Swans in larger flocks are starting to show up here between the lakes.
First big flocks..
- Thread starter Mike Noles aka conman
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Justin
Old Mossy Horns
Good to hear. I’d tell you I’ve seen a fair amount of ducks two weeks ago but some people don’t want to believe it because they don’t see them with their own eyes. Lol
supposedly I have a swan tag coming,,,haven't seen it yet,,,,,,
darenative
Twelve Pointer
Jumped a big bunch of green wings in a creek today fishing in hyde county
it will be a great season,,,,or at least it feels like it to me,,,,
working on some nice days this fall,,,but I see a light at the end of the current tunnel, and look forward to sharing time, stories, food, and hunts with some great friends this fall and winter,,,,
and I bet some ducks (and swans) die during those events!
working on some nice days this fall,,,but I see a light at the end of the current tunnel, and look forward to sharing time, stories, food, and hunts with some great friends this fall and winter,,,,
and I bet some ducks (and swans) die during those events!
44spec
Four Pointer
Traveling home last week from hunting out west I saw tons of ducks and geese in N Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and on down through the Midwest to NC. A lot of large flocks and most every pothole or lake there was plenty of birds on them. I don't duck hunt as much as I used to but that got me really fired up. Hope its a good sign.
Inshore duck
Eight Pointer
Who knows? Said they same thing last year and it was the worst in recent memory. Always the eternal optimist.
nekkedducker
Ten Pointer
Lots of woodies moved in last week in my swamps in Harnett. Could hear a few mallards making noise as well.
Willie
Twelve Pointer
I had a nice bunch of woodies and mallards behind my house over this past weekend and Monday morning, but haven’t seen them yesterday or today. May have moved on to greener pastures.
terriblehunter
Button Buck
Just residents in central NC
Ncfish001
Four Pointer
Mallards on my lake in Winston Salem the last 10 days or so...
darenative
Twelve Pointer
Fished lake Matt today, had 3 or 4 thousand snows light on the lake about 10 am this morning.
Gus
Six Pointer
Saw a pile of ducks in Hyde yesterday.
Teal, gadwall and a few blackheads.
Teal, gadwall and a few blackheads.
CBD21
Eight Pointer
Got my tag and looking forward to hunting with you again Mike.
Hydemarsh
Six Pointer
Just returned home tonight from a great hunt in Alberta. Piles of birds still in Canada but it is starting to freeze up. Locals said they saw a really good hatch. Some Dare county guys and I killed limits of ducks and geese almost every day.
shurshot
Ten Pointer
There are birds around. Maybe not as spread out and in the numbers we would like to see but they are here. It’s going to be a good opener.
Maybe this cold air coming in will move some birds down for the opener
Wildlifer
Old Mossy Horns
I follow a few birding groups just for local migration reports. This is from this past week around Falls
Canada Goose- 13Northern Shoveler- 2Gadwall- 46American Wigeon- 8Lesser Scaup-
12Bufflehead- 1 female hanging with scaupRuddy Duck- 8
Canada Goose- 13Northern Shoveler- 2Gadwall- 46American Wigeon- 8Lesser Scaup-
12Bufflehead- 1 female hanging with scaupRuddy Duck- 8
Greenhorn
Six Pointer
Alligator bridge this week - saw a large flock of I believe teal. Maybe 100. They were pretty far up but were starting to circle and come down.
kahunter
Eight Pointer
how do you follow the birding groups?? I would like to do the same. Could be a good resource.
Wildlifer
Old Mossy Horns
https://lists.duke.edu/sympa/arc/carolinabirds/2018-11/
My link isn’t working for some reason. Anyway that’s an email list serve you can subscribe to. A little digging on Facebook can lead you to some groups too. I mainly just glance over the email chain for anything interesting
kahunter
Eight Pointer
Thats pretty good source. Will check on there periodically. Thanks