Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Feb 9, 2012 17:42:16 GMT -5
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Post by SPLASH on Feb 9, 2012 18:58:21 GMT -5
Some really nice pics in there.
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Post by OJ (Original Junkie). on Feb 9, 2012 21:18:21 GMT -5
Nice pics, cool to see different things guys enjoy. Never done it, don't have any hunting buddies who do it, so never tried.
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Feb 9, 2012 21:32:46 GMT -5
Nice pics, cool to see different things guys enjoy. Never done it, don't have any hunting buddies who do it, so never tried. I'm into my eighth year water fowl hunting and used to be an avid bowhunter. I've damn near gave up on whitetails during duck season and made it out one time this season. I once told a buddy I would never give up bow hunting to shoot birds but now I think of deer hunting through an entirely different perspective. I do regret not getting out more last year. Problem is I never pass up a morning to duck hunt and make my own schedule at work. So I hunt the am and then work till dark in the pm, sacrificing my deer hunts. That leaves weekend afternoons but a guy's gotta drink a beer sometime right? lol. |
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Post by ScoutB on Feb 9, 2012 22:02:47 GMT -5
Nice photos! It's been many years since I did any waterfowl hunting. After the lead shot ban I tried for about 2 seasons with steel shot. I got tired of wounding birds so I gave it up. Are you shooting a 10 gauge?
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Feb 9, 2012 22:07:53 GMT -5
Nice photos! It's been many years since I did any waterfowl hunting. After the lead shot ban I tried for about 2 seasons with steel shot. I got tired of wounding birds so I gave it up. Are you shooting a 10 gauge? Hahaha. No, a 12 ga. Benelli Nova. I just aim at them. lol ;D ;D On a serious note though, yes birds get wounded but not too often. I don't have a dog either so going after the crips can be a workout to say the least. It sucks losing birds though. But there is a difference between sky blasting and shooting only birds that are committed, wings locked, feet down into your spread. I'll take ducks and geese on the pass but only when it's a for sure kill shot. |
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Post by ScoutB on Feb 9, 2012 22:16:49 GMT -5
Hahaha, I aimed at them too but just seemed to fluff them up a little.
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Post by Swampbuckster on Feb 9, 2012 22:18:39 GMT -5
Hahaha, I aimed at them too but just seemed to fluff them up a little. What kind of choke were you shooting? That can make the difference too depending on the distance. |
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Post by ScoutB on Feb 9, 2012 22:24:11 GMT -5
Honestly, it's been so long I don't remember. I stick to fishing exclusively these days, and I don't even do that enough to get good at it.
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Post by Swampbuckster on Feb 9, 2012 22:33:02 GMT -5
Honestly, it's been so long I don't remember. I stick to fishing exclusively these days, and I don't even do that enough to get good at it. Understand! There's been a lot of improvements since then! |
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Post by Fobbitcrusher on Feb 12, 2012 12:14:55 GMT -5
The birds aren't committed until their feet touch the water  |
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Post by Swampbuckster on Feb 12, 2012 13:05:19 GMT -5
The birds aren't committed until their feet touch the water Well, yes. But they are usually dead by then  |
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Post by Fobbitcrusher on Feb 12, 2012 16:38:24 GMT -5
haha yeah...The only time i let them land is when 2 come in and plunk down while i'm workin a flock!
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Post by Swampbuckster on Feb 12, 2012 22:05:31 GMT -5
Yep. No point in taking a bird, maybe 2 and educating fifteen of them!
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