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Cold Front
Mid-pack migrant — arrives with the first real October fronts
Wind
Loafs on lee grass banks; trades low in a blow
Temp / Ice
Stays until grass flats freeze out
Habitat
Grass flats, wet pasture, shallow bays
The Daily Clock
How to Hunt It — Hour by Hour
1
Roost
Night
Open bay water near the grass — wigeon commute short distances.
Run It
Find the grass, you’ve found the birds
Evening glass tells you tomorrow
2
Morning Graze
First 3 hours
Trades to flooded grass and pasture in tight, chattering bunches.
Run It
Three-note whistle constantly
Land them on the mud edge
3
Midday Steal
Midday
Rafts with coots and divers on open water, pirating vegetation as it surfaces.
Run It
Mix coot blocks into the spread
Watch rafts for wigeon heads
4
Evening Graze
Last 2 hours
Back to the shallow grass until dark.
Run It
Re-set where the morning birds landed
Small spread, heavy whistling
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