Indian Creek Outfitters

05/10/2026

Iowa Missouri Seed
Northwoods Whitetails Inc. Food Plot Seed

Red Milo-Chicory- Clover-Sunflower

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seeds in the ground for our wildlife food plots! No chemicals.

04/04/2026

yep another video

04/03/2026

Spring rains! 🍄

03/30/2026

03/30/2026

Gobble Gobble! 🦃

03/28/2026

Well it appears the group of ring neck
ducks decided to move on to their nesting ground most likely in northern Canada. We were happy that they took a break for a few weeks during their migration north and decided to rest and feed in our pond, we really enjoyed watching them on the Tatacam. Pretty cool looking ducks! With the recent southern winds it was time to move on. Hopefully they make the stop again next year. The lake currently has many species of ducks, geese and swans most likely many migrating north. We’ve also had thousands of snow geese in the area. We pulled the lake cam due to expected spring flooding however we’ll have a different setup soon. We’ll continue the pond cam due to the water level control is much better.

03/24/2026

Pond Cam, look at those pretty ducks! The boys are black and white and the girls are brown. 🦆

03/23/2026

Ok we’re pretty excited! We’ve got a pair of ring necked ducks possibly nesting in a duck box in our pond. There’s a small group of ducks that stopped during their migration back north and have been hanging out for a few weeks. With the recent snow melt and rain the pond is completely full of fresh water.

Ring-necked ducks are small to medium-sized diving ducks with the following length, weight, and wingspan measurements:[5]
Length: 15.3–18.1 in (39–46 cm)
Weight: 17.3–32.1 oz (490–910 g)
Wingspan: 24.4–24.8 in (62–63 cm)
The adult male is similar in color pattern to the Eurasian tufted duck, its relative. Males are a little bit bigger than the female. It has two white rings surrounding its gray bill, a shiny black angular head, black back, white line on the wings, a white breast and yellow eyes. The adult female has a grayish brown angular head and body with a dark brown back, a dark bill with a more subtle light band than the male, grayish-blue feet and brown eyes with white rings surrounding them. Females also make a noise like trrr. The cinnamon neck ring is usually difficult to observe, which is why the bird is sometimes referred to as a "ringbill"

Their breeding habitat is wooded lakes or ponds in the northern United States and Canada. The main breeding area is Northwest boreal forest territories. Their breeding habits also take place in the eastern boreal region of Canada but nowhere near the same amount in the northwestern region. In the winter months they are usually found in southern North America in lakes, ponds, rivers or bays. Ring-necked duck pairs start during spring migration. Unpaired ducks showing up on breeding grounds will most likely end up being non-breeders. The pairs stay together only for reproduction, after that, they separate. The nest is bowl-shaped, built on water in dense emergent vegetation with sedges and woody plants. The female lays one egg per day until 8 to 10 eggs are laid. They are incubated 25–29 days and the female may remain with the young until they are able to fly.

03/18/2026

We mow clearings under oaks and chestnut trees so the turkey and deer can easily browse, eat the acorns and nuts. They also like the open area to better view their surroundings to feel safe from predators. We left the small tree in the middle to attract deer to make a community tree rub and it worked. The deer rub their head and neck to leave a scent on the tree from their glands. The bucks also scent check the tree to see if their girlfriend might be nearby and rub their antlers on the tree. They will also scrape the ground below the tree with their hoofs and p*e on the ground to mark their territory. Then we setup a camera to enjoy the results of the activity.