Sherburne WMA woodcock hunt

take 190, the woodcock stuff is on the northern end of the WMA

Paging wick

Find moist soil......

Been dry. They will be in or near moist soil

Find something wet and thick. I don't hunt there anymore so I can't help you out on specific spots. The areas that people will clue you in on will be community holes that get lots of pressure so don't be surprised if you go where somebody recommends and don't kill much.

Woodcock like old ag fields during short periods of their progression. Many times I have busted briars that looked like birds should be there with poor results. Look for their droppings (splash) on the ground for signs that they have been in an area.

Out of curiosity what kind of dog are you running? Most of the places I hunt are dry as the sahara so even if you struggle early, don't give up home for the season. The rain is coming....

14 mo German Shorthaired. I didn't figure anybody would give me their secret spots, but a general idea in the 44k acre park. The guy I'm going with hunts duck up there, so he doesn't really know the other areas too well

Oh man, Wick. Thank you, that's exactly what I'm looking for. Have you seen any doves out there? My buddy was hoping to kill two birds with one stone, pun very much intended.

I saw about 10,000 robins come in this morning around Clinton,LA. If the woodcock came in today, I may have stumbled upon a significant correlation. Easier to look for robins than woodcock.

After posting, I googled "woodcock migration and robins." Seems I was on to something LINK

My old man tells a story of me and a friend on Christmas break, a pasture along a major highway, a policeman, a crazy lady, a couple Benjamin pellet rifles, and a backpack full of birds. That was a long time ago. I can still feel the burn of that belt on my arse.