The following report is produced for Texas Parks and Wildlife under a federal grant through the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program. With the absence of stiff frontal passages from the north, Canada geese have been trickling in daily. Most of the Canadas are feeding in wheat and cut milo fields and roosting on area lakes. Sandhill cranes are arriving daily but many seem to keep heading south. Very few geese are staging in the region.
Ducks are plentiful on playa lakes around Dumas.
Mallards, pintails and teal are making up the majority of webbed feet. Weather patterns are not expected to change before the Oct.28 duck opener. Lows in the mid 60s and highs in the low 80s are the expected norms over the next week. Lack of rainfall and low-level water reading on area lakes and reservoirs could negatively affect the duck hunting opener. Sloughs, potholes and back water bayous are filled with vegetation and forage.