. There is still enough around right now to keep a guy busy.

[FATTY56]

Thanks for the info creepworm! How is the harvest coming out there?

[creepworm]

According to the Oct. 24 crop report 64% of the corn has been harvested, and from what I have seen, that seems about right. With the stretch of weather forecasted, they should be hard at it and get quite a bit more out.

[FATTY56]

Thank you again creepworm! Just read on the sd HSOforum that they think the migration has started, maybe we might luck out and be out there at the right time

[carpshooterdeluxe]

the wind storm brought down new birds for sure...we are setting up for snows tomorrow.

[FATTY56]

Just got off the phone with the farmer we are staying at and he said there has been thousnads of snow geese and mallards useing his fields in the last week. we are leaving in one week. any other reports?

[Jarrod32]

Went out yesterday morning to a small slough on the edge of a cornfield. The mallards are coming through; this particular field was loaded with 'em. We had our limit of ducks by 9:30.