Updates From the Field
Aerial Survey: October 16, 2025
Courtesy of Norm Saake
This survey was made possible by funding from the Nevada Waterfowl Association due to the government shutdown.
Carson Lake WMA
All units at Carson Lake WMA are full except for the Big Water which now has about 60% very shallow water cover and the Sump which is dry. Both the Rice and York units have very little cover and are basically just open water this year.
Stillwater
Approximately one third of the refuge units are dry. The two main units in the hunt area that have water are the Nutgrass and Goose Lake units. Lead Lake is starting to get some water.
Humboldt WMA
Toulon only has water at the very north end, and it is very shallow. The Upper Lake has about 60% very shallow water cover. From the air, it appears the access down the Hunter drain is grown in and plugged. There is some new water in the subsidence ground between the Upper Lake and Toulon, but very few birds were observed there during the flight. Some water has come down the river channel, and there are a few birds way out on the shallow water in the Lower Lake. About 90% of the ducks and geese were on the shallow water on the Upper Lake.
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