First, go check out this post at the Outdoor Smorgasbord It looks like they were river hunting which is about all that’s left when it gets this cold. I’ve done that type of hunt a few times on The Kansas River in Northeast Kansas and on smaller rivers in Southern Missouri. The appeal is that you can get into some huge bunches and the ducks usually work pretty well. The downside is that it takes some serious equipment and, depending on the current, can be dangerous. When Riley was young she went after a cripple that was moving fast downstream. I had no boat and couldn’t have called her off if I wanted to. I was concerned that she might not be smart enough to go to the shore and walk back. If she hadn’t I suspect she’d have ended up lost on a gravel bar somewhere. In addition the bottom is uneven and can drop away without notice. Anyway, be careful and go with someone who’s experienced in this type of hunt if you aren’t.
The other option is what I did yesterday. Find a piece of water that the ducks have kept open. In this case it was a large irrigation lake. Even though it hadn’t been above freezing in days and it was 9 degrees when we got started there was still about 20 acres of open water. It’s amazing what thousands of ducks and geese can keep open. My only problem was that I couldn’t convince anyone else to go with me. I’d killed a limit of drakes in no time and I had to watch ducks pour in while I picked up. It was a good experience for Kodi who seemed to enjoy himself.
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