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Tanya
11-07-2009, 07:13 PM
We didn't do quite as good as Marc and Field Marshall, however, we got into them this morning too. I had to work at the barn, so joined John an hour late - it's never too late. It was very, very wet, but the birds were flying.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/TRV58/009.jpg

John had 7 birds by the time I got there and 8 five minutes later so he started picture taking.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/TRV58/010.jpg

He didn't quite get the bird falling, but you can see the splash.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/TRV58/011.jpg

Rayne worked hard.

Anyhow, an hour later we called it breakfast. Ended with 14 ducks, and shoulda had a goose.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/TRV58/Goodmorning-14onebanded.jpg

A bonus (after the thread on banded birds and John only getting one in 35 years) - a banded drake mallard.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/TRV58/023-1.jpg
Ddog
11-07-2009, 07:16 PM
Sweet,,good Shootin'
rifleman
11-07-2009, 07:18 PM
cool pictures thanx for sharing, must of been hard to keep the camera dry
PGK
11-07-2009, 07:22 PM
Beauty! :D
longshot
11-07-2009, 07:24 PM
What a great hunt you guys had! And some nice pics! Yes it definately was a wet one today.
Say, who shoots the lefty 870?? :-D

Good shooting,
Longshot jr.
Qwa-honn
11-07-2009, 08:08 PM
YEAH Lefty!
field marshal
11-07-2009, 08:09 PM
You Fairbridgers have a lot more water in your fields than we do??
It's supposed to keep raining all week! you're going to need an ARK to shoot out of soon :mrgreen:. Nice going on the leg ring.:)
Cheers, Field Marshal.
Crazy_Farmer
11-07-2009, 08:15 PM
Nothing deadily then a flooded field for a duck shoot. Good job.
Marc
11-07-2009, 08:48 PM
Good going! Looks like the river is jammed up again this year? We could hear shots coming from your direction and we also heard a few coming from the bay. We had a flock of widgeon and some teal but 95% of the birds flying this morning where mallards.

I'd almost guess that the single goose you are referring to made it's rounds around our spread as well but I hesitated hoping it would make another pass a bit closer but it never presented itself.

It'll be interesting to see where the drake was banded as we also had a banded hen in the bag today.
LeverActionJunkie
11-07-2009, 09:54 PM
Nice Job Tanya and John, that would have been a great way to spend a saturday. I went shooting clays instead, and not very well either so maybe it's best I got in some practice:)
Tanya
11-08-2009, 06:31 AM
Say, who shoots the lefty 870?? :-D
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That would be me :-D Oldest son Pete also a lefty.
longshot
11-08-2009, 08:19 PM
That would be me :-D Oldest son Pete also a lefty.

My sister is a lefty too. She has her 20ga. single shot right now, but for the future probably a small lefty 870, if they make one??

Longshot jr.
Tanya
11-09-2009, 06:46 AM
My sister is a lefty too. She has her 20ga. single shot right now, but for the future probably a small lefty 870, if they make one??

Longshot jr.

John cut down the stock on my 12g so that it fits me, which is important. However, I wouldn't be cutting one down if'n she's going to grow out of it. We started our boys when they were 10 with 12 guages and it never bothered them.