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Arizona Waterfowl Hunter :: News Rss Feeds, Migration, Weather & Firearms :: Migration Routes Updates Surverys Rss feeds :: Iowa Reports Author Topic: Iowa Reports (Read 22 times) James Rhea Administrator member is offline Joined: May 2004 Gender: Male Posts: 2,220 Re: Iowa Reports « Thread Started on Oct 19, 2009, 8:33am » Weather and migrations during the survey period: October 15, 2009 Weather this past week was unseasonably cold and wet. High temps in N Iowa did not exceed 45, except on Sunday. Normal highs would be near 60. Hunters were greeted with good waterfowling weather on the Oct. 10 opener; temperatures in the mid 20's and winds from the northwest winds at 15 mph. Sunday's temps were as low as 20 in parts of north Iowa and hunters had to break ice on small wetlands. Hunting pressure was lower than usual and success was highly variable; limits on some areas while hunters averaged a duck or 2 on others. Green-winged teal, gadwall, mallards, and shovelers dominated the bag. Cold temperatures persisted through the week. Temps dipped to the lower 20's in north Iowa on the 13th and ice covered small and shallow wetlands. On Wednesday, parts of north Iowa accumulated up to 2 inches of snow. The cold weather and ice appeared to push wood ducks and teal south, but also brought an influx of diving ducks. This was most notable on the Upper Mississippi River where diving ducks increased from near zero to 156,000 (120,000 cans) in a week. South Zone areas also picked up ducks this past week, which should bode well for the opener in this weekend. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged My Grandfather, once told me that "there are only two types of waterfowl hunters ; those that have fallen in the water and those who are going to James Rhea Administrator member is offline Joined: May 2004 Gender: Male Posts: 2,220 Re: Iowa Reports « Reply #1 on Nov 7, 2009, 9:01am » Weather and migrations during the survey period: November 5, 2009 The rains finally ended on Oct. 31 and strong WNW winds blew a few ducks into the state, mostly divers (ring-necked ducks, redheads, and canvasback) and mid-season migrants (green-wings, gadwalls, and wigeon). Canvasback numbers on the Mississippi River jumped another 100,000 to 400,000, while scaup numbers increased from 90,000 to 125,000. The mild weather that settled in for most of the past week did not appear to be conducive to substantial migrations, even though the wind blew from the NW on Nov 2 and Nov. 4. It is unclear if the drop in ducks seen onsome northern areas is the result of birds exiting the region or just a redistribution of the birds onto the temporary wetland habitat created by the recent heavy rains. Many managed areas had excessively high water levels last week, but water levels have been brought back to near normal levels on most areas thanks to the past week of dry weather. Reports of hunting success over the past week have been highly variable Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged My Grandfather, once told me that "there are only two types of waterfowl hunters ; those that have fallen in the water and those who are going to Forum Jump--------------------» Home--------------------» Arizona Hunting Season 2009-10--------------------- Arizona Waterfowl Season - 2009-10 Small Game Hunting - Deer, Elk ,Turkey, Javelina, Bear Etc--------------------» News Rss Feeds, Migration, Weather & Firearms--------------------- AZGFD, Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl, ESPN Feeds- Migration Routes Updates Surverys Rss feeds- Weather Conditions Board With Rss feeds for Moon- Ammo, Guns, Firearms Rss feeds--------------------» General Talk & Photo's--------------------- General Talk --- Dog Training for Fall Hunt- 2009-10 Hunting Partners Search- Photo's and Video's- Duck Calling Contest--------------------» Wild Game Recipes--------------------- Waterfowl Recipes- Wild Game Recipes Video--------------------» Rules, Help and Suggestions--------------------- Rules of the forum- Help and Suggestions--------------------» For Sale Items , Ohter Items of Interest--------------------- Hunting items For Sale- Outfitters, & Out of State Hunts--------------------» Sports--------------------- Nascar- NBA- NFL- NHL- MLB   Satellite Tracking & Info AGFC Satellite Mallard Tracking system. Ducks at a Distance.

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