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    HUNTING

    Missouri

    BOB BROWN: 19,300 ducks, mostly mallards and pintails. Moist-soil food status good; water normal. Nov. 8-12, 185 hunters averaged 2.6 ducks apiece.

    NODAWAY VALLEY: 6,850 ducks, mostly pintails. Moist-soil food status good; water normal. Nov. 8-12, 143 hunters averaged 1.1 ducks apiece.

    SQUAW CREEK: 32,821 ducks, mostly mallards. 2,800 acres of wetlands; habitat conditions good.

    MONTROSE: 2,265 ducks, mostly gadwalls. Moist-soil food status poor; water normal. Nov. 9-13, 69 hunters averaged 1.3 ducks apiece.

    FOUR RIVERS: 33,465 ducks, mostly mallards. Moist-soil food status good; water normal. Nov. 8-12, 139 hunters averaged 1.4 ducks apiece.

    SCHELL-OSAGE: 23,065 ducks, mostly gadwalls and mallards. Moist-soil food status good; water normal. Nov. 9-12, 365 hunters averaged 2.1 ducks apiece.

    GRAND PASS: 50,000 ducks, mostly mallards and teal. Moist-soil food status fair to good; water normal. Nov. 8-12, 284 hunters averaged 2.1 ducks apiece.

    FOUNTAIN GROVE: 23,125 ducks, mostly mallards and teal. Moist-soil food status excellent; water normal. Nov. 8-12, 332 hunters averaged 0.9 ducks apiece.

    SWAN LAKE: 26,450 ducks, mostly mallards. Most units are awarded through an online draw conducted every two weeks via www.swanlakepermits.com.

    Kansas

    CHEYENNE BOTTOMS: 10,000 to 25,000 ducks, mostly shovelers, gadwalls and teal; 4,000 to 10,000 geese, mostly white fronts. Water levels vary. Nov. 5-9, duck hunters averaged a bit less than 2 birds apiece.

    MARAIS DES CYGNES: More than 25,000 ducks, mostly teal; 100 geese. Water levels good; habitat good. Nov.12-13, 184 hunters averaged 2.1 ducks apiece.

    NEOSHO: 15,000 to 20,000 ducks, mostly early migrants. Hunting conditions fair. Nov. 12-13, 49 hunters averaged 1.7 ducks apiece.

    PERRY: Low numbers. Hunting conditions poor.

    TUTTLE CREEK: 80 ducks. Hunting conditions poor.

    MILFORD: 25 ducks. Hunting conditions poor.

    QUIVIRA: 36,488 ducks, mostly pintails; 23,982 geese; 2,000 sandhill cranes. Water levels are fair to good in most hunting-zone water impoundments. Whooping cranes present; area is closed to hunting.

    MELVERN: 27 ducks. Hunting conditions fair.

    Bruce Janssen, bjanssen@kcstar.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by JABIII View Post


    QUIVIRA: 36,488 ducks, mostly pintails; 23,982 geese; 2,000 sandhill cranes. Water levels are fair to good in most hunting-zone water impoundments. Whooping cranes present; area is closed to hunting.
    Anybody know if the area is closed because whooping cranes showed up or closed and whooping cranes happened to be observed?

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    Closed because.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beauregard View Post
    Anybody know if the area is closed because whooping cranes showed up or closed and whooping cranes happened to be observed?
    Anytime during the season, when whooping cranes show up the area is closed until they move on.

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    Missouri

    BOB BROWN: 38,600 ducks, mostly mallards and pintails. Moist-soil food status good; water normal. Nov. 22-26, 237 hunters averaged 3.7 ducks apiece.

    NODAWAY VALLEY: 12,320 ducks, mostly mallards, teal and pintails. Moist-soil food status good; water normal. Nov. 22-26, 209 hunters averaged 1.4 ducks apiece.

    SQUAW CREEK: 67,910 ducks, mostly mallards; 49,175 geese, mostly snow geese. 2,800 acres of wetlands; habitat conditions good.

    MONTROSE: 29,872 ducks, mostly mallards. Moist-soil food status poor; water normal. Nov. 22-26, 137 hunters averaged 0.6 ducks apiece.

    FOUR RIVERS: 50,196 ducks, mostly mallards. Moist-soil food status good; water normal. Nov. 22-26, 233 hunters averaged 1.9 ducks apiece.

    SCHELL-OSAGE: 23,065 ducks, mostly gadwalls and mallards. Moist-soil food status good; water normal. Nov. 22-26, 429 hunters averaged 0.6 ducks apiece.

    GRAND PASS: 82,000 ducks, mostly mallards and teal. Moist-soil food status fair to good; water normal. Nov. 21-26, 514 hunters averaged 2.6 ducks apiece.

    FOUNTAIN GROVE: 68,050 ducks, mostly mallards. Moist-soil food status excellent; water normal. Nov. 22-26, 551 hunters averaged 1.5 ducks apiece.

    SWAN LAKE: 101,923 ducks, mostly mallards and pintails; 4,956 geese. Most units are awarded through an online draw conducted every two weeks via www.swanlakepermits.com.

    Kansas

    CHEYENNE BOTTOMS: 15,000 to 30,000 ducks, mostly mallards, gadwalls and teal; 35,000 to 75,000 geese, mostly snow geese. Water levels vary. Nov. 24-28, duck hunters averaged a bit more than 1 bird apiece; goose hunters were most successful on the goose hunting zones and in Pool 2.

    MARAIS DES CYGNES: More than 35,000 ducks, increasing numbers of mallards; 100 geese. Water levels good; habitat good. No reports.

    NEOSHO: 30,000 to 35,000 ducks, mostly mallards, gadwalls, teal and pintails. Hunting conditions fair. No reports.

    PERRY: Low duck numbers. Hunting conditions poor.

    TUTTLE CREEK: 4 ducks. Hunting conditions poor.

    MILFORD: 200 ducks; 30 geese. Hunting conditions poor.

    QUIVIRA: 33,120 ducks, mostly pintails; 40,050 geese, mostly white fronts; 4,000 sandhill cranes. Water levels fair to good in most hunting-zone water impoundments.

    MELVERN: 30-50 ducks. Hunting conditions fair.

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    I'd look for those number to drop come the end of next week. Looks like we will be pumping water to keep holes open
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    My buddy in AR says the farm loaded up over the past few days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gregory View Post
    My buddy in AR says the farm loaded up over the past few days.
    My buddy is AR says it's still all geese. No water and no ducks. LA is loaded with birds.

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    AR needs rain and luckily we are getting it right now. We've had close to 6'' since opening weekend. Couple more big storms and we should be right with our water levels.

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    Missouri

    BOB BROWN: 31,000 ducks, mostly mallards; 85 geese. Dec. 6-10, 228 hunters averaged 2.3 ducks apiece. Marshes are 95 percent iced over.

    NODAWAY VALLEY: 4,800 ducks, mostly mallards. Dec. 6-10, 125 hunters averaged 1.9 ducks apiece. Marshes are 99 percent iced over.

    SQUAW CREEK: 41,439 ducks, mostly mallards; 47,613 geese, mostly snow geese. Marshes are 95 percent iced over.

    MONTROSE: 25,910 ducks, mostly mallards; 8,110 geese. Dec. 6-10, 149 hunters averaged 1.8 ducks apiece.

    FOUR RIVERS: 104,269 ducks, mostly mallards; few geese. Dec. 6-10, 252 hunters averaged 3.2 ducks apiece.

    SCHELL-OSAGE: 69,410 ducks, mostly mallards; 22,475 geese. Dec. 6-10, 502 hunters averaged 2.6 ducks apiece. Marshes are 90 percent iced over.

    GRAND PASS: 265,000 ducks, mostly mallards. Dec. 6-10, 551 hunters averaged 2 ducks apiece. Marshes are 98 percent iced over.

    FOUNTAIN GROVE: 96,000 ducks, mostly mallards; 3,025 geese. Dec. 4-9, 400 hunters averaged 2 ducks apiece. Marshes are 99 percent iced over.

    SWAN LAKE: 31,837 ducks, mostly mallards; 16,975 geese. Marshes are 90 percent iced over.

    Kansas

    CHEYENNE BOTTOMS: 15,000 to 30,000 ducks, mostly mallards and pintails; 45,000 to 110,000 geese, mostly snow geese. Marshes are 90 to 95 percent iced over. Dec. 7-12, goose hunters averaged a bit more than 1 goose apiece. Duck season reopens Saturday.

    MARAIS DES CYGNES: Highly variable duck numbers; few geese. Marshes are 90 percent iced over.

    NEOSHO: 30,000 to 40,000 ducks, mostly mallards, gadwalls, teal and pintails.

    PERRY: 4,000 ducks, mostly mallards. All marshes and Delaware River are iced over.

    TUTTLE CREEK: Very few ducks.

    MILFORD: 1,700 ducks; 150 geese.

    QUIVIRA: 2,572 ducks, mostly mallards; 20,022 geese, mostly snow geese.

    MELVERN: 500 to 1,000 ducks; more than 1,000 geese. Marshes are iced over.

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    My son is out in Missouri now. He's been there since the 13th and is staying until Dec 23. Coming home for Christmas then going back until it closes.
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