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Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:32 pm
by Johnc
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Teal season juvenile. Very delicate
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:36 pm
by Duck Engr
Might just be my phone but I can’t see the pics
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:58 pm
by Johnc
Sorry. Will be judging in Stuttgart tomorrow. Will try to repost later
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:32 am
by Duck Engr
Neat. I assume that’s a contest associated with the RNT event? Speck?
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:13 am
by Johnc
Mack’s is awesome in person
Rnt new place awesome in person
The main event was the world cutdown contest—a big deal there,and those boys can run the wheels off of those
The speck event had only 5 contestants but all 5 highly skilled. Lot different now. Every stage caller skilled now,no weak callers
1 Seth fields
2 josh van Norman
3 Christian Morgan
Saw more ducks in fields off side of road coming home out of Stuttgart,then I saw the entire second split back home lol grays,mallards,and spoons mainly
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:40 am
by Rick
Sweet mount.
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:51 pm
by Deltaman
Cool flying pose on the teal John!!!!
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:41 pm
by Darren
great looking early bird, look forward to seeing them in a few months
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:07 pm
by BGkirk
I’m gonna have to get in line for one of these mounts. That’s very nice work
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Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:25 pm
by Johnc
thanks
I think bluewings are special,although I really like them all
I was extremely nervous:
1--it was a child's first bird
2--I didn't even know IF an early season teal could be mounted
3--with bluewing and pintails,,the head skin is very tight,,i had to shave skull of artificial head with dremel
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:27 am
by Rick
Johnc wrote:1--it was a child's first bird
Heavy responsibility, that.
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:59 pm
by Johnc
Rick wrote:Johnc wrote:1--it was a child's first bird
Heavy responsibility, that.
1. I know the excitement of the dad as a dad myself. So that wAs worrisome.
2. I still remember the excitement as a kid of getting a bird done.
So yes I was scared
Still am scared with anyone’s bird, you can’t replace memories. It not just a bird mount. It has a story. At least that’s how I look at it
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:32 pm
by Rick
Johnc wrote:It not just a bird mount. It has a story.
Perhaps that's why you're so good at it.
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:08 pm
by Johnc
Rick wrote:Johnc wrote:It not just a bird mount. It has a story.
Perhaps that's why you're so good at it.
Same could be said of your guiding. You know ,for the most part,your guys take something home thAt goes beyond the duck meat.
The observation of you breaking traffic,the working of the dog,explanation of things never heard before
I am sure the smart ones learn from you,that’s what I would be doing,studying the what when and where of how you solicit long range mallard response and we’d discuss that herding whistle as well
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:22 am
by Rick
Lord knows I enjoy a lot of it, too, but the overarching goal is to make it "as it should be". Not that my idea of that is always the same as my guests'...
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:20 am
by Duck Engr
Rick wrote:Lord knows I enjoy a lot of it, too, but the overarching goal is to make it "as it should be". Not that my idea of that is always the same as my guests'...
Along those lines Rick, would you say you have more guests who expect all mallards feet down out front or more guests who are tickled pink to shoot 6 ring necks?
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:20 pm
by Rick
I think most just want to shoot ducks, and too many of the more experienced ones believe that means blazing away at the first "maybe" opportunity.
Re: Most delicate thing I have done so far
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Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:38 am
by Rick
To that same question, I was a little surprised to learn yesterday that there's some jostling among the members of what many feel our area's premier private club over who gets the earliest dates, when jacks and teal are most reliable in their 11,000 acres of prime marsh.