longshot
12-18-2011, 07:20 PM
Well we have low duck numbers in our spots, so yesterday my dad and I decided to set up in a field for geese. I scouted it on friday, and there were no birds at all in it, but they were passing high overtop.... So we just tried to pull some of that traffic down with deeks and calling. It worked on one flock, but they wanted to get into the otherside of the field...
We called it quits early as we lost all hope for pulling traffic, so we headed down to the bay for an afternoon jump shoot... So here I am sneeking up on the dyke all quietly and my only option is to shoot the ducks if they are right along the river side... I hop over and holy s**t there's a goose sitting in the river!! It takes off and BOOM!! 4th bird this year that has lost a head from close range...
One issue.... its floating into the river!!! And since I only had my gum boots with me I was panacing!! So in a sinch I grabbed the biggest stick I could find and starting stripping down....... Jumped in the river and made the craziest retrieve that I have ever made!! THAT WATER WAS COOOOLD!
Walked aorund for a bit and hid here and there and my dad and I popped another 4 widgeon in half an hour.
All in all 5 birds is good for a short random walk-about at the chuck.... and I learned what hunting dogs go through to retrieve birds lol!
Soooo ya... Its been an odd opener to say the least :???: I forgot to take pics but trust me, you wouldnt really want to look at that goose!
Longshot jr.
We called it quits early as we lost all hope for pulling traffic, so we headed down to the bay for an afternoon jump shoot... So here I am sneeking up on the dyke all quietly and my only option is to shoot the ducks if they are right along the river side... I hop over and holy s**t there's a goose sitting in the river!! It takes off and BOOM!! 4th bird this year that has lost a head from close range...
One issue.... its floating into the river!!! And since I only had my gum boots with me I was panacing!! So in a sinch I grabbed the biggest stick I could find and starting stripping down....... Jumped in the river and made the craziest retrieve that I have ever made!! THAT WATER WAS COOOOLD!
Walked aorund for a bit and hid here and there and my dad and I popped another 4 widgeon in half an hour.
All in all 5 birds is good for a short random walk-about at the chuck.... and I learned what hunting dogs go through to retrieve birds lol!
Soooo ya... Its been an odd opener to say the least :???: I forgot to take pics but trust me, you wouldnt really want to look at that goose!
Longshot jr.