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Anybody see woodcocks lately?
Posted on 4/17/13 at 9:32 am
Posted on 4/17/13 at 9:32 am
Woodcocks, aka timberdoodles (name jokes invited), are one of those birds that used to be abundant just about everywhere east of the Mississippi, but like almost every wild creature are much rarer than in days of yore.
I read they were still somewhat common in Louisiana and Mississippi because the environment is favorable--they can hide in the woods during the day, then hunt for earthworms in soybean fields at night.
Anybody ever see them?
I may have seen one once.
I read they were still somewhat common in Louisiana and Mississippi because the environment is favorable--they can hide in the woods during the day, then hunt for earthworms in soybean fields at night.
Anybody ever see them?
I may have seen one once.
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Posted on 4/17/13 at 9:35 am to smilodonfatalis
They have migrated north for breeding. They will be back around next winter. Their numbers really depend on the temps, the colder it is the more that migrate south...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 9:35 am to smilodonfatalis
I have them on my deer lease, they fly at dusk.
Posted on 4/17/13 at 9:46 am to smilodonfatalis
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Woodcocks, aka timberdoodles
Male and female versions of the degenerates that populate prop stop?
Posted on 4/17/13 at 9:50 am to smilodonfatalis
I see tons of them every year in late December in NW LA.
Posted on 4/17/13 at 9:57 am to smilodonfatalis
You mean like these?
Posted on 4/17/13 at 10:04 am to wickowick
Saw 2 on March 6th while turkey hunting. I thought it was late to be seeing them but I guess we had a late spring? 
Posted on 4/17/13 at 10:08 am to Choirboy
They move in and out, a south wind normally moved them north, even in the middle of winter. I noticed a lot of robins around that time also. There have also been a few reports of woodcock nesting in the south, though I think it is very rare...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 10:11 am to smilodonfatalis
saw one this morning about daylight..
but i had to go pee..
but i had to go pee..
Posted on 4/17/13 at 10:24 am to Ole Geauxt
saw and heard them in early Apr but I am in Ontario ..............
Posted on 4/17/13 at 10:39 am to smilodonfatalis
I saw the first one I ever REMEMBER seeing a couple of months ago. My hawk tried to catch it. 
Posted on 4/17/13 at 11:01 am to smilodonfatalis
Almost stepped on one this year while walking back from the stand. Heart attack level was only slightly below on busting a covey of quail when you least expect it.
Also, we always have a few around the beaver ponds where we duck hunt. I can't tell you how many almost got busted with steel shot when they fly over right at dawn.
Also, we always have a few around the beaver ponds where we duck hunt. I can't tell you how many almost got busted with steel shot when they fly over right at dawn.
Posted on 4/17/13 at 11:50 am to smilodonfatalis
Jumped some in BCNWR this fall. They tend to hang out in thick cover during the day, cutover with lots of vines, etc. I also see them at mother in laws at dusk flying out of the woods to the agricultural fields.
I've got several spots where they are in hunt able numbers, but a dog would sure be nice.
I've got several spots where they are in hunt able numbers, but a dog would sure be nice.
Posted on 4/17/13 at 11:51 am to smilodonfatalis
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Posted on 4/17/13 at 12:08 pm to TigerDeacon
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I can't tell you how many almost got busted with steel shot when they fly over right at dawn.
I definitely busted one this past duck season while catching the early morning wood-duck flight. I didn't know it was a woodcock until i found it floating in the water.
Posted on 4/17/13 at 12:43 pm to smilodonfatalis
I've been birding for more than a decade and have yet to see one.
Snipes - no problem.
Snipes - no problem.
Posted on 4/17/13 at 12:46 pm to Tigris
It helps to have a good nose
Posted on 4/17/13 at 12:48 pm to Tigris
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I've been birding for more than a decade and have yet to see one
Where do you live? You need to go out with someone that woodcock hunts with dogs. I have been able to get some very close photos of birds on the ground with dogs. See my pic from above...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 2:57 pm to wickowick
I'm in middle Georgia and spend enough time in the woods that I'm surprised not to have scared one up.
Great picture BTW.
Great picture BTW.
Posted on 4/17/13 at 3:11 pm to Tigris
I def feel like they are making a comeback
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