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Offline Michelle_Nelson

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Shot my first duck Friday.
« on: December 12, 2009, 08:42:35 PM »
Shot my first duck on Friday.  Was hunting with Snowman and ShadowCat.  They got me started into waterfowl last year.  Never owned a shot gun til last year.


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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2009, 08:54:27 PM »
congrats to you, gonna mount it?
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2009, 08:59:52 PM »
That is the plan!  If I do Jahn Nabb of Willow Creek Taxidermy is going to do it.  If I do it I will never find the time and it will sit in my freezer to 10 years.
« Last Edit: December 13, 2009, 02:39:17 PM by Michelle_Nelson »

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2009, 09:04:00 PM »
It was great to be there with Michelle as she got her first duck. I sent her a picture of her just moments after she shot it and her smile is as big as the Rocky Mountains. That is what hunting is all about.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2009, 09:14:39 PM by Shadow Cat »

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2009, 09:08:58 PM »
Michelle, thanks for sending the pic.  It looks in great shape and should turn out great. :)  Shadow cat, you need to post that pic of the mighty hunter with her first duck. ;) 

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2009, 09:16:01 PM »
Well, we just need to get her used to the cold now.  ;)

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2009, 10:10:54 PM »
Good old spoonies! 8) Nice mich

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2009, 11:50:58 PM »
Way to go Michelle!  Can't wait to see the mount...
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2009, 11:56:32 PM »
congrats!! first is an awesome feeling!!!
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2009, 12:32:00 AM »
First of many for you Michelle! Congrats!
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2009, 04:52:53 PM »
Good job.
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2009, 05:17:26 PM »
hen shoveler? nice... thats prolly the ugliest duck you'll ever kill! its all uphill from here!!! congrats on your first, beats the worthless coot i shot, which was my first.  :chuckle:

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2009, 05:25:40 PM »
Congats on your first.My first was a GW Teal hen,still haven't shot a spoonie.

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2009, 08:29:07 PM »
Yes wrangler it is a hen shoveler.  It's the best looking bird I have shot so far, LMAO.  Still seriously pushing around the idea of having it mounted.  Talked to WCTaxidermy for 45 min Friday talking about poses.  I've never mounted or had anything mounted that I have killed.  Figgured I'd try and change that.  Like I said if I were to mount it it would sit in my freezer for 10 years befor I got around to it.

 

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2009, 09:00:56 PM »
You need to mount that duck IMHO.  You only get one "first". 
Congats on your first.My first was a GW Teal hen,still haven't shot a spoonie.

That's funny Tonto, my first duck was a green wing teal hen also.  That tiny little duck was the only thing I could kill with the single shot .20 ga that I started hunting with when I was a kid.  Shot at lots of ducks, but they just wouldn't go down  :chuckle:
By the way, I wish I had mounted that duck.  It would mean a lot to me...
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2009, 09:03:20 PM »
My first duck was a hen mallet

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2009, 07:42:15 PM »
Congrats!!! take my advice, say NO to quack........its a spendy addiction! :P
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2009, 07:45:53 PM »
Nice duck. Duck hunting is great. Hopefully you're hooked.

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #19 on: December 14, 2009, 07:52:25 PM »
 :tup:

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #20 on: December 14, 2009, 07:54:29 PM »
Congrats!!! take my advice, say NO to quack........its a spendy addiction! :P

Tell me about it.  I have some money wrapped up in this sport.
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2009, 07:39:16 AM »
Nice Job Mich!! Id get it mounted if I were you  ;)

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #22 on: December 15, 2009, 08:39:39 AM »
Congrats!!! take my advice, say NO to quack........its a spendy addiction! :P

Tell me about it.  I have some money wrapped up in this sport.

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2009, 08:06:21 PM »
congrats Michelle,

but ur not kidding...u put that thing in ur freezer and it will be there for 10 years!!!

trust me...I put a BT buck in ur freezer like 2 years ago and its still in there :P :rolleyes:

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #24 on: December 15, 2009, 08:18:27 PM »
Now that was a good one longtatlaw ;)  I bet she won't even have a come back to that one :chuckle:.  John 

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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #25 on: December 17, 2009, 09:02:29 AM »
Yeah she was pretty happy with herself an should be.  :)
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Re: Shot my first duck Friday.
« Reply #26 on: December 18, 2009, 07:39:40 AM »
congrats michael.  i shot my first ducks this year too and now im addicted!

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