Duck hunters?

[yukonjasper]

Anyone in the field hunting this weekend. We are out west by Morris and have seen fewer birds than normal.

[Ghost]

Heard some shots and saw someone at the gas station who was either duck hunting or doing a test run for his Commando Halloween costume.

[smurfman]

Lots of shooting going on around here, shot one mallard and my limit of Canada geese from the back yard. Now I have enough birds to make my waterfowl gumbo.

Yesterday I checked my bear baits and took the dogs out for a walk to scout for sharptails. During the hour or so we were out, I picked up 8 rails and a dove that wasn't smart enough to have headed south earlier. I normally see one or two rails when out with the dogs so seeing that many was a pleasant surprise. Must have been a combination of the rain of the past few days and a migration.

Would be out for grouse and woodcock but a procedure scheduled for Monday has me staying close to home. Can't wait until Tuesday as I hope to head back north for bears and birds.

[rtk]

We were just west of the cities and did pretty well.

[crbutler]

Better numbers of birds than the last few years, but still a far cry from what I think “normal”

I was swamped with folks around me and only got 4 shots, which means 2 teal. Expensive duck dinner... the guys who moved in on me limited out by noon.

This is in southern MN.