Who has been NZ ducking?

[Batsto]

Any new birds migrating? Saw tons of Geese last night. 

[Mallard1100]

Not really. I went back out on Tuesday and it was slow. Maybe some woodies here and there but still all mainly local birds by my area. I’m going back out tomorrow to close it out. 

[Batsto]

South Zone Tomorrow. Hopefully we will see some birds.

[Mallard1100]

48 minutes ago, Batsto said:

South Zone Tomorrow. Hopefully we will see some birds.

Should be plenty of woodies in a spot like that! Have fun. 

[Hawkeye57]

Got out Tuesday- insane amount of birds. 2 man limit of woodies, a mallard and black duck. Looks of geese flying too. Got out yesterday- only shot two woodies. no other ducks moving around and very few geese. Gotta love Waterfowl hunting! 

Annoyed I wont be out for South Opener. Good luck to those getting out. Batsto- cant stand your political posts but you got one good looking dog! haha. Enjoy the hunt! maybe see you out in one of the Pine Potholes. 

[Bobcat19]

4 hours ago, Batsto said:

Any new birds migrating? Saw tons of Geese last night. 

As far new birds migrating since NZ opener on Saturday (10/10) haven't seen many new birds. We had great numbers on opener for sure and they stuck around for the most part during the week. We've had some banner mornings this week up until this morning (10/16). Wood ducks have gotten stale for sure.

Overall bagged typical Woodies, more Mallards than usual, and surprisingly a few Black Ducks and GWT. Usually don't see Black Ducks until December in our spots. 

As I type, this weather front today (10/16) into tomorrow morning looks like our best bet in the near future for a push of new birds. Should be good for guys hitting SZ opener and others sticking out the last day of NZ first split.

[Mallard1100]

Back out for the last day yesterday. Tons of gunfire. Someone must have found a honey hole close to my area because they were tearing it up all morning. I only managed a drake mallard after a spell of some piss poor shooting although my chances were slim with very few birds in range. Few big ducks seen. Waves of woodies left at first light and nothing pouring back in. Beautiful morning for a paddle. 

[chenrossi]

Teal, woody, mallards, black ducks, wigeon, pintail yesterday for south zone opener. Good stomping.

[DFN]

anyone going out tomorrow in NZ?  I was scouting last week and saw a few geese and mallards

[Bad64chevelle]

I may try in the morning . Seeing mallards and some wood ducks stills .

[ElevatedHunter]

I should be out in the morning in the NZ

[Deerslayer21]

On 10/18/2020 at 8:39 AM, Mallard1100 said:

Back out for the last day yesterday. Tons of gunfire. Someone must have found a honey hole close to my area because they were tearing it up all morning. I only managed a drake mallard after a spell of some piss poor shooting although my chances were slim with very few birds in range. Few big ducks seen. Waves of woodies left at first light and nothing pouring back in. Beautiful morning for a paddle. 

I have that same camo wrap. Its the best isnt it ..... 

[Bossman429]

Gonna give it a shot this am.  Hopefully the spot I picked isn’t a cluster.   Good luck all

[Mallard1100]

4 hours ago, Bossman429 said:

Gonna give it a shot this am.  Hopefully the spot I picked isn’t a cluster.   Good luck all

Good luck. Let us know how you did. Certainly not duck hunting weather these last few days. 

[Pqreturn62]

Only flights I had were in the dark about 10 minutes before shooting time. Then 2 ducks around 7:30. No wind, light air, ducks aren’t flying by me...