This will be remembered as the opening weekend that didn’t happen for duck hunters in Southwest Wisconsin. High water has filled the river bottoms from bank to bank. What normally is marsh and pond is now a free flowing river. Brush that hunters hide behind is under water.
I remember an opening weekend like this back about 20 years ago when I was an addict to duck hunting. I went every day of the season rain or shine and was nearly devastated when we had flood conditions on the opening weekend. Being a bit stubborn my hunting buddy and I waded out to our duck blind in chest waders and found the only part of the blind we could see was the top 2x4 sticking up from the fast moving water.
That’s the same thing hunters will find this year. If you are willing to check out some new territory and take a little hike, there are ducks up in the hills along the many streams that run into the Wisconsin. Wood ducks especially will follow the streams upriver and find acorns to feed on. Walk along the streams quietly and you’ll often find ducks here and there. It can be a way to salvage some duck hunting time and actually be a lot of fun.
Otherwise, go squirrel hunting, turkey hunting or deer hunting with a bow. Living in SW Wisconsin there are many choices of outdoor activities and a hunter or fisherman just has to be willing to change a bit and he’s right back in the game.
by: Dan Bomkamp
author and host of "How's Fishing?"
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