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Weather Triggers
Cold Front
Migrants stack up behind every major front; residents never leave
Wind
Finishes into the wind low over the spread
Temp / Ice
Snow cover moves the feed; deep cold shortens the flights
Habitat
Grain fields, pasture, park water & rivers
The Daily Clock
How to hunt it, hour by hour
1
Water Roost
Night
Rafts on big water, sandbars, and (infuriatingly) golf-course ponds.
Run It
Roost is sacred. Never shoot it
Watch the morning exit line
2
Morning Field Feed
8–11 am
Families lift in waves to corn, peas, and winter wheat, landing on yesterday's X.
Run It
Scout the X, get permission, be exact
Full-body spread in family groups
3
Midday Loaf
11am – 3pm
Back to water or loafs in the feed field on warm days.
Run It
Warm-day birds may sit all day
Re-set for the afternoon return
4
Afternoon Feed
3pm – dark
Second feed, shorter and hotter. Birds come lower and commit faster.
Run It
Same X, smaller spread
Flag more, call less
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