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Offline vandeman17

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letting a pond rest
« on: January 26, 2011, 12:07:19 PM »
I have a question for you guys out there. How much do you think jumpshooting a pond once and leaving effects the pond for the next few days? The reason I ask is I have a buddy who went out to one of our spots today and he was thinking about jumping a little pond that is close but decided not to since we are going to hunt it Saturday. Would it have made that big of a difference for that time span? If we were going to hunt it tomorrow I wouldn't jump it for sure but 3 days later...  :dunno:
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Re: letting a pond rest
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2011, 12:16:08 PM »
Shoot em. 3 days is plenty of time. Think how many times you hunt 2-3 days in a row and get limits. New birds will replace the ones you shoot if there is food.  :twocents:
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Re: letting a pond rest
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2011, 12:26:10 PM »
I think it would be fine. I use to jumpshoot a crick 3 times a week for about a month a few years back. Now when I go visit my sister I will jump shoot it 2-3 days in a row and get ducks everyday, but that's usually once or twice a year now.
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Re: letting a pond rest
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2011, 01:01:44 PM »
3 days is plenty of time for them to come back. especially if they don't have much pressure. I would say 2-3 days at a minimum is plenty anywhere.
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Re: letting a pond rest
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2011, 01:12:32 PM »
3 days is plenty of time. But hey might as well savor the pond until saturday for the both of you guys. I remember jumping a little pond one time in the morning and getting a couple quacks. Came back that same evening and dumped a couple more.
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Re: letting a pond rest
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2011, 01:39:12 PM »
So I guess my buddy "tried" to jump the pond I was talking about but ate sh#t when he got close and jumped about 200 ducks but no shots fired. Should be just fine come Saturday as long as nobody else hunts it between now and then.
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Re: letting a pond rest
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2011, 02:20:26 PM »
 :chuckle: Wow nice one. Ya should be great come saturday as long as no one else hunts it.
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Re: letting a pond rest
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2011, 02:46:57 PM »
Quote from: vandeman17 on January 26, 2011, 01:39:12 PM
So I guess my buddy "tried" to jump the pond I was talking about but ate sh#t when he got close and jumped about 200 ducks but no shots fired. Should be just fine come Saturday as long as nobody else hunts it between now and then.

 :chuckle:  oh man that stinks. that happened to me about a month ago was putting the sneak on the qucks not watching where i was walking and boop MANDOWN!!!  lol
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Re: letting a pond rest
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2011, 02:57:40 PM »
I wish I would have been there to see it.  :chuckle: I remember a few years back I was hunting the spot he hunted this morning and we watched birds pile into the pond we are talking about. Another guy (pretty new to duck hunting) and I went over to jump it. When we got close there were hundreds of birds circling and a few hundred sitting on the pond. When we got close, we made a break for it and all hell broke loose and there were birds flying everywhere. I ended up dumping a few and a hollered down to him how many he got and he said "I didn't even shoot"  :bash: I couldn't believe it but I guess he got so excited that he forgot to take the safety off, thought his gun had jammed and ended up jacking three full shells on the ground.  :DOH: We still joke about it to this day. He has done things like that on numerous occasions too.
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