Post-Season Ramblings - Spring 2026

[Darren]

Calendar says February but habits have already turned more spring-like with yard projects, etc. In the duck world, it's really just about watching what the birds might return to on the breeding grounds moving forward in the months to come.

Drought monitor for the Dakota's looks much improved, with weather models hinting at fairly decent chances of snow/rain for the foreseeable.

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Have (fingers crossed) a penciled day or two at the camp the wknd of Feb 28th so trying to make plans for some blind work at South Roseau and possibly also swapping out my GPS in duck boat for the next screen size larger. We're thinking only one other blind likely needs notable repairs/upgrades with the West Pond needing a new floor and maybe rails. Blind work in near term is of course subject to water levels, so TBD.

[Ericdc]

Canada as of January 31st. PPR looks mostly white and yellow.... better than orange and red.




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[Darren]

Canada as of January 31st. PPR looks mostly white and yellow.... better than orange and red.
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Yea really should track that one just the same. Want to say it was pretty dang colorful in recent past.

[Darren]

Got to know Roland through some past writing work, he's been at Dave's Bayou now for a good few years after a while in Arkansas.

To see the staggering swarms of green wings in this video, while also taking into account how many I saw, killed with my groups, or saw photos of others killing, is just bewildering as to the sheer number of them. Also taking into account they've been similarly hammered, anecdotally only of course, for at least the past handful of years as their availability brought them the brunt of hunters disgruntled with lack of "big ducks" they may have preferred but didn't have.