Migration Alert: State-by-state Pacific Flyway Breakdown
Early migrating waterfowl, feeling an early winter pinch, are filtering south throughout the Pacific Flyway states and finding variable habitat conditions upon arrival in the region.
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Migration Alert: Options Abound for Massachusetts Hunters
Arriving ducks may find a shortage of wetlands in Massachusetts following a dry second half of the summer. Donnelly reports that many wetlands are low on water and choked with vegetation.
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Migration Alert: Early Season Success for South Dakota Duck Hunters
The opening day of the duck season marks the official arrival of fall for many hunters in South Dakota, and for those who took to the fields and marshes this past weekend, autumn seems to have arrived with a bang.
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Migration Alert: Prospects Good for Minnesota Waterfowlers
It's certainly not a flood of new ducks, but ringnecks and other early migrants are beginning to show up in northern and central Minnesota, augmenting local populations of wood ducks, teal and other species that have been targeted by this state's hunters since the Sept. 21 opening day.
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Migration Alert: Better Late Than Never for Louisiana Teal Hunters
Louisiana's early teal season is ending with a bang, thanks to the arrival of good flights of bluewings during the latter half of September. The strong finish comes after a disappointing start for many Louisiana teal hunters.
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Migration Alert: Kansas Wildlife Area Has Best Waterfowl Habitat in Decades
Last year's drought limited waterfowling opportunities on the area, but this phenomenon allowed natural and planted vegetation to gain a foothold throughout the property. Late-summer rains pushed rain gauges to 10 inches the first week of August, creating superb waterfowl habitat conditions.
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Migration Alert: Texas Bluewings Arrive Just In Time
The Thursday Outdoors section of the Houston Chronicle, a barometer for many coastal hunters and fishers, painted a bleak picture for opening day teal prospects. What a difference a day makes.
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Atlantic Flyway Hunters Ready to Roll
Many Atlantic Flyway waterfowlers kicked off the hunting year with resident Canada goose and early teal seasons in several states, while others are eagerly anticipating the main event in the upper end of the flyway. New York often provides a good indication of what the season will hold in states further down the flyway.
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Migration Alert: The Stage is Set for North Dakota's Duck Season
For much of the past three weeks, Joe Fladeland has been bumping around North Dakota's back-roads chasing early season Canada geese, but the number of ducks gathered on the state's prairie potholes has the Avery pro-staffer excited about the opening of the general waterfowl season later this month.
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Migration Alert: DU Chief Scientist outlines waterfowl season expectations
"Too hot, too cold, just right" characterize what I expect the 2013-2014 waterfowl season to be.
Along with "too wet, too dry, best ever," the unpredictable combinations of habitat conditions and weather will certainly be the common themes for the upcoming season.
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Migration Alert: Saskatchewan - Late summer on the Canadian Prairies
Wetlands conditions remain very good with many shallow seasonal wetlands still holding water. Due to an unusually late spring across the prairies, we know that duck production was delayed this year, especially for early nesting species like mallards and pintails.
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2013 Spring Habitat Conditions in Canada
Spring arrived one to two weeks late in most of Canada, which delayed some migrants, but early breeders are taking advantage of conditions.
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