thejigger

We had a meeting via conference call on Saturday. The Goose limit of 2 and 30 day season is still in effect for the West central zone. The question was asked if there was any chance of the Atlantic Flyway council getting us back to a 50 day, 3 bird limit anytime soon and the answer was no. No flight observations are taking place over the breeding grounds this year due to the Corona virus. 

Duck                                Oct 17 thru Nov 8, Nov 28 thru Jan 3

West Central goose         Oct 24 thru Nov 8, Dec 21 thru Jan 3

South goose                     Oct 24 thru Jan 9

Youth weekend                Oct 3 and 4

Veteran/Military                Wed, Nov 11 AND Sat, Nov 14

Brant                                Oct 3 thru Nov 21

Scaup                               First 40 days of duck season the limit is 1, the last 20 days of the season the limit is 2

Good luck and safe hunting

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I have next Th, Fr and Sat off, wondering if I could meet you in Watkins one of those days to buy them

We had our meeting today in a conference call. Here are the 2020-2021 season dates

Duck- Oct 17 thru Nov 8

           Nov 28 thru Jan 3

West Central goose- Oct 24 thru Nov 8

                                  Dec 21 thru Jan 3

South goose- Oct 24 thru Jan 9

Youth- Oct 3 & 4

Military/Veteran- Wed, Nov 11 AND Sat,Nov 14

Brant- Oct 3 thru Nov 21

The 2 Bluebill season is Dec 15 thru Jan 3, 20 days, the rest of the season is only 1 bird

Happy Easter

The launch at Union Springs is open

are these still for sale

I fish a lot with Sliders, my favorite is pumpkinseed pepper flake, motor oil also produces. I don't know why spikes wouldn't work, we were catching perch on worms and minnows under slip bobbers. Sometimes I will have a 1/8th ounce jig  on the bottom and a tiny jig or even a fly on a dropper 4 or 5 inches above the jig. Hope this helps

I have been launching at Mud Lock on River rd

Like everything else, the Coronavirus cancelled the task force meeting that was supposed to be held two weeks ago. We were sent an on-line form for our recommendations on season dates for the Western zone youth hunt, dates for the new veteran/active military hunt, the brant season and both the West central and South goose season. The Mallard bag limit did not change, neither did the goose limit and number of days for the West central zone (30 days, 2 birds). The South zone stayed the same with a 80 day, 5 bird limit, being able to split 3 times, no later than Jan 31. The feds  decided to cut the Scaup limit to 1 bird for 40 days of the season and 2 birds for 20 days, leaving it up to the task force to decide which 20 day period we could harvest the 2 birds. The duck season dates are October 17 thru November 8, and the second split is November 28 thru January 3. We will meet via conference call or Skype to review our suggestions and finalize the dates so they can be included with the new hunting regulation book. I will keep you posted.

Not sight fishing now, the water is too dirty, can't even see bottom. Same amount of boats today but the fishing was a little slower. Is it really a big secret that the perch are biting on the north end of Cayuga in the spring? On minnows? 

Fishing has been great lately. West side of the channel out in front of Canoga is where I have been catching them. Tons of boats, counted over 30 the last 2 times I fished. A lot of guys are jigging, I have been using minnows under slip bobbers. Good luck and be safe.

We fished Fair Haven today, the old east wind saying proved to be true. In 3 hours we boated 2 and lost 1. The water was very dirty in close so we had to fish deeper than I like to this time of year. Water temp was 36, fish came on pink Thunderstick jr and NBK.

We hunted 2 different areas on the Finger Lakes National Forest today and put up 1 bird about 50 yards ahead of us. What a beautiful day for a walk in the woods. Gonna try a new area tomorrow that I have been wanting to check out for a couple years now, then back to the area I saw all the tracks in the other day.

Just got back from hunting pheasants on a preserve. We reserved 8 and killed 7. We put the 8th one up but it flew towards the club house and my son did the right thing by not shooting. Hank is a machine. The birds were holding very tight today, so tight he actually caught a hen! I plan on walking my hangover off tomorrow hunting grouse again. Good luck and safe hunting/fishing

Hunted a new area today. We only put 1 up with no shots. Tough conditions again today. Saw a ton of tracks so we will definitely go back when conditions improve. Chasing pheasants tomorrow, then beer and wings for the game

Hank and I hunted yesterday and put up 6 grouse. Conditions were tough, crunchy snow and the snow that fell overnight where I was hunting was on the branches, making shots nearly impossible. I watched Hank look up in the trees that we put birds out of. He is learning all the time. Yesterday started my 6 day break and we plan on hunting every day. Sunday I am taking my son to the pheasant preserve for his 16th birthday. It is a tradition we started when he turned 12 and something we look forward to every year. Good luck and safe hunting/fishing 

I have found birds in just about every kind of cover you can imagine. I like to find state land with old clear cuts, so there are strips of old pines with overgrown clear cuts between. I also have been finding them in classic thick cover, the kind it hurts to walk thru due to the thorns and such. Something kinda off the wall I have been doing this year is changing my choke and shot combination. Conventional wisdom, I think, is to hunt grouse with an open choke and small shot, which works better with pointing dogs, if the grouse will stay put. Since I have been hunting with my Lab, I have been using a modified choke and #4 shot, it seems the bigger shot has a better chance of getting thru the branches and I can take a little more time pointing the gun. Only 1 time this year did I wish I had the IC choke in. Learning and trying new things all the time>

What a day. Hank and I put up 11 grouse.today, 6 from the trees and  5 off the ground. I shot at 3 and didn't connect. Today was such a beautiful day in the woods, spectacular weather for late January, unless you're an ice fisherman. I have been finding many spots to bow hunt next year. I have walked close to 10 miles over the last 2 days, only wish I knew how many miles Hank has traveled. Good luck and safe hunting/fishing

Hunted 2 different spots today with 0 flushes. I watched Hank get real birdy only to find were a grouse had roosted during the night. I have seen Fisher tracks in every piece of property hunted so far, just wondering if anyone else is seeing the same thing.  Just an awesome time to be in the woods chasing birds! Good luck and safe hunting

Hank and I hunted on Ft Drum last Wednesday and killed 1 grouse after putting 8 up. I only shot at 2 so I was very happy. Yesterday we hunted Morgan Hill state property while my son and a friend went skiing. We put 2 birds up, I shot at both and had no business missing the one, but that's what happens. There seems to be a lot of grouse around this year. Good luck and safe hunting

Killed another grouse today over Hank. We put 8 up all together. I shot at 3 others and should have had at least one more. I have hunted grouse for many years over my Brittanys and this is the first year hunting with my Lab. Hank stays close and has a great nose which has worked out great so far. I am heading up to Fort Drum tomorrow to chase them around, can't wait! Good luck and safe hunting

Killed 2 grouse yesterday over Hank, a small female and a beautiful male. Put up one more bird but had no shots. Not bad for only hunting one hour. Gonna make the trip to Ft. Drum on Tuesday and chase some more grouse. Good luck and safe hunting

Great couple of days for us. Yesterday I took my son and 2 friends hunting after I woke up from working my 3 nights. We, I should say they, killed a mixed bag of blacks, whistlers, redheads and bluebills, with my lab doing some great work. Then today I killed 2 more roosters over my lab Hank only to discover he tore the end of his ear wide open some time throughout the day. Got the bleeding to stop for now. That concludes my pheasant season, we killed over 30 pheasants over Hank this year. Such a pleasure to hunt over a good dog! Good luck and safe hunting!

Last Tuesday and Wednesday while pheasant hunting on the COOP in King Ferry I saw a lot of snows flying. They were coming off Cayuga in big numbers around Long Point. Seemed to be a lot of juvies in the flocks.

2 roosters yesterday, a drake goldeneye and 2 more roosters today with my lab Hank. First time pheasant hunting with him since the Nebraska trip and I gotta say he learned a lot out there. Hunting over him is a pleasure. Good luck and safe hunting