Oklahoma Waterfowl Hunting

NORTHWEST

Canton (ZONE 1): Lake level is 1.50 ft. below normal. Habitat conditions are fair on the lake. Winter wheat plantings are planted and are in good condition. Row crops, in good condition, have been harvested in the area. Duck numbers are moderate, with a mix of diver and puddle ducks. Goose numbers are moderate, with a few white-fronted and snows present. Hunting activity is low, with fair to good success. Significant migration activity has occurred over the last week for ducks and geese. A few sandhill cranes are moving through the area as well. The boat ramp west of the Wildlife Management Area headquarters is useable as are all boat ramps on the south side of the lake.

Ft. Supply (ZONE 1): Lake level is 0.90 ft. below normal. Habitat conditions are fair, with wheat in the area in good condition. Duck numbers are low. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity is low. Bird movement in the area has been low since the middle of last week. Waterfowl season will be closed November 21 to November 29 for deer gun season.

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge: Duck numbers: gadwall 1,000; mallard 8,900; redhead 630; ring-necked 520; ruddy 250; shoveler 1,200; blue-winged teal 3,800; green-winged teal 500; pintail 1,685; ruddy 250; lesser scaup 130. Goose numbers: large Canada 1,600; small Canada 75,700; snow 12,900; white-fronted 6,400.

SOUTHWEST

Ft. Cobb (ZONE 2): Lake level is 0.32 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are good, with summer crops currently being harvested. Duck numbers are low, but improving. Goose numbers are low. Hunting activity has been slow, with some success. Bird movement continues to increase with more birds starting to show up at the lake.

Hackberry (ZONE 2): Reservoir is 2.0 ft. below conservation pool. Habitat conditions are good, with wild millet, pigweed and tooth-cup. Duck numbers are good, with mainly teal and pintails. Goose numbers are low, with mainly white-fronted geese. No significant bird movement noted in the area since last report.

Mtn. Park (ZONE 2): Lake level is 3.75 ft. below normal. Habitat conditions are good, with winter wheat now up and in good condition. Duck numbers are low, with mostly teal, pintails and mallards present. Goose numbers are moderate. Goose numbers have increased slightly during the past few days.

NORTHEAST

Copan (ZONE 2): Lake level is 0.50 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are excellent, with flooded native plants on units and uncut soybean fields on the management area. Duck numbers are low, and increasing since cold weather arrived. Goose numbers are low with mostly resident Canadas. Hunting activity was very busy opening weekend, but now moderate on weekends and light during the weekdays. Hunting success recently been low. Bird movement continues to increase with every frontal passage.

Eufaula (ZONE 2): Lake level is 1.37 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions with current lake level are fair, with very little farming in the area. Duck and goose numbers are currently low. Hunting activity was moderate opening weekend, but has been light since. Some movement of snows was reported over the weekend.

Ft. Gibson (ZONE 2): Lake level is 0.35 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are currently fair, with smartweed, barnyard grass and some agricultural crops in the area. Duck numbers a low. No geese were observed in the area. Hunting activity is moderate with fair success. Bird movement in the area has been slow.

Hulah (ZONE 2): Lake level is 1.00 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are excellent, with flooded native plants on units and soybean fields on the management area. Duck numbers are moderate, and increasing since cold weather arrived. Goose numbers are low, with mostly resident Canadas. Hunting activity has been heavy on the weekends and light during the weekdays. Hunting success has recently been low. Bird movement continues to increase with every frontal passage.

Kaw (ZONE 2): Lake level is 0.92 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are good, with an excellent supply of Japanese millet, sedges and duck potato. Duck numbers are fair. Goose numbers are fair. Hunting activity is low, with fair success. A fair amount of bird movement has been seen coming into the area with the cold front.

Keystone (ZONE 2): Lake level is 1.90 ft. above normal. Flats, sloughs and potholes are in very poor condition due to summer water shortage in the lake. Lake level needs to be 4.00 ft above normal in order to flood current vegetation in flats. Cottonwood is in good condition. Duck numbers are low. Goose numbers are low. Hunter activity is high at Cottonwood, but moderate elsewhere. Hunter success was good opening weekend, but has been poor since. Heavy hunting pressure and poor habitat conditions moved birds out of the area. No other bird movement was seen in the area.

Oologah (ZONE 2): Lake level is 3.48 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are fair, with no flooded millet and some plants along the edge of the lake. Crops around the lake are in poor condition due to flood conditions this past summer. Duck numbers are poor to fair, with groups of ruddys, gadwalls, ring-necks, mallards and widgeons seen on the lake and around area farm ponds and wetland units. Goose numbers are poor with only resident Canadas in the area. Hunting activity is fair, with fair success. Good waterfowl migration expected over the next several weeks with each northern frontal passage.

Sooner (ZONE 2): Lake level is normal. Habitat conditions are fair, with some submerged aquatic vegetation in lake. Winter wheat in the area is fair condition. Duck numbers are moderate, with mostly gadwall and various divers. Goose numbers are moderate. Hunting activity is moderate to high, with low to fair success. Bird movement is increasing, with some mallards starting to show in the area.

Texoma (ZONE 2): Lake level is 0.87 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are good with high water level, with some natural foods starting show up. Duck numbers are fair. No geese observed in the area. Hunting pressure in the area is moderate. More birds are arriving with each frontal passage.

Webbers Falls (ZONE 2): Lake level is 3.00 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are currently good, with smartweed, barnyard grass, bidens, cut soybeans, corn, milo and wheat in the area. Duck numbers are low. No geese were observed in the area. Hunting activity is moderate, with fair success. Bird movement in the area has been slow.

SOUTHEAST

Grassy Slough (ZONE 2): The big unit is currently at 20% capacity, with all other units full. Habitat conditions are fair, with good native grasses in the area. Duck numbers are low. No geese observed in the area. Hunting activity has been low, with low success. The recent cold front has moved birds into the area. The big unit is currently full of cattails and is being drained as to burn the unit as soon as possible; all other units are currently full.

Hugo (ZONE 2): Lake level is 1.55 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are fair. Duck numbers are low. Goose numbers are low, with only resident Canadas present. Hunting activity has been fair, with low success. Bird movement has been picking up as of recent. The area is in flood conditions, but improving daily.

Little River National Wildlife Refuge (ZONE 2): Habitat condition is good. Duck numbers are low. No geese were observed in the area. Hunting activity has been low, with poor success. Bird movement in the area has been slow.

Red Slough (ZONE 2): Wetland units and reservoirs are full. Habitat conditions are good, with native plants and winter wheat in the area. Duck numbers are fair. No geese observed in the area. Hunting activity is high in the area, with good success. Duck movement in the area is good, but hunting pressure is pushing birds off the area during the morning.

Wister (ZONE 2): Lake level is 6.00 ft. above normal. Habitat conditions are fair, with millet also in fair condition. Duck and goose numbers are low. Hunting activity has been moderate, with low success. No major bird movement seen in the area as of recent.