Hunting Report Weekend Weather Cool Down

Lureslinger · 11-03-2008, 10:45 AM

Dont know if you have checked yet, but the weather this week is cooling down here in the eastern part of the state. Saturday and sunday highs in the mid 40's and lows around freezing!! Looking good for bowhunters, and waterfowlers.

fishman34 · 11-03-2008, 10:54 AM

the front is supposed to come through on wednesday night, and there is freezing temps and freezing rain/sleet/snow also in the forecast. Still a couple days away but it should get the deer and fowl movin!!!!

thedarkarcher · 11-03-2008, 10:55 AM

i have been watching close! finally, what we've all been waiting for....
it was almost eighty on sunday near humboldt in richardson county. kinda sucked. but....with this good weather and ten days of paid vacation starting on the 6th, things are looking good.

DiggerDog · 11-03-2008, 11:01 AM

I saw that last night. I can't wait for it to cool off.

**Ty Stromquist** · 11-03-2008, 11:03 AM

that will be nice but it sure isnt needed. These deer are rutting like mad right now.

Lureslinger · 11-03-2008, 11:10 AM

I wonder if alot of you are like me and check the 10 day forecast more than 5 times per day?? Cant wait!! My vacation starts this weekend, got next week off. Dark, I hunt pretty close to humbolt too. We wont be far away

Hopefully some horns will hit the ground in the next week & half.

Blast n Cast · 11-03-2008, 11:27 AM

For the fowlers - would it be better to hunt Thursday-Sunday, during the crap that's predicted for Thurs/Fri or Saturday-Tuesday, after the crap's blown through? Trying to plan a couple days off, and can't decide which would be better, I have no problem sitting in the crap if it means ducks.

gooseh8r · 11-03-2008, 11:43 AM

Im on the fence about this one...

Very few ducks are being reported pretty much everywhere to the north after this last front. But on the other hand, I have yet to see too many divers or any Goldeyes. So either...the chitty hatch effected the fall flight worse than any of us ever thought it would or there is ALOT of ducks up there that nobody is seeing or saying anything about.

I know that the Snows are really stacking up in Ne SoDak and NoDak so I might be concentrating on them as they grab this wind and come to us.

As for timing...The winds are supposed to pickup out of the north on Wed in the Dakotas, while we have a south wind until Thurs. Unless the Dakotas get hit with rain, Thurs will be the better day for ducks...if its raining then hunt Friday. For the most part, rain/snow will delay the migration but they usually showup within the hour that it stops.

I wouldnt expect too many migrating big Canadas for another week or so, then hunt the north wind in the middle of the day under clear skies.

thedarkarcher · 11-03-2008, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Lureslinger

I wonder if alot of you are like me and check the 10 day forecast more than 5 times per day?? Cant wait!! My vacation starts this weekend, got next week off. Dark, I hunt pretty close to humbolt too. We wont be far away

Hopefully some horns will hit the ground in the next week & half.

lol! i check the 10 day forecast about 3 times a day. hunting should be good down there with the cooler temps! if i shoot a nice one i'll pm you and maybe go show it off. i'm hunting the 7th thru 14th, usuallly check my deer in at hogie's in auburn.

bigquackattack · 11-03-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ty Stromquist

that will be nice but it sure isnt needed. These deer are rutting like mad right now.

Ty is going to be sitting in his tree stand watching the waterfowl head south by the droves. He'll head out to wack some greenies only to have a rutting buck walk past his layout. Welcome to the world of "what do I do" and the "woulda, shoulda, coulda" of hunting. It's only a short time util Ty asks if he can shoot ducks out of his tree stand.

Patrick Olson · 11-03-2008, 02:05 PM

I don't think this front is going to bring down much... Early ducks are almost all through, besides a few remaining in the Dakotas that might get swept down. There are only a few specks left, but I think some snows might have a good chance of catching the wind.

The low pressure is coming out from Colorado, sweeping through W Sodak (non-duck territory), and then moving S through Nebraska. It is a bad line for a system to move ducks. So I think it won't move much down for Mallards. Divers, a few left over gads, wigs, and pins, and snows. But nothing that I see right now really gets me going.

To be honest, I would rather see those 20 degree temps at night disappear. That only spells problems for the basins. As soon as ice starts forming, duck days in the basins are very, very limited. We have less than a month of soft water in the basins, and I would much rather have an extended season with warm temps and skittish ducks where you can still kill them if you scout than SOL in a week with one good push of ducks.

PO

**Ty Stromquist** · 11-03-2008, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bigquackattack

It's only a short time util Ty asks if he can shoot ducks out of his tree stand.

Seriously I remember an opening morning of rifle about 3 years ago that was like that. Wow they were fighting that south wind tree top level. I could have had a limit of specks and snows.

Im sure most every dedicated waterfowler remembers that day. Here I was hunting in the woods with my dad.

DSD Fanatic · 11-03-2008, 07:37 PM

Im going out to the basin thursday morning it will be intersting how I do. I think it is ether going to be kill a limit in a hour or its going to be nothing. I thinks there is going to be no gray area.

Ill let you know how I do.

Kyle

gooseh8r · 11-03-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ty Stromquist

Seriously I remember an opening morning of rifle about 3 years ago that was like that. Wow they were fighting that south wind tree top level. I could have had a limit of specks and snows.

Im sure most every dedicated waterfowler remembers that day. Here I was hunting in the woods with my dad.

I remember that day too, they were pushing the day ahead of a front, 30mph+ south wind and like 70 degrees.

Started the morning off shooting afew wigs, nothing special. Flights started to pickup around 10, it was cool to watch the migration progress. Started with afew teal, wigs, and Gads. By 2 started to see more and more Mallards and by 3 it was all mallards, common mergansers, and goldeyes. Was tough getting anything to work with the south winds. About 4 the winds switched west and it was a pounding for the last hour. I never would have stuck it out if I knew the snows were pushing the way they were. They didnt want to fly low over fremont so they were skirting us all day, we never even saw em.

Next day, I fully expected a massacare, north wind was howling, and the lake was full of ducks before shooting time. First volley of the morning jumped those and we hardly saw another duck. They just vanished like the day before didnt even exist.

Chen rossii · 11-04-2008, 09:44 AM

I agree with you Pat. I don't think we will get alot of new birds down but I think it will help. Just checked the weather and the temps look like they may bottom out at 26 degrees one night. If that happens you may see some ice form on small shallow areas. If that happens we may see the ducks bunch up a bit in the open water areas. This will drastically help. The area that I have been hunting is fairly large and the ducks are spread all over.

Chen rossii · 11-04-2008, 05:37 PM

There is a blizzard watch out for parts of South Dakota and the same for parts of North Dakota.

Willhuntforfood · 11-04-2008, 06:24 PM

Ducks or no Ducks I'll be in the basin on Thursday morning.....Race ya there.

fowlfoolr1979 · 11-04-2008, 09:26 PM

Willing to bet we will see a bunch of snows blowing south this weekend with the north winds predicted. Probably Saturday and Sunday once the skies clear after the crap coming on Thursday and Friday, as well as the full moon coming next week. Probably a few new ducks as well and who know maybe even the first push of cacklers as well as greaters! Gotta be optimistic..... Snows will be on the move for sure. IMO

Layne

BPbowhunter · 11-04-2008, 09:42 PM

Hmmm....snows. I might have to dig out the windsocks on saturday.

Still can't decide if I want to spend saturday morning in a deer stand or after ducks and geese.

mtgreenheads · 11-04-2008, 10:37 PM

Just got off the phone with a FWS friend on the border of ND/SK. Great numbers of whites moving and excellent hunting, no darks or ducks to speak of. Hope some birds hit and stick in NE.

11-03-2008, 10:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lureslinger Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 372 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Weekend Weather Cool Down Dont know if you have checked yet, but the weather this week is cooling down here in the eastern part of the state. Saturday and sunday highs in the mid 40's and lows around freezing!! Looking good for bowhunters, and waterfowlers.

11-03-2008, 10:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
fishman34 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Broken Bow/Lincoln Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 591 Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	the front is supposed to come through on wednesday night, and there is freezing temps and freezing rain/sleet/snow also in the forecast. Still a couple days away but it should get the deer and fowl movin!!!! __________________ Whackin' Woodies Waterfowl Crew On the road again Goin' places that I've never been Seein' things that I may never see again, And I can't wait to get on the road again.

11-03-2008, 11:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
DiggerDog Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: At home, in the field, in a blind, in a boat, at our cabin, on a plane, or in a hotel room Posts: 454 Thanks: 14 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	I saw that last night. I can't wait for it to cool off. __________________ "When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first." - Ernest Hemingway

11-03-2008, 11:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ty Stromquist Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in a treestand Posts: 4,021 Thanks: 52 Thanked 25 Times in 20 Posts	that will be nice but it sure isnt needed. These deer are rutting like mad right now. __________________ "Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the wildlife you hunt and for the forest and fields you walk. Immerse yourself in the outdoor experience. It will cleanse your soul and make you a better person." - Fred Bear

11-03-2008, 11:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
gooseh8r Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ne Posts: 480 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Im on the fence about this one... Very few ducks are being reported pretty much everywhere to the north after this last front. But on the other hand, I have yet to see too many divers or any Goldeyes. So either...the chitty hatch effected the fall flight worse than any of us ever thought it would or there is ALOT of ducks up there that nobody is seeing or saying anything about. I know that the Snows are really stacking up in Ne SoDak and NoDak so I might be concentrating on them as they grab this wind and come to us. As for timing...The winds are supposed to pickup out of the north on Wed in the Dakotas, while we have a south wind until Thurs. Unless the Dakotas get hit with rain, Thurs will be the better day for ducks...if its raining then hunt Friday. For the most part, rain/snow will delay the migration but they usually showup within the hour that it stops. I wouldnt expect too many migrating big Canadas for another week or so, then hunt the north wind in the middle of the day under clear skies. __________________ "In Duckhunting there are champion duck callers and champion duck killers...Im both." To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-03-2008, 10:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
thedarkarcher Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 941 Thanks: 103 Thanked 54 Times in 40 Posts	i have been watching close! finally, what we've all been waiting for.... it was almost eighty on sunday near humboldt in richardson county. kinda sucked. but....with this good weather and ten days of paid vacation starting on the 6th, things are looking good.

11-03-2008, 11:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lureslinger Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 372 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	I wonder if alot of you are like me and check the 10 day forecast more than 5 times per day?? Cant wait!! My vacation starts this weekend, got next week off. Dark, I hunt pretty close to humbolt too. We wont be far away Hopefully some horns will hit the ground in the next week & half.

11-03-2008, 11:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Blast n Cast Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 75 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	For the fowlers - would it be better to hunt Thursday-Sunday, during the crap that's predicted for Thurs/Fri or Saturday-Tuesday, after the crap's blown through? Trying to plan a couple days off, and can't decide which would be better, I have no problem sitting in the crap if it means ducks.

11-03-2008, 02:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
Patrick Olson Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Omaha/Lincoln Posts: 338 Thanks: 3 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts	I don't think this front is going to bring down much... Early ducks are almost all through, besides a few remaining in the Dakotas that might get swept down. There are only a few specks left, but I think some snows might have a good chance of catching the wind. The low pressure is coming out from Colorado, sweeping through W Sodak (non-duck territory), and then moving S through Nebraska. It is a bad line for a system to move ducks. So I think it won't move much down for Mallards. Divers, a few left over gads, wigs, and pins, and snows. But nothing that I see right now really gets me going. To be honest, I would rather see those 20 degree temps at night disappear. That only spells problems for the basins. As soon as ice starts forming, duck days in the basins are very, very limited. We have less than a month of soft water in the basins, and I would much rather have an extended season with warm temps and skittish ducks where you can still kill them if you scout than SOL in a week with one good push of ducks. PO

11-03-2008, 07:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
DSD Fanatic Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 58 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Im going out to the basin thursday morning it will be intersting how I do. I think it is ether going to be kill a limit in a hour or its going to be nothing. I thinks there is going to be no gray area. Ill let you know how I do. Kyle __________________ Dave Smith Decoys kill geese.

11-04-2008, 09:44 AM	#15 (permalink)
Chen rossii Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Platte River Posts: 292 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I agree with you Pat. I don't think we will get alot of new birds down but I think it will help. Just checked the weather and the temps look like they may bottom out at 26 degrees one night. If that happens you may see some ice form on small shallow areas. If that happens we may see the ducks bunch up a bit in the open water areas. This will drastically help. The area that I have been hunting is fairly large and the ducks are spread all over. __________________ "Chip, I'm going to come at you like a spider monkey."

11-04-2008, 05:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
Chen rossii Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Platte River Posts: 292 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	There is a blizzard watch out for parts of South Dakota and the same for parts of North Dakota. __________________ "Chip, I'm going to come at you like a spider monkey."

11-04-2008, 06:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
Willhuntforfood Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 57 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ducks or no Ducks I'll be in the basin on Thursday morning.....Race ya there.

11-04-2008, 09:26 PM	#18 (permalink)
fowlfoolr1979 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 608 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Willing to bet we will see a bunch of snows blowing south this weekend with the north winds predicted. Probably Saturday and Sunday once the skies clear after the crap coming on Thursday and Friday, as well as the full moon coming next week. Probably a few new ducks as well and who know maybe even the first push of cacklers as well as greaters! Gotta be optimistic..... Snows will be on the move for sure. IMO Layne

11-04-2008, 09:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
BPbowhunter 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broken Bow Posts: 2,514 Thanks: 8 Thanked 32 Times in 24 Posts	Hmmm....snows. I might have to dig out the windsocks on saturday. Still can't decide if I want to spend saturday morning in a deer stand or after ducks and geese. __________________ Whackin' Woodies Waterfowl Crew "Look, a pair of singles!"

11-04-2008, 10:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
mtgreenheads Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just got off the phone with a FWS friend on the border of ND/SK. Great numbers of whites moving and excellent hunting, no darks or ducks to speak of. Hope some birds hit and stick in NE.

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