Minnesota Waterfowl Migration and Hunting Report Oct. 8th, 2015

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Minnesota Waterfowl Migration and Hunting Report October 8, 2015

The following report is a compilation of state and federal wildlife manager reports
and waterfowl surveys from across Minnesota. This is the 3rd report for 2015.
Reports will be compiled weekly throughout the hunting season and should be
available by Thursday afternoon each week. The Conservation Officer Report,
available on the DNR web site, also contains information about waterfowl hunter
success across the state.

General: 8 October 2015

Duck hunters had a fair 2nd weekend across the state but hunting success was
more variable than opening weekend. Blue-winged teal, wood ducks, and mallards
remained common in the bag in most locations; ring-necked ducks were more
common in north central Minnesota as numbers increased substantially from
opening weekend. Small numbers of other species (green-wing teal, pintails,
redheads) are starting to show up in hunters’ bags, but no major migrations were
noted this week with the mild weather

Canada goose abundance may have increased slightly in many areas from opening
week. Large numbers of coots are now present on many lakes in the state.

Temperatures are expected to be in the 60s over most of the state on Friday and 70s to low 80s on Saturday and Sunday with
southerly winds and no precipitation. The long-term forecast calls for mild weather with no precipitation all of next week.

Duck season reopens Saturday in the Central zone and next Thursday in the South zone.

See attached PDF for WMA counts and migration status.