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Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:19 am
by Deltaman
Glad you are still seeing enough birds to make it worthwhile. We do have another front coming through this week, so hopefully, it will reload your marsh for the weekend!
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:37 am
by Rick
DComeaux wrote:Wheres your camera?
No excuse, drill sergeant, no excuse.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:40 am
by Rick
Deltaman wrote:We do have another front coming through this week, so hopefully, it will reload your marsh for the weekend!
Doesn't appear to be much of one, but we'll see. Usually just having the weekend hunters out in the rice is enough to give us a bump.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:40 am
by Ericdc
Deltaman wrote:Glad you are still seeing enough birds to make it worthwhile. We do have another front coming through this week, so hopefully, it will reload your marsh for the weekend!
Not seeing a front?
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Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:41 am
by Rick
Date: 9/15
Time: afternoon
Location: w Scanlan
Cloud Cover: partly
Wind Direction and Velocity: southerly moderate
Temperature: warm
Barometer:
Moon phase:
Special Notes:
Waterfowl Activity: fair teal flight over the farm to our north, but little nearby
Waterfowl Responsiveness: skittish, skittish, skittish for teal
Hunters: grandson Cole
Guns:
Malfunctions:
Dog(s): Marsh
Special Equipment: spinner
Curses: no shooting ops
Kudos: enjoyed the visit
Birds By Species: scratch
Photo Ops:
Lagniappe:
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:46 am
by Rick
Addendum 9/15 morning Photo Op Took this shot of a mottled sitting with a working spinner, because it's something one won't ever see here come the big season:
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:10 am
by Rick
Date: 9/16
Time: morning
Location: mudhole
Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: SE or south to east moderate
Temperature: still cool enough to be comfortable
Barometer: 30.1 rising slightly
Moon phase: waxing cresent
Special Notes:Waterfowl Activity: gets slower every morning with no weather change in sight
Waterfowl Responsiveness: thankfully strong or we'd be without
Hunters: 2, Jeff and son Cody down from Alaska to hunt gators and teal
Guns:Malfunctions:Dog(s): the coyote did the do to include a spooky long track
Special Equipment: SOS
Curses: just that we didn't have more birds
Kudos: super nice folks and good company on a slow day
Birds By Species: 11 bw teal
Photo Ops: Jeff and Cody with birds:
Lagniappe:
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:22 pm
by Deltaman
Rick wrote:Addendum 9/15 morning Photo Op Took this shot of a mottled sitting with a working spinner, because it's something one won't ever see here come the big season:
I've noticed the same effect here with spinners, damn Mottles are wary as hell of them and will typically take a pass, while Gaddies, Mallards, and most other ducks will come in and damn near try to hump'em.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:09 pm
by Rick
That spinner is painted to match the dark pond water because while I leave it on for teal, I kill it when big ducks are spotted and would rather they didn't see it at all. Just like my chances of putting them where we want them better without.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:18 pm
by Rick
Date: 9/16
Time: afternoon
Location: Thornwell
Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: variable and moderate
Temperature: warm
Barometer:
Moon phase:
Special Notes:
Waterfowl Activity: saw several mostly high bunches that acted like they knew exactly what we were up to.
Waterfowl Responsiveness: Nil, had a couple strafe the spinners and a pair actually work, but were otherwise mostly ignored
Hunters: Buddy hunt with friend James
Guns:
Malfunctions:
Dog(s): James brought Chubs and I bored Marsh
Special Equipment: 2 large and 2 small spinners - more wasn't better
Curses: just the lack of birds in general and working birds in particular. Don't know if they've left the country or are all holed up in safe places, but with no weather change in sight, it could be a tough season.
Kudos: Wasn't on the couch and had a nice visit.
Birds By Species: 1 bw teal
Photo Ops:
Lagniappe:
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:22 pm
by Bud
That mottled duck checking out the snazzy paint job, I wonder? Good thinking with the color.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:33 am
by Rick
Date: 9/17
Time: morning
Location: Mudhole
Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: light SE
Temperature: warm
Barometer: 30.2 rising slightly
Moon phase: waxing crescent
Special Notes:Waterfowl Activity: Nothing moving early and very little later.
Waterfowl Responsiveness: Still coming to the rig and call like they should in the marsh, with next to nothing feasible that didn't do as told.
Hunters: 2, Barb who does a lot of online women outdoors writing and editing and DIL, Tracy, on the latter's first duck hunt.
Guns:Malfunctions:Dog(s): Peake did some sweet cripple work, but mostly chauffeured.
Special Equipment: SOS
Curses: No complaints from this guy, other than the lack of game.
Kudos: The gals did absolutely great and made the most our opportunities, including a six bird volley.
Birds By Species: 12 bw teal (11 drakes and 1 hen)
Photo Ops: Becky Lou's huntress crew has to be the picture takingest our camp ever sees:
Straight shooters who made their own hunt, Tracy and Barb:
"Little help":
Lagniappe: Been my experience that most parties bring their hunts with them and find whatever it is they're really looking for. This was one of them, and the gals and I passed a mighty fine time on what could have been a bad day.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:43 am
by DComeaux
Doug's getting double sugars......
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:31 pm
by Darren
DComeaux wrote:Doug's getting double sugars......
Very nice! On a marginally related note......Jenny Rose or no Jenny Rose?
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:23 pm
by Rick
No Jenny Rose. Now have Jeffery, who can cook, and his helper.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:33 pm
by Darren
Rick wrote:No Jenny Rose. Now have Jeffery, who can cook, and his helper.
Look forward to his creations, we'll have a crew descending a few days after Christmas.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Thu Sep 17, 2015 8:24 pm
by Rick
Date: 8/17
Time: afternoon
Location: SS
Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: light easterly
Temperature: hot
Barometer:
Moon phase:
Special Notes:
Waterfowl Activity: more big duck than little moving, and no big groups of teal, high or low, spotted
Waterfowl Responsiveness: Nothing but lost singles about, and they craved company.
Hunters: 2, Sid and Bradley
Guns:
Malfunctions:
Dog(s): Peake's still deaf but aces when he sees them go down.
Special Equipment: spinners large and small
Curses: no game
Kudos: nice guys made it a good time
Birds By Species: 3 bw teal
Photo Ops:
Lagniappe:
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Thu Sep 17, 2015 8:33 pm
by Ericdc
Man that's tough. I'm not going to even bother going this Saturday up here anywhere with the hot weather and no wind predicted.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
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Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:40 am
by Rick
It's my hope that they're just dug into safe places, and weekend hunting pressure will shuffle that deck some. Am taking a fellow who'll whine over anything but a limit and his friend this morning, so it's going to be a very long one...
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
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Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:27 am
by Deltaman
"Am taking a fellow who'll whine over anything but a limit and his friend this morning, so it's going to be a very long one..."
Ugh
..........know the type.......nothing like additional, unneeded pressure.............good luck Rick!!!!!
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:20 am
by Bruce Yerkes
What a let down Rick after taking the ladies the day before. In that photo, it had to be real early in the am for all that hugging of Doug, or real late at night. Hope all is well in Klondike.
Bruce.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:51 am
by Rick
Date: 9/18
Time: morning
Location: Mudhole
Cloud Cover: partly
Wind Direction and Velocity: Easterly very light
Temperature: hot
Barometer:
Moon phase:
Special Notes:
Waterfowl Activity: about what it's been, which isn't good
Waterfowl Responsiveness: Lord knows they tried to do as bid.
Hunters: 2 Drs Charles and Kent
Guns:
Malfunctions:
Dog(s): Peake lost at least one - just burned out from working the flotant in the heat I think
Special Equipment: SOS
Curses: Lots of crowd control woes, and I wasn't as patient about it as I might have been.
Kudos: Charles was on the high side of his shooting roller coaster this morning and got to say they got their almighty limit.
Birds By Species: 12 (thank goodness) bw teal (9 drakes, 3 hens - highest hen ratio to date when checked)
Photo Ops:
Lagniappe:
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:52 am
by Rick
Bruce Yerkes wrote:What a let down Rick after taking the ladies the day before. In that photo, it had to be real early in the am for all that hugging of Doug, or real late at night. Hope all is well in Klondike.
Bruce.
Doug's health isn't what we'd like, but otherwise we're about as you left us.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:54 am
by Ericdc
Crowd control problems don't get invited back, obviously something you can't do. They tip u well?
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:25 pm
by Rick
Among the very tightest, perhaps "the". And while the criticism and second guessing of my setup and shooting decisions began about as soon as Doc C was in the blind, he seems attached to my ass for life. (Coming back Monday.) Really not a bad person, just a hard one to hunt because of all the whining and inability to hold his water until I've got the birds where they need to be.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
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Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:26 pm
by Ericdc
Dang, I felt like we tipped pretty well and we weren't Dr's for sure.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
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Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:30 pm
by Rick
Can't say I remember, Eric. I dang sure don't do this for the money; just passing a good time in the field means a whole lot more to me.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
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Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:31 pm
by Ericdc
Rick wrote:Can't say I remember, Eric. I dang sure don't do this for the money; just passing a good time in the field means a whole lot more to me.
Yea that was 3 years ago. What do you deem a good tip? Like a percentage of the hunt cost?
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
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Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:17 pm
by Rick
That's a question I won't answer.
Re: 2015-2016 Season Log
Posted:
Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:28 pm
by Ericdc
Rick wrote:That's a question I won't answer.
Fair enough. I googled it, seems tipping a percentage of the hunt cost is most common. Kinda like going out to eat.