Duck Season 2025-2026

[DComeaux]

Blake an I had a pair of spoons land near us Saturday and we got to observe them for a while. The drake was dressed the the nines. The hen began to sift through the shallow water, followed almost immediately by the drake. They zig and zagged across the pond heading away from us, then left for greener pastures. I have no doubt they found nothing to eat. We saw a lot of true pairs this weekend. We hunt too far into the cycle of waterfowl life.

[Darren]

Something to keep an eye on for rest of the week and preparing for weekend......models are in remarkable agreement this morning for ice storm potential this weekend.

[Darren]

Something to keep an eye on for rest of the week and preparing for weekend......models are in remarkable agreement this morning for ice storm potential this weekend.

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[DComeaux]

That sucks.

[Rick]

"We'll see..."

We will have decades long camp regulars this weekend, and that could be their last chance for a small taste of how it once was.

[Darren]

Models this morning mostly keeping frozen precip above I-10 which really is about what that graphic was showing yesterday.

But my cousin was hoping to come down from Dallas on Thurs and return Sunday......doesn't look too promising for that at the moment.

From same local Met this morning:

A HIGH IMPACT weather event is coming to Louisiana this weekend. The approaching winter storm is likely to produce an ice storm that will shut down everything for several days, knock out power and make for some dangerous cold weather.
Multiple things need to be addressed here. We have high confidence this is going to happen. Some of the small details need to be ironed out like how far south will the freezing line get? Ice potential could extend down to I-10 in portions of Louisiana.
This is not going to be fun. This is not going to be a big snow day. Ice is dangerous, especially this level of ice accumulation. If I live along the I-20 corridor, I would prepare like a hurricane is coming. Expect to lose power, expect to lose it for several days. That means no heat for days while temperatures dip into the teens. Trees and power lines will likely break and fall due to the weight of the ice.
You will NOT be traveling this weekend. From Texas to the Carolinas and everywhere in between, this will be a large winter storm. If you stay far enough south, maybe you can still go about your travel plans but going north will NOT be happening.

[Darren]

Will got a quick solo limit of 4 grays/2 GWT this morning in our West Pond, dead calm conditions. He then made a pass by my South Roseau hole on his way home and said they were in there for sure so that's my plan for Friday.