Ducks and Geese You Say?

HuntNFishAddict · 12-18-2008, 07:52 AM

Got you guys to look! I noticed since the weather hit, nobody's been postin much. I am lead to believe this means a lot of green is hitting the water??

Come on, let's see some pics. I have not been able to get my boat to the water so I am jonesing.

Adjhunt · 12-18-2008, 08:07 AM

You know there is a lot of guys on here that would post pics if they had them. I think its just been pretty slow....

But yes, you did get me to look

thefishslayer · 12-18-2008, 08:15 AM

i looked. If you can make it out of the drive way than go hunting, I live on a big hill and cant get down it

SImudBogger · 12-18-2008, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Adjhunt

You know there is a lot of guys on here that would post pics if they had them. I think its just been pretty slow....

But yes, you did get me to look

I have NOT seen the bird numbers we had last year. My season hasn't been going so well. Bad chip draws, no water, didn't get a reservation for 2 SI periods and only 1 LC trip. Haven't limited yet this year, last year i shot 4 by now and had several trips with 4 or 5 birds.

thefishslayer · 12-18-2008, 08:23 AM

havent even shot a duck this year

billc_sbio · 12-18-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SImudBogger

I have NOT seen the bird numbers we had last year. My season hasn't been going so well. Bad chip draws, no water, didn't get a reservation for 2 SI periods and only 1 LC trip. Haven't limited yet this year, last year i shot 4 by now and had several trips with 4 or 5 birds.

Yeah, but those two Mallard singles, that came RIGHT IN to you on Steelman here about a month ago were SWEET! (So was that big flock of Widgies, when we thought we wouldn't fire a shot out there

)

Yeah, picking chips has be pretty much SUCKY this season!

And with so FEW places over on the Eastside cashing in, it's been way below par...

KEEP TRYING!

(That's what I'm going to do)

nevermiss · 12-18-2008, 09:55 AM

I live in Pendleton and while I haven't tried the Columbia yet there still do not seem to be as many birds as I'm used to by this date. I always figure after Thanksgiving was the time to get after 'em, but this year...

rrust1 · 12-18-2008, 10:28 AM

I jump-shot 6 green winged teal yesterday. I had my first quadruple ever!!! There were no ducks coming into our pond (as it's frozen over), but we watched a few groups of teal and two mallards land on the slough. A few jumped groups later, and the dog (my buddies lab) had his first through 5th retrieves.

Just to brag on his pup a minute (10 months old, about 66 lbs), I will tell the story.

The slough was frozen in a few places, and I shot one duck that skidded to a stop on top of the ice. The dog dove in and began crashing ice out of the way with both front paws. When he was about 3 feet from the duck the ice was to thick for him to crash and the water was too deep for him to jump. So what does he do? He lunges forward, reaches out and swats the bird back towards himself until he can get it in his mouth. Brings the duck back and starts diving in the snow. I love labs.

OR_Bo_Huntr · 12-18-2008, 12:15 PM

5 spot

xstreme357 · 12-18-2008, 09:09 PM

can anyone help me post sum pics?

Adjhunt · 12-18-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by xstreme357

can anyone help me post sum pics?

sure. You can send me a pm to get my e-mail and I will post them for you.
Or you can get a photobucket.com account (its free) and upload them to that, then copy the IMG code and paste it here.

xstreme357 · 12-18-2008, 09:16 PM

thanks andrew.

yeah i tried it before, but i couldnt get them to to be the big pics.

JmillerFlyfish · 12-18-2008, 09:46 PM

so all you shotgun experts out there, I have a friend which has a DU Onyx Beretta 20G he just won and wants to unload it for $1k ...thoughts? I know my way well around rifles but I don't now jack about shotguns. I have one 870 rem 12G and use it quite a bit but that's it.

xstreme357 · 12-18-2008, 10:17 PM

xstreme357 · 12-18-2008, 10:20 PM

I think i got it!!

beardbuster · 12-19-2008, 06:23 AM

Me and my favorite little taxidermist headed out with a couple guys on Wednesday. It was COLD!!! but we had some fun and knocked down a few birds as well.

MarshBum · 12-19-2008, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Adjhunt

You know there is a lot of guys on here that would post pics if they had them. I think its just been pretty slow....

Tsk tsk... don't assume such things!

Geoff

Adjhunt · 12-19-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MarshBum

Tsk tsk... don't assume such things!

Geoff

ok, well now you ruined it, and everyone knows you've been pounding the birds

Jeremy · 12-19-2008, 11:41 AM

Where are all of the pics of those 285 birds that all 116 of you shot at the secret honey hole yesterday??? Either the coot population took a turn for the worse or there are actually some real birds out there!!!

MarshBum · 12-19-2008, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Adjhunt

ok, well now you ruined it, and everyone knows you've been pounding the birds

No, not me. I haven't been out in way too long. But my cell phone told me plenty of feathers have been put on the water.

Geoff

sprigkiller09 · 12-19-2008, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by xstreme357

I think i got it!!

Nice. Whats the story on these?? double banded lessers or tavs??