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Crazy_Farmer
03-12-2010, 10:12 AM
Well it feels like a lifetime having to wait a full year everytime to get the chance to chase after some brant. Last year was cold, frozen toes and fingers, this year was sunny and hot, too much time spent staring into the suns reflection on the water, my face got burnt haha one extreme to the next. Another season down, happy to get out for 9 of the 10 days.

It can be real hard work depending where and how you hunt, long hours, sometimes mindless boredom after seeing the same waters for days on end and not seeing a bird move. But its all worth it when they make final quick turn and flip into the spread.

Whats it looks like packing for 10 straight days of hunting. Alot of gear.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant20101.jpg

The first sunrise

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant20104.jpg

Along with the carrylites I'm planning on adding a couple carved ones every year. Two hollow carved cedars, made by a fellow in Washington.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant20105.jpg

And the take after that opener, two beautiful black brant

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant20106.jpg

And lunch

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant20108.jpg
Crazy_Farmer
03-12-2010, 10:16 AM
Alot of nice birds in the late season, 4 Pintail Studs
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant20109.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201010.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201011.jpg

Another day had a pair of grey bellies come into the decoys

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201012.jpg

A nice comparison between black brant, and western high arctic brant

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201013.jpg
Crazy_Farmer
03-12-2010, 10:19 AM
Before the season I had a plan that I wanted to get a picture of everyones punts out there. Thought it'd be a neat idea

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant20102.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant20103.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201014.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201015.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201016.jpg
Crazy_Farmer
03-12-2010, 10:21 AM
And whats a 150 decoys look like stacked on a punt??? This

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201017.jpg
835
03-12-2010, 10:22 AM
Man.... no fair no fair!
i need one of them boats it the last pic
SHAKER
03-12-2010, 09:19 PM
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201015.jpg

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That isn't Wedell and Red is it?............
Crazy_Farmer
03-12-2010, 09:23 PM
Yep and Reds brother, they did good that day too.
Roy Weatherby
03-14-2016, 09:35 PM
And whats a 150 decoys look like stacked on a punt??? This

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f52/Crazy_Farmer/Brant201017.jpg

They all wood?
Crazy_Farmer
03-14-2016, 11:36 PM
Those are fiberglassed from a mold. Neat decoys. They stack well and sit nice and high on the water lightweight