Outdoor report (Jan. 19)

Canada goose – through Feb. 18

White-fronted Goose – Jan. 27-Feb. 18

Light Goose – through Feb. 18

Sandhill Crane – Closed

Low Plains Early Zone Duck Season –Closed

Cheyenne Bottoms WA: Approximately 1,000 geese have been observed on the area. Area is 90 percent ice covered. Pools 1A is 27 inches, 1B and 1C are 26 inches, Pool 2 is 20 inches, Pools 3A is 12 inches, 3B is 14 inches, 4A is 16 inches, 4B is 16 inches and Pool 5 is about dry. Hunting conditions are fair to poor. Success expected to be poor to fair.

Jamestown WA: Water levels are poor to good, with Gamekeeper and Gun Club dry all season. All marshes are frozen. Approximately 60 Canada geese were observed. Hunting conditions are poor. Heavy ice is covering the area. Success expected to be poor.

McPherson Valley Wetlands: Water levels poor, marshes are mostly dry. Very few waterfowl are on the area. Water is 100% frozen. Hunting conditions are fair. Success expected to be poor.

Texas Lake: No waterfowl were observed. Area 100 percent ice covered. Pool 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 are full, with Pool 9 20 percent full. Hunting conditions are fair to good. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Low Plains Late Zone Duck Season – Jan. 20-28

Cedar Bluff: Water level is 26.3 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 10,000 ducks, mostly mallards, 8,000 Canada and 5,000 snow geese are present. Conditions rated fair, with mud flats at the west end. Reservoir is 90 percent ice covered. Success expected to be good.

Cheney: Water level is 1.1 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 750 ducks, 450 Canada, 20 white-fronted and 12,000 snow geese were reported. Hunting conditions are poor. Lake is 98 percent ice covered. Success is expected to be poor.

Council Grove: Water level is 1.7 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 1,100 ducks, mostly mallards, 1,980 Canada geese are present. Hunting conditions rated difficult. Ice is covering 99 percent ice covered. Success rated fair to good.

Glen Elder: Water level is 1.0 feet below conservation level. Approximately 85,000 ducks mostly mallards and divers, 21,000 Canada and 310,000 light geese are present. Hunting conditions are fair, with some flooded shoreline vegetation. The lake is 99 percent ice covered. Hunting success expected to be good.

Kanopolis: Water level is 0.1 feet below conservation level. Approximately 400 mallards, 1,200 dark and 300 light geese are present. Hunting conditions are fair, with some flooded vegetation along shorelines. Reservoir is 100 percent ice covered. Hunting success expected to be fair to poor.

Lovewell: Water level is 1.4 feet below conservation level. Approximately 3,500 mallards and 2,800 Canada geese present. Reservoir is 99.9 percent ice covered, with 8-inch ice. Most mudflats are covered and concealing vegetation is close to shoreline. Hunting success is expected to be poor.

Marion: Water level is 0.2 feet above conservation level. Approximately 500 ducks, mostly mallards, 8,000 Canada and 2,000 snow geese are on the area. Hunting conditions are fair. Reservoir is 95 percent ice covered. Hunting success expected to be fair.

Quivira: Water levels fair but 100 percent ice-covered. No waterfowl are present. Hunting conditions fair. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Webster: Water level is 0.9 feet above conservation pool. Approximately 20,000 ducks, mostly mallards, 20,000 Canada and 100,000+ snow geese are present. Hunting conditions are fair, with little shoreline vegetation available. Reservoir is 100 percent ice covered. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.

Wilson: Water level is 0.1 feet above conservation pool. Approximately 10,000 ducks, mostly mallards, 8,000 Canada and 3,000 light geese are present. Habitat conditions are fair to good, with some flooded vegetation in the west end. Reservoir is 99% ice covered. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.

Low Plains Southeast Zone Duck Season – through Jan. 28

El Dorado: Water level is 0.3 feet above conservation pool. Approximately 100 mallards and 3,100 Canada geese are present. Hunting conditions are poor with reservoir 95 percent ice covered. Hunting success expected to be poor to fair.

Elk City: Water level is 0.3 feet above conservation level. Approximately 10,000 ducks, mostly mallards, and 10,000 snow geese are present. Area is ice covered, with boat ramps frozen in. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Fall River: Water level is 0.3 feet below conservation level. Significant numbers of waterfowl are in the area, using open areas of reservoir. Hunting conditions are difficult with ice covering 95 percent of the reservoir. Hunting success expected to be poor; check for open areas on the river.

Marais des Cygnes: Virtually no waterfowl are present, depending on weather and ice. Most marshes have fair to good water but area is completely frozen and snow covered. Hunting conditions expected to be good. Success expected to be poor.

Neosho: No ducks observed on the area. Water levels are good but 100 percent covered with 4-inch ice. Hunting conditions rated fair. Hunting success expected to be poor.

Toronto: Water level is at conservation pool. Very few ducks and no geese observed on the reservoir. Hunting conditions are difficult with ice covering 80 percent of reservoir. Expected hunting success is poor.

High Plains Duck Season – Jan. 20-28

Norton: Water level is 12.6 feet below conservation pool. Approximately 1,500 ducks, 1,000 dark and 150,000 light geese are present. Reservoir rise has inundated some terrestrial vegetation. Hunting conditions are fair, with 100 percent ice covered. Hunting success expected to be fair to good.

This story was originally published January 18, 2018 at 6:31 PM with the headline "Outdoor report (Jan. 19)."