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 Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/20/15 01:22 PM
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We are seeing good numbers of redheads , pintails and gadwalls. With this front coming in we can't wait to see what's coming with it
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: Sniper John]
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11/20/15 02:36 PM
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Creek2Creek
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They have been here bud. I drive almost three hours a day to and from the office and see very few on lakes and ponds. Below is the link to where we launch on our property. This is not even in the flood waters yet. On the other side of the trees in the background is where we hunt and it is 10 fold! We use this as a resting place. You can see what type of stuff the birds are sitting in though. There are places like this all over Texas right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYPOFbh2aE&feature=youtu.be Creek2Creek, Are you seeing any Snipe yet? I figure they are of the same problem. No need to migrate this far until it freezes the ground up north, and ones that made it here so far spread out with all the places everywhere just like in your video. No, I haven't seen any. Did not notice that until you asked... It's only going to get better!
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/20/15 02:37 PM
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The birds are here just using different habitat than we are used to the past few years. This time of year in years past we are usually hunting mud banks and birds are searching out food on large reservoirs. This year there is an abundance of food and birds are not using the same spots they were last year and the previous 4 years. You have to get out and find them, they are here in bigger numbers than I have ever seen this early.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: Guy]
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11/20/15 02:39 PM
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Creek2Creek
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They have been here bud. I drive almost three hours a day to and from the office and see very few on lakes and ponds. Below is the link to where we launch on our property. This is not even in the flood waters yet. On the other side of the trees in the background is where we hunt and it is 10 fold! We use this as a resting place. You can see what type of stuff the birds are sitting in though. There are places like this all over Texas right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYPOFbh2aE&feature=youtu.be You make a youtube "Ducks are in NTX", with no ducks in the video? I was waiting on a big group to jump up or something.. Uhh did you not notice them get up right at the edge of the trees??? No, I did not see them, and the dog did not see them either from what I could see. Those birds were about 300 yards away from us. He sees them all morning like this. He knows better than to chase after them! 
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/20/15 02:39 PM
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I cant believe i read this whole thread 
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: garrett]
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11/20/15 02:54 PM
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I cant believe i read this whole thread  Kinda what I was just saying to myself...it's not even 2nd split and we're talking about bird numbers. Christmas until the end of the season it what it's all about...anything you kill right now are bonus birds IMO.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: Creek2Creek]
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11/20/15 03:26 PM
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Uhh did you not notice them get up right at the edge of the trees??? [/quote] No, I did not see them, and the dog did not see them either from what I could see. [/quote] Those birds were about 300 yards away from us. He sees them all morning like this. He knows better than to chase after them! [/quote] If your watching the video on your phone its hard to see, but you can easily see the birds and all the wing flashes against the tree line. There was every bit of 500+ birds.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: mohunter]
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11/20/15 06:49 PM
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anyone else noticing a lack of birds?
we hunted yesterday morning and did not see the numbers of birds we expected to see.... Why did you expect to see more birds? If you scouted the day before and saw birds, and the next day you go to hunt it and no birds, your comments makes sense, otherwise it doesn't. If you expected more birds because previous seasons you had birds, cant expect that, every season is different, private water and public. I'm glad it is that way, it would be boring if it was so predictable. All this water is good and bad, good in the sense there are many places to hunt, and get away from barney, bad in the sense that birds have many places to go, and harder and more challenging to find. I like the later myself. Well Guy, there you again using logic on the THF, this is not the place for that, you know better. Saw about a hundred Sunday. Wednesday not even a quarter of that.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/20/15 08:09 PM
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We have had 3 very good hunts mixed bag- Saw snows today as well. Few lessers came in too.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/20/15 08:41 PM
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Scouted today and did see some not many but none on the places I hunt
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/20/15 09:14 PM
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I'll also add im hunting south Texas 1-2 hours south of San antonio
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
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11/20/15 09:18 PM
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I cant believe i read this whole thread Kinda what I was just saying to myself...it's not even 2nd split and we're talking about bird numbers. Christmas until the end of the season it what it's all about...anything you kill right now are bonus birds IMO. I agree, why is the season even open in november anyway?
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
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11/20/15 11:52 PM
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I've been seeing plenty here in centex, more than enough to limit out each hunt. We r having best start ever- 3x birds last year ytd- could have limited easy every gun, every hunt if we shot more blackjacks (only 9 ytd)
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/22/15 07:09 PM
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Drove around Williamson and Bell county yesterday and found 2 coots. And no, I'm not talking about Deckhand and Sallysue.
Not a single duck on any stock tank to be seen.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/23/15 01:24 PM
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They have just started getting here in good numbers in Montague and Clay counties. Birds everywhere right now. Time to get after them.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
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11/23/15 01:45 PM
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Seems to have moved a lot of birds out.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/23/15 02:25 PM
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Mass exit of birds with this front, and no migration yet to replace them. Did see large groups of migratory birds flying high Saturday as the front blew in. Awesome site to see.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/23/15 03:05 PM
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The pintails are for sure gone. Seen more mallards sunday than I did all season, but not entirely enough to replace the sprigs. Gadwall and teal are still plentiful.
Seeing more and more snows and specs though.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
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11/23/15 08:34 PM
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Apparently I've got enough wood ducks to keep me busy until Sunday, lol. I've never seen so many wood ducks, they are everywhere.
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/23/15 08:53 PM
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we've been seeing a good number of wood ducks on public grounds in a few coves. lots of gadwalls and smileys
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Re: anyone else not seeing good numbers of ducks?
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11/24/15 03:22 AM
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Still have good reports both north And south of I 20. Will hunt this weekend
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