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2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« on: September 04, 2018, 07:20:33 PM »
Lets see this seasons birds. Here's our first for the year. Area 2 early goose.

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2018, 08:28:50 PM »
Nice big birds!  Congrats.
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2018, 08:34:02 PM »
Nice shootin!

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2018, 11:28:34 AM »
This is off the Skagit  just a morning hunt. Took my daughter out on her first official hunt. She missed out fumbling with the safety so I couldn't wait any longer. Taken with my 99 year old dual stamped Ithaca Lefevre  12 gauge 34"side by side with #4biz.

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2018, 12:39:11 PM »
Way to go Special T! As a father (YoungFower's - the OP here), I know what it's like to get the kids out on their first hunt and watch them struggle. What's cool though, is when they start to get it and before long, are better at it than you. Keep it up! She will get it soon.
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2018, 02:05:13 PM »
Congrats to you guys that were successful I however didnt make it out today because everyone i was supposed to hunt with bailed. Looking for any input on where to start or look for geese ive been scouting the last couple days and not turning anything up. been all over not seeing much.

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2018, 08:41:16 AM »
She figured out how to work the safety today but hasn't hit anything so far. Morning isnt over yet tho!

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2018, 06:27:28 PM »
Good luck! Hope today is a successful hunt

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2018, 06:43:27 PM »
Nice birds all! Way to kick things off!
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2018, 07:49:22 PM »
A few more from the river

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2018, 07:52:44 PM »
A few more from the river

Nice. Is that a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon?
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2018, 09:20:09 PM »
Pointer yes, griffon no

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2018, 11:31:09 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2018, 04:13:29 PM »
Great opener on Saturday
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2018, 09:45:45 PM »
a little late on the post but this was the opener for me and a buddy


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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #17 on: November 22, 2018, 06:15:34 PM »
3 gun Thanksgiving day tradition.

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2018, 02:38:16 PM »
Saturday shoot with my son :tup:

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2018, 06:02:08 PM »
Made it out for a little morning shoot for a couple hours Saturday, hen was banded and hatched this year in Harrison, Idaho kind of weird migration to the west I thought.
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2018, 09:12:29 PM »
Does he look like he wants to let go?

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #21 on: November 27, 2018, 04:16:27 PM »
Potholes last week.

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2018, 06:48:02 PM »
Good time this morning with a good friend. Quite foggy but plenty of birds, some coming in like they were radar guided. Dog always looking for more.

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2018, 09:30:15 PM »
Where the heck are the ducks? Glad you guys are having some luck. My pond has some water now but not a quacker one yet. No weather up north yet or what?

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #24 on: December 03, 2018, 12:29:20 PM »
  Was out yesterday for the first hunt of my season.  Ended up with a Mallard & Wigeon limit.  Had Snows, specs, honks and cacklers all over us.  I think they knew we couldn't shoot them because of the closure.  This little guy hung out in the decoys for quite a while.  Just looking around and feeding.  Cacklers aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer. 


  This was my first waterfowl hunt since losing my lab (Bella) in July to intestinal cancer.  I miss not having "my" pup out there with me.  I do have another one out of a litter born just before Thanksgiving that will be coming home with me after the first of the year.  Then the training begins.  By next fall she'll be in the blind with me learning the game... 
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #25 on: December 03, 2018, 12:41:47 PM »
Nice work! Makes me want to get out there

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #26 on: December 03, 2018, 04:20:15 PM »
After scrolling through all these pictures it makes me realize there’s quite a few guys better at pounding the waterfowl than i am! Good work everyone looks fun!


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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #27 on: December 03, 2018, 05:22:29 PM »
Cacklers aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer. 

Ain't that a fact. We've had one sit in our pond during a mid week hunt for at least a half hour as we set up decoys around it. Nice hunt!

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #28 on: December 09, 2018, 10:56:33 AM »
After two years of duck hunting finally had one of those days yesterday. Ducks were working to calls and decoying perfectly right down the open slot. My son home from college and a 4 man limit by 10am. :tup:

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #29 on: December 09, 2018, 03:28:51 PM »
Got to do a little jump shooting with a buddy. Several more should have been in the bag but jumped while we were crossing a hotwire fence.

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #30 on: December 10, 2018, 04:27:22 PM »
Not a bad Monday!


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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #32 on: December 10, 2018, 06:13:48 PM »
OK, I'm just gonna say what anyone else that sees this pic may be thinking. You have what looks to be a nice 2 man, 14 bird limit. I am assuming there were 2 hunters seeing how there is only one in the pic plus the photographer. Seeing that you have 6 hens in the photo, I would think it would be prudent to put a disclaimer on the post explaining that there were 3 or more hunters or that you are an outlaw and just really didn't care how many hens you shoot.

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #33 on: December 10, 2018, 06:33:22 PM »
There were four hunters, you’re right I should have made that clear.


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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #34 on: December 11, 2018, 05:04:38 PM »
3 man today. A few birds that you can’t see up on the ledge of blind


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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #35 on: December 13, 2018, 08:46:42 PM »
Some highlights of this season so far. It's just starting to get good.

Floods were too early this year, as migrators weren't in yet. That should continue to change this week!

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #36 on: December 13, 2018, 09:05:15 PM »
Some highlights of this season so far. It's just starting to get good.

Floods were too early this year, as migrators weren't in yet. That should continue to change this week!

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #37 on: December 14, 2018, 03:45:26 PM »
Figure I'd add some. I brought my cousins from Louisiana out last week.  My first fowl hunts of the year. They got their trophy birds and more importantly,  we had a ton of fun. In just 4 short days we got "with friends" over 200 birds on the ground.
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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #38 on: December 14, 2018, 05:17:38 PM »
Great birds man!

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Re: 2018 Waterfowl Sucess!!
« Reply #39 on: December 16, 2018, 08:04:16 PM »
Went out for my 2nd hunt of the season with a buddy.  It was windy and wet but also productive.  Strap got heavy for the walk out.  There's mallard, pin and wigeon on the strap.

 


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