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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: T-Rip on October 25, 2010, 04:51:55 PM

Title: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: T-Rip on October 25, 2010, 04:51:55 PM

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Hunted Saturday and found quick success in Skagit County. We started with a scout of the area on Thursday and found a few:

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Set up and waited for the opening flight. A bull sprig made the first wrong move of the day.

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Then the geese started moving. A group of cacklers decided to commit suicide and we collected 3.

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When the wind picked up it was steady on singles , doubles and a triple.

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Can't wait to go again soon. Ended up with 8 snows, 3 cacklers, and 1 bull sprig.

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Go get some.

T-Rip, Out-

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: jordano on October 25, 2010, 04:53:23 PM

AWESOME!! way to go guys! that is great!

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: Ellensburg on October 25, 2010, 05:26:17 PM

I am so jealous. That looks like a great spot. Congrats

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 25, 2010, 06:37:29 PM

Looks like a good Saturday hunt.  We had the field next to this one on the Saturday draw and passed it up as we figured it would be dead.  Fortunately they had tractors working on the snow goose reserve which kicked them all out of there.  It made good hunting for a lot of groups.

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: Widgeondeke on October 26, 2010, 07:49:22 AM

nice shooting. good variance of birds

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: Dustin07 on October 26, 2010, 08:38:48 AM

that is a good day. Did you get the boys to help clean the birds too?

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: WCTaxidermy on October 26, 2010, 10:04:16 AM

t-rip, those are some nice pic's.  Looks like you guy's had a great day.  Thanks for sharing.  John

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: T-Rip on October 26, 2010, 11:25:23 AM

Quote from: Dustin07 on October 26, 2010, 08:38:48 AM

that is a good day. Did you get the boys to help clean the birds too?

Yes, they are getting it down, first we breasted them for grilling (I have a killer marinade recipe), then pulled the skins and used the carcasses/thighs/ legs etc. for goose soup and stock....Delicious on these windy cool nights.

We started them on doves on the 1st, and moved to ducks on the youth opener, and now geese. ...if I can now get them to gut and skin their own deer we would be in great shape!

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: Dustin07 on October 26, 2010, 11:33:36 AM

LOL nice work  ;) i figured dad had a big pile o geese to clean.

I like to save as much of the carcass as is reasonable as well. I have made some really good teryaki goose drumsticks and wings. Have fried up the internals from time to time too. heart, etc.

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: 87Ford on October 26, 2010, 11:43:02 AM

Wow, good hunt!  I lilke that little double barrel one of those boys has.  Nice pintail too..

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: YoungBuck on October 27, 2010, 05:23:36 PM

Awesome.

Title: Re: Young Guns Hammer Skagit Snows
Post by: Green Horn on October 27, 2010, 06:33:46 PM

That's really cool!