How is it lookin in ND?

[Crew_ChiefND]

Stagnant birds where I was at this weekend, even with the wind. Some smaller flocks of snows around, saw a feed of around 2,000. Saturday had skim ice on the first 8-10' of a slough I was hunting. Still seeing BWT around, which is nuts for this time. Halloween weekend and the first two of weekends of November will be a show, as usual. Saskatoon, SK forecast...

 

[Doofighter]

Appreciate the updates. Headed out to Ashley area on Halloween for 5 days.

 

[Waterswatter715]

Best

Appreciate the updates. Headed out to Ashley area on Halloween for 5 days.

Of luck will be out in the Lakota area the 28th for a week

 

[Hodagger]

Heading out on the 25th, SE. Was wondering if there is any corn coming off yet to any degree?

 

[Crew_ChiefND]

Heading out on the 25th, SE. Was wondering if there is any corn coming off yet to any degree?

There is in some places. Soybeans are the main focus the past couple of weeks, with a lot of them harvested in the areas I go through. Considerably less corn from last year in a lot of areas. The areas I've been in, the corn is concentrated in pockets with random fields here and there.
It is super dry out there, so please be careful. I saw a large fire last Friday evening SE of Jamestown, not sure what it was, but it big enough to see flames from a couple miles away. Looks like some rain this coming Monday, that will just knock the dust down.
After Sunday night 10/23, the lows don't get above freezing, small protected waters will be getting locked up.

 

[Rilez]

Heading out on the 25th, SE. Was wondering if there is any corn coming off yet to any degree?

I know a few farmers who have all there corn off already, but most are working on it and are at varying stages... Even a very select few have a few beans left. Truthfully, it depends on the part of the state, but there's a growing amount off every day as it's been dry and everyone is pushing. The corn harvest is getting slowed down a bit because it's a bumper crop this year up here with farmers in the area seeing a 50+ bushel per acre increase over previous years which is great financially, but everything fills up faster so it can slow the pace as well.

 

[PrairieDream'n]

Appreciate the updates. Headed out to Ashley area on Halloween for 5 days.

There now. Farmers are picking corn is only good news I have... More hunters, the least water, most posted land and fewest birds (of every variety) I've seen in 20 years. I tell you, because I wish someone had told me.

 

[in2b8er]

In regards to most hunters. if you are out there this wknd you will
run into more hunters as its MEA break for minnesota schools. which i applaud any parent who takes their kids out to get them involved in waterfowl hunting. North Dakota still has prairie potholes so to get kids hooked in a target rich area is what it may take.

Our hunter numbers are dwindling and we are the true conservationists spending $$ that directly goes to conserving waterfowl habitat.

Heading there today for 4 days. more reports to come

 

[KEN]

Yes.....this weekend usually has the most hunters because of Teachers Convention. But ND also has convention this weekend. There would probably be more but Minn also has Youth deer season these 4 days.

 

[prairie hunter]

I think the blue wave tied to the MN teacher's convention is mostly a thing of the past ...

+) sports including youth hockey now in full swing
+) as noted above MN youth deer season