Duck season

[Lenard]

today was opening day, and man was it good :bowdown: , took my limit out of the blind by 8;30 this morning (limit here is 6 a day) 3 mallards, 2 teal, and one gadwall. sorry no pictures :oops: this is the second time ive ever got my limit in 5 years of duck hunting.

 

anybody else big on ducks?

[Pete M]

everytime I walk down into the basement of my friend Holly's house.

 

 

 

Otherwise I'd knock myself out cold on that dang overhang. :D

[Lenard]

:rotf: :rotf: i knock my head every time i walk down stairs in my parents house, i never learn :wall:

[HOrnbrod]

When ever I'm in the mood for fresh duck (mallards) or goose (Canadians) meat, I just walk out in the backyard, set behind a tree, and plug one thru the head w. a 22 short when they get in range. They stay in the lake out back year round and are too plentiful.

[mfpdm]

[CWLONGSHOT]

I used to go ALL the time.... then my best hunting Buddie, Sport, my 6Yr old lab died of cancer. That was 1991. I still have an attic 25% filled with decoys. Sold the layout boat and blinds. I have gone a couple times since but its still not the same.

 

For us it was a late season thing, then again after deer season. So cold, cold, cold was the norm and being on the shore we hunted the salt marshes and open water with layout boats and occasionally islands for sea ducks. I still remember seeing ice half inch thick on my dogs neoprene wet suit. I slid my hands between the neoprene and his fur.. its felt like it was 100degrees!! He never even hesitated, when I sent him in that water he cleared the first 5-6 feet heading for that bird.... One day its was really cold, I remember windchill of 50-60 below zero and we where out there!! We where on the shore of a rock island about 3-5 acres in size. We collected anything burnable. The smoke was thick and floated right thru the decoys.... It didn't stop the birds!!! IIRC we limited on geese, sea ducks and even got a couple Brant that day. Puddle ducks where not as common out on the open water.

 

MAN I MISS THAT DOG!!!

 

CW

[ejndssn]

I used to go ALL the time.... then my best hunting Buddie, Sport, my 6Yr old lab died of cancer. That was 1991. I still have an attic 25% filled with decoys. Sold the layout boat and blinds. I have gone a couple times since but its still not the same.

 

For us it was a late season thing, then again after deer season. So cold, cold, cold was the norm and being on the shore we hunted the salt marshes and open water with layout boats and occasionally islands for sea ducks. I still remember seeing ice half inch thick on my dogs neoprene wet suit. I slid my hands between the neoprene and his fur.. its felt like it was 100degrees!! He never even hesitated, when I sent him in that water he cleared the first 5-6 feet heading for that bird.... One day its was really cold, I remember windchill of 50-60 below zero and we where out there!! We where on the shore of a rock island about 3-5 acres in size. We collected anything burnable. The smoke was thick and floated right thru the decoys.... It didn't stop the birds!!! IIRC we limited on geese, sea ducks and even got a couple Brant that day. Puddle ducks where not as common out on the open water.

 

MAN I MISS THAT DOG!!!

 

CW

well it may be time to get another one and start the experience once again the thought has crossed you mind a time or two :yes: as long as the request chit has been sign by your admrial(wife) :rotf: