Duck season never ends

[Crazy_Farmer]

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Met up with most of the group in Dallas. We hit freezing rain there before take off and had to be de-iced!


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Arriving into Hermosillo at night sure was pretty. Stepped off the plane to 60-70 degree weather doesnt hurt either.


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First light heading to a duck hole we were gonna hunt all morning and after lunch. What a introduction to Mexico duck hunting it was!


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Going on this trip there was some birds I wanted to take. Some were firsts for me, others I wanted mounted. Cinnamons, Blue wing teal, redheads, I have never had the chance to take. A prime shoveler is something we do not even get close to back home even in january.


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[Crazy_Farmer]

I didnt get the cinnamon that day, but I did get the blue wing and plenty of beauty GWT.


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Now this was a first for me! I was like why is my seat so heavy hahaha The outfitter and whole operation was top notch start to finish. I cant picture myself shooting ducks in mexico in 70 degree weather and sitting on a chest of ice! Kept the ducks cool too we wanted to mount.


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This was the shoveler pile it was 2 feet high by the time we finished. A ton of green wings in this spot, and a few lucky others.


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Great bird boys!


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[Crazy_Farmer]

The lodge was amazing, Game from around the world that Frank the owner has taken.


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Hands down the best guacamole I have ever had in my life. They had some waiting for us after every morning hunt. And margaritas too!


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Second day we did a amazing brant hunt in the morning, and I shot a mexican mallards in the afternoon.


Hunting from mangroves was a very neat hunt. Different then Baja but a super hide, you dissapear against the back group


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[Crazy_Farmer]

The airboats were a super cool to see in person, Never been on one and I like em!


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Love me some lead 4s!


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[Crazy_Farmer]

Couple banded brant taken from our group


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Black brant and a couple redheads! What I'm talking about!


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Ramseys dog Cooper, was darn plain DONE after two days in mexico. As Ramsey said, she retrieved as many in 2 days in mexico as she did in 1-2 months back home/


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[Crazy_Farmer]

Third afternoon


Nice to see so many birds wintering down here. I never thought about where all the redheads and pintails end up from the states. This answered it.


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Shoot a few gadwall, but this was a pretty good drake


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Last day in Mexico was a brant morning hunt and then an afternoon of prime teal taking.


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Hunting the mangroves was super neat to me.


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[Crazy_Farmer]

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Main reason for the coming to Mexico besides chasing Brant


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Sad to leave but the morning we left Hermosillo was a beautiful sunset


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And of course came home through Seattle, rained the whole way home.


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[Crazy_Farmer]

My only regret of the whole trip. After Pat shot a cinnamon, the next bird in he said shoot it.

I was an honest split second from pulling the trigger when Ramsey beside me fired first. Down it goes.

Would of been my first redhead, a banded one nontheless haha.

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[303Brit]

Awesome looking trip Adam, shooting in Mexico is something I def want to do.

303

[Dano]

Wow!!!! I was looking forward to the pics but thought you were Brant hunting like last year.
Awesome birds and pictures, thanks for sharing!!!

[lorneparker1]

Love those teal!

Nice re cap sir!

Lorne

[Foxton Gundogs]

It doesn't look like any fun at all, It doesn't look like any fun at all, It doesn't loo..............................Oh hell never mind it ain't working. :-D

[BiG Boar]

What an awesome trip and report. I'm super jealous. Gets one thinking about trying for brant round here in March! Congrats on a very successful trip!

[Crazy_Farmer]

Waddell would roll over laughing at my calling but hey. Can't roll my r's and it worked amazingly well down in Mexico. Had brant turning inside out wanting to come in

http://youtu.be/P7cOR0tQGWc

[fowl language]

well adam those are some great pics. .the only problem is know I will have to comfort jim for another week know. just when I had him thinking about geese,i know the phone should start ringing any minute.....d

[CodyJ]

Amazing variety of birds, beautiful colors on them.
Curious though, what happens to all the meat, do you get to bring it home, or what?

[pnbrock]

dang that looks like you had a awesome trip !!thanks for sharing

[Ian F.]

What no mallards?

[Dutch Ppoacher]

That would be a fun trip!

[pnbrock]

nice video but i had too turn sound off so my dogs would stop trying to attack whatever was growling at them.kinda funny though.

[Spirit's Master]

I know that's a lot of ducks but I can't get my mind off of that great looking tamale and the guac.

Nice vacation. Good shoot.

cwf

[field marshal]

Adam, surely you can't expect us to believe those brant were lured in close, by that ridiculous noise you were making? :mrgreen:--Cheers--Field Marshal.

[f350ps]

Hahahahaha.......I think that Brant calling video is gonna go viral in the bay pretty soon! I especially liked the guy on the duck call, priceless, you had them on a string all right! K

[Moe.JKU]

Looks like an amazing trip forsure. Lots of action involved by the look of that dogs face. Love seeing the different waterfowl from different parts of the world.

[Crazy_Farmer]

Hahahahaha.......I think that Brant calling video is gonna go viral in the bay pretty soon! I especially liked the guy on the duck call, priceless, you had them on a string all right! K

Kelly maybe it's that new sound they've never heard before and were eating it up hahahahah

Hey, I'd rather shoot 37 brant calling them that way then less with no calling!

[f350ps]

Kelly maybe it's that new sound they've never heard before and were eating it up hahahahah

Hey, I'd rather shoot 37 brant calling them that way then less with no calling!
Ya, I'd have to give ya that, looks like you guys had a good trip! We gotta get you married soon and put an end to this stuff........Hahahaha. K

[lorneparker1]

Ya, I'd have to give ya that, looks like you guys had a good trip! We gotta get you married soon and put an end to this stuff........Hahahaha. K

^^^^^^^^^^^^^This

Lorne

[wildnfree]

wow thanks for sharing, very nice.

[nor'wester]

Why you gotta ruin the concept of BC Brant hunting?!? Flat calm...warm...sunshine....HEAP of birds. FACK!

[f350ps]

Kelly maybe it's that new sound they've never heard before and were eating it up hahahahah

Hey, I'd rather shoot 37 brant calling them that way then less with no calling!
You were the talk of the dike this morning CF, and no, I didn't play the vid!! :) K

[f350ps]

Why you gotta ruin the concept of BC Brant hunting?!? Flat calm...warm...sunshine....HEAP of birds. FACK!
Do you chase them? K

[mattchu_19]

Lead + unplugged Benelli = dead Brant

[180grainer]

speaking of Lead + unplugged shotties, what are the rules down there such as bag limits etc?

[303Brit]

Lead + unplugged Benelli = dead Brant
along with random side effects of ear to ear grins

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[Crazy_Farmer]

speaking of Lead + unplugged shotties, what are the rules down there such as bag limits etc?

It's Mexico man!!!!

some places have limits on birds. Others have limits of boxes of shells they give you. That have quotas and tags and rarely fill them up every year.

[nor'wester]

Do you chase them? K
Me?! Hell no. Who's dumb enough to do THAT?!

[303Brit]

Me?! Hell no. Who's dumb enough to do THAT?!

If we had a season on the Island I would chase the sh@t outta them. I may even hit them on the mainland this year.

303