Storm is pushing down lots of birds!

[h2ofowlr]

Lots of new birds. Decided to hunt before work.  16 minute hunt wasn't expected, but it happened.

[D-Rock425]

Pics still need work .  Good shooting.

[mburrows]

So jealous...nice work.

[Whitenuckles]

Nice work! I'm heading to the blind this evening. Hopefully I'll do as good as you

[ducksdogsdownriggers]

I like what I'm hearing.  Nice shooting.

[Tealer]

We are ready. I'm on the pond everyday the next week.


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[Stein]

Tons of birds and I got my limit of wet gear.  I had about 8-10 in the dekes before shooting light that somehow snuck out.  Once the sun came up, they wouldn't get within 100 yards of the WDFW layout blinds.  Really neat morning watching the thousands and thousands of birds migrating through.

This rain should really help fill the puddles that need filling.

[CP]

I didn't know that WDFW had layout blinds.

[Stein]

I didn't either until this morning.  Imagine an XXXXL coffin that is painted a different shade of green than the grass with no brush or anything to help conceal it.

[CP]

I didn't either until this morning.  Imagine an XXXXL coffin that is painted a different shade of green than the grass with no brush or anything to help conceal it.

LOL – that’s sounds about as effective as those fake grass huts that they put up in the middle of a muddy field.

[Stein]

Yeah, I had three strikes:

1.  Sucky blind that was so visible, I found it in the dark from 50 yards away.
2.  No sheet water, so I had 30+ floaters in the mud and grass.
3.  Sucky calling.

Not necessarily in that order

[HuntinCrazy]

Lots of new birds. Decided to hunt before work.  16 minute hunt wasn't expected, but it happened.

Very nicely done. I'm hitting my field blind in the morning

[92xj]

Wouldn't mind a good 70 mph west wind to push all these new birds east instead of South.

[h2ofowlr]

Yeah, I had three strikes:

1.  Sucky blind that was so visible, I found it in the dark from 50 yards away.
2.  No sheet water, so I had 30+ floaters in the mud and grass.
3.  Sucky calling.

Not necessarily in that order

Try dragging those blinds around or shifting them.  They are made to stay in place.   

[knighttime25]

That last wind storm produced some pretty fast limits for sure!





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[McCRIZZLEY]

Do you guys find it's best to hunt before, during, or after the storms? I've been out a few times during, with not much luck personally. And not diligent enough to know when to head out before...

[knighttime25]

During the storms can be some fast and furious shoots if the timing is right, after the storm can be good if the weather has been freezing for a few days and it starts to warm up and thaw out. Those birds hit the fields hard after a good freeze.

[bobcat]

Yeah, that's what would really help is some cold weather. If it would freeze up for about a week, and then thaw out, that's when you want to be out there.

[shorthair15]

nice limit of snow geese and ducks.

[h2ofowlr]

Do you guys find it's best to hunt before, during, or after the storms? I've been out a few times during, with not much luck personally. And not diligent enough to know when to head out before...

The edge of the front if you have weather will be awesome, during the storm can be lights out and after it passes through, things settle down some in my area.  With the flooding you have to shift to new spots as pocket waters are to deep in many cases.  Good thing about salt is it doesn't freeze in our area.  Lots of birds, but wind and tides are needed to get the birds moving.  If it freezes, the hunting is very good and birds suck in better.  Wind and cold is ideal!

[Whitenuckles]

You called it. This weekend was amazing!

[vandeman17]

Anybody hunt the east side?

[kodiak 907]

Ya lots of new birds this weekend. Got a common and barrow drake goldeneyes in the same flock ! My partner was getting yelled at by his wife over the phone.

[Whitenuckles]

What about this next storm.... Better or worse? I'm saying better. But there is soooo much water in the valley

[h2ofowlr]

What about this next storm.... Better or worse? I'm saying better. But there is soooo much water in the valley

More birds will be moving, but with all the sheet water they will be spread out.  Access to some spots is a problem right now with all the flooding.  The challenge is getting the birds to lock into your set up as they have a ton of options.  Cross your fingers the water will drop quickly or cold temps move in with reduced rain.

Bad timing with all the rain at the front of the migration!

[kodiak 907]

  All of the greenheads are sitting on the pond 30yards from the house. Maybe I should try to scratch out a limit with the bow

[Whitenuckles]

Just passed my property. It's flooded half way up my corn. There are thousands of birds in the eating. Might have to take tomorrow off!

[h2ofowlr]

Just passed my property. It's flooded half way up my corn. There are thousands of birds in the eating. Might have to take tomorrow off!

Hunt it now while there in there thick.  It could change by next week or they will have you cleaned out in short order.

[Whitenuckles]

Just passed my property. It's flooded half way up my corn. There are thousands of birds in the eating. Might have to take tomorrow off!

Hunt it now while there in there thick.  It could change by next week or they will have you cleaned out in short order.

Can't.... I wish.

[kodiak 907]

Send me the lat and long.... I'll run the trespassers off

[SilkOnTheDrySide]

You guys seeing birds on east or west


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