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Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 4:39 am
by don novicki
Yeah I'd like to shoot a couple of those small one's myself sometime. I have never seen any around here though. You get tired of killing nothing but Giants :lol:

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 8:43 am
by SpinnerMan
don novicki wrote:Yeah I'd like to shoot a couple of those small one's myself sometime. I have never seen any around here though. You get tired of killing nothing but Giants :lol:

I like getting new birds. For me, that is a big deal. Maybe 10 years ago, they split our goose season. I saw the most cacklers I have ever seen during the split of course. :(

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:49 pm
by don novicki
We will be adding to our snow total this evening. We are supposed to get 12-16" tonight which will give us about 164" for the season thus far. Anyone need some snow ?

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:22 pm
by aunt betty
don novicki wrote:We will be adding to our snow total this evening. We are supposed to get 12-16" tonight which will give us about 164" for the season thus far. Anyone need some snow ?
Hell no I'm planting potatoes around March 17th.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:06 pm
by Rick
On of the things I remember from my Mid Ohio Valley years is the annual Easter Blizzard.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:52 pm
by aunt betty
Lets not talk about that blizzard crap. Lopez (assa) is worried about his peach crop. Says the buds are turning pink and it's six weeks early.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:23 am
by Rick
Maybe peach trees are like mature pecan trees and know more about it than we do. When I bought my first house down here the old gal next door told me how honest my side-yard pecan was: never a bud before the last frost.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 3:11 am
by don novicki
Much cooler weather coming fast. Fri and Sat this week temps in the low 40-50's and continued into next week. Get out and get some while we can boys and girls.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:48 am
by Rick
don novicki wrote:Get out and get some while we can boys and girls.



Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:38 am
by SpinnerMan
:lol: I thought of that video as soon as he posted up.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:24 am
by don novicki
Those hilljacks down there are an embarrassment to waterfowling. I have never been there and don't plan on going in the future either. Quite the video. There is a big discussion at hunting Pa.com about this thing.

You guys are just jealous..... :lol:

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 1:42 pm
by Rick
don novicki wrote:Those hilljacks...


Very first thing that came to mind when the shooting started was the Potter County deer opener.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 4:03 pm
by SpinnerMan
Rick wrote:
don novicki wrote:Those hilljacks...


Very first thing that came to mind when the shooting started was the Potter County deer opener.

That's the whole of PA as far I can tell. It was certainly the case in Northumberland County where I grew up. Oh what a circus.

I never realized how enjoyable deer hunting was until I hunted outside of the circus. I didn't go hunting for the first few years I lived in Georgia because I assumed public land would be like the circus I was used to. Not even sure why I started. I went out scouting, found a spot I really liked. I got there crazy early to secure my spot. I sat in my tree in the dark until about a hour before shooting time until I saw one small group of hunters go in and they kept going until they were completely out of earshot :lol: Only once did I end up closer than I would have liked to another hunter. And of course, that's the time the buck comes in the small area that both of us could see. As I was turning into position, the other guy shot it :( He also shot two other deer I couldn't see.

So many stories and stupidity on deer hunting in PA. 2 out 3 buck I got back there had bullet wounds that were not mine. One of which I shot while standing over a deer in the middle of the field arguing about who killed the buck. :o BTW, the only bullet wounds in that dead deer we were arguing over were mine.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:50 am
by don novicki
Good ducky weather this morning. Cold, West wind 15-20, rain changing over to hail but not a lot around. Saw maybe 20 Woodies but they didn't want to play. Did get off a couple of shots but couldn't connect. Good day to be out.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:21 am
by don novicki
Got out to PI yesterday for my first opener there in 20+ years. If you don't have a blind or a layout there for the opener you can forget about going. Good ducky day with NW wind and colder with intermittent rain. Four guys and w e limited on Bills and took 4 bonus mallards. Plenty of shooting until about 10:00 then we picked up and called it a day. :beer:

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:43 am
by Rick
Presque Isle?

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 5:23 am
by Duck Engr
Good to see y’all had some success Don! 4 bonus mallards on a diver hunt never hurt any feelings.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:07 am
by don novicki
Thanks. Hope we have a few more like that. Yes Presque Isle.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:45 pm
by don novicki
There is a follow up video over at hunting pa.com. same guys different venue. Freaking hill jacks.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:11 pm
by don novicki
Easy limits of Blue Bills at P.I. yesterday morning. Nothing else flew into the rig. Good day to be out. Haven't seen squat for geese so far. Had 13" of snow Sat and some of it is still hanging around. Don't want a repeat of last year.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 7:25 pm
by don novicki
Deader than dead here in the NW zone. 70+ degrees every single day of Oct so far with the exception of today. No ducks seen and we can't hunt geese until 10-24. Season needs to be moved back so we only get a week or two of shooting in Oct. not 26 days like it is now. Very few reports from Pa. and NY, where they really shafted those guys in western NY. If all there are is woodies to shoot it won't be long before they will be in trouble again....... :qh:

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 4:45 pm
by don novicki
Hope to put the hammer down on some bonkers in the a.m.. Weather is finally starting to change however none of the foliage has started to turn yet.Wierd. Whack em and stack em fe!las. :thumbsup:

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:22 pm
by Duck Engr
Good luck Don!

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:25 am
by don novicki
Thanks DE. A great day to be out. Cloudy, spitting what I swear was snow early this a.m.. Little to no wind had the birds coming in from behind and trying to land behind us, but enough came in the right was so we limited on Canadas this a,m.. Few ducks seen except for a couple of flocks of woodies off in the distance. So 3 guys 9 honkers and everyone went home happy.

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:50 am
by Rick
Great start! (It being hunting season in most Canada country, I've not told our little town's flock how lucky they are since this morning.)

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 5:18 pm
by don novicki
Yes a decent start. Going to see if I can keep it going Tuesday as its supposed to be cold and with a NW wind at about 20. That should blow some stuff in.......hope you guys are doing well. Nice to be on a forum with a little action. :beer:

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:43 am
by Deltaman
Glad to see that you are getting some action Don :thumbsup:
9 big Canadas.........100+ lbs of goose to carry out :o

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:37 pm
by don novicki
Ancient Chinese secret: always hunt with guys a lot younger than you........they can do most of the work. :thumbsup:

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 4:11 pm
by don novicki
Plenty of rain but not much else. Did see some Canadas and Woodies but they didnt want to play. Managed to get soaked thru and called it about 10:30. Still good to be out and did jump up a few snipe so maybe go out after them. Be safe and good luck to all

Re: Pa. N W zone

PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 12:37 pm
by don novicki
A great day to be out and had all the elements necessary: NW wind@ 10-15, cold, spitting snow, overcast and lastly all the honkers you would ever want. Only one problem.......they never flew my way despite my being in the cornfield that they were using last evening. At right about sunrise the first group got up and flew dead south, and every group thereafter did the same. So the final score was Donnie 0, geese 1. Never fired a shot. Also I never saw a duck which is very disconcerting to say the least.