Outdoor report (Nov. 10)

Canada goose – Nov. 8-Feb. 18

White-fronted Goose – through Dec. 31, Jan. 27-Feb. 18

Light Goose – Nov 8- Feb. 18

Sandhill Crane – Nov 8-Jan. 4

Low Plains Early Zone Duck Season – through Dec. 3, Dec. 16-31

Cheyenne Bottoms WA: Whooping cranes located in vicinity but not on the area as of Thursday. Total duck numbers 40,000-60,000, with about all species of dabblers and divers present and 50,000-75,000 geese, with equal numbers of Canada, snow and white-fronts. Pool 1A is 28 inches, 1B and 1C are 29 inches, Pool 2 is 22 inches, Pools 3A is 14 inches, 3B is 15 inches, 4A is 17 inches, 4B is 19 inches and Pool 5 is 8 inches. Hunting conditions are fair to good. Success expected to be fair.

Jamestown WA: Water levels are poor to good, with Gamekeeper and Gun Club dry all season. Approximately 2,200 ducks, mostly mallard, redhead and shovelers, are present, with 50 Canada geese. Hunting conditions are poor to excellent, dependent on water conditions. Success expected to be fair.

McPherson Valley Wetlands: Water levels poor, marshes are mostly dry. Approximately 500 ducks, mostly mallard and teal, and 100 geese were observed. Hunting conditions are fair. Success expected to be fair to poor.

Texas Lake: Approximately 300 ducks, mostly teal, mallards, wigeon and pintail, were observed. Pool 1, 2, 3B, 4, 6 and 8 are full, with Pool 9 60 percent full. Pool 7 is nearly dry. Hunting conditions are fair to good. Hunting success expected to be fair.

Low Plains Late Zone Duck Season – through Dec 31, Jan. 20-28

Byron Walker: Water levels 75 percent full in the lake; all marshes are dry. Approximately 250 ducks, mostly mallard, gadwall and redheads, and 20 geese are present. Habitat conditions should be fair to poor. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Cedar Bluff: Water level is 25.8 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 5,000-6,000 ducks, mostly gadwall, divers and wigeon, are present, as well as 500 Canada, 100 snow and a few white-fronted geese. Conditions rated fair, with mud flats at the west end. Success expected to be fair to poor.

Council Grove: Water level is 1.1 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 710 ducks are on the area, primarily scaup, mallard, and redhead. Hunting conditions rated difficult, with bare shorelines making hunter concealment challenging. Success rated fair.

Glen Elder: Water level is 0.4 feet below conservation level. Approximately 10,000 ducks, mostly pintails, mallards, gadwall, wigeon, shovelers and teal, are present on the reservoir, along with 8,500 Canada, 600 white-fronts, and 55,000 light geese. Hunting conditions are fair, with some flooded shoreline vegetation. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.

Isabel WA: The main lake is full but the pool along Hwy. 42 is less than 20 percent full. No waterfowl were observed Thursday. Hunting conditions are fair. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Kanopolis: Water level is 2.1 feet above conservation level. Approximately 650 ducks and 350 Canada geese are present. Hunting conditions are fair, with some flooded vegetation along shorelines. Hunting success expected to be fair.

Lovewell: Water level is 2.7 feet below conservation level. Good numbers of teal were observed, as well as 500 divers and 100 Canada geese. Hunting conditions are fair, with bare mudflats and vegetation along the shorelines. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.

Marion: Water level is 1.6 feet below conservation level. Approximately 1,700 ducks and 250 Canada geese are on the area. Hunting conditions are fair. Hunting success expected to be fair.

Quivira: Area closed to hunting due to numerous Whooping Cranes observed late this week. Water levels fair, with water in some hunting pools. Approximately 18,300 ducks, mostly pintail, mallards and green-winged teal, and 122,900 geese, mostly White-fronts and light, are present. Hunting conditions fair. Check Quivira website www.fws.gov/quivira for Whooping Crane presence and hunting closure information.

Slate Creek: Approximately 65 ducks are on the area. Hunting conditions are fair to good, with some water in all pools. Hunting success expected to be fair.

Webster: Water level is 0.2 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 1,000 ducks are present, along with 1,000 Canada and 2,000 snow geese and 500 sandhill cranes. Hunting conditions are poor to fair, with some flooded timber available to boat hunters. Hunting success is expected to be poor to fair.

Wilson: Water level is 0.9 feet above conservation pool. Approximately 200 ducks are present, mostly redheads. Habitat conditions are fair to good, with some flooded vegetation in the west end. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.

Low Plains Southeast Zone Duck Season – Nov. 11-Dec 31, Jan. 6-28

El Dorado: Water level is 2.9 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 400 ducks and no Canada geese are present. Hunting conditions are poor with little waterfowl attracting vegetation available. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Elk City: Water level is 0.7 feet above conservation pool. Approximately 10,000 ducks, mostly teal, gadwall and pintails, are present. Hunting conditions are fair. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.

Fall River: Water level is 2.0 feet below conservation level. Approximately 1,000 ducks are present, mostly scaup. Hunting conditions are difficult due to recent water level fluctuations. Expected hunting success to be fair

Marais des Cygnes: Approximately 15,000 mixed ducks, mostly teal, and 300 geese, mostly white-fronts, are present. Most marshes have fair to good water. Hunting conditions expected to be good. Success expected to be fair to good.

Neosho: Approximately 15,000 mixed ducks are on the area, as well as 150 Canada and 100 white-fronted geese. Water levels good. Hunting conditions excellent. Hunting success expected to be fair.

Toronto: Water level is 2.2 feet above conservation pool. Few waterfowl observed on the reservoir. Hunting conditions are difficult due to recent water level fluctuations. Expected hunting success is questionable.

High Plains Duck Season – through Jan. 1, Jan. 20-28

Norton: Water level is 12.9 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 450 ducks observed on the area, as well as 300 dark and 400 light geese. Recent reservoir rise has inundated some terrestrial vegetation. Hunting conditions are fair. Hunting success expected to be fair to poor.

This story was originally published November 9, 2017 at 7:11 PM with the headline "Outdoor report (Nov. 10)."