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Hunting- In The New York Area => New York Small Game Hunting => Topic started by: gunner on October 15, 2021, 09:42:03 PM

Title: Good luck out there on the southern zone Duck hunting opener!
Post by: gunner on October 15, 2021, 09:42:03 PM: Heading out in the am on the big water . Not expecting much but as it gets colder should get. Better. Best of luck to everyone heading out !
Title: Re: Good luck out there on the southern zone Duck hunting opener!
Post by: swamplover11 on October 16, 2021, 09:04:08 PM: Slow opener. Not many woodies as last year opener. Manages to scratch out one drake mallard,2 drake woodies.
Saw maybe 50 woodies and 6 mallards and couple black ducks.
Anyone else see any decent numbers of birds ?
Title: Re: Good luck out there on the southern zone Duck hunting opener!
Post by: gunner on October 16, 2021, 09:29:02 PM: Not many birds but we were lucky enough to have them decoy . Shot 8 . Mallards teal and black ducks . And also managed to educate a few lol. Great morning with friends called it a day 9:30 am . Till tomorrow.
Title: Re: Good luck out there on the southern zone Duck hunting opener!
Post by: walkabout on October 17, 2021, 06:07:58 AM: shoot em up good luck.
Title: Re: Good luck out there on the southern zone Duck hunting opener!
Post by: Kayaksportsman on October 26, 2021, 08:15:01 AM: Birds are starting to leave the North Country we're seeing fewer numbers up here so they should start making their way down.
Title: Re: Good luck out there on the southern zone Duck hunting opener!
Post by: swamplover11 on October 26, 2021, 05:26:07 PM: past Sunday saw fewer birds than opening day.. hunted a few miles south where numbers are usually greater the second week. Managed 2 woodies. Heard very few shots. Hoping the push comes soon!!
Title: Re: Good luck out there on the southern zone Duck hunting opener!
Post by: gunner on October 27, 2021, 06:17:06 AM: Hunted big water again this past Saturday and only seen a handful of birds . Gonna have to wait for frost . And now all this rain every swamp and puddle is full.
Title: Re: Good luck out there on the southern zone Duck hunting opener!
Post by: Kayaksportsman on November 16, 2021, 08:42:18 AM: Anybody seeing good numbers of birds? I am coming back for Thanksgiving and am planning on hunting the river.
Title: Re: Good luck out there on the southern zone Duck hunting opener!
Post by: swamplover11 on November 16, 2021, 06:10:14 PM: last week and week before seemed to be the peak in numbers where I am.. this past weekend they seemed to have moved out..