Just got back yesterday afternoon, after our group met for our annual "MLK hunt" out of Brinkley, just down the road from Stuttgart. Weather was kind of tough, particularly after that snow blew in late Saturday night and through Sunday morning. Rained pretty heavy/steady all morning Saturday, but the lightning didn't get "too close" so we hung in there, was our best day.
We have a lease, flooded rice fields. Also went to the local DU banquet Saturday night, so got to talk to quite a few.
Overall, as TimberRunner said, more than we've seen the past 2 years, but definitely not to the levels of 5-10 years ago. We took mallards, teal, greys, a few "elusive" norther shovelers, as well as snow, ross, and specks. Saw quite a few pintails, but never within gun range, so they are still there. The guys hunting the flooded timber out on the White and Cache seemed to have pretty similar reports as far as numbers.
We'll be back next year.
