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December 01-14, 2025
Conditions were largely frozen for the final two weeks of the season, with hunters walking on ice to access zones for the entirety of the last week.
Duck numbers dropped steadily through the freeze, though some birds continued to arrive in the afternoons to feed on the ice or in dry fields within the refuge.
Zones were completely frozen for the final two weeks of the season, aside from a few holes that hunters were able to keep open for part of the first week.
Over the final two weeks of the season, there were 66 hunter trips, with 33 trips each week. The largest draw consisted of four parties, and roughly half of the draws had no participants.
During the final two weeks of the season, 94 ducks and three geese were harvested. A total of 43 ducks were taken in week seven and 51 in week eight. These birds were almost entirely pass-shot as they returned to the refuge from Canada or the lake. For the 58-day regular split, totals were 7,643 ducks and 179 geese harvested in 5,990 hunter trips, averaging 1.28 ducks or 1.31 total birds per hunter trip.
All zones have been dewatered except Zones 24–30 and all refuge units. A warmup may help remove shelf ice before the late split, but full zone openings are not anticipated. Staff will be present for the late split Dec. 27 and 28, with draws held at normal times regardless of ice conditions.
Self-registration permits for antlerless and archery deer hunting are available at the kiosk outside the office. Draws for the late waterfowl split will be held at 5:30 and 11:30 each day on Dec. 27 and 28, regardless of ice conditions.
Thank you to all staff, partners and hunters for a fun and successful first split.
