Outdoor report (Nov. 24)

Canada goose – through Feb. 18

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

Light Goose – through Feb. 18

Sandhill Crane – through Jan. 4, 2018

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. Total duck numbers 25,000-45,000, with about all species of dabblers and divers present and 100,000-150,000 geese, mostly snows and white-fronts, with Canadas increasing. Pools 1A is 29 inches, 1B and 1C are 28 inches, Pool 2 is 21 inches, Pools 3A is 13 inches, 3B is 14 inches, 4A is 16 inches, 4B is 17 inches and Pool 5 is about dry. Hunting conditions are fair to good. Success expected to be fair.

Jamestown WA: Talmo Marsh unit’s Trost and Warren tracts are closed due to Whooping Cranes on the area. Water levels are poor to good, with Gamekeeper and Gun Club dry all season. Approximately 1,000 ducks, mostly mallard, teal and shovelers, are present, with 100 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 1,800 ducks, mostly mallard and teal, and 2,550 geese were observed. Hunting conditions are fair. Success expected to be fair to poor.

Texas Lake: Approximately 500 ducks, mostly mallards and wigeon, were observed. Pool 1, 2, 3B, 4, 6 and 8 are full, with Pool 9 80% full. Pool 7 has water. Hunting conditions are fair to good. Hunting success expected to be fair to poor.

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

Council Grove: Water level is 1.3 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 1,100 ducks are on the area, primarily mallard and goldeneye, along with 35 Canada geese. Hunting conditions rated difficult, with bare shorelines making hunter concealment challenging. Success rated fair.

Glen Elder: Water level is 0.3 feet’ below conservation level. Approximately 5,600 ducks, mostly mallards, gadwall, and divers, are present on the reservoir, along with 5,400 Canada and 97,500 light geese. Hunting conditions are fair, with some flooded shoreline vegetation. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.

Kanopolis: Water level is 1.9 feet above conservation level. Approximately 100 ducks are present. Whooping cranes observed on the Big Bottoms area. Hunting conditions are fair to good, with some flooded vegetation along shorelines. Hunting success expected to be fair.

Lovewell: Water level is 2.0 feet below conservation level. Approximately 750 ducks were observed, mostly mallards, and 100 Canada geese. Hunting conditions are fair to good, 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 400 ducks and 50 Canada geese are on the area. Hunting conditions are fair. Hunting success expected to be fair to poor.

Quivira: Area closed to hunting due to numerous Whooping Cranes observed late this week. Water levels fair, with water in some hunting pools. Approximately 15,000 ducks, mostly pintail, mallards and green-winged teal, 92,100 geese, mostly light geese, and 8,000 sandhill cranes are present. Hunting conditions fair. Check Quivira website www.fws.gov/quivira for Whooping Crane presence and hunting closure information.

Webster: Water level is at conservation pool. Approximately 3,000 ducks are present, along with 3,000 Canada and 5,000 snow geese. Hunting conditions are poor to fair, with some flooded timber available to boat hunters. Hunting success is expected to be poor to fair.

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

El Dorado: Water level is 3.1 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 1,500 ducks are present. Hunting conditions are poor with little waterfowl attracting vegetation available. Hunting success expected to be fair to poor.

Elk City: Water level is 0.7 feet’ above conservation pool. Approximately 1,500 ducks, mostly teal, mallard, gadwall and pintail, are present. Hunting conditions are fair. Hunting success expected to be fair to poor.

Fall River: Water level is 0.1 feet’ above conservation level. Approximately 300 ducks are present. Hunting conditions are difficult due to recent water level fluctuations. Expected hunting success to be poor

Marais des Cygnes: Approximately 40,000 mixed ducks are present. Most marshes have fair to good water. Hunting conditions expected to be good. Success expected to be fair to good.

Neosho: Approximately 25,000 ducks, mostly mallard, teal, pintail, gadwall and wigeon, are on the area, as well as 200 Canada, 300 white-fronted and 300 snow geese. Water levels are good. Hunting conditions rated excellent. Hunting success expected to be good.

Toronto: Water level is 2.1 feet above conservation pool. Few waterfowl observed on the reservoir. Hunting conditions are difficult due to recent water level fluctuations. Expected hunting success is poor.

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

Norton: Water level is 12.9 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 500 ducks observed on the area, as well as 600 dark and 300 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 23, 2017 at 2:23 PM with the headline "Outdoor report (Nov. 24)."