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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Darkinnovation on January 11, 2016, 08:35:08 AM

Title: First ever Harlequin
Post by: Darkinnovation on January 11, 2016, 08:35:08 AM: I got my first ever Harlequin this past weekend :IBCOOL: Sending him off today to get mounted.
Title: Re: First ever Harlequin
Post by: Buckewe on January 11, 2016, 08:56:32 AM: Nice job those are beautiful birds
Title: Re: First ever Harlequin
Post by: Cougar125 on January 11, 2016, 10:41:24 AM: Congrats! Please tell me you didn't hang it by the neck.
Title: Re: First ever Harlequin
Post by: Darkinnovation on January 11, 2016, 10:51:27 AM: Quote from: Cougar125 on January 11, 2016, 10:41:24 AM
Congrats! Please tell me you didn't hang it by the neck.
No sir, by the foot.
Title: Re: First ever Harlequin
Post by: jmaster4880 on January 11, 2016, 10:18:37 PM: was a fun hunt but sucked getting the boat in and out of the water.
Title: Re: First ever Harlequin
Post by: Cougar125 on January 12, 2016, 11:16:52 PM: Quote from: jmaster4880 on January 11, 2016, 10:18:37 PM
was a fun hunt but sucked getting the boat in and out of the water.
If you launched a boat where I'm thinking y'all went there are 2 options. 1 has to do with carrying and the other is a ramp. Best advice I could give you is always launch on an outgoing tide otherwise you're going to be pretending you're going through BUDS.
Title: Re: First ever Harlequin
Post by: jmaster4880 on January 12, 2016, 11:52:12 PM: we pretended we were in BUDS. and on top of that the waves were knocking the boat into the rocks. luckily my boat is a Livingston and fiberglass. but it was fun. we should have taken the ramp.
Title: Re: First ever Harlequin
Post by: Cougar125 on January 13, 2016, 11:34:35 AM: Next time sit about 10 yards off shore with your dekes another 15 yards out. It'll be easier.
Title: Re: First ever Harlequin
Post by: ShaneTyTrey on January 13, 2016, 07:51:49 PM: Cool birds, congrats!