Anyone else having trouble with the ducks this year?

[Aggiechick]

Coast as been okay, but nothing impressive. The birds are not on the northern shorelines like they were last year, so we are trying to figure out how to get into the back lakes this year with the new boat. She can run skinny, we just don't know where the super skinny parts are and in the dark it is REALLY hard to tell.

[ultralite09]

I hunted something like that yesterday in Corsicana. Saw about 50 birds on it the day before. Thought "man this is going to be lights-out". Then morning came, and they landed in the middle of the 15 acre pond and never moved.

We can find a way to kill them lol

[wlgorman]

Coast as been okay, but nothing impressive. The birds are not on the northern shorelines like they were last year, so we are trying to figure out how to get into the back lakes this year with the new boat. She can run skinny, we just don't know where the super skinny parts are and in the dark it is REALLY hard to tell.

Been there. Even with a GPS, you have the tides to contend with. I'd still rather be down there than N TX

[Razrbk89]

Yep, the most recent AGFC report wasn't very exciting however it is to be expected with the warm temps. Never fails that you'll have water finally and yet no birds. I'll be in Wynne, Christmas through New Years but the forecast doesn't look to be changing much.

It's actually cool up today for once. 45 and ducks came in last night. I ran out to one of my places at lunch and got up about 1000 that weren't there yesterday. Headed north east now... Going to hunt Black River woods tomorrow and maybe Current River woods Sunday

[hooligan]

Haven’t had the chance to get out this year, hoping to get one or two hunts in this year

[Razrbk89]

Quite a few sky carp coming in. Have also seen more ducks on the way up here than last week.

[friscopaint]

Ray Roberts has quite a few as does the Red River and Lake Texoma.....

[Kmart49]

It's actually cool up today for once. 45 and ducks came in last night. I ran out to one of my places at lunch and got up about 1000 that weren't there yesterday. Headed north east now... Going to hunt Black River woods tomorrow and maybe Current River woods Sunday

Ya the past two days have been great. The problem is the lack of snow and ice in Missouri and states northern as well as the predicted 60-70 degree days for the next 10+ days.

I've hunted Black River in the past. We hunt the L'anguille River mostly as well as some rice fields between Wynne and Augusta. Used to have access to a place near Carlisle but not anymore unfortunately.

[GarGuy]

I was around the Trinity out of Crockett today. Its still flood stage. I was looking at a flooded goat weed field with uncountable mallards in it. Im not a duck hunter but the numbers were crazy.

[redfishted]

I was around the Trinity out of Crockett today. Its still flood stage. I was looking at a flooded goat weed field with uncountable mallards in it. Im not a duck hunter but the numbers were crazy.

Yep, my sons going after them in the morning, flooded pecan orchard that was loaded with greenheads today.

[Bonesplitter]

We have had some great shoots this year. I've hunted some areas that held very few birds and just a few miles to the south was holding tons of ducks. They seem to be holding in a certain area and not spreading out like normal.

[Razrbk89]

We have had some great shoots this year. I've hunted some areas that held very few birds and just a few miles to the south was holding tons of ducks. They seem to be holding in a certain area and not spreading out like normal.

Sounds similar to up here but I credit it to the fact that there's just not many ducks around. A few days ago one of the guys at the office had scouted a good hole in some public woods, so a group of us took off the next morning and hunted it. We got our pile of mallards relatively quickly.

Next day we go to a friends farm not 4 miles from those woods as the crow flies. MIGHT have worked 50 gadwalls all morning and killed 11. Weak.

[hopedale]

Clearly we've gotten some birds, but not like years past. Not surprised after reading these two articles.

Dec 8
http://www.ducks.org/hunting/migrati...evelmostrecent

Dec 18
http://www.ducks.org/hunting/migrati...evelmostrecent

Bottom line is if you're not seeing birds where you typically hunt, you have to go somewhere else in the state or bust out the golf clubs.

[Kmart49]

More birds out here around the Abilene area than we have been seeing so far. Lots of gadwalls and divers.

[Razrbk89]

Ended up hunting a pit at BILs with him and two of his friends. Killed 24 ducks and 6 specs. Mostly gadwall and a few mallards. Not a bad hunt, but still not great for this time of year.

We went to look at the rest area afterwards and there were a couple good rafts out there, but very few mallards.