The following report is produced for Texas Parks and Wildlife under a federal grant through the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program. Updated Nov. 8. This region of the state received copious amounts of rainfall over the week. Combine that with much cooler temperatures and hunting prospects improve dramatically. Snow, freezing temps to the north, and a bright moon will prompt migrants to take flight south.
Ducks are in abundance and numbers are building daily.
Mallards are beginning to use playa lakes and new recruits are arriving daily. Widgeons, greenwings, gadwalls and pintails continue to fill straps for hunters. Canada goose numbers are enough to hunt. Reports on area lakes near Dumas said thousands showed up literally overnight with last weekend. Sandhill cranes are building also.