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Finally starting to get some decent draws. The next 5 shoot days are looking good. With the temperature starting to feel like duck weather, and golden ticket in my hand for Wednesday. I'm feeling optimistic. Hopefully that hunt goes well and starts a 2 week trend of quality shoots. This Saturday is going to be my Nephews first duck hunt since he passed his Hunters Safety. Should be an interesting morning to say the least. I'll be getting the hot chocolate and Reese's Pieces ready for him. I Hope he enjoys himself and gets addicted to this thing called Waterfowling.

Good luck to you!

Getem Gaddy!

Since last Wednesday hunting has gotten tough. With a little luck things will turn around. Hope the birds are flying. So the kid can burn some powder.

GadwallGetter530 wrote:Since last Wednesday hunting has gotten tough. With a little luck things will turn around. Hope the birds are flying. So the kid can burn some powder.

We went from cold to a warm up spell for the next week. Cold air is going into Canada and the Rockies. You should be getting birds soon.

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:Since last Wednesday hunting has gotten tough. With a little luck things will turn around. Hope the birds are flying. So the kid can burn some powder.

We went from cold to a warm up spell for the next week. Cold air is going into Canada and the Rockies. You should be getting birds soon.

Hope so. That little push of birds we had a couple of weeks ago. Wised up and found the closed zones. They were easy pickings up to the middle of last week.

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:Since last Wednesday hunting has gotten tough. With a little luck things will turn around. Hope the birds are flying. So the kid can burn some powder.

We went from cold to a warm up spell for the next week. Cold air is going into Canada and the Rockies. You should be getting birds soon.

Hope so. That little push of birds we had a couple of weeks ago. Wised up and found the closed zones. They were easy pickings up to the middle of last week.

Eastern Washington got cold and froze the easy water as well. Not sure how far into Oregon it is going to get cold.

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:Since last Wednesday hunting has gotten tough. With a little luck things will turn around. Hope the birds are flying. So the kid can burn some powder.

We went from cold to a warm up spell for the next week. Cold air is going into Canada and the Rockies. You should be getting birds soon.

Hope so. That little push of birds we had a couple of weeks ago. Wised up and found the closed zones. They were easy pickings up to the middle of last week.

Eastern Washington got cold and froze the easy water as well. Not sure how far into Oregon it is going to get cold.

I think 3leg said it was in the teens up around his area.

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:Since last Wednesday hunting has gotten tough. With a little luck things will turn around. Hope the birds are flying. So the kid can burn some powder.

We went from cold to a warm up spell for the next week. Cold air is going into Canada and the Rockies. You should be getting birds soon.

Hope so. That little push of birds we had a couple of weeks ago. Wised up and found the closed zones. They were easy pickings up to the middle of last week.

Eastern Washington got cold and froze the easy water as well. Not sure how far into Oregon it is going to get cold.

I think 3leg said it was in the teens up around his area.

Well you should get a push then. If snow comes as well and covers up food you will get invaded.

AKPirate wrote:
Well you should get a push then. If snow comes as well and covers up food you will get invaded.

That would be cool. We haven't see the mallards like we usually do the last few seasons. A good portion of them have been holding up in Washington. Nowadays we seem to kill the bulk of them early and late in season. The local birds go first and then what ever makes it down to us from up north.

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

AKPirate wrote:
Well you should get a push then. If snow comes as well and covers up food you will get invaded.

That would be cool. We haven't see the mallards like we usually do the last few seasons. A good portion of them have been holding up in Washington. Nowadays we seem to kill the bulk of them early and late in season. The local birds go first and then what ever makes it down to us from up north.

We see flocks of mallards by the 100's or more flying in January in Eastern Washington and lots of them. They stay by the grain elevators and gorge in the cold weather. The Big C doesn't freeze so there is no reason to leave.

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

AKPirate wrote:
Well you should get a push then. If snow comes as well and covers up food you will get invaded.

That would be cool. We haven't see the mallards like we usually do the last few seasons. A good portion of them have been holding up in Washington. Nowadays we seem to kill the bulk of them early and late in season. The local birds go first and then what ever makes it down to us from up north.

We see flocks of mallards by the 100's or more flying in January in Eastern Washington and lots of them. They stay by the grain elevators and gorge in the cold weather. The Big C doesn't freeze so there is no reason to leave.

Yup, I heard since they went row crop crazy up there they have been holding tight. We still do see on good cold fronts "which hasn't happened much lately" a influx.The harvest numbers are down for sure on mallards. But everything else seems to be going up. So that's cool.

Snow WILL make the birds move.
Once the food is covered up...dem ducks, dey gone.

Ice up the timber (roost).... gone.
Let the water out...gone.

Good luck

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:Since last Wednesday hunting has gotten tough. With a little luck things will turn around. Hope the birds are flying. So the kid can burn some powder.

We went from cold to a warm up spell for the next week. Cold air is going into Canada and the Rockies. You should be getting birds soon.

Hope so. That little push of birds we had a couple of weeks ago. Wised up and found the closed zones. They were easy pickings up to the middle of last week.

Eastern Washington got cold and froze the easy water as well. Not sure how far into Oregon it is going to get cold.

I don't know about the rest of the state but, it has already started getting colder here in the NW corner of the state. They have temps in the low 20s forecast for the next week or so. Last I remember, Tripod said they were due to freeze up also.
Hopefully, it will push you new birds for your Nephews hunt.
Good luck Gaddy. He'll have fun, I'm sure.

Its cold with a north wind around 15mph...... perfect for LDC. Hoping we have some fresh birds. Today is a good DAY.

GadwallGetter530 wrote:Its cold with a north wind around 15mph...... perfect for LDC. Hoping we have some fresh birds. Today is a good DAY.

Good luck and be sure to post pics! I can't get out till Saturday, but I am not going to the valley, I'm hunting the lake.

Turned out to be a decent hunt. The new bird idea really didn't play out. Birds today were highly educated.

My strap..... waited for a little green to show up.

Did they move all day?

Yup. They sure did...... jack ass:lol:

We will be hunting Colusa Wildlife area this Saturday then Sacramento refuge on Sunday. Hoping the West side is holding a few birds.

This is what we saw to the north of us this morning. Sprig by the thousands and lots of wigeon and mallards.

GadwallGetter530 wrote:This is what we saw to the north of us this morning. Sprig by the thousands and lots of wigeon and mallards.

Wow

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:This is what we saw to the north of us this morning. Sprig by the thousands and lots of wigeon and mallards.

Wow

The whole horizon to the north had that goin on. Cool stuff.

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:This is what we saw to the north of us this morning. Sprig by the thousands and lots of wigeon and mallards.

Wow

They were drawn to the odor of blue cheese and olive oil coming from gadwall.

Bootlipkiller wrote:

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:This is what we saw to the north of us this morning. Sprig by the thousands and lots of wigeon and mallards.

Wow

They were drawn to the odor of blue cheese and olive oil coming from gadwall.

No, I do believe it was my epic calling and strategic placement of the decoys.

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:This is what we saw to the north of us this morning. Sprig by the thousands and lots of wigeon and mallards.

Wow

They were drawn to the odor of blue cheese and olive oil coming from gadwall.

No, I do believe it was my epic calling and strategic placement of the decoys.

You are correct! when you are calling from and your decoys are literally in the closed zone that's good placement.

Bootlipkiller wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

AKPirate wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:This is what we saw to the north of us this morning. Sprig by the thousands and lots of wigeon and mallards.

Wow

They were drawn to the odor of blue cheese and olive oil coming from gadwall.

No, I do believe it was my epic calling and strategic placement of the decoys.

You are correct! when you are calling from and your decoys are literally in the closed zone that's good placement.

Had'em comin in on a string.

Actually that pond is set up for a south wind. With it coming out of the north. I had to get alittle creative with the decoys to make it work right.