Brant Day #7

[Ian F.]

Plan was to stay out till 1 or 2, or later today so outside of filling the biggest thermos I own, you need a really big sandwich!
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I pretty beat today, Hannah's had a rough few days with the flu and if you're a parent you know why I'm so beat.

Karma shone hard on me today, thanks to a fellow chaser of brant I tried out a new spot and changed my fortunes from Zero, to 2 in the bag!

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Two came in textbook to the hole I had in the spread today, and well Two came home!

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http://www.partridgecreek.ca/Partridge%20Creek/Gunnin%20pics_files/withdecoy.jpg

Still flying high, there are very few first of species left for me now!

Very best,

Ian

[sealevel]

Glad to see that you got a couple Ian.

[oddsix]

Nice birds. and VERY nice sandwich. gonna go make me one of those right now.

[Malley Whacker]

One of those brant must be a little on the heavy side I am surprised it stayed afloat that was alot of shooting for two Brant. LOL

[diggerpax]

Nice work- I've never had the chance to hunt brant yet- do they eat well?

[longshot]

Nice hunt. Congrats on the successful season. Us Vancouver Island hunters can't shoot brant over here. How do they taste?

Longshot

[Dano]

Good to see you were successful this season, Ian! I had a feeling you were going to get your Brant this year but I figured I would have seen a picture a little earlier in the season.:smile:
Tough bird to get, the short season also works against anyone who has to work the weekdays.
Are you mounting one or both? I always remember dad's buddy had one mounted in his rec room. It was hanging upside down by one leg with the wings semi open, I really liked the look.
Congratulations,
Dan

[Farmer]

Congats Ian. It is good to see all your time asea pay off. Nice looking birds.
So now what is left on your list?

[duckslayer]

Congrats on the Brant Ian
Slayer

[porcupine]

congratualtions. Also, that's a really nice decoy you have. Did you make it yourself or is it availble commercially?
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[Ian F.]

Porcupine,

The decoy is one of mine, carving is one of my many duck distractions. I've got a webpage with a few pics if you're intrested, www.partridgecreek.ca

Ian

[fowl language]

by the way ian, your was the best of all the goose pepperoni we tried on sunday. i believe you said you made it yourself is that right. i think the final brant no. was around 85 for the year, unless there was some not accounted for,,,,,fowl

[Tinney]

yEEEEEah! Brant are cool. Good going and DAM that sub looks good :biggrin:

[SHAKER]

Not too many hunters get to see a Brant floating dead! Boy I miss that sight......... what a great moment it is. Too bad It's always a hurry to get back to the anchor.

[FLHTCUI]

Ian, very nice Sandwich, guess it wasnt a Brant sandwich though;).
I will second the ? about the decoy as it looks very interesting as well, please fill us in on the details on this decoy.
As I had to work the whole Brant Season and the fact that Ihavntshot at then for over 8 years means I will find solice in heading over to VI and get my fill of Branta bernicla.
Cheers,
Rob

[Ian F.]

Rob,

The decoy is hollow cedar (eastern white) painted in artists oils, runs around 9" wide, 5+ tall and in the 16-18 range long. The back and parts of the sidepocket are a little light for black brant, but that'll get caught on others. I use a swing keel on my own birds and that's what this one has.

We where on the VI last weekend to check out the brant festival, saw about 300 birds, wayyy cool!

ian

[FLHTCUI]

Ian, thanks for the added info, my fat fingers actually it send before I realized thatyou already made referance to the decoys.
I cant wait to get over to see and hear those Branta bernicla ;)
Thanks Again
Rob
btw, how where those Snow Geese ?

[Ian F.]

See Jacks reference to the the pepperoni? A good bunch of them went into pepperoni and peppersticks, right tastey!

Ian