Hunt clock, weather & AI overview
Hunt Day Performance Dashboard
Current season
2025/2026
Covering hunts from Oct 18 to Dec 2.
Season birds in the bag
64
Hunters checked in
75
Expected birds per hunter (season)
0.9
Skunk rate
46%
Blinds hunted
12
- Recorded hunt days
- 8
- Hunt entries logged
- 37 hunts
- Weekend vs. weekday
- Weekend 0.6 / Weekday 1.2
- Season records
Refuge best day
24 birds
Dec 2 · 3 hunts · 7 hunters
Blind best hunt
14 birds
Blind 11 · Oct 25 · 2 hunters
- Season phase standouts
Early season
Oct 11 – Nov 15
Blind 11
3.2 expected birds per hunter avg · 19 ducks · 3 hunts
Mid season
Nov 16 – Dec 21
Blind 14
1.1 expected birds per hunter avg · 12 ducks · 5 hunts
Late season
Dec 22 – Jan 25
No hunts logged for this window.
Total calendar days that have at least one blind logged for this season.
17 of those hunts recorded a skunk.
Skunk rate: weekend 50% vs weekday 41%.
General Humboldt County duck season (North Coast Zone) typically opens the second Saturday of October and closes the last Sunday of January; for 2025/2026 that's Oct 11 – Jan 25.
How the refuge is hunting
Dive into skunk-day risk, expected birds per hunter pace, pressure, and hot streaks. These visuals are geared for hunters in the field who need fast reads on which blinds are reliable and when the marsh turns on.
Season bird totals by blind
See which blinds have stacked the most birds so far.
Expected birds per hunter by blind
Quick gauge of how many birds each hunter typically pulls from a blind.
Season birds stacking up
Watch the refuge total climb as hunts get logged.
Recent expected birds per hunter trend
Seven-day rolling average of expected birds per hunter that highlights when the refuge heats up or slows down.
Blank day rate by blind
Which blinds most often send parties home empty-handed.
Skunk day trend
Seven-day rolling percentage of hunts ending skunked.
How steady each blind hunts
Lower bars mean more predictable expected birds per hunter results.
Hunters vs. birds per blind
Match party size pressure against expected birds per hunter payoff.
Day-of-week expected birds per hunter
Compare average pull on weekends versus midweek draws.
Hunters vs. birds logged by blind
Shows where hunter pressure is piling up relative to birds harvested.
Odds of hitting common bird goals
Overall refuge odds of tagging at least X expected birds per hunter.
Field-ready signals
Need a quick brief before the draw? These callouts surface hot streaks, blinds to rest, and the best days to chase birds.
Hot streak alerts
No blinds are on a 3-hunt heater right now. Watch the rolling expected birds per hunter chart for the next warm-up.
Skunk watch
Blind 3
100% skunks (1/1 hunts)
Blind 6
100% skunks (1/1 hunts)
Blind 7
100% skunks (1/1 hunts)
Overall skunk rate sits at 46% across the refuge.
When to chase birds
Weekends: 0.6 expected birds per hunter · 50% skunks.
Weekdays: 1.2 expected birds per hunter · 41% skunks.
Best day logged: Tue with 1.2 expected birds per hunter.
Toughest day: Sat skunked 50% of hunts.
Weekends are slower by 0.6 expected birds per hunter.
Blind leaderboard
Ranked by expected birds per hunter with skunk rate, recent trends, and traffic as tie breakers. Lean on this when you need the steadiest options for your party.
| Rank | Blind | Expected birds per hunter | Skunk rate | Recent birds trend | Total ducks | Hunters logged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Blind 11 | 3.2Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 0%0/3 hunts | Last 3 hunts Oct 18: 2 expected birds per hunter; Oct 21: 0.5 expected birds per hunter; Oct 25: 7 expected birds per hunter | 19 | 6 |
| 🥈 | Blind 1 | 1.1Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 40%2/5 hunts | Last 5 hunts Nov 18: 0.3 expected birds per hunter; Nov 22: 0 expected birds per hunter; Nov 25: 0 expected birds per hunter; Nov 29: 0.3 expected birds per hunter; Dec 2: 7 expected birds per hunter | 16 | 15 |
| 🥉 | Blind 2 | 1Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 33%1/3 hunts | Last 3 hunts Nov 18: 3 expected birds per hunter; Nov 22: 0.5 expected birds per hunter; Nov 25: 0 expected birds per hunter | 4 | 4 |
| #4 | Blind 5 | 1Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 50%1/2 hunts | Last 2 hunts Oct 18: 1.5 expected birds per hunter; Oct 21: 0 expected birds per hunter | 3 | 3 |
| #5 | Blind 14 | 0.8Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 29%2/7 hunts | Last 6 hunts Oct 21: 0 expected birds per hunter; Nov 18: 2 expected birds per hunter; Nov 22: 0.3 expected birds per hunter; Nov 25: 1 expected birds per hunter; Nov 29: 0 expected birds per hunter; Dec 2: 3.5 expected birds per hunter | 13 | 16 |
| #6 | Blind 4 | 0.6Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 20%1/5 hunts | Last 5 hunts Nov 18: 0.5 expected birds per hunter; Nov 22: 0 expected birds per hunter; Nov 25: 1 expected birds per hunter; Nov 29: 0.5 expected birds per hunter; Dec 2: 1 expected birds per hunter | 6 | 10 |
| #7 | Blind 9 | 0.4Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 67%2/3 hunts | Last 3 hunts Oct 18: 0 expected birds per hunter; Oct 21: 0 expected birds per hunter; Oct 25: 1 expected birds per hunter | 2 | 5 |
| #8 | Blind 13 | 0.1Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 75%3/4 hunts | Last 4 hunts Oct 18: 0.3 expected birds per hunter; Nov 18: 0 expected birds per hunter; Nov 22: 0 expected birds per hunter; Nov 29: 0 expected birds per hunter | 1 | 7 |
| #9 | Blind 3 | 0Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 100%1/1 hunts | Last 1 hunts Nov 22: 0 expected birds per hunter | 0 | 3 |
| #10 | Blind 6 | 0Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 100%1/1 hunts | Last 1 hunts Nov 18: 0 expected birds per hunter | 0 | 1 |
| #11 | Blind 7 | 0Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 100%1/1 hunts | Last 1 hunts Oct 25: 0 expected birds per hunter | 0 | 1 |
| #12 | Blind 8 | 0Expected birds per hunter (season average) | 100%2/2 hunts | Last 2 hunts Oct 25: 0 expected birds per hunter; Nov 22: 0 expected birds per hunter | 0 | 4 |
Season expected birds per hunter heatmap
Scrub through the season to see how each blind's birds-per-hunter returns evolved. Marker color and size scale with expected birds per hunter.
Selected date
Oct 18
5 hunts · 9 ducks · 12 hunters
Season range: Oct 18 – Dec 2
Peak expected birds per hunter: 7
Top blinds on this date
- Blind 112 birds/hunter
4 ducks · 2 hunters · 1 hunts
- Blind 51.5 birds/hunter
3 ducks · 2 hunters · 1 hunts
- Blind 130.3 birds/hunter
1 ducks · 3 hunters · 1 hunts
- Blind 140.3 birds/hunter
1 ducks · 3 hunters · 1 hunts
- Blind 90 birds/hunter
0 ducks · 2 hunters · 1 hunts
Marker size scales with expected birds per hunter.
Weather patterns vs. hunt success
Explore how logged birds per hunter line up with temperature, precipitation, and other conditions captured during the build.
Correlations currently draw from 7 month(s), 19 week(s), and 34 individual hunt day(s) with resolved weather data.
- Weather coverage
- 34 / 34
- 100% of logged hunt days
- Daily samples
- 34
- Hunt days with weather
- Weekly samples
- 19
- Week-long groupings
- Monthly samples
- 7
- Calendar months logged
Weather that helps birds fly
Pressure (mb)
Strongest r 0.52 · Avg 0.48
Monthly 0.47Weekly 0.52Daily 0.43Wind speed (mph)
Strongest r 0.42 · Avg 0.21
Monthly 0.42Weekly 0.07Daily 0.15Relative humidity (%)
Strongest r 0.31 · Avg 0.09
Monthly 0.31Weekly 0.02Daily -0.05
Conditions that cool the hunt
Low temperature (°F)
Strongest r -0.41 · Avg -0.18
Monthly -0.41Weekly -0.12Daily -0.01Average temperature (°F)
Strongest r -0.34 · Avg -0.17
Monthly -0.34Weekly -0.13Daily -0.05High temperature (°F)
Strongest r -0.28 · Avg -0.16
Monthly -0.28Weekly -0.09Daily -0.10
Correlation by weather metric
See how each weather reading lines up with expected birds per hunter across different time slices.
Weather influence radar
Higher values mean that weather metric has a stronger tie to hunt success.
Pearson correlation coefficient r (−1 to 1). Positive values indicate higher expected birds per hunter as the weather metric rises; negative values suggest tougher hunts.
Monthly expected birds per hunter vs average temperature
Each point represents a month with logged hunts and resolved weather conditions.
Weekly expected birds per hunter vs precipitation
Shows how wetter weeks stack up against birds-per-hunter returns.