Sunday was no better as 23 hunters harvested 21 ducks. No geese were taken. Flocks of pintails, redheads, widgeons, and teal have again found the back bays after frigid temperatures and a strong north wind pushed them down. An abundance of grass is keeping groups rafted in large pods. Hunters should key on rafted ducks and set up there the next day with 100-plus blocks to imitate a group of divers.
Prospects are very good for the week.
Freshwater marsh ponds near Rockport have been producing well for widgeons, gadwalls, teal, redheads and pintails. A few canvasbacks have made the bag as well. Geese are using the marsh ponds as roosts and decoying over plowed ground and corn fields. Redheads and scaup are working grass beds in Aransas Bay and the Laguna Madre. At midday, most are heading for freshwater sources.