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[Bgoodman30]

There's no water to find ducks on…

Talked to a buddy in AR yesterday and jokingly asked if they broke 50 yet and he said close 48… They used to shoot 900-1500. Sad times…

 

[Dodge Man]

There's no water to find ducks on…

Talked to a buddy in AR yesterday and jokingly asked if they broke 50 yet and he said close 48… They used to shoot 900-1500. Sad times…

West TN got 2-2.25" of rain Monday with another 1-2" of rain coming tonight and tomorrow. The Forked Deer and Obion rivers are out of the banks in several places already with plenty more rain and snow coming to keep them out next week. We have water in NW TN. But I have yet to hear of any great hunts with new water. I am still hearing reports of very few ducks in the area.

 

[tickweed]

Still early for a big push, with this pattern. My concern, they will just sit tight. Hunker down. Most always, big migrations occur at nite. None here today. Refuge loads up overnight. When wind shifts northerly, thats what lm watching.
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[TNGunsmoke]

USFWS was reporting on Facebook(ie:not an official count) of around 100k birds hitting Duck River Refuge the past couple of days.

 

[tickweed]

USFWS was reporting on Facebook(ie:not an official count) of around 100k birds hitting Duck River Refuge the past couple of days.

I saw that. Lets hope.

 

[Bgoodman30]

I rarely see pushes on north wind days anymore they usually come the day before when there is precipitation and its blowing out of the south. Although the north wind will have started up north. I think they ride north wind up north and when they get here they're against the wind. Friday will be the day I predict.

 

[Iglow]

I rarely see pushes on north wind days anymore they usually come the day before when there is precipitation and it's blowing out of the south. Although the north wind will have started up north. I think they ride north wind up north and when they get here they're against the wind. Friday will be the day I predict.

Friday it's 57 at Lebanon right now but that my friend is fixing to change.

 

[Dodge Man]

I rarely see pushes on north wind days anymore they usually come the day before when there is precipitation and its blowing out of the south. Although the north wind will have started up north. I think they ride north wind up north and when they get here they're against the wind. Friday will be the day I predict.

It's going to be hard for the ducks to fly or even keep a decoy in front of the blind with the winds they are forcasting for Friday.

 

[Bgoodman30]

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It's going to be hard for the ducks to fly or even keep a decoy in front of the blind with the winds they are forcasting for Friday.

Can't wait to drive in it… Ducks probably on the way now.

 

[Bgoodman30]

Still early for a big push, with this pattern. My concern, they will just sit tight. Hunker down. Most always, big migrations occur at nite. None here today. Refuge loads up overnight. When wind shifts northerly, thats what lm watching.
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It's about to stay below zero for 72 hours in North Missouri. They gone.

 

[Dodge Man]

It's about to stay below zero for 72 hours in North Missouri. They gone.

They might just move east a little.

 

[Bgoodman30]

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They might just move east a little.

I'm guessing those temps are for tomorrow? Won't look like that Monday. Ducks are smart but not that smart. Should be plenty of birds around soon. May even make duck hunting great again in 2024…

 

[Dodge Man]

I'm guessing those temps are for tomorrow? Won't look like that Monday. Ducks are smart but not that smart. Should be plenty of birds around soon. May even make duck hunting great again in 2024…

They are current temperatures.

 

[Dodge Man]

I'm guessing those temps are for tomorrow? Won't look like that Monday. Ducks are smart but not that smart. Should be plenty of birds around soon. May even make duck hunting great again in 2024…

 

[West_Tn]

West TN got 2-2.25" of rain Monday with another 1-2" of rain coming tonight and tomorrow. The Forked Deer and Obion rivers are out of the banks in several places already with plenty more rain and snow coming to keep them out next week. We have water in NW TN. But I have yet to hear of any great hunts with new water. I am still hearing reports of very few ducks in the area.

Hunted A2 the last 4 days. Very few ducks in that bottom even with the water coming up a lot. Zeroed today. Probably only saw like 20 ducks. Sad sad.

 

[deerhunter10]

Well I'm not in west tn or any fly way. Don't hardly duck hunt. But we do have a spot that keeps some woodies and we finally got some in the past couple of days. Dont know what that means for the rest of yal. Keep a camera up there as I get deer pictures there to and have had a duck all year til this week. Have around 20 using that spot this morning and yesterday morning.

 

[Bgoodman30]

Rivers jumping sharply. The forecast lows in West TN have calmed down some but look even worse up north. Good recipe to bring in lots of fowl…

 

[Westtnduckhtr]

Ready and waiting, bringing out everything for tomorrow's hunt.

 

[Cache]

Pulled a midday hunt today in Arkansas. Windy and cold. Saw a good bit of ducks. Think we ended up with 10. Should be good the next 2 days before we're locked up tight.

 

[RUGER]

The last hour of daylight we saw thousands of ducks pouring in near reelfoot today.
Pretty excited about tomorrow, ain't gonna lie.
Killed 15 today and should have killed that many more the last hour we hunted but the wind was absolutely brutal and we couldn't figure the lead out for a bird basically sitting still against the wind and it blowing our shot like crazy.