Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Oct 26, 2012 9:53:08 GMT -5
Just figured I'd start posting my waterfowl hunts here. Went out this morning to my duck blind and shot my first Blue Wing Teal. She came in all alone and touched down ten yards in front of me. Exciting to kill a duck out of the blind considering it was bone dry as of a week and a half ago and was all of the summer. We brushed it then while it was dry, in hopes of it possibly filling up this year and well, it did! Buffies are starting to show up and some bluebill. Gonna set up for divers tomorrow. We may actually get a migration this year! By the way, the first pic was wednesday, the duck was from this am.
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cp
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Post by cp on Oct 26, 2012 21:23:07 GMT -5
Nice duck, but how do you intend too shoot divers out of that hole?
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Oct 27, 2012 2:45:22 GMT -5
Hahahaha. I never mentioned it was THERE I was setting up for divers! Hahahaha. I could see forty old squaw locking into that pothole,can't you?? Hahaha ;D
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Post by SPLASH on Oct 27, 2012 11:49:09 GMT -5
Congrats.
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Oct 27, 2012 18:14:50 GMT -5
Well saw around 80 divers this morning hit up the center of the lake comprised of buffies and bluebills. Picked up my buddies one man layout and heading out to a private lake holding around 40 blue bills and a mess of mallards. Mainly concentrating on divers but maybe we'll wack a few mallards if we are lucky. This North winds we are receiving will hold into Wednesday. Perfect duck hunting weather. I've pre arranged to hunt Mon and wednesday mornings as well. then it's away to northern mi to layout hunt lake MI, bowhunt,ad steelhead fish for 5 days. I will post pics of tomorrows hunt afterwards!
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Nov 8, 2012 13:43:12 GMT -5
Got back yesterday from the Manistee area. Duck, bow hunted and chased a little steel. Saturday we hunted just the one layout and killed ten, all buffys Sunday we hunted 7 guys and two layouts and ended with 42. Again all buffys Monday Lake Michigan was calm enough to get out on and we ended with 36 and hunted 7 guys again with two layouts. Shot a nice mix of white winged scoters and long tails. This drake is going on the wall And my buddy is mounting the nicer looking scoter
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Post by ScoutB on Nov 8, 2012 20:59:28 GMT -5
Wow, that's a lot of ducks. It looks like you guys had a lot of fun.
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Nov 12, 2012 21:55:02 GMT -5
It sure beats chasing around the same ol fifteen local mallards! I have not hunted since I returned from the north! Gonna give her a go in the a.m. Imsa thinkin we are gonna get a push of ducks the way this front is coming in. . . . I'll post results!!!!
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Nov 19, 2012 19:56:27 GMT -5
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Post by SPLASH on Nov 19, 2012 20:10:15 GMT -5
I bet you're "happy happy happy".
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Nov 19, 2012 20:14:49 GMT -5
Hahaha. Definitely am!
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Post by woodeye on Nov 20, 2012 10:47:11 GMT -5
Very nice!! I love the kayak in the fog!!
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Post by davess1 on Nov 22, 2012 9:07:36 GMT -5
Congrats on the hat trick and thanks for sharing your adventures. I must ask, what do you do with all those ducks?
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Nov 22, 2012 13:13:16 GMT -5
EAT THEM. Breast them, pluck them, bake them, grill them, pan sear them, make jerky outtathem. No wasting here!
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Post by Swampbuckster on Nov 22, 2012 13:23:55 GMT -5
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