Duck Season ends in most of the southeast this Sunday. It has been a pretty good season for a lot of hunters that put in time and effort. Ducks never moved through in large numbers due to the mostly unseasonably warm temperatures throughout the winter, but there were several mini-flights. Drought conditions affected many hunters across the southeast. Many of the good spots from year’s past were dry this year. Arkansas hunters encountered this as well as hunters in Alabama, Georgia and others. The mini-flights provided some interesting hunts for many hunters. There were several good days that brought a nice mixed bag. Georgia had reports of teal, gadwall, redheads, mergansers, mallards, shovelers, scaup, ringnecks, buffleheads, and of course wood ducks. Without the big migration, this still proved to be a good season.
With cold weather moving in tonight and sticking through the weekend, we may get some additional birds to move. Thankfully the season lasts a week longer than in the past to take advantage of this cold spell. If you are able to get out and enjoy the end of the season, try to take a kid or someone new to the sport.
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