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Title: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: tikkahunter on November 01, 2011, 11:14:14 AM
Do you think with the forecasted weather some birds will be pushed down our way?
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: Black Plague on November 01, 2011, 11:46:28 AM
yes...12- 24 birds should be crossing the border soon ....   :chuckle: ;.... I think its still too early... :twocents:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: GregFowler23 on November 01, 2011, 12:04:03 PM
Oh yeah way to early.
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: bigcans on November 01, 2011, 01:03:30 PM
fairbanks has been freezing for 2 weeks now in the teens and lower. they packed up, crusing at 3000 ft. depends on how many diners they want to eat at.
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: 270Shooter on November 01, 2011, 01:22:53 PM
I hope we get some soon, we've killed just about all of the greenheads.... It seems like all we can find is brown these days. :bash:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: vandeman17 on November 01, 2011, 01:29:49 PM
I think we are too early still for much of a migration. Give it another month or so then it is game on!  :mgun:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: Black Plague on November 01, 2011, 01:52:35 PM
seems like usually around thanksgiving things start to really be picking up good....but that being said, I wouldn't mind a great cold blizzardy cold snap up north at all  :)
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: Wacenturion on November 01, 2011, 03:43:56 PM
seems like usually around thanksgiving things start to really be picking up good....but that being said, I wouldn't mind a great cold blizzardy cold snap up north at all  :)

Around Thanksgiving everything heats up because the word is out.  However in the Basin...Potholes Reservoir, etc., usually you can set your clock for early migrating birds, plus or minus Veterans Day, the 11th of November.  Good time to be out as most are not yet, as they are waiting on the news.  For what it's worth. :twocents:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: vandeman17 on November 01, 2011, 04:26:21 PM
seems like usually around thanksgiving things start to really be picking up good....but that being said, I wouldn't mind a great cold blizzardy cold snap up north at all  :)

Around Thanksgiving everything heats up because the word is out.  However in the Basin...Potholes Reservoir, etc., usually you can set your clock for early migrating birds, plus or minus Veterans Day, the 11th of November.  Good time to be out as most are not yet, as they are waiting on the news.  For what it's worth. :twocents:

sshhhhhhhh  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: spikehunter on November 01, 2011, 05:00:04 PM
i think millions have already crossed the border  :bash: (illegally)
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: D-Rock425 on November 01, 2011, 05:55:40 PM
we are talking waterfowl
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: gasman on November 01, 2011, 06:00:59 PM
we are talking waterfowl

Nope, Bigfoot  :tinfoil:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: cryfowl on November 01, 2011, 06:47:03 PM
Had a good shoot today and pretty sure we are starting to get a few new migrants in.  MAinly Pins and Wigeon.  Shot two Drake Pins today that were HUGE.  Full color minus the pins of course.  Also shot a full color Wigeon.  Really nice for this time of year.
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: bullseeker on November 01, 2011, 10:21:57 PM
i think millions have already crossed the border  :bash: (illegally)
Thats why we shoot them! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: Dhoey07 on November 02, 2011, 06:56:20 AM
Heading down to the snake on friday.  I'll let ya'll know how it goes
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: Skagit_Hunter on November 02, 2011, 08:30:05 AM
No duck Migration around the potholes yet. Still early.

Hunt the potholes... thats a brush off at it's finest :chuckle:
There are no birds in the North Sound except for locals....So head east pilgrams
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: Smalma on November 02, 2011, 08:40:31 AM
It seems to me that the first major push of "northern" birds happens a week or ten days later than 30 years ago - moving from the first week of November to near mid-month.

That said saw the first swans of the year Sunday as they checked out the snow geese decoys.  Also saw the the first buffleheads of the year yesterday ; two pairs of with fully colored drakes.  Both would indciate that the so-called migration is more or less on time; at least as compared to recent years.

Curt
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: Skagit_Hunter on November 02, 2011, 08:44:21 AM
It seems to me that the first major push of "northern" birds happens a week or ten days later than 30 years ago - moving from the first week of November to near mid-month.

That said saw the first swans of the year Sunday as they checked out the snow geese decoys.  Also saw the the first buffleheads of the year yesterday ; two pairs of with fully colored drakes.  Both would indciate that the so-called migration is more or less on time; at least as compared to recent years.

Curt

 :bash: :violent1: :bash:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: CP on November 02, 2011, 11:11:57 AM
I never check their immigration status; better to leave that to Eric Holder and Janet Napolitano.  They are keeping our borders safe.  :P
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: DUCKDOWNER on November 02, 2011, 06:06:39 PM
No duck Migration around the potholes yet. Still early.

 :yeah:hunted the potholes last weekend shot 4 teal and saw maybe 25 mallards in 4 hours of hunting. Wait another two weeks at least for a northern push of birds.
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: mjtbackcountry on November 03, 2011, 10:31:51 AM
yeah stay away from the potholes region or grant count not a bird around, havnt shot a duck yet :chuckle:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: TwoFeet on November 03, 2011, 04:31:07 PM
yes...12- 24 birds should be crossing the border soon ....   :chuckle: ;.... I think its still too early... :twocents:

 :yeah:
Title: Re: Possible migrants this weekend?
Post by: bigcans on November 04, 2011, 12:08:24 AM
millions.... :) That's what i like to hear. Just like the old days
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