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Wind Storm
« on: January 08, 2024, 05:36:14 PM »
Is anyone going to be out hunting during the wind storm? If so, share your pics. I'd be out myself, but I can't miss work.

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2024, 06:54:32 PM »
Im thinking about it really hard. If my work loses power its a sure thing.
What country can preserve it's liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon & pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants.

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2024, 07:27:28 PM »
My spot will be shootin real well with the good tide.

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2024, 07:59:24 AM »
Twer nautical

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2024, 12:32:59 PM »
Nice!

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2024, 02:07:17 PM »
We did good in the wind yesterday.  Focused on picking out greenheads.
Cut em!
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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2024, 05:26:34 PM »

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2024, 07:39:04 PM »
We hunted layouts in open water and shot 2 limits of scaup and 2 limits of pintails. One had a nice suprise.

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2024, 06:29:18 AM »
We scouted yesterday after I picked my boy up from school. We looked over some spots that traditionally have open water once everything locks up. Found some birds, and they were willing to work. Hope they stick around, we've had a great season thus far. They storm last evening was I think worse than the wind we had the first part of the week. Sideways snow, a lot of wind, and bitter cold. Was fun though!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2024, 08:30:21 AM »
We hunted layouts in open water and shot 2 limits of scaup and 2 limits of pintails. One had a nice suprise.

That IS a nice surprise! What secrets did the jewelry tell you?
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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2024, 08:40:54 AM »
Got off a little early yesterday.  Went out for a quick afternoon pass shoot. Was feeling too lazy to take the dekes and figured with the wind i wouldnt need em.   Ended up with my limit in an hour.  Shot more shells than i really want to admit  :dunno:  hard to hit the buggers with a 30mph tailwind is my excuse   :chuckle:
« Last Edit: January 12, 2024, 10:38:05 AM by CackleBird98 »

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2024, 11:57:10 AM »
We hunted layouts in open water and shot 2 limits of scaup and 2 limits of pintails. One had a nice suprise.

Wow, that's awesome. Would love to know some of the banding data if you're comfortable sharing.

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2024, 03:22:21 PM »
They must get cold on the skin

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2024, 05:58:55 PM »
Banded as a hatchling in 2020 in of all places, North Dakota.
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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2024, 06:14:15 PM »
Where's noshot (headshot) on this thread?  Surprised he hasn't chimmed in yet.

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2024, 09:13:03 AM »
Congrats on the band!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2024, 12:17:36 PM »
Wind today was bitter but put birds in tight. Always good company.

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2024, 02:15:07 PM »
Bonus cackler! I’ll be frying up some Teal tenders tonight  :chuckle:

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2024, 01:15:19 PM »
Banded as a hatchling in 2020 in of all places, North Dakota.

Unbelievable. What a journey for that bird. Thanks for sharing and congrats again.

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #19 on: January 16, 2024, 06:12:24 PM »
Banded as a hatchling in 2020 in of all places, North Dakota.

Unbelievable. What a journey for that bird. Thanks for sharing and congrats again.
I was actually shocked that it was banded there. I assumed all our pintail were north south migratory.
Another weird thing about her was there was almost Zero color or almost a rust color on her wings. Not you normal pintail coloration.

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Re: Wind Storm
« Reply #20 on: January 16, 2024, 10:07:42 PM »
Banded as a hatchling in 2020 in of all places, North Dakota.

Unbelievable. What a journey for that bird. Thanks for sharing and congrats again.
I was actually shocked that it was banded there. I assumed all our pintail were north south migratory.
Another weird thing about her was there was almost Zero color or almost a rust color on her wings. Not you normal pintail coloration.
The birds that spend any time in Skagit county will get the rust color pretty quick from the mud fields.  It stains them pretty good.  Even the snows show up with white heads and by mid season they all have rust colored faces.
Cut em!
It's not the shells!  It's the shooter!

 


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