Quick afternoon hunt............
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, Jan 09 2009 07:46 PM
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 07:46 PM
Last weekend my buddy called and asked if I wanted to take a drive down to the refuge for a afternoon hunt. Decided, why not, family was going to the mall and I don't do malls!! 4 Hours, 18 decoys, 2 guns and a loooong walk later we had some success! 5 specks ( 1 banded), 2 green-heads, 1 bull sprig and a drake gadwal. Not too bad...............Erich
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 08:24 PM
looks like you got some nice quackers there.so what time is dinner tomorrow?
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 08:37 PM
Nice specks!!!
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 08:54 PM
Specks are my favorite geese. We don't see many of them up here.Nice haul!
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 09:07 PM
Specks were working well that day. Partner had 4 come in while I went over to jump up some mallards. He got a triple with the one band. Later a pair came in and I smoked them at 25 yds. Ducks were all less than 20 yd. shots, love it when they suck right in.
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 09:09 PM
Nice bunch of birds. That makes for a fun day. 
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Posted 10 January 2009 - 05:02 PM
Nice work outdoorsman spent 3 hours for 2 greenheads yesterday myself widgens by the dozen came to the spread hard but flared out of range every time wish i had your bag for sure .Nice snow storm comming and all the ponds are frozen hear on LI NY so the next few days tidal wetlands could be good .
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Posted 10 January 2009 - 08:07 PM
Nice birds. Specks are my favorite geese to shoot and eat. Nice looking sprig as well.
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Posted 10 January 2009 - 10:08 PM
It seems as though the widgeon are flaring everywhere this year, it's very odd. One look at the spread and they are out. The only kills have been unlucky passers. It's been that way at every place I've hunted.Nice work outdoorsman spent 3 hours for 2 greenheads yesterday myself widgens by the dozen came to the spread hard but flared out of range every time wish i had your bag for sure .Nice snow storm comming and all the ponds are frozen hear on LI NY so the next few days tidal wetlands could be good .
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Posted 11 January 2009 - 09:29 AM
Nice birds, congrats......
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Posted 13 January 2009 - 03:59 PM
Jeff, Sunday (11th) I had widgeon in range 4x, but my partner was working specks every time. He wanted the specks and mallards, I didn't care. But it was his spot and I like the specks too, I ended up with 4 teal that were in the decoys. Had the widgeon from 35 - 20 yds., next time they will die unless the specks are under a 100.
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Posted 14 January 2009 - 04:53 PM
Good shooting sounds like fun.
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Posted 14 January 2009 - 05:04 PM
At Yolo the widgeon have been decoying very well. It has been the primary bird for us when we have hunted it. They never fully land in the spread, but work multiple times around 10-15 yds overhead.
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