Finally…….

[JagwalCrush]

….. A little better hunting weather to get the excitement level up a little. Seeing a few more birds along with it too.
Everyone ready?

 

[Displaced_Vol]

I haven't even fooled with hunting opening day around here the last couple years. Our lease is 3 hours away so we don't usually make the trip until the Friday or Saturday after thanksgiving. Told the 5 year old today we better start scouting because we may be hunting before we eat turkey next Thursday.

Been seeing and hearing some geese not sure about ducks yet but I'll keep my eyes out for sure.

 

[Westnvol89]

Had a call yesterday that a bunch showed up this week

 

[bowhunterfanatic]

Idk about big ducks but I deer hunted around my brother's duck hole this morning and it was slap full of woodies. Opening morning will be a beatdown for him and his buddies if they all stick around.

 

[Dodge Man]

Some places might need to run a ice eater for opening morning.

 

[wildside]

Some places might need to run a ice eater for opening morning.

can you imagine??? Been many years best I can remember

 

[Displaced_Vol]

The water we need for our lease continues to trend the wrong direction but maybe we'll get some precip this week. If not, this weekend will be a work weekend instead of a hunting weekend. Still better off than the last several years at this point so I'm holding out hope.

Any birds showed up for anyone that does have water yet?

 

[JagwalCrush]

The water we need for our lease continues to trend the wrong direction but maybe we'll get some precip this week. If not, this weekend will be a work weekend instead of a hunting weekend. Still better off than the last several years at this point so I'm holding out hope.

Any birds showed up for anyone that does have water yet?

Saw a fairly noticeable increase in numbers after last week's front. Mainly wood ducks before but the mallards and gadwal showed up. Hopefully, with the forecast they're giving now, we'll all see more.

 

[Bgoodman30]

Heard good numbers around West TN and we still got one more front to go...

Still been mostly warm this fall I don't think ice will be an issue. Skim ice at best.

 

[Wildwings]

Seeing allot of new birds in North Mississippi. Video is not real clear.

 

[GUNNERX2]

I heard snow geese going over the house late Sunday night and a friend said he heard specs going over his house Sunday night as well. He is close to big water, I am not.

 

[wildside]

Reelfoot is holding birds for now...,

 

[Displaced_Vol]

One thing that's odd is I haven't seen any Sandhill Cranes flying over the house in south central KY yet. On a "normal" year I hear them around KY's gun season.

 

[Coker]

I have seen more snows than Sandhills and that's odd

 

[TNGunsmoke]

Reelfoot is holding birds for now...,

I hope we see a few of them Saturday.

 

[Bone_Chaser]

Sandhills were piling in this evening toward the Hiwassee Refuge

 

[Hymie3]

One thing that's odd is I haven't seen any Sandhill Cranes flying over the house in south central KY yet. On a "normal" year I hear them around KY's gun season.

Sand hills showed up yesterday where I am. Heard and saw several groups. Today more came in around the house.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Saw Sandhills flying over Yanahli Park today.

 

[Displaced_Vol]

Got the work done on the blind to make it huntable. Good to have that done.
Not many birds in west KY because the water situation but a few flocks of geese here and there.

I did finally see some Sandhills flying this afternoon. Big wad of a couple hundred doing their thing. They fly around down like they're drunk. Circle, circle, mix it up then V back up and fly a couple hundred yards before circling back up again

 

[Wildwings]

Decent opener in Mississippi especially for this early in the year. We are seeing more birds coming in everyday.

 

[Pic IN the Casa]

Looks like a blast.

 

[Iglow]

A pin, a black and couple of greenheads. We normally dont see black dux till after Christmas.

 

[Displaced_Vol]

A pin, a black and couple of greenheads. We normally dont see black dux till after Christmas.
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Hell of a good looking strap there!

 

[Titanxd17]

We killed a bunch of divers in Camden today. They was ridding the rain front.

 

[Bgoodman30]

Stale where we were in West TN. Very few mallards.

 

[cbhunter]

Killed seven spooners at first light this morning. Very very slow this weekend otherwise

 

[JagwalCrush]

We shot wood ducks, mallards, gadwal, pintail, and gwt this weekend. Not a lot moving but enough to keep it interesting. We've shot more pintail already than were shot all of last season. Still trying to decide which are harder to work, pintail or gadwal.

 

[WaterSwatter]

Ain't crap going happening on old hickory. What few we have know the game.

 

[JagwalCrush]

Ain't crap going happening on old hickory. What few we have know the game.

I've never hunted Old Hickory but used to work with a guy in Nashville (early 2000's) that hunted it regularly and supposedly killed lots of ducks there. Do the birds just not show up like they once did or is it something else?

 

[WaterSwatter]

I've never hunted Old Hickory but used to work with a guy in Nashville (early 2000's) that hunted it regularly and supposedly killed lots of ducks there. Do the birds just not show up like they once did or is it something else?

It was still pretty decent in the early 2000s. It's gone downhill since then. Really doesn't get lights out here anymore unless we get a hard freeze. It's local and I go with my dad in his 70s. Else I'd go west.