teal

[luker]

Hey can anyone tell me if there are any teal around in the central illinois area, havent had time to go do any scouting

[dux_99]

I was out hunting geese last Sat. and we saw a few. Not as many as we usually see this time of year on account of the high water.

[jstbob]

seen a flock today and a couple last week I never see to many around here.

[SoILKiller]

as far as I can see, none really in Southern IL- St. Louis area

[spiral_downfall]

I have "heard" of there being some around the rivers. Calhoun area but thats all hear say....

[goosetalk]

There was definitely a good number in the Calhoun area Sat....on both sides of the river.

[DuckinFool]

We drove the Big Muddy levee from Rt 3 to the north end of Oakwood Bottoms and saw nothing but 2 or 3 woodies. The river is up and flooded into the weeds but we saw no teal whatsoever. It has really been dry here. I may drag the boat out tommorrow and go check the lake.

[Killer Miller]

The IKC was supposed to go to my dad's in Illinois this past weekend, but I had to work on Saturday so we didn't go. Usually, limits of 4 a piece are taken very easily at my dad's on the first weekend, but my dad and 3 other guys killed 5 teal total on saturday. The 3 of us killed 4 honkers, so I'm kinda glad we didn't go.

[jstbob]

I seen a wave of ducks at least 1000 ducks. They were to far to tell what kind they were but there headed strait down 55 . Dont know where there goin or where they came from but it was still nice to see.

[sneakyreaper]

Hunted sat and busted one blue w. This cold wave will bring them in for a good weekend hunt. :D

[goosetalk]

Here are some pics of opening weekend in Missouri, across the river from Calhoun. In the third pic, our dog has 2 greenwingers in her mouth.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/goosetalk/DadPatchesTeal.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/goosetalk/deadteal.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/goosetalk/PatchesTeal.jpg

[Greg Ruark Jr.]

In the first pic is a bumper sticker that reads: Productivity = Job Security.

In the third pic is a demonstration.


Nice work.

[Watch em fall]

Went out yesterday to one of our pot holes and it was full of teal there are alot moving early in the morning on the mississippi.

[dux_99]

This is a picture of the hunt this morning near Henry, IL. We ended upi with 14 teal and 7 geese. Mostly Bluewings with one greenwing. One of the better early season hunts I have ever had.

http://a263.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/l_6ffa5414bd530e8619fac3136a9a8316.jpg

[ia_young_gun]

the frost were supposed to get tonight should help move more teal down this way and teal numbers are supposed to be up this year so that should equal good opening season hunts

[migrator00]

6 bluewings and 2 greenwings this a.m. for MIDWEST and I.

[dux_99]

4 of us cut another 12 teal today; We ended up with 4 greenwings and 8 bluewings and one goose. We are heading out again in the morning. We are at 64 teal and 16 geese right now. There are 4 of us going out in the morning so we should be at 80 teal by tomorrow.

[Killer Miller]

4 of us cut another 12 teal today; We ended up with 4 greenwings and 8 bluewings and one goose. We are heading out again in the morning. We are at 64 teal and 16 geese right now. There are 4 of us going out in the morning so we should be at 80 teal by tomorrow.

That's a hell of a start to a season! Iowa early duck opens this weekend so hopefully it'll be pretty good. I think there's going to be 6 shooters in my uncle's blind so hopefully we can bang 36 out.....we were done with 36 last year in about an hour.....I couldn't even touch my barrel it was so hot. :lol:

[dux_99]

I got a little ahead of myself and had to eat some humble pie yesterday. Four of us ended up with 7 teal :cry: Not a bad shoot; but not the shoot I expected. There are wads of teal in the corn fields of the club I hunt; but they are off limits per the boss at this point. Oh well; we are still having a pretty good season with 71 teal. It would be nice to make it to 100 by Sunday. We could use a few new birds to get that done. I wish geese were still in. We had one about land in the boat yesterday morning.

[Foilesmigrator92]

Me and my buddys shot 2 limits worth saturday and sunday at horseshoe lake