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Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Sat Nov 17, 2018 8:26 pm
by Johnc
1 Ross
Nothing around as I suspected
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

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Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:38 pm
by Johnc
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One chance
Birds not nearly here like should be
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:40 pm
by Johnc
Johnc wrote:1 Ross
Nothing around as I suspected
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Re: Got in blind with water going in field

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Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:59 pm
by Johnc
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This may be as close as I get to real pintail for a while
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:36 am
by Johnc
Arkansas loaded with specks well before snow migration
Big front comes through,snows come on down to us somewhat,as normal
The specks were undisturbed in Arkansas before the front and stayed put,now Arkansas opens and things should look up
There are a few people killing specks here,just because they are not here doesn’t mean there are no specks,I could say there are no more mallards,this is untrue,they just are elsewhere.
Specks are gonna be really tough this year mainly because of the lack of juveniles. But the elite places will kill sooner or later
The migration was delayed in Canada as well from what I heard
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Thu Nov 22, 2018 12:11 pm
by Johnc
Shot once yesterday
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Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Thu Nov 22, 2018 12:11 pm
by Johnc
Shot two times today
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Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:52 pm
by Johnc
Today’s specks Did come in much harder then Last Sunday’s birds. That’s positive.
I pretty much get a response of some kind out of 90 percent of what I call out speck wise,but holding them on the string is extremely tough. This season especially. All my friends are experiencing second split geese way early.
It’s gonna get to where only the top shelf callers at elite places consistently kill. It’s here
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:54 pm
by Ericdc
Yes I found they were much more responsive today as well. Pretty much every one I called at I got a response or even a hard break.
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Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:59 pm
by Johnc
Ericdc wrote:Yes I found they were much more responsive today as well. Pretty much every one I called at I got a response or even a hard break.
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Tomorrow will be tougher but it finally felt good too see a couple birds do what used to be far more common
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:55 am
by Johnc
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Lillian brings me luck every time
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Fri Nov 23, 2018 12:15 pm
by Rick
Then I'd be bringing Lillian more often.
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

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Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:41 pm
by DComeaux
NICE!!!
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

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Sat Nov 24, 2018 1:59 pm
by Johnc
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Pulled 3 specks out of blues and doubled
I had a single mallard come late morning
Worked over 10 large groups of blues,needed about 15 yards lower. But fun to watch
Thought I would have seen more speck traffic,disappointment
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:24 am
by Rick
We heard more specks than blues (over the fog) for the first time yesterday, so perhaps you will soon.
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:29 am
by Ericdc
For comparison, we are seeing or hearing a lot more snows than specks up here. Like Larry’s report said, over 90% snows up here.
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Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:12 pm
by Johnc
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The specks are extremely tough to finish
Initial response is easy,keeping them from hanging up before good high percentage range,roughest I have ever seen. The big deal now is finishing them. They appear to be coming hard from initial response,oh but the wheels come off quick.
We have nothing on the ground anywhere close. Straight traffic
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

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Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:08 pm
by Rick
Didn't so much as hear a squeak this morning, so maybe they've all headed back to Arkansas - except the bunch our Thornwell guys have been steadily trimming. Jack had another sweet one this morning.
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

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Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:28 pm
by Johnc
I talked to a very reputable Arkansas guide tonight and they are struggling to finish birds even in the field where they are going.
Bill Daniels saw this himself
Just like I see down here,good initial response,then hang up,and re organize and leave
Horrible hatch,almost all adults— this huge—no young ones to persuade groups
Even the singles and pairs that should just suck in like a vacuum cleaner are not.
So all in all I am very fortunate to have killed some birds,this will be a chip away at them season.
I know one thing I am fixing to do is pull all my duck decoys,they are really fixing to avoid like bullseye “ponds “ just rely on call for ducks. Not targeting anyway
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:09 pm
by Johnc
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Dad and I were one shy
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:43 pm
by Rick
That would have been a great hunt where I was this morning.
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:50 pm
by Johnc
Rick wrote:That would have been a great hunt where I was this morning.
They wanted semi subtle high high pitched cluck with silence between groups of sound. Would not bite on yodel except slow rolled in the turns.
The last hunt totally opposite.
They’ll drive you nuts
Low cluck no good,had to be at the end of the call range high
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Sat Dec 01, 2018 1:38 pm
by Johnc
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I know,I know. Dad and i are stuck on 3.
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

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Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:13 pm
by Darren
That'll work!
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:07 pm
by Rick
Yeah, I'm thinking "If ya gotta be stuck..." three specks ain't a bad place.
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:01 pm
by Johnc
Ended solo
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Tidied up blind
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Re: Got in blind with water going in field

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Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:44 pm
by Rick
Glad to see you're still getting them. Not sure where you are, but our guys have clipped daily speck limits near Morse since they started hunting the place Thursday. Made me wish I were with them instead of me.
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

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Sun Dec 02, 2018 8:50 pm
by DComeaux
Blind looks really good.
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:48 pm
by Johnc
Thanks. I try to make what I can control right. Birds were really tough.
But we never scratched and we beat 2016 November goose wise so things could be worse
Think I was 8 for 10 with killing at least one speck and I killed a speck limit on every solo hunt I made
So not near as dismal on paper it seems
Re: Got in blind with water going in field

Posted:
Mon Dec 03, 2018 7:07 am
by Duck Engr
DComeaux wrote:Blind looks really good.
I never get tired of seeing pics of John’s blind. Great attention to detail