B-rad 2021 season in the works

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start my year off every year with a few bunnies in August https://i.imgur.com/dIEfmjll.jpg

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aquired another Winchester model 88--308,,,,,to try out this season,,,,,,now have 2 of same rifle to play around with https://i.imgur.com/zVLDChPl.jpg

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now time to hit the waterfowl huntin hard for the rest of the year,,,,,,,and a few predators for the bag

[Drillbit]

Nice work!

[wideopenthrottle]

great season there b rad...what sort of other guns did we see there in the pics...

[B-rad]

great season there b rad...what sort of other guns did we see there in the pics...
nothing fancy,,,,,,,2-winchester model 88-308,,,,,,,,,,,,,12 gauge pump--Stevens model 77,,,i got it givin to me from grandfather when he passed,,,,,in tribute i take it out at least 1-2 times a year in memory of him,,,,,,,,,,,,single shot 410--Remington,,,,,,,,,and my Mossberg 500,,,12 gauge,,,,that i have done up for waterfowl,,,,with the hi-vise sight---full choke---have it pettern tested to 40 yards,,,,,,,and a savage 22--with the bull barrel with a bushnell 3x9x40 optic

[browningboy]

Looks like you enjoyed the outdoors this fall, great season!

[ghost]

way to go. you can still get a whitey buck

[B-rad]

way to go. you can still get a whitey buck
yup,,,,,i have a tag for a whitetail buck,,,,,,i usually wait to go hard on em until 1st week of November

[upperleftcoaster]

Great work! Nice to have variety in the freezer

[bottles]

Awesome! Gonna be eating real good

[IronNoggin]

You've been having some FUN!!! https://www.tnof.ca/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Pozitive.gif

Congrats & Best of Luck with the whitetail pursuit!

Cheers,
Nog

[caddisguy]

Now that's a productive season right there! Well done!!

[boilerroom]

love the variety of game. congrats on a great season and good luck on your whitey!

[jimzuk]

Great harvest good luck with the white tail

[Squamch]

Well played!!

[Norwestalta]

Got a heckuva smorgasbord going on there. Good luck on the rest of the season.

[B-rad]

headed out in 1 hour,,,,,see if i can fill my last tag,,,hope i have another pic to add to thread :)

[B-rad]

no luck lastnight,,,,,just couple does,,,,1 moose,,,,1 ruffie,,(which i harvested),,,,,,was nice to be up in the snow,,,,TONS of movement,,,,,so many tracks it looked like a deer//moose farm

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[B-rad]

good little 2 hour duck hunt this morning,,,,managed to nab myself 5 birds,,,,cant wait to get smoker going in the spring,,,,,mmmmm,,,duck jerky

[Bubbacanuck]

Good season so far! Good luck with the continued hunts! I hope to start a thread like this in a couple weeks :)

[B-rad]

Good season so far! Good luck with the continued hunts! I hope to start a thread like this in a couple weeks :) yeah it was a fun hunt,,,,,i got 2 of the drakes with 1 shot

[geo guy]

good little 2 hour duck hunt this morning,,,,managed to nab myself 5 birds,,,,cant wait to get smoker going in the spring,,,,,mmmmm,,,duck jerky

Duck jerky, haven't heard of that before. Sounds good, how do you make your duck jerky?

[boilerroom]

it's been fun to see all your pics this year - thanks for sharing!

[B-rad]

Duck jerky, haven't heard of that before. Sounds good, how do you make your duck jerky?,,,,its the bomb,,,it tastes same as deer//beef jerky

[B-rad]

awesome couple hour hunt this morning in the rain https://i.imgur.com/C4G0CHi.jpg

[B-rad]

so many birds on the move now,,,lots of northerns moving through

[Redthies]

Another stellar year for you Brad!

Where do you waterfowl hunt around Kamloops? Out towards Trenquille looks good, but I see there is a big area of the primo terrain closed to hunting. Is it busy/huntable along the river towards Chase? Don’t need your exact spots obviously, I’m just in the process of deciding if I want to move back to the Shuswap area, and wondering how far I’d have to drive from say, Sorrento, to get to some birds.

[B-rad]

Another stellar year for you Brad!

Where do you waterfowl hunt around Kamloops? Out towards Trenquille looks good, but I see there is a big area of the primo terrain closed to hunting. Is it busy/huntable along the river towards Chase? Don’t need your exact spots obviously, I’m just in the process of deciding if I want to move back to the Shuswap area, and wondering how far I’d have to drive from say, Sorrento, to get to some birds. lots of good bird hunting around the loops,,,,,,North Thompson can be good,,,,kamloops lake,,,,,shuswap is huge,,,lots of nice little spots,,,,,,basically the same as anything else,,,,just need to scout alittle,,,and see where the birds are hanging up

[tigrr]

I miss duck hunting. Along the coast I stumbled upon lettuce tide zones with 500 mallards on it.
No-one would eat them because of the weird taste.

[Redthies]

lots of good bird hunting around the loops,,,,,,North Thompson can be good,,,,kamloops lake,,,,,shuswap is huge,,,lots of nice little spots,,,,,,basically the same as anything else,,,,just need to scout alittle,,,and see where the birds are hanging up

There is duck hunting on Shuswap lake? Awesome. It IS huge, and I would not have thought they would hang out there, aside from the pier right in Salmon Arm, but why not? I grew up in Eagle Bay and have been considering a return. I need to rethink things apparently. I was not an active hunter when I left there. Thanks Brad!

[B-rad]

nice little mixed bag of birds for the smoker https://i.imgur.com/4UdgSFwl.jpg

[HarryToolips]

Nice work, congrats! So I'm guessing with the mallards that you have to cook them up to a certain temp prior to smoking them?

[B-rad]

Nice work, congrats! So I'm guessing with the mallards that you have to cook them up to a certain temp prior to smoking them? no,,,,i marinate them for full 16--24 hours,,,,,throw them in smoker,,,,,,,they done for jerky aprox. 4 hours later,,,,,,if they cut at 1/4" slices,,,,,,the nice thing about duck jerky,,,,,is almost every species of duck is doable,,,for same results,,,,,,merganser and coots,,,,,i marinate for full 3 days,,,,36 hour seems to be the trick

[HarryToolips]

no,,,,i marinate them for full 16--24 hours,,,,,throw them in smoker,,,,,,,they done for jerky aprox. 4 hours later,,,,,,if they cut at 1/4" slices,,,,,,the nice thing about duck jerky,,,,,is almost every species of duck is doable,,,for same results,,,,,,merganser and coots,,,,,i marinate for full 3 days,,,,36 hour seems to be the trick

OK good to know thanks..so you don't have to cook duck meat to a certain temp to kill all parasites prior to smoking good to know..

[tigrr]

Have you tried cormorant gerkied?

[B-rad]

Damn,,,,,crunch time is here,,,,,4 days left of season,,,,then on to huntin dogs,,,,went by way to fast

[LeverActionJunkie]

Good luck B rad. If you’ve got a spot the birds are using I’ll bet it will be a great shoot. Best time of the season.

[B-rad]

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!,,,hope everyone had an awesome 2021,,,,,,and now we move on to 2022 adventures!!!

[Rob Chipman]

Nice work!

[tigrr]

Turn the page in your calendar B-Rad. Its 2022 time to start a new season!!
Are they stocked due to such a short head? The below was stocked in 1970.
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[B-rad]

yeah,,,they stocked,,,cant remember with how many though,,,,but stocked once a year,,,,,,yeah,,,,they have goofy looking heads on em,,,,lol

[B-rad]

Day 2-------different lake,,,,,awesome 2 hour fish today,,, https://i.imgur.com/pimsfW0.jpg

[tigrr]

Nice................

[boilerroom]

wow, those look tasty Brad - about 11-12" ?

[tigrr]

Time to start the b-rad 2022 season thread!!

[B-rad]

yup ill start my 2022 thread end of January,,,,,,,,Day 3,,,,great morning fish,,,,,,3 days in row of ice fishing,,gonna take a few days break,,,lol https://i.imgur.com/ulXEsoel.jpg

[B-rad]

Time for deer burger my fellow outdoorsman,,,ill post pics tomarrow when i start,,,hope everyone had a awesome,,,,2021 harvest season,,,,if there any new hunters interested in specefic pics//or how i do,,,leave message between now and tomarrow at noon,,,

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[B-rad]

awesome day today grinding up a storm,,,lots of deer burger ready for the BBque

[HarryToolips]

Looks like you did a good job....I'm assuming you froze parts of the deer to grind later? I did that once, turned out just fine.

[B-rad]

Looks like you did a good job....I'm assuming you froze parts of the deer to grind later? I did that once, turned out just fine. yes,,,i had deer put aside in freezer from October to grind at a later date