Waterways are frozen on Central Flyway ponds in the Midwest and greenheads will be heading south to find open water. Sandhill cranes are plentiful, but have not received the hunting pressure compared with geese. The cold blast of air has brought new mallards to the area. The Sulphur River bottom enjoyed good hunting over the weekend. Mallards, gadwalls, pintails, teal, and redheads made up the majority of the bag.
Wood ducks are plentiful in the early morning.
Still, lots of divers on Lake O' The Pines and more are on the way with chilly temperatures lingering. Bright moon and clear skies did hunters no favors over the weekend. Bird movement was very early in the morning and around midday. Mallards, pintails, gadwalls, teal and canvasbacks are good in the timber of Toledo Bend. Sam Rayburn and Lake Livingston has been good in the back coves.