Woke up this AM with the moon shinning bright and a small West wind. Was a bit disappointed in that and decided to roll out anyway. The winds switched abruptly and the clouds rolled in as promised by the weather dudes. Finally they were right. At shooting time had a group of 20 and we dropped 4. Sat for quite a while after that before our next action which was a lone drake with a death wish. One shot and he was done for. We sat and sat and sat. Saw some bunches of snows and quite a few bunches of Can's. Very little duck movement. Walked out just after 11AM with a one man limit of Mallards. Bout dang time! Didn't want to leave but all the texts and phone calls indicated no migratory movement and we sure as heck weren't seeing anything. Got back to the house and unloaded the dog, wishing there birds. The South Ditch managed to punish 3 of 4 Can's this morning and there was still a warm body down there waiting out the push. With the winds howling and late afternoon snow showers still in the forecast, the bug bit. Headed to the South Ditch in hopes of a great Canada shoot with Professor Binelli. He very seldom hunts for no reason, somehow it always seems as if he's shootin' birds in the late afternoon hours. What the heck, had a few more hours of freedom for the day, what could it hurt. Not disappointed in the decision even though a shot was never fired. From just before Noon to Shutdown, non stop migrating birds by the thousands. Not great at counting birds but I would guess we saw 50,000 birds migrating, almost all Carp and Can's. Just a few bunches of ducks. There were new birds coming in by the truck-load. Couldn't entice a single bird down from their comfort zone. Haven't seen migratory action like this, in a single day, for quite a few years. Even though no shot were fired, it was great to see birds again. Still wondering where all the ducks are. Who knows whats gonna happen the next few days. Lots of birds rolled in today. The Hay Ditch was hanging "no vacancy" signs in their deeks before they even crawled into the Ditch. Looking forward to hearing just how many minutes it took them to limit this afternoon. May find a field Sunday, may go to the Ditch, just depends on the weather.
Got one report so far tonight from the Leshara Ditch, haven't heard from them in a while. DuckNBrown Dogs Wrote: Well after the last couple weeks of a shot here and there on ducks and geese, today was a great hunt. Ended up with a 4 man limit on ducks early, the sky had new ducks, didn't see much for geese. Saw two huge flocks of ducks to shoot but close to our limit and didn't want to educate them yet hoping this continues through the weekend.
Got an interesting email today that I thought was worth sharing. Apparently we're getting worldwide exposure:
GOOD DAY,
MY NAME IS MR WILSON I AM A CONTRACTOR AND I LIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND MY SON IS INTERESTED IN HUNTING AT YOUR PLACE I WANT TO KNOW THE COST AND ALSO I NEED MORE DETAILS ON HOW YOUR HUNTING ACTIVITIES ARE LIKE
1 DO YOU HAVE ACCOMMODATION,
2 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES,
3 DO YOU HANDLE FEEDING OF THE HUNTERS
I WILL ALSO LIKE TO KNOW THE HUNTING PACKAGES YOU HAVE AND PERIODS OR DATES AVAILABLE AND OTHER NECESSARY THINGS HE WILL NEED TO BRING ALONG FOR HUNTING HE WISHES TO HUNT FOR 2 FULL DAYS
I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR SOONEST REPLY WITH PACKAGES AVAILABLE THE DATES AND AMOUNT SO THAT I CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS ON HIS ARRIVAL AND
PAYMENT OF THE HUNT
WARMEST REGARDS
Wow, the power of the Internet. To Mr Wilson: Dear Sir, unfortunately we are Outfitters by name only. We are just a bunch of guys with a pretty good duck spot who found the Internet and started writing about our hunts. While we're inclined to say we'd love to take your son hunting, we're just not that good to have him fly across the world to spend time with us. Unless he's interested in sleeping in a spare bed room, eating leftovers and drinking coffee, there are no more guarantees than that when hangin' out with our bunch. We are all flattered that you've thought of us and happy that you're reading the blog. We started this year saying "Muck Bottom is Goin' Global" little did we know it would be literally. Thanks Mr. Wilson for your interest, hope you find a great place for your son to hunt.
That's all for now, check back for the latest and greatest and thanks for all the hits. Email us your reports.
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