I am hearing of a fair amount of ducks in the Delta, that is where there is water. Pumps are still running wide open on a lot of leases. The York Woods are reportedly covered. I haven’t seen this myself, but have heard it through fairly reliable sources.

Waterfowler.com is reporting the following:

MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY

Snow, wind and sub-freezing temperatures have brought a good push of birds out of Canada. From the upper Mississippi River to the Ohio Valley this week’s cold front brought a new wave of birds. Though some areas, particularly those effected by drought, report only a slight increase in duck numbers, areas along major rivers and the Great Lakes have consistently reported a major jump in mallard, diver and goose numbers.

The wave of new birds is not limited to the upper flyway. Reports from Iowa to the rice belt of Louisiana indicate a respectable migration of new ducks all along the flyway. The recently released November survey for Louisiana indicates an overall increase of more than 250,000 ducks from last year’s survey. These numbers also do not include the new birds that moved into The Bayou State with the recent cold front.

Many areas of the lower flyway are suffering from a severe lack of water. In those areas concentrations of ducks and geese are likely to be subject to heavy gunning pressure on the flooded agricultural fields and impoundments.

The weekend outlook is good for hunting through most of the flyway, though some far northern areas may face a significant drop in bird numbers, as the cold and snow continue to hang on.

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