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Offline Duckslayer89

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #75 on: December 23, 2021, 05:29:00 PM »
Late season, shooting the BOSS 5s. A bit overkill with birds feet down in the blocks at 25yds, but hits em hard and makes em dead.

5 shot? I’ve been wondering about those boss shells and what size for a 12. I use to shoot 2 shot steel. Crushed a goose with 3 shot Hevi metal though out at good distance. Wondering if I should go smaller in size for ducks now.

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #76 on: December 23, 2021, 11:46:58 PM »
Always a compromise, but pattern density is very important. That size shot is a legit killer to 40yds.

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #77 on: December 24, 2021, 01:22:04 PM »
I retire in a week, going dust the dog off and spend the last month duck hunting kinda easy like. :tup:

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #78 on: December 25, 2021, 06:42:40 AM »
Plenty of widgeon around yesterday
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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #79 on: December 25, 2021, 09:55:15 AM »
We hunted last night. Had 3 pintail work us for a sec or two and moved on. Not much else except high flying geese...
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #80 on: December 25, 2021, 09:41:30 PM »
There should be a lot of full bird straps tomorrow! I would fill mine but going to Hawks/Bears. Good luck and be safe out there!
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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #81 on: December 26, 2021, 05:21:58 AM »
I'm around NE wa and geese was all over a few weeks ago.
Not so much any more . It got cold in a hurry ,Majorty must of moved on.

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #82 on: December 26, 2021, 07:28:52 AM »
 Columbia below the Snake should get real busy with this cold spill

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #83 on: December 26, 2021, 06:46:00 PM »
Yep lots of geese flying today!

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #84 on: December 26, 2021, 07:07:31 PM »
Took us a bit of effort and a tank of gas but we got into the mallards today pretty good.  11 in 45 minutes after we found them. Should have limited but wanted to let them stack back in for tomorrows hunt and it was damn cold for the pup so we got out of there early this afternoon. Be careful with your dogs in this weather.

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #85 on: December 26, 2021, 07:59:19 PM »
Had some snows flying by our place today, don’t normally see them these far up river. Probably due to the fields down river being frozen over.
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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #86 on: December 27, 2021, 02:17:48 PM »
3 man limit on 21 green heads today. Good times

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Re: Are they still coming?
« Reply #87 on: December 27, 2021, 06:43:15 PM »
Froze out before they got to my spots. Still very low water lines as well, decoys still in storage.
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