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Hey folks! Geo. Newbern reminded me that it's that time of year again. Thanks Geo. for the reminder.
Anyway, as in years past, this thread is to show off your guns, game, dogs and yourself for this season. So let's see all those great pictures again. Looking forward to seeing them!
I do have one request. Please keep this thread on track. Please, no personal attacks or sarcastic comments to those who post in good faith.
I hope everyone has a successful year and most of all a safe one!
See you later right here.
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One of the most important signs that the new fall season is just about here! 
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Here is my message for Garcia; .458 is Ready To Hunt! 3 in 1 
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If that is @ 100yds, probably the most accurate .458 in the world. Tell us more about gun and load.
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Hi John, Thanks for asking. That is a 50 yard group my son shot from a bench rest. It is from the right barrel of my .45-70 DR that has 26 inch barrels. The left barrel is also accurate but he was shooting different targets AND had two bullets in the same hole + a flyer. Gun is a Beretta GR-2 12 ga converted to .45-70 DR by a man that made it for himself and hunted deer with it for 10 years before he passed away from a heart attack while dragging a buck to his truck. He also made my .405 WCF DR and so I bought the .45-70 from his estate. 100 rounds of loaded 300 grain ammo came with the rifle and it has proven to be accurate and deadly:  I like to break in new guns on hog. 
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crs, I would love to see more of that rifle at it's loads. Did he follow from Ellis Browns's book in doing it? I have been sorely tempted to go that route one day. But I'd use a 16 I think.
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I have heard of Hynden several times, but never met him. Really nice rifle.
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crs, looks like you delivered on the promise! Garcia's companions would be pleased. You got it done. And with a very nice set up I must say. I have Ellis Brown's book and while I would never attempt the work myself, I found it a fascinating read.
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Canvasback,
Same here WRT Ellis's book. BTW, he is a crack shot on running hogs with a sxs rifle. He is also making a DR right now that will be in the next version of his book. He says the entire project will be documented in the book. I have already placed my order.
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Got out to the covert behind my house tonight for a quick 45 minute run with the dogs. It was hot and dry with no mast crops at all. We moved one mature Dusky Grouse. We were working from below the bird and they often flush down hill in that scenario, this one flew up and over the crest of the hill. I will chase them more before it is over.
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A grad student and I got out for days 2 and 3 of teal season. Day 2 was a beautiful morning, and we saw teal before sunrise, but none after. No shots fired. After some more scouting, we returned to exactly the same place today and killed 10, and should easily have had 12. I used my faithful Cashmore hammer gun. One of my two favorites. Gus is really an upland dog but he likes ducking well enough.  
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C'mon, Dad- get up! You don't need a nap- the birds have to be out there somewhere... 
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Game on! Karl 
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Thanks Gil! We just got an invite for this coming Sunday, although I doubt it will be as good
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Hey all, well this past Saturday was our Grouse/Hun opener. Not bad, but not great either. Did see some, but not as many as in past years. Saturday and Sunday we hunted a friends ranch north of us a few miles. Got 2 on Saturday, but nothing on Sunday. Raina, did very well, great points, and worked the cover like an old pro. I used my 16b John Wilkes  Raina  Today I hunted around the house here, was able to limit in a couple hours. Always better at home! I used my 16b Charles Hellis  And the area I hunted today  Great getting out again this year! Best, Greg
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Greg, those are two really nice 16s. Thanks for the pics.
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How old is Raina now? Seems I've been looking at her great work for years.
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Mills, great to hear of Harry's first year hunting. I'm sure he will be a regular now.
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How old is Raina now? Seems I've been looking at her great work for years.
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Hi Mike she'll be 7 this December. She has really come into her own these last couple years. Thanks for the kind words BTW Greg
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I'm posting this on behalf of my good friend Chris Dawe, member here CJ Dawe, gunsmith extraordinaire! I think posting pictures is more than he can handle. Chris lives in Newfoundland.....you'll have to ask him why. On the plus side, on the 4 days a year when it's not a driving wind storm, there is ptarmigan hunting to be had. These pics are of Chris's hunt earlier today with his son and dog. His boy got his first ptarmigan over a point today so they were both a little charged up over that. The area they are hunting is known as The Barrens. Sounds like something from a English gothic horror novel. Hopefully Chris will come on and add a little first hand commentary, including what those guns are. Edit to add: Breaking news....Chris was using a great Husqvarna model 201 sidelock in 12 gauge and his son was shooting a LC Smith Featherweight 20 gauge that Chris upgraded and gave to his son on his 13th birthday. I've seen pics of the gun....makes me want an LC Smith! (Can't believe i just said that! LOL)     
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James, are rocks a cash crop where Chris hunts? What a beautiful area and Elsie upgrade. Gil
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Gil, the place isnt nicknamed The Rock fir nothing.
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Hey all, my son Jim and I went out for a couple hours yesterday. Saw birds, I managed two and Jim didn't bust a cap. Just one of those deals. Anyway, the days bag, I was using my 16ga Ugartechea 1030  Jim watering Raina after a jaunt  Best, Greg
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My 17 year old son, Finn and his first Sharptail in MT. It was a nice one shot kill at a respectable distance with his custom stocked Famars 20ga. 
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I know everyone involved, Mr. Steele, was happy and proud. Good young man can look forward to pheasants in a few weeks.
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Tough terrain to drop a gun or hit a knee...unforgiving.
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I have hunted ducks with a double of one sort or another since 1985. But, I was given a gun with a lot of family history, a 1956 Sweet Sixteen, and used it some for duck hunting. It just seems that an Auto-5 is the quintessential waterfowl gun. Anyway, it's become my September gun. I've been deadly with it all year but missed twice on the only draw I had on Monday. When I remembered the third shell the second bird was already mid-river. The bismuth #5's proved deadly... 
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Hey all, well, took a half day off work to do some hunting around the home place. Went to one of my local honey holes and it sure paid off. Lady luck was with me today. Started out at 1pm and was done by 1:45. Got a single within 15 minutes and was able to get a double when a covey of about 10-12 flushed. Sure was fun. My 18 month old GSP Addie did very well today, nice retrieves and worked the birds just fine. Very happy with her! Used my 16ga FN  Addie taking it easy after the hunt  And...Addie again!  Best, Greg
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I have hunted ducks with a double of one sort or another since 1985. But, I was given a gun with a lot of family history, a 1956 Sweet Sixteen, and used it some for duck hunting. It just seems that an Auto-5 is the quintessential waterfowl gun. Anyway, it's become my September gun. I've been deadly with it all year but missed twice on the only draw I had on Monday. When I remembered the third shell the second bird was already mid-river. The bismuth #5's proved deadly... Great pic! I had an opportunity to own an 16ga A5 recently, and shot it at some skeet. That mechanical auto action really takes some getting used to. Once I figured it out though, I started hitting with it. Neat guns for sure, and quintessentially American.
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I finished working on my H&H 16, and took her out Monday for a spin, with her first shots on birds, resulting in two stoned roosters. Very happy.  
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We just got back from the Sandhills, where Mocha completed his first three dog bucket list items: get sprayed by a skunk, step on a snake, and get a nose full of porcupine quills. Bird numbers were a little thin, but Kirk was still able to get some in the bag. Mocha pitched in on the locating and retrieve, his first sharpies.   It was very warm, and the dogs were carefully watched, watered, and rested   Especially on the way home: 
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Heyall, well today was the resident opener here in ND. It was a successful one for myself and my son Jim. We each limited out with our 6 birds a piece plus I got an additional 2 Bluewing Teal, for a total of 8 for myself. Jim didn't want to shoot his extra Teal and was happy with his regularbag limit. In fact he limited first, he even got a great double today. Darn proud of that boy! So, here are a couple pics fromtoday. Jim with his birds. He was using a 12ga Brittany (made by Zabala)  My birds. I was using my 12ga Merkel 147E  Best, Greg
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Greg,
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Ducks are about... A few succumbed to my Cashmoor hammer gun. In fact, I didn't miss any at all - unusual for me. Gus would rather be pheasant hunting. Only 4 wks away. 
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Looks like the season is off to a good start!
And thanks to David Williamson for his comment a page or so back! I should check here more often
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Hey all, my son Jim and I went out for a duck hunt today. Went to our old spot that we've been going to for years. It was slow today, very slow. We each got 3. Not at all like last week opener. Anyway, I was using my Bernardelli Italia hammer gun  Jim didn't want his picture took today, he was cleaning ducks! Best, Greg
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A quick trip up to the Federal WMA at Sherburn, MN:  What a beautiful day! Out with the beautiful girl who married me, our son, and our Setter. Right after this picture, taken near the St. Francis river, we paused along the trail, and the dog pointed a grouse, that flew up about 8 feet into a sapling, then, rocketed out, stage right. I had my gun in my left hand, to give the right hand a break, as I have been trying to learn to shoot right handed. I snapped the gun up, left handed, closed my good right eye, and promptly lost the bird in the brush. I fired off a salute as I continued my swing, but, it was to no avail. The guns were my 81 year old non-toxic specific Nitro Special 16 gauge, and Christophers Mossberg youth, with a customized 28 barrel. The Feds require non-toxic shot for everything in this area, and that beautiful little river is closed to waterfowl hunting. I was shooting #6 loads of Heavy Metal, and Chris shoots bismuth out of his 20 gauge. Mom cheers us on. We can drive 35 minutes, and have a solid 2-3 hour hunt, wrapping up in time to visit my disabled Mother and Brother. Best, Ted
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We dont shoot beef, here...
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Ted title says game and gun picture...
Where's the bEEf ? where is your gun or "bEEf"?
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Mills, no problem, I have done the same more than once.
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Thanks David
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Hey all, went out today for a little hunt on one of our local potholes. Not much flying, but did manage a Gaddy and Greenwing. They sure have some nice wing spectrums. Used my 12ga Merkel today.  Best, Greg
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I'll be glad when Skip is back with some snipe limit pics to post. I always enjoy seeing them. Probably still a little too early for snipe season yet.
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Hey all, well today was our Pheasant opener. Not a good one for us, but better than last years 17" of snow! My son Jim and I didn't see many today, in fact hardly any at all. Started out nice, then the wind started up, and now it's blowing pretty good. Anyway, great to be out with y boy. We each managed one and I was ale to get a grouse also. Better days to come, I'm sure. Jim and Addie. Jim was using his 12ga V. Sarasqueta 3EC  I used my 12B Purdey today  Best, Greg
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Hey all, today was a much better day than the opener. Saw a lot of birds today and was able to limit out in an hour. Raina did very well. I used my 12b Churchill Premiere (with those nasty 25" barrels!)  And the hero of the day....Raina Augusta Victoria Von St. Antonius  Best Greg
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Waiting on woodies out back behind the house. None came, but it was a good morning nonetheless.  And a couple interesting denizens of my backyard.  
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Brent, I'm sure you'll drop that hammer-gun as soon as SKB gives you back the Greener, but just saying the hammer-gun sure looks natural with that mallard...Geo
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Geo, I am, indeed, waiting for the Greener, but the Cashmore gets it turns. It will be the gun for the Opener I think. If the weather permits, blackpowder loads. If not smokeless.
It shoots very well for me and though seemingly generic in fit, it somehow fits better than all of my other generic guns - or so it seems. It has nice balance and is one of my favorites.
That Mallard is tonight's dinner. Lucky me!
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Hey all, took off half a day of work to get some hunting in before the winter storm we're supposed to get (tonight and tomorrow). Was out for a hour and 15 minutes and managed to limit and get a Hun. Saw a lot of birds, but they were spooky. Rania did very well, hope to get out some this weekend depending on how much snow we get. I used my 12b Sam Allport today  Best, Greg
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Hey all, just had a very short hunt after Church and before Sunday Dinner. Saw birds, but they were spooky today. Did manage one however. Addie did well again today. I used my 12ga Siace today  Best, Greg
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Had a fantastic hunt yesterday in my aquapod layout boat at a coastal marsh. Birds were swarming my spread, landing at point blank range. Laying down in a sneak boat, having birds flying ten feet over your head, while you're sipping coffee... man, that is the best kind of duck hunting in my opinion. My Husky 103A is a great shooter, and these are the first birds I've taken with it so far. I think I'll try a 16 next time.  
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That's some great duck hunting. Hoping for similar on Wednesday, but it won't be that warm.
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Looks like a successful hunt Mark!
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Great pictures, Mark. Thanks for posting.
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Mills,
That is great, the young ones are the future of the sport.
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  My first ever pheasant water retrieve and an odd point. My 10 year old Drat was a rock star on our opener and we were done by 8am.
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Im done with Sharptails for 2020 due to season limit. But it doesnt mean you cant scare them, and spoil your bird dogs. https://imgur.com/gallery/YZbDw5T
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On the North shore of Superior with my host chasing ruffs. Apparently Mocha disapproved of his choice of gauge and action:  Here he is chasing and pointing a tweety bird by the road, as the grouse have been nowhere to be found: 
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Hey all, took off the afternoon today, temps were great after being in the deep freeze for the last two weeks. Winds were supposed to be low (right this is North Dakota, the winds were in that 18mph range). Birds were spooky (thanks wind!). Did down one that Addie tracked for some time and did a nice retrieve to hand. Her points are getting more staunch every time she gets out. She's going to rival the old girl (Duchess). She's a real natural. Anyway, I used my 12b Joseph Harkom  And.......Addie  Best, Greg
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On the North shore of Superior with my host chasing ruffs. Apparently Mocha disapproved of his choice of gauge and action: Here he is chasing and pointing a tweety bird by the road, as the grouse have been nowhere to be found: LOL although to be fair I've seen Steve make some really great shots with that gun on grouse. Mike sorry I didn't get to see you this year. Was a couple hours North of you and it was tough sledding. Just got home and think I can finally feel my fingers and toes.  To be fair Steve was key in my decision to go back to purple shells and barrels all twisted up side by side. Watch that guy like a hawk...
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Love that picture Cold Iron. Just got my AyA back from some choke and trigger work and I had to test it out yesterday. It's a 16 w/30" barrels. 
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Kirk- bare ground is rare, But Steve knew where a little would be.  Cold Iron- thx for the pic- after just five bird contacts in four days of hunting, I was forgetting what a ruff looked like. Today is the last day afield here. It's still been a good trip, especially for the dog. Steve, with Mocha's help, finally owns a P gun.
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The last hour of the last day, Mocha found and pointed this one. It tried to sneak off, Steve saw it trying to sneak away, called in his dog and pinched the bird between the two dogs. He shot it, and it was running off and I had a small window of opportunity and finished it off. Truly a team effort. 
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My H&H Dominion 16 is proving to be a versatile game gun: 
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My photos have suffered so far this year. But this bird was a pretty one 
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Pretty, yes. And, fine tablefare as well! But, the very prettiest thing about teal, to me, are their synchronized flight. I dearly love to see them buzz a spread of dekes.
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True, but this one was a single looking for company. Ducks are scarce here this year and especially right now.
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Fun little ARMAF 16 gauge with 28" barrels. Weighs 5.7 lbs with 2.75" chambers. I finally got the barrels back from getting the chokes opened up and I will be doing the wood this coming year. 
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Great photo of my favorite upland bird to hunt here in Michigan. and it looks like you have the perfect woodcock gun. Shoot it in good health.
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Old dog, older SxS, and the first chocolate phase (ruff and tail band) grouse I've taken in 40 years, along with Old Deacon Woodcock. 
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Really nice phots Keith. What state are you in?
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Really nice phots Keith. What state are you in?
Thank you. I'm in Wisconsin, mostly.
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Really nice phots Keith. What state are you in?
Thank you. I'm in Wisconsin, mostly. Thanks. It is on my list of states to consider moving to.
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Really nice phots Keith. What state are you in?
Thank you. I'm in Wisconsin, mostly. Thanks. It is on my list of states to consider moving to. If you are looking for ruffs and woodcock, then I understand. However, I spend less and less time here every year.
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Really nice phots Keith. What state are you in?
Thank you. I'm in Wisconsin, mostly. Thanks. It is on my list of states to consider moving to. If you are looking for ruffs and woodcock, then I understand. However, I spend less and less time here every year. And deer and walleyes etc. Some nice scenery, etc. Not to mention a couple really nice rifle ranges. What's not to like? Taxes I suppose. Seems to be a problem everywhere I might go.
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Dont forget pike and muskies...
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Had a fantastic day yesterday. Managed to bother some quail with my damascus Husky mod.15 16b hammer gun for the first time. Trying to reload quickly with the underlever Husky, when the covey is busting out and birds are buzzing everywhere, is a real hoot. Definitely more challenging than with a hammerless gun, yet very rewarding in a quixotic, contrarian sort of way. 
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Mills nice going, glad you had a good time.
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Very nice, Mills. What loads are you shooting in the VHs?
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Hey all, took some time off of work for a short hunt. Good day, should have had a limit, but when walking tree rows by yourself, guess what side the birds get up? You know! Did manage to get two so not a loss. Weather was great, low winds, temps in the 60's! All in all a good day! Used my 12b J. Blanch today.  Addie did a great job. Solid points and her field work was great. Very happy with her! She's a keeper! Here she is in the weeds  Best, Greg
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No gun in the picture but a Cashmore was there. We finally had a few ducks visit, we collected one of them... 
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[img]http://<img src="https://i.ibb.co/CJrqF5R/20201118-190038.jpg" alt="20201118-190038" border="0" />[/img] Shot two lesser whistling ducks out of a flock of seven at dusk yesterday. They were the only ducks to use the flight line I was standing under. The gun is my battered, freckled and faded W W Greener 20 gauge, 30 inch barrels, 2.5 inch chambers, non ejecter. Not the best of photos taken in a hurry with my cell phone, so please forgive. All the best Skeeterbd
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Appears my photo link doesnt work. If someone could make it show I would be most grateful.
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Sorry tried again. Didnt work.
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 I used this img] https://i.ibb.co/CJrqF5R/20201118-190038.jpg[/img] I took the first [ away to show the string Mike
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Thanks Skeetx. Will know what to do in the future.
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[quote=gjw] Used my 12b J. Blanch today. That Blanch is spectacular!
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I hunted today for the fifth time in this still young season. 
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Skip, deja vu all over again. Good to see snipe are back in and your success. Gil
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Hey Gil, I hope you are doing well. I'm still out wandering around in some godforsaken swamp chasing birds with not enough meat to be worth fooling with.
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You must have one hell of a recipe or several for snipe.
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bet the same re sipies would work for wood cock and blue jays, as well...
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Good to see you back posting snipe pics, Skip. Stay well.
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Thank you Stan. Here is a picture from last weekend. Same gun, same results, just a different background. 
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An old British 16 bore. 
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Very nice MD2. I like that gun a bunch.
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Thank you Stan. Here is a picture from last weekend. Same gun, same results, just a different background. Looks like a great time. I would hunt snipe more, but they aren't great table fare. More along the lines of, wrap them in bacon, grill, then throw away the snipe and eat the bacon... Please let me know if I'm wrong. I would love to hear a good recipe.
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Au Contraire. They are great table fare. I use the paraffin waterfowl technique to remove feathers and down.
Gut, coat with olive oil, salt and pepper. I use a 4 bird vertical roaster made from a coat hanger and cook them over high heat on a grill until medium rare. Nothing better in my book.
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Sounds good Gil. So pretty much cook them like duck, with the skin on, high heat, seared, to medium rare. Got it! I cook duck breasts, skin on, that way, in a frying pan. High heat, sear both sides to rare/medium rare, let sit a few minutes, and de-glaze the pan drippings to create a rich dripping glaze over the top. I need to do it outside on a grill though, because it smokes the house up something fierce!
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Sounds good to me. I like most game meat that way, but have only eaten snipe once. It was good but not that enticing to get me to go after them.
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Mark, here's a limit ready for the grill: 
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That looks like great game prep, how could they not turn out tasty.
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Wow Gil, that game prep looks great, but also very time consuming!
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Mark, I melted 3 blocks of Gulf Wax into a large pot of about 3 gallons of water brought to just below boil. With guts intact, after taking maybe 15 seconds per bird to cut off wings, head and one foot, I rough plucked each to allow wax penetration. Holding each bird by the foot, one at a time, I dipped it into the floating wax into the pot of hot water. I insured full submersion below the floating wax with a stick. Pulled it out, dipped again, and dropped it into a bucket of cold water for a few minutes, and then let them sit out of the water until the wax hardened. Peel like an orange, cut off remaining foot and gut. Can't say it took more time than if I'd completely plucked each bird. I cleaned ducks the same way back in the day. Start to finish was probably 45 minutes, but only about 10 minutes of work. Rest of the time was waiting for wax to melt and harden.
Snipe have delicate skin, but the wax technique doesn't tear it and removes feathers and down completely, even around shot holes. Gil
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Hey all, my son Jim and I went out for our pre-dinner, Thanksgiving Day hunt. We each got one a piece. We saw plenty of birds, but boy were they ever spooky. Flushing way head and not giving Raina much of a chance to pin one. She did manage to pin a couple however. So....she was the hero of the day! I used my 12b Cogswell & Harrison Konor and Jim used his 12ga V. Sarasqueta 3EC  And.......Raina!  Happy Thanksgiving! Greg
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Hey all, went out today with my son Jim. We hunted a different area. Saw birds, but not as many as yesterday. I managed 2 and Jim got 1. It was a windy day, but Addie did a fine job! Very proud of this 20 month old. I used my 12b F.A. Anderson (Jim didn't want me to take his picture today, so none of him!)  And a couple of shots of Addie   Best, Greg
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Beautiful birds. Wish we had more variety of bird opportunities here. I may try to find some woodcock later this year when the season opens. Until then Ill terrorize the wood ducks.
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Black Friday Birds Thanks, Emma  Arrietta  (posted on behalf of Lou Rotelli)
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Limit of South Dakota roosters  Spent two weeks chasing huge whitetails and was not able to close the deal on one of them so I punched my tag with this guy who should eat up just fine. Made a fun stalk by belly crawling thorough the prairie on him. The broken left beam was a surprise. 
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Looks like a heck of a nice trip, Steve. But one day, I'm going to find that truck on Google Earth. Only 77,183 square miles to go.... So what sort of rifle are you hiding in that deer photo? Gotta be something interesting, I would think.
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.25-06 I built in gunsmith school on a Argentine mauser. I carried my 375 most of the trip and my Holland single a bit. The hunting style has changed a bit over the years here with longer shots becoming the norm. I myself like them nice and close where iron sights shine. I hunt on one of the reservations here and they require a guide so I need to be flexible. Building a Gibbs farquharson for myself currently in .303 British that I will top with a vintage piece of glass. Have everything for the project except just the right scope.
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Super windy today made for some tough hunting, still I should have had at least one more in the bag today. Tucker made a spectacular retrieve on this running rooster. At the flush the dog was deep in the cattails, the bird came down in an area of low grass and quickly hit the ground running towards a row of cedars. I brought Tucker over to where I last saw the bird and he took off running down the edge of the trees, a few minutes later he came back with the bird, a good two hundred yards from where the bird was flushed and shot. 
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Welcome to the forum Bob, try using jpgbox.com for the photos.
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Steve, your winds were really howling when they got here this afternoon. But we managed one bird and missed a gimme. Had a nice run and gun, and got the run down, but muffed the gun part and fumbled just enough to let that bird hit the Jetstream headed for the east coast. I can imagine Tucker really enjoyed that retrieve. Gus prefers birds that run hard. He enjoys the challenge and battle. The one we brought home was stoned with an easy head shot, so sort of boring by his standards, but I was happy to take it. 
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Beautiful day Saturday in southern Illinois. Perfect weather to work Eva on some fast flying bobs & a 1912 mo XIVe 16 gauge Sauer & Sohn.  [/URL] 
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Fine sport and company on a glorious day !!!
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Little southern trophy taken with a modern death stick. 
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Wow, is that a suppressor on that gun? Are silencers legal to kill deer? Is that a 20 or 40 shot clip? How many shells did it take to kill that deer? 
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Looks like 10 rd. mag on a .300 black out.
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A week and a half ago in Kansas. We found plenty of birds all on public ground but it sure was warm. Up to 75* on a couple days. All quail and a lone surprise, a snipe.  
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Little southern trophy taken with a modern death stick. awesome photo. i presume you were also gunning for hogs.
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I got skunked in NY, but managed a mountain buck the first day in PA. I was really looking forward to getting something with my new (to me) double rifle as I have wanted one for decades.   CHAZ
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Little southern trophy taken with a modern death stick. So you will know going forward, that's a cull, not a trophy. Not judging, just saying... JR
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I got skunked in NY, but managed a mountain buck the first day in PA. I was really looking forward to getting something with my new (to me) double rifle as I have wanted one for decades. CHAZ All right! Like these ridge runner photos. I also got skunked in New York two weeks ago, and have not yet seen a deer in PA deer season. Nothing wrong with a PA mountain buck. Nice gun, well done.
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Buzz, yes sir thats a suppressor, legal for use on all legal game in the free state of Louisiana. For us only shotguns have a round count restriction except for the conversation order goose hunts which allows any capacity shotguns. In about 40 states or so suppressors are legal to own and in most are legal to hunt with. For me it brings shooting to an entirely new level of enjoyment. I have significant hearing loss from years of stupidity so it helps preserve what I have left. And for the same reasons lots of you enjoy packing a 5.5# double for upland game I love packing a suppressed 9 barreled lightweight 300 Blackout. Its the most handy woods gun you will ever have the pleasure to shoot. Twenty rounds of 110 Barns X over 20 grains of 296 in the magazine of which I only needed one. Close Joe.
Pamtnman when Im hunting behind the house most of the time Im in any legal game mode so hogs were certainly on the list. When paddling I will often bring a suppressed 22lr to take coons, squirrels and rabbits if given the opportunity.
John Roberts, Its an inside jokebut believe me I get as much or more pleasure chasing spikes and 4 points thru the swamp in my home town as I do shooing 160 ten points with my Bow in Kansas so It is indeed a trophy my friend.
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John Roberts, Its an inside jokebut believe me I get as much or more pleasure chasing spikes and 4 points thru the swamp in my home town as I do shooing 160 ten points with my Bow in Kansas so It is indeed a trophy my friend.
Trophy to you, cull to me. Everything's relative. JR
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Here you go John 
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First deer with a double rifle...  White-winged Scoter 200 miles inland...  Long story but I made and painted these ringneck decoys to hunt woodducks but they work on ringnecks too apparently...  First Oldsquaw...I made and have carried that decoy for years waiting for this opportunity... 
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Nice buck...every game animal is a trophy.
I never felt I had the right to "cull" Gods creatures.
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Here you go John Nice! JR
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Fish sticker:
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Its probably 30 years old or so. Made locally by Lobells boat works. 12 fiberglass he didnt want to build it as light as it is but its been a good boat. Has a few patches.
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Today I shot a twenty-eight gauge for the first time this season. 
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these are all fabulous pictures. every one of them is precious. thanks for posting, men
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Little southern trophy taken with a modern death stick. Brave man getting in a pirogue with waders and a deer...Geo
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bet hits good fishin in dat swamp...
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A little too stagnant for a lot of fish in that dead water....
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Stagnant? , CRAWFISH heaven
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A bateau is a pirogue, but a pirogue isn't necessarily a bateau. If it's a small, flat-bottomed, pointed on both ends boat, it's technically a bateau.
I understand that, in Louisiana, a bateau is referred to as a pirogue, which is not a wrong statement. But, a pirogue can even be a dugout.
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A cold front came through last night which made walking around in the marsh this morning quite comfortable. 
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If old guns could tell their story. Dont know if this old Fox has ever killed wood ducks in the cypress swap before but now it has. Beautiful morning God has given. 
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 I'll work on some pics, but this year I drug Gebrder Ellenburg to Kansas to hunt >>Ditch Parrots<< & Waterfowl. This is Benjamin's 1st Kansas Pheasant right out of the gate & our Pup Ela's 1st Pheasant. Although he isn't toting a double, it is the scattergun of my Dad's Uncle, whom neither of the Boys Ellenburg knew, but I accompanied Dad's Uncle on countless adventures, as he retired from the U.S. of A. Airforce when I was able to take a scattergun afield. Anyway, they event meant much more to me than Benjamin, I assume? At any rate, Benjamin is hooked for life..... Also his elder Brother Owen was successful and he too is hooked on wingshooting with an emphasis on waterfowl, stating that it was the most exciting event he could remember. Recently I was fortunate to be the current custodian of a Ludwig Borovnik drilling of 20 bore(3") over 7x65R(61cm+/-) plus an additional set of tubes with 20 bore(3") over 9,3X62R(65 cm). I was a bit skeptical but I never uncased another scattergun for anything. Kansas Pheasants are as wiley as any, and probably a bit more. They were scarce but we made the best of it. Many more adventures are on the horizon...... Cheers, Raimey rse
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That expression on your Ben's face is priceless, Raimey.
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Thanks Stan & all say that. The >>Ditch Parrot<< was a runner and we charged it with Ela in tow and due to the grass moving, I was able to task Ela in the correct direction & I captured the image just as Ela delivered it to him. Priceless..... Yes indeed.
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  This was captured just after Ela swam a 1/4 mile chasing a coon. We had some lively times.... Cheers, Raimey rse
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 Owen & his 1st Pheasant & Kansas Fox Squirrel.  A buddy & I rented this van & a UHaul trailer to ferry our Boys & all our gear out to Kansas. Cheers, Raimey rse
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  As I said the Borovnik 20 bore Dreiling was very lively..... I as guide, instructor, photographer, cinematographer, chronologer, etc., I needed all the aide I could muster. Cheers, Raimey rse
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Raimey,
Be sure to save the photos( have prints made), they will be worth more than gold in your old age, when you tell your boys' children about the time they hunted "ditch parrots". You might not think so now, but you will when you are threequarters of a century old. Good show.
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Thanks for the wisdom there Ford. Yes, I have the image files archived in several different locales with one in Solid State. All the Boys are counting down the days till next year. Every evening whilst we were duck hunting, 6k to 8k Mallards would arrive just after shooting hours and tornado down in a Milo field right beside us to dry feed in the Moonlight. The 1st morning 30k - 50k Snows made a thunderous sound as they rose & it really grabbed the Boys attention.  One of the dogs in our troupe dishragged this Cat early on Opening Morning. We see & find so much in such a short amount of time.  Benjamin finds his 1st Kansas set of horns  Benjamin's & Ela's 1st Quail. Owen was doing similar but when our group of say 2 dozen to 2 1/2 dozen split up, Benjamin was always closer to me. Cheers, Raimey rse
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Raimey, great pictures and glad to see that Benjamin had a great time. Badgers are nasty animals and not a good match for a dog to encounter one.
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I'd be more worried about Ella swimming down that raccoon. A hunting partner lost a full grown wirehaired Griffon to a coon in a pond. Never thought it could happen, but it did.
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I'd be more worried about Ella swimming down that raccoon. A hunting partner lost a full grown wirehaired Griffon to a coon in a pond. Never thought it could happen, but it did. When I was about 16 I watched a Coon try to drown my uncle's pointer, good thing he was a steady shot with a .22 or I'm pretty sure it would have ended in the same fashion as it did for your friend's Griffon.
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I'd be more worried about Ella swimming down that raccoon. A hunting partner lost a full grown wirehaired Griffon to a coon in a pond. Never thought it could happen, but it did. When I was about 16 I watched a Coon try to drown my uncle's pointer, good thing he was a steady shot with a .22 or I'm pretty sure it would have ended in the same fashion as it did for your friend's Griffon. I had heard these stories when I was a kid and always wrote them off to tall tales. Sadly, such was not the case. Wish I could post some picts here, but I'm out of the bird hunting game for indeterminant time now.
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I'm fairly confident that the Badger was neutralized by a very large 130lb? Black Lab. My hope was that Ela wouldn't engage such @ 18 months old.
But yes, my worry was the Coon incident. We were in an Oxbow & I was organizing a blind & the kids. I had ASSUMED that Ela would be fine on her own little adventure but then I heard her barking and getting closer & closer. Now the bush was some kind of thick & there was little way she was moving that fast on land. So I went to investigate & found her barking & nipping the Coon on the tail as they both were swimming down a River. Thank goodness I had worked with her enough that she would disengage on command.
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 We covered Sections and Sections of land with a daily average of 6 - 8 miles.  Then there were the nightly events @ the Motel Cleaning Station. Cheers, Raimey rse
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 And yes, we did keep up w/ our studies whilst we were able to slip away from School due to the COVID-19 crisis. We made some cultural stops like Cabelas and the World's Largest Ball of Twine with Meade's Ranch(centre of 1927 U.S. of A. Continental Datum) just West of us and the Geographic centre of the Continental U.S. of A. just North of us. But sometimes were we @ a restaurant eating and trying to complete & submit a composition on >>Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde<< just mere seconds before the cutoff on the submission time. Cheers, Raimey rse
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Hey all, well today was a good one. Went out solos after Church with my trusty Raina. She did very well! The weather today was simply amazing! 50's, sunny and light winds.....a perfect day! I hope we don't have tp pay the piper too much for this fantastic weather we're having! Anyway, limited out with my 16ga Arrieta 871  And......Raina!  Best, Greg
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GREAT My pinfeathers are itching Mike
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Today was a good day. We went to a different area and had over 20 flushes including two quail coveys. Both flushed wild, but we found a couple of singles and scored on one. Limiting factor was sweetgum leaves haven't dropped and most of the flushes occurred among sweetgum saplings making it hard to find the bird when it got up and away. That will change soon. Temps didn't get above low 50s. I like the way the 2" 12 ga. handles and carries--5 lbs., 8 oz. with 28" barrels. The MuttPak--Abby, Willa and Sadie. Pop sat at home. 
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Today was a good day. We went to a different area and had over 20 flushes including two quail coveys. Both flushed wild, but we found a couple of singles and scored on one. Limiting factor was sweetgum leaves haven't dropped and most of the flushes occurred among sweetgum saplings making it hard to find the bird when it got up and away. That will change soon. Temps didn't get above low 50s. I like the way the 2" 12 ga. handles and carries--5 lbs., 8 oz. with 28" barrels. The MuttPak--Abby, Willa and Sadie. Pop sat at home. Sounds like a great day Gil. That 2" 12 sounds like the perfect gun for that kind of shooting.
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A 2" 12b like that sure makes the small bores look superfluous.
Nice going.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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Looks like a nice mature bird Dave. Are you seeing good numbers? I had a rooster in the front yard yesterday, but we are out of bird hunting for at least another week, maybe more.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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Brent, he was nice bird, streamlined type, but the tail feathers were just a touch over 23". I'm not seeing big bird numbers, just hunting them down one at a time. Saw a total of 5 roosters yesterday and one hen. Missed one longish, but makable shot on a bird, and the others were getting outa Dodge before we were close.
Edit to adjust the Iowa total to 3 roosters encountered. The other 2 and the hen were on the Minnesota side of the line. I often hunt both states on the same trip.
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keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Hey all, My son Jim and I went out for a couple hours today, wasn't terribly successful. I managed one. We did see quite a few birds, almost all hens (we could have limit out in a half hour if you could shoot hens!). Not many boy birds. The ones we saw were pretty skittish. That time of the year I guess. Anyway, I used my 16ga Garbi 100  And Addie in the frost!  Not a bad day, especially hunting with my son. Best, Greg
Gregory J. Westberg
MSG, USA
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Beautiful gun and a good looking dog too. I bet it was good to be in the field. Should have been a lot of pheasants shot in Iowa today with the first real snow (6" here). But we are in lock down for a while longer yet. I'm setting a week from Monday as our relaunch.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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Limit of ducks with a damascus Husky 16 and 2.5" ITX reloads, in my layout boat. Good times.  
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Nice cloudy day today, temps in the low 50s. Great for dogs. We are finding birds. Floyd, Sadie and the MuttPak. 
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GLS,
The photo looks like a great day for Woodcock, I can't wait until our season next year in the fall!
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Congrats on another great day, Gil. Makes me wanna move to GA.
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