I have been duck hunting in southeast Missouri quite a bit over the holiday season.
Things were going well up until a few days after Christmas. It became very evident that what birds we were holding in the area were packing up and headed back north. We went from killing limits of mallards each day, to almost nothing. It was a sad story come Dec. 29th as it seemed pretty much everything was gone, and only a few stragglers remained and we saw temps in the upper 50s/low 60s.
On Dec. 30th, large numbers of green-wing teal moved into the area, which we haven't seen in over a month or so. Large migrating bunches of birds were also seen, all headed north. Apparently the reverse migration is happening and the birds think it's spring now. I wonder though how this latest cold snap is affecting it? What are you guys seeing?
Although it was 15 degrees here in Louisville this morning, we're looking at almost 60 degrees again by the weekend.....I'm thinking I'm done until this weather gets cold again and stays cold.......