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Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6934207 10/26/17 11:19 AM
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Widgeon with a gadwall or two mixed in. Think I'll set up next to the road.

Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6934262 10/26/17 12:38 PM
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You might have to set up under the trees to keep the sun out of your eyes.

Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6934309 10/26/17 01:25 PM
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Buddy of mine was fishing this past weekend and said Matagorda bay was full of big ducks mainly Gadwall and Widgeon.

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10/26/17 Report
Region: North Texas
Location: Lake 8
Scouting Time: Shooting time to sunrise
Observations: Saw 1 mallard. Lake 8 is difficult to get close to roosts without a boat. I had to set up on a main lake point from which I could see the feeder creeks.


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Re: Duck Reports [Re: jnd59] #6934343 10/26/17 01:43 PM
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You should call that lake suck. grin

Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6934610 10/26/17 04:10 PM
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My brother said in the last few days a lot of wigeon, greys, and some non-resident mallards are showing up on Lake Suck, North TX region.


Re: Duck Reports [Re: BradyBuck] #6934715 10/26/17 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted By: BradyBuck
Starting to see several bodies of water holding ducks.




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Re: Duck Reports [Re: jnd59] #6935161 10/26/17 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted By: jnd59
10/26/17 Report
Region: North Texas
Location: Lake 8
Scouting Time: Shooting time to sunrise
Observations: Saw 1 mallard. Lake 8 is difficult to get close to roosts without a boat. I had to set up on a main lake point from which I could see the feeder creeks.


What about lakes 2-7?

Re: Duck Reports [Re: Guy] #6935253 10/27/17 01:10 AM
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10/25/17 Report
Region: North Texas
Location: We'll call this one Lake 1
Scouting Time: Shooting time to sunrise
Observations: Saw 20-25. Mostly teal with 4 positive blue wing. 2 possible mallard.

Now that's a report! cheers

Yeah, that should be THF Official Duck Reporting format. grin


He said "North"

Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6935279 10/27/17 01:29 AM
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normally don't get huntable numbers in E/SE tx on our places until mid November, sometimes thanksgiving. But, have already had a handful show up on the only water we have right now. Would be nice to have good huntable numbers for the first couple weeks!! this happened about 3 or so years ago.

Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6935484 10/27/17 06:56 AM
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I haven't gotten back to 2-7 yet. Hope to this weekend or next week. Then swing by 1 and 8 for comparables.

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Re: Duck Reports [Re: jnd59] #6935554 10/27/17 12:22 PM
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Got a good indicator pond by my house in north Dallas, it was holding good number ducks this morning. First time I have seen ducks on it this season.

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Originally Posted By: 4Weight
Buddy of mine was fishing this past weekend and said Matagorda bay was full of big ducks mainly Gadwall and Widgeon.

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Very good news Buddy..
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Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6936279 10/27/17 10:21 PM
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Saw 9 grays, 8 GWT yesterday around 330- Nortex private- think there were a pile of teal around corner- didn’t want or care to disturb them

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Re: Duck Reports [Re: ndhunter] #6936299 10/27/17 10:45 PM
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10/25/17 Report
Region: North Texas
Location: We'll call this one Lake 1
Scouting Time: Shooting time to sunrise
Observations: Saw 20-25. Mostly teal with 4 positive blue wing. 2 possible mallard.

Now that's a report! cheers

Yeah, that should be THF Official Duck Reporting format. grin


He said "North"

It's ok, calm down. grin

As long as it's not a lake!!

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Earth which may or may not include North Texas grin
Private tank C (restricted 5-10 acre)
20-25 mostly widgeons/gadwalls it appeared. I couldn't get close
4:30 pm

Also saw flight of cranes over Lake 2 at appx 10:40am

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Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6936875 10/28/17 03:53 PM
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They are COMING

Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6937499 10/29/17 08:20 AM
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Back to lake 1
100-200 could not identify appx 500 yards off but rose like puddlers. Definitely not ringnecks.
4:40-5:10 pm


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Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6938564 10/30/17 02:16 AM
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10/28/2017 report
My lake 1 (north Texas)
2 scouting parties. 1 east, 1 west. Met in middle.
Surprisingly west party saw few ducks. Eastern party found huntable number of ducks..
Boat across middle of lake one kicked up large but scattered numbers of ducks. Consisting of 83.4% divers of some species ( most likely scaup). These birds considered unhuntable due to water depth and lack of any cover.

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About 60 birds total yesterday morning in NETX...the front has pushed them out.

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Brushing blinds this weekend south of Winnie and saw more specks than normal for this time of year and a lot of GWT.


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Re: Duck Reports [Re: Guy] #6939308 10/30/17 03:33 PM
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As long as it's not a lake!!


Ok, guess I am having flashback to old days of migratory forum. Lots of angry people.

Re: Duck Reports [Re: LarryCopper] #6939357 10/30/17 03:57 PM
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Our lease is just a couple miles east of the HPMMU. Went this weekend to get some stuff done around camp and move some feeders. On the way (and the way back) I started seeing groups on tanks once I got an hour or so west of Ft Worth. We have two decent ponds on the place, one is only about an acre but has lots of groceries. The other is 3.5 acres. The smaller one was holding a couple dozen greys and wigeon, the larger one had well over 100. cheers

Decided to take the boat and try to hunt HPMMU on Saturday. The Astros game made us stay up late drinking beer so we decided to try to roll in later than normal. West-ish Texas, nobody cares about ducks out here, right? Got to the ramp, parking lot was full of trucks with DU stickers and empty boat trailers. eek2 Turned my arse right around and went back. Was a good nap.


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During teal we saw spoonies, havent checked since then.


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I'll take a Black Female every time.

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Private tank B (restricted no hunting)
8 mallards. They usually don't show up at this tank until late November or December.
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