wood ducks...?

[comeback]

We have noticed a big decrease in wood duck numbers in the last 3 years. Really haven't seen many at all this year compared to past years. Of course ALL duck numbers seem to be a little thin.

[bigwater]

seriously, i think i can find more woodies in places located outside of the delta.. than in the delta... when can we expect to find some info on the latest round of wood duck banding????

[pondman]

All of my wood ducks holes came up dry this year. I had 2 or 3 holes where you would see 200 to 300 woodies a morning. Hunted one hole and saw 3 and another saw maybe 75 fly bys and nothing worked my hole.

I don't but something was different....

Pondman

[Pluck'em Up]

didnt know any of the other ducks still came thru mississippi..............So woodies are out the a#$ this year...

[Spottail Chaser]

I hunt a couple of places that are in close proximity to the MS River (north of Vicksburg and east of Tallulah) that usually hold a lot of wood ducks, but I have hardly seen any this year. An older hunter I know says in years when the river gets up the wood ducks bug out and get in the backwater on the river. It sounds like a good theory to me. I know my spot off the Pearl River North of Jackson is still holding lots of woodies. I sure od wish more were in the other two places since the mallards and gadwalls aren't being cooperative this year.

[cwink]

We have tons of them at our camp near Carthage. Not a problem killing a limit before Xmas this year. After that cold snap there are not as many. But we still have enough to make it entertaining. Also seeing a good many on the RBR.

[lab-dog 4]

been seeing 'em by the hundreds when i hunt in the timber. i love to shoot a wood duck

killed these out by new hebron on the mighty pearl


they are really beautiful birds, lab-dog

[Spoonallard]

I was killing two every time I went before Chirstmas. only two since.

[chopper30]

We had a running ton of them using one of our bean fields every afternoon before Christmas. But since the freeze of Christmas, they haven't been back. I guess they finally realized they were woodies and were supposed to be in the woods and sloughs, not hanging out in bean fields all day.

[Wingman]

If any of you fellas know of a good summertime woodie roost in Quitman county, we are trying to band some to help fill the quota for SB. It might one day lead to an extra wood duck in the bag.

I was with him last summer on DNF and we banded 58 in one pop.

[chopper30]

Sometimes they roost on our place, but will just have to let you know this year if they are using it or not.

[Mick]

We have a ton of 'em down in Lawrence Co. on the Pearl.

[LargeWoodies]

We had em here in SC til the hunting season started and as soon as a lil pressure got on em they dissapeared. We were pretty much loaded but not no more!

[Gman]

We saw bunches and bunches of them at the beginning of the year when the water was not so high. But after Christmas we have not seen very many - My guess is they are deep in the woods where their is now water and plenty of food for them.

[dawg-n-duck]

Still seeing plenty in certain sloughs and swamps, but damn them little suckers are getting smart. Seems like they all fly just about out of shooting range and steer clear of decoy spreads.