Ridgefield

[CP]

I just heard Ridgefield has reached their dusky quota and is closed to goose hunting for the remainder of the season.  I have a #1 pick coming up in Dec. is it worth going?

[xd2005]

It's times like these I wish picks were transferable    I haven't hunted out there enough to answer your question.

[Tealer]

It is worth it to hunt ducks. Not sure why people care so much about the geese out there. The refuge doesn't kill that many.

[Crispy]

Anyone else out there on Saturday? I was on standby and was second to last pick but was able to get in blind 3. Between the two of us I picked up 7 (first limit ever, actually  ) and my father-in-law picked up another one. If we had been shooting well we'd have had both limits, mostly shoveler though..

Lots of shoveler and pintail flying around. Before shoot time there were some good sized flocks of wigeon moving but didn't see many big flocks throughout the day. It may have just been good conditions (post-thaw, a few extra days without hunting, etc) but it was definitely worth the trip.

[goober]

With a #1 pick, yeah. If you just want ducks (spoonies) go to 17 or 18. If you want something better, go to 19.

[Fishnclifff]

way to go in 3. I have only taken 3 a day when i'm there.
We were in 18 on Sat. Had the #9 pick.
South end was a bust for 18 and 19. I don't know what 17 did . they didnt shoot much more than we dd.
You guys in the north did great from what i hear.

[CP]

Which blind is the best bet for a pintail or two?

[goosegunner]

 Pm sent.

[Crispy]

way to go in 3. I have only taken 3 a day when i'm there.
We were in 18 on Sat. Had the #9 pick.
South end was a bust for 18 and 19. I don't know what 17 did . they didnt shoot much more than we dd.
You guys in the north did great from what i hear.

3 is the only blind I've hunted more than once now, and I was really happy with it this time. Last time I was in it was the last day of the season at Ridgefield and it was easy to lose birds in the grass. I think they may have cut it shorter further towards the road this year 

There seemed to be a good amount of shooting going on around us. Quite a few times we had birds on final and someone would shoot and that was the end of that... common story with that many blinds. I didn't get any picks for December, but I'll probably try to swing in and hunt standby one of these days.

[Fishnclifff]

Finally got a limit of birds.
 Mixed bag. Pintail, spoonies and widgeon.

Shooting time 7:05--- limit 8:52.

It's miller time

[Crispy]

Good deal! What blind were you in?

[Fishnclifff]

8

[goosegunner]

 Sounds like i missed a good one out there today. I had the day off waiting for the well repair man to come. He had come and gone by 9am. But i stayed home to moniter the well and make sure it was fixed for good.

[Fishnclifff]

I had so many birds coming in.
I had 5 ducks by 745, then i couldn't hit my arse with both hands.

It was    and nuthin droppin.

I finally sat the gun down, opened a coke, and watched for a while.

Saw lots of mallards, but they were real high and spooky. Some landed out away from me, but when someone shot, they went straight up and gone.

It was fun though.

[Fishnclifff]

So how was the shootin in the wind today?

I had to do some work for folks.