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Offline dannysdaddy

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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2011, 10:43:59 PM »
Couple weeks ago I had two greenheads commited to the deeks and right before I shot had a hawk come out of nowhere and waylay one of them.  scared the crap out of me. Never seen anything like that before.
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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2011, 10:57:31 PM »
Couple weeks ago I had two greenheads commited to the deeks and right before I shot had a hawk come out of nowhere and waylay one of them.  scared the crap out of me. Never seen anything like that before.

 Had the same thing happen to me a couple years ago. Birds comitted feet down wings cupped, then smack, big red tail nailled a green head and flared the rest off :bash:

 As far as having the deeks attacked, never by a bird o' prey, but did have an otter try to take a decoy once. Soon as he realized it was plastic he left it alone, but later in the day he came back and stole a goose from us.

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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2011, 07:32:53 AM »
Had my decoys set in the grass waiting for the tide to come in and heard what sounded like someone hitting a decoy with a ball bat.  A large hawk hit it.

Twice I've seen ducks up pretty high have a hawk attack.  Just before the hawk would get to them they would just drop out of the sky like a rock, no attempt to fly or even land they just hit the water like a rock being dropped.  First time I was close enough and it was three pintail, the second time it was two unknown type of ducks.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.

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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2011, 07:40:47 AM »
I've had them rush them, don't think I have ever had them get hit.   I shot a merganser once and right after it it the river, had a hawk pick it out of the water.  I thought that was amazing.   


I was sitting on the bank one day with only three decoys out in the river. (all I had as a kid) and there was a twang, and then a splash right next to my deek.  I stood up and here was one of the neighborhood kids(year older than me) with his .22.  He thought he was poaching a duck.  He hit the deek with the first shot but caught it just right so it deflected instead of shattering.   (hard shell decoy, nothing like todays.)

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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2011, 08:20:29 AM »
When I was in highschool hunting with my dad over in eastern WA, we were calling in some, mallards.  Out of no where an osprey swooped in and took a greenhead out of mid air!  They tumbled to the ground and fell behind a small hill with feathers hanging in the air.  We could hear the mallard quacking, and a few minuted later he came screaming by us in the air.  The osprey took off a few minutes later without his meal.  Pretty cool to watch and I remember it clear as day.

Not a decoy story but it involves ducks and birds of prey at least!
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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2011, 11:17:56 AM »
What is more scary is.... Flagging out the side of your laydown With a short homemade special weapon flag. And have a owl hammer the flag and your hand at the same time :yike: The first time the pucker factor is about 10
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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2011, 11:32:45 AM »
What is more scary is.... Flagging out the side of your laydown With a short homemade special weapon flag. And have a owl hammer the flag and your hand at the same time :yike: The first time the pucker factor is about 10

WOW  I think I would have shat myself.. Also had some guys jump shoot my deeks at skagit last year.  cost me a bunch to replace them...
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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2011, 12:21:06 PM »
I've had a owl hit a shaker decoy back in the day.  Then I was shooting in an elevated duck blind and had an eagle swoop down at my decoys only to smack my jerk string.  It tore the spool out of the blind and the eagle hit the water.  It popped up and was able to get airborn and fly off.  We have had yotes come in on our field goose spreads.  The best is watching graceful swans come right into the spread as they knock decoys and shells over.
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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2011, 01:25:09 PM »
Had a Bald Eagle take a widgeon that I had just shot, I thought it was cool to watch but the dog didn't like it so much. me :chuckle:  dog >:(

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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #24 on: December 04, 2011, 01:35:05 PM »
Once had a bald eagle come and pick up our mallard decoy from the pond, then he preceded to fly to the closest doug fir and pecked on the decoys head for five minutes before flying off with it. One of the cooler things I've ever seen.

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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2011, 09:06:08 PM »
years ago when i hunted off lariemer road in the slough one day i sitt'n over some decoys had redtail hawk swoop right down  picked up a deke i couldnt beleive it he was up about thirty yards i was holler'n at him and he dropped it  funny thing tho, i have owlsland right next to me almost on me in the early morning darkness gives you a start.

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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #26 on: December 04, 2011, 09:40:28 PM »
Had a coyote attack some goose decoys....he's dead now
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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #27 on: December 04, 2011, 11:05:59 PM »
That is why we get up and go out each morning.  Ya never know what to expect.  Very cool.
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Re: Had a first happen to me!
« Reply #28 on: December 05, 2011, 10:21:17 AM »
I have hade eagles dive bomb mine a few times and one time a seal came up and snifed one.

 


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