Duck Season 2021

[Ryan Miloshewski]

Well it's about that time of year. Finally found some shells for my 20 gauge and Steve on here hooked me up with 29 boxes of 12 gauge steel for $300 so I am sitting good now. We can use this as a thread for the year. Ready to get out Wednesday and dust off the rust on the ol' 20 ga and shoot 10 doves on three boxes of steel.

Anybody seeing any teal yet? I have heard of a few in North MO/Southern Iowa but haven't seen any this far down yet. 

Looks like it could be a tough season--which, it's kind of been going downhill for a long time, but the drought in the PPR was awful this fall. I feel like they'll rebound, but this year may be sparse. Just what we needed to hear. https://deltawaterfowl.org/state-duck-surveys-offer-mixed-news-for-waterfowl-hunters/ 

Either way, I'm looking forward to pics like these, duck dogs, and smelly waders.

 

[netboy]

I had a group of about a dozen Blue Wings buzz me this morning while wading on the White near Cotter. Other than that, just the usual pet Canadian geese crapping in everyone's yard.

[Gavin]

Haven’t seen many, doves are sparse too.

[Mitch f]

I put my 10 gauge Browning BPS on consignment up at Denny Dennis…it sold in 1 week.

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1 hour ago, Gavin said:

Haven’t seen many, doves are sparse too.

Doves are non existent in the MO River bottom.   Usually 1000’s by now.  I’m sure the baited fields are holding some.  Have you heard anything?

[Gavin]

There’s 60 acres of cut Sunflowers by the Weldon Boat ramp. No doves.

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2 hours ago, Gavin said:

There’s 60 acres of cut Sunflowers by the Weldon Boat ramp. No doves.

Yep.  I’m down south nearly daily.  No birds.   I don’t know any who’s been north around Marais temps Claire to get a report.  

[Gavin]

Buddy mowed his sunflowers in Troy last week. He says he has no birds. Nothing but cut weeds at MTC and Busch...no birds there either. Looks like tweety birds will be the only thing on the grill on Wednesday. I'm gonna sleep in, unless birds arrive. Haven't heard squat about CB...Lots of flowers up there this year. If they aren't holding birds, I don't know what will.

 

[Ryan Miloshewski]

I am seeing a bunch of doves at my bird feeder. Might be a stealth mode opening morning.

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1 hour ago, Gavin said:

Buddy mowed his sunflowers in Troy last week. He says he has no birds. Nothing but cut weeds at MTC and Busch...no birds there either. Looks like tweety birds will be the only thing on the grill on Wednesday. I'm gonna sleep in, unless birds arrive. Haven't heard squat about CB...Lots of flowers up there this year. If they aren't holding birds, I don't know what will.

 

Some of the best shooting I've ever had was a construction site overgrown with crab grass.  Those birds were just stuffed with it.  And they just loved taking dust bath's there too.  Cops showed up before we finished our limit😆