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Things to look for while scouting

Postby Lamboicon » Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:50 am

I am going scouting Monday for some new spots. Mostly for early teal. I know I want to look for shallow water but what is a big key that y'all look for.
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:20 am

Birds.
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby assateague » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:22 am

Honestly, I've never scouted for ducks much more than 2 days before I hunt. I'll go out and scout spots to put a blind or something along those lines, but ducks are too notional. They come and go on a whim.
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby jehler » Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:08 pm

I look for other hunters with fancy boats and lots of decoys. I figure they k ow what they are doing. I set up just upwind of them. Usually it works out ok.

Other times I just look at pictures on the Internet and try to figure out where those people were hunting
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:40 pm

jehler wrote:I look for other hunters with fancy boats and lots of decoys. I figure they k ow what they are doing. I set up just upwind of them. Usually it works out ok.

Other times I just look at pictures on the Internet and try to figure out where those people were hunting


I befriend unsuspecting hunters on the Internet and then meet them for lunch during the off season and try and snipe info on the sly.
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby Lamboicon » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:36 pm

Yall said nothing about trucks with decals and black hoodies
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby jehler » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:36 pm

DeadEye_Dan wrote:
jehler wrote:I look for other hunters with fancy boats and lots of decoys. I figure they k ow what they are doing. I set up just upwind of them. Usually it works out ok.

Other times I just look at pictures on the Internet and try to figure out where those people were hunting


I befriend unsuspecting hunters on the Internet and then meet them for lunch during the off season and try and snipe info on the sly.

yeah, after we left I wondered if you had fed me as much false information as I had fed you?

Nice meeting up with you today Dan, next time I find myself heading south I'll let you know, looking forward to meeting your midget
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sat Aug 04, 2012 5:16 am

Ha ha...touché.

We'll have to get a hunt planned or at the very least, a combined pile of death for a photo.
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby jehler » Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:33 am

I know we are going to be up the last week of October. Probably only one up trip for me this year unless we go up early. Second week of November I'm heading to la o hunt with the inda's
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:44 am

Were planning the last weekend in Oct-11/8.
Probably one trip mid oct & after the 8th we'll wait and see where the birds are.
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby jehler » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:12 am

Some day I would like to hunt within site of a little shack on a certain point....

You know where I mean?
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:32 am

Mmmhhm...maybe go up for tea in the afternoon.
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby 3legged_lab » Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:26 pm

Don't just look for ducks, keep an eye out for evidence of other hunters. Most people are slobs so look for trash and empty hulls.
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby Olly » Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:47 pm

Everyone says look for ducks.... I look for duck food.

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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby jehler » Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:03 pm

I only look for ducks


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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby Bootlipkiller » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:10 am

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Birds.

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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby capt1972 » Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:23 pm

Bootlipkiller wrote:
DeadEye_Dan wrote:Birds.

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Has anyone said birds yet??? :duck: :duck:
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby Gr8white » Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:48 pm

3legged_lab wrote:Don't just look for ducks, keep an eye out for evidence of other hunters. Most people are slobs so look for trash and empty hulls.


^this.
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Re: Things to look for while scouting

Postby aunt betty » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:11 pm

3legged_lab wrote:Don't just look for ducks, keep an eye out for evidence of other hunters. Most people are slobs so look for trash and empty hulls.
I believe this guy has scouted before. What do you think you should look for?
Trash like red bull cans and goodie wrappers. Look for lots of empty dip cans and shotgun shells out the azz.
Find a hole that has 1000's of empty shell casings floating around in it...probably is a good one. :wink:
I've heard that it's incredibly stupid to fuck around with a crazy man's head.
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