has any one been hunting in the baldwin evansville area on the kaskaskia?
any ducks even down here yet?

not to (I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing) much man it sux i hunted becks landing and not to much down there man its pitafull



if i had control i think i would stop all the duck hunting for like 10 years just for the population to get back up ut thats me

Around Highland the ducks have been slow, could have killed lots of geese, but the season has been out and will come back in tomorrow. The new weather system coming in over the weekend should bring some new birds down for all in southern Illinois. A winter storm warning has been issued in northern Illinois, most of Wisconsin and parts of Iowa and Nebraska. The weather system is supposed to be followed up at the end of the weekend with cold NW wind. Temps lucky to get out of the teens in Wisconsin,Minnesota and the Dakotas early next week. All water should be hard by beginning of next week up there. Hope the ducks and geese follow the rules....:D
Hope to surprise the geese that have been teasing us the last five days. We will see if they cooperate in the morning.;)

not to (I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing) much man it sux i hunted becks landing and not to much down there man its pitafull



if i had control i think i would stop all the duck hunting for like 10 years just for the population to get back up ut thats me

Population back up to what?

One of my buddies hunts the river in that area. Last weekend it was real slow for them. Never killed more than 3 birds.

I saw very few ducks at Baldwin..very very few...
Geese were moving in hoardes..but duckies were a little slim...
Did notice yesterday that the duck numbers at Pyramid were starting to pick up.

any one got any spots to goose hunt around baldwin?

hey i hunted up river today and well i heard very few group shots i think it was all deer hunters i ende up with one meganser but i could count the # of ducks with my two hands only 9 it was crap if i say so it better get better or im going to have to think about next year

It was slow here today too, thought the weather would get a few southbound, really disappointing since the weather to the north is just what the doctor ordered. Hope they are in the wind tomorrow, I don't know what it takes to get waterfowl moving south anymore...:rolleyes:

an ice storm in the mid part of the state i think

I shot two northern shovelers today at carlyle. My partner missed three but it was a decent day with not a lot of birds but just enough to keep you happy. This was the first time out for me this year since the deer were just not cooperating.

Finally seeing a few more ducks/geese. According to a couple other field editors on the www.waterfowler.com site Wisconsin/Iowa/N.Illinois are that the birds are very active and they are seeing lots migrating birds the last two days. Some reports from Iowa advised they are seeing large groups of migrating ducks/geese SB, they haven't seen flights like that for several years. Hopefully they continue their S/SE flight.
WGN weather also said central Wisconsin to Chicago are expecting 6 inches of snow tomorrow night, might get a few more down here.;)

Thank You Isp!!!!!

Killed a limit today. Lots of birds boys, get out there this week if you can.

I think we will keep you as the official weatherman. I like your forecast for the week.

WGN weather says it should snow (3-6 inches) up in N. Illinois and central/southern Wisc with strong NW winds, better get out there tomorrow. We had no wind today had several groups look at us but wouldn't finish with the lifeless decoys in the water and skim ice. Went out this PM to change a few decoys around with the strong NW tomorrow and had geese in the decoys.......go figure. Should have brought the gun...:confused:
It is really icing up in Iowa and Wisconsin, they are reporting 2-4 inches of solid water, so that should help us too. Did kill a few mallards this morning but the geese were a little smarter.

back home has about 3 inches and alot of birds going high to the south

That's always good news Duck, hope to surprise a few visitors this morning.

Had to make a run to Rockford yesterday, radio reports up there saying 3-6" of snow above I 80 and 1-2" north of I 74.From bloomington to LaSalle saw lots of duck and very few geese, from LaSalle to Rockford saw lots of geese and very few ducks.Lots of food still left in the fields also.Talked to a friend hunting horseshoe saturday, he said he watched ducks moving south all day, hope some of them are going to stop for awhile.

Ducks are few and far in between, but we did get some geese today, hopefully the weather will drive a few more our way.

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so howd everyone do this weekend?

not a (I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing)(I'm an idiot for swearing) thing man i went home with nothing both days


duck hunting on saterday nothing hardly seen anything

goose hunting on sunday nothing but a cold and about 5 gallons of water in the feild blinds with us

Bad, Bad, Bad I thought with all the weather we are having especially north of us we would see some new ducks and geese. Only thing I got the last two days was wet. Did scout a little this afternoon and saw a few more birds in the air, hope the birds north of us get tired of the snow and ice and head our direction, we are under an ice storm warning here tonight and tomorrow, folks just north and northwest of me are getting a pretty good ice storm, ameren is reporting tens of thousands out of power NW of St. Louis and Central Illinois. We don't need that, we do need some new birds though...:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Smoke pot I can't believe you were out in that mess in a layout blind! You are either dedicated or a little crzy like the rest of us goose hunters.

i am dedicated and stupid but i love hunting and im not letting some little storm screew me out of my hunt time i love hunting its my pasion i dont party or do anyother stupid thing during hunting season its almost like lent to me during season haha but i do love hunting and dedicated thanks for saying that

Good to hear your commitment to the sport. Wish you and me good luck next weekend ( My next day off).

yes sir man unless we get ice and skool is off then well thats my next day to i hope we get ice haha cuz a day off of skool is always better than the best day of skool haha good luck yankee

Boys called and said just 1 duck today...4 yesterday w/ 2 Canadas'. Pretty slow there. Boys at a private spot North of Godar in Calhoun Co have been killing in the teens nearly every day. Lucky SOB's.

I went out with two buddies on Friday in Carlyle and we got 7 birds but once again had just enough action to keep us busy. We saw a lot of birds before shooting time but once it was time to shoot they new that they shouldnt be there and headed off. Planned on hunting Saturday but mom broke her wrist Friday night and was at emergency room until midnight and could not get out of bed the next day. I plan on hunting hard the next couple weeks especially during Christmas Break. I hope we dont freeze up by then and it stays cold up north and those birds get down here.

ISP and Dave, in the next few days I will be down in the Union county bottoms and will get you a report on water in little potholes and such.

im just hoping some ducks get down here this weekend
ive been off at college n havent got to hunt expect for opening day which sucked

Had a good time with CUIUC Friday. Some guys I have talked to that have been hunting Central IL last weekend said they did very well. They were hunting Lake Clinton.

Had a few more mallards in the area today, killed a couple along with a beautiful drake canvasback and a dark goose. Snow should bring a few more our way, snow is going to be throughout most of Illinois this weekend.
Met with a couple of guys this afternoon north of Carlyle Lake, they came down from the south side of Chicago, I met them on another waterfowl site. They are here to hunt ducks,they did alright today at the walk-ins. I am saying this just to say how fortunate we are to have alot of places to hunt ducks. They are killing the heck out of geese up around Braidwood and wanted to come down here to shoot some ducks. I am planning a trip up there next week for a few days of goose hunting. The computer is a great way to make contacts, take advantage of it....
These guys have killed 170 plus geese up there are wanted a change of scenery. I don't think I would get tired of hunting geese...:D

i was hunting up in central il this weekend pike county
me and my buddy got 7 geese n 3 ducks
another group got 12 geese n 8 ducks total

Where was he in Pike? I deer hunt up there and never get a chance to chase the ducks around.

bout a 1/2 mile from pittsfield lake
thats where we deer hunt as well