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Weather Triggers
Cold Front
The first cool nights of September send them — most are gone by October
Wind
Indifferent — they move on the calendar, not the weather
Temp / Ice
First frost is the eviction notice
Habitat
Prairie potholes, moist-soil units, rice
The Daily Clock
How to Hunt It — Hour by Hour
1
Roost
Night
Shallow seasonal wetlands, moving water-to-water nightly.
Run It
Scout the evening before, every time
Fresh birds daily during the push
2
Dawn Wheel
First hour
Strings rip the spread at first light, wheeling as one bird.
Run It
A dozen decoys and a spinner is plenty
Pick one bird out of the wad
3
Midday Loaf
Midday
Packs onto mudflats and lily edges through the heat.
Run It
Midday walk-ups on small water
Bring bug spray, not a heater
4
Evening Skim
Last hour
Short low trades between wetlands until dark.
Run It
Sit between two waters
They finish without circling
Cross-Reference
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