Season

[Rick]

Glad you were finally able to enjoy some good shooting Eric.

Did I understand correctly that you were describing a scotch quadruple?

Hope your bout with covid stays as mild as mine was!

1 shot 4 teal... on the water

That makes it a Cajun fourple.

[Duck Engr]

Water swatter. My kinda of guy.

[SpinnerMan]

Water swatter. My kinda of guy.

As my long time hunting buddy says "I am going to jump 'em up." I'll bet the rest jumped up nicely

I always wanted to get a video zoomed in on a Suzie paddling around in the decoys and then just blam so when some self righteous idiot is condemning waterswatting or shooting hens, I can post it up

Of course pretty tough to do when you are lucky to even kill a duck the entire season any more.

[Ricky Spanish]

Water swatter. My kinda of guy.

As my long time hunting buddy says "I am going to jump 'em up." I'll bet the rest jumped up nicely

I always wanted to get a video zoomed in on a Suzie paddling around in the decoys and then just blam so when some self righteous idiot is condemning waterswatting or shooting hens, I can post it up

Of course pretty tough to do when you are lucky to even kill a duck the entire season any more.

You should go with me again then. You'll swat your Susie.

[SpinnerMan]

Water swatter. My kinda of guy.

As my long time hunting buddy says "I am going to jump 'em up." I'll bet the rest jumped up nicely

I always wanted to get a video zoomed in on a Suzie paddling around in the decoys and then just blam so when some self righteous idiot is condemning waterswatting or shooting hens, I can post it up

Of course pretty tough to do when you are lucky to even kill a duck the entire season any more.

You should go with me again then. You'll swat your Susie.

And you'll get the zoomed in video for me

[Ericdc]

Morning from Jackson parish.


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[Duck Engr]

Looks like fun!

With a 2 year old kid running around and watching movies the first thing that came to mind when I saw your pup was Bambi saying “hey Mom, what’s with all of this white stuff?”

[Darren]

Morning from Jackson parish.

Looks more like Jackson, Wyoming

[Ericdc]

He enjoys it


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[Deltaman]

"1 shot 4 teal... on the water"

Makes for some good picking birds and glad you had a good hunt Eric and I
I hope y'all's Covid symptoms are mild!!!!!

[MARSH BEAR]

Looks like (brrrrr) fun

[Ericdc]

Thinking about going out this evening to watch deer in the snow.


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[Deltaman]

Thinking about going out this evening to watch deer in the snow.


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Now you are sounding like my younger brother, who had covid and quarantined at his deer camp............and killed two nice bucks doing so

[Ericdc]

Mostly just wanted to get out of the house. Probably just watching this evening.


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[Ericdc]

Date: January 14 (covid quarantine hunt)

Time: saw all I needed to see by 9:30

Location: south blind

Cloud Cover: clear

Wind Direction and Velocity: SSW 7-10 then 10-15 after sunrise (perfect)

Temperature: 30's to warmer

Barometer:

Moon phase:

Special Notes: thinking this weather would produce a pretty hunt I brought my pretty wife

Waterfowl Activity: D E A D dead
Only ducks were some local pintails working the farm south of us that came by us twice but no interest, and 3 specks came low from behind me on silent mode. Once they passes I called to them and they set their wings but didn't turn, just headed north.

I only thought it was slow when I last went on the 3rd

Waterfowl Responsiveness: nothing

Hunters: just me and Tricia suffered along

Guns:

Malfunctions:

Dog(s):

Special Equipment: 2 new mojos on remote

Kudos: Tricia knows how frustrated I am and she's very understanding about it all.

curses: I got grouchy pretty fast after no flight before sunrise. All the geese we had left and what few ducks were around left too. I've gotten mad my last 3 hunts up there and I'm tired of getting mad so I don't know if I'll go again....I don't need to get mad about duck hunting but I can't help it. Haven't fired my gun since before Christmas on lease. We aren't only people struggling, folks on farm south of us haven't been going either.

Birds By Species:


Photo Ops:




P.S. all probably deer hunting through the weekend since I'm on my 10 days of quarantine and couldn't hunt with anyone even if I wanted to.


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[Duck Engr]

At least you had good company.

[Ericdc]

Kinda tired of having to "look for the positives" or "on the bright side"...

In all seriousness, I'm thankful I'm not in hospital with covid, but dang this duck season.


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[Duck Engr]

I know the feeling man. Trust me you aren’t alone. Price of leases should come down after this season. Have had a lot of friends say they’re done.

[DComeaux]

I know the feeling well, as do many.

[Darren]

Any reports from the prior farm you hunted? Was last season any good at current farm?

[Duck Engr]

Any reports from the prior farm you hunted? Was last season any good at current farm?

Can’t speak for Eric but I’ve made sure to avoid any talk of how our previous lease has done. Ignorance is bliss for me.

[Ericdc]

I keep in touch with the guys who are still on old lease. They've been getting their pintails lately with an occasional mallard or gadwall. No teal or spoons which is highly unusual for that farm. Although they aren't showing the amount of water that they used to.

They aren't hunting the pit I had but the one to the north of me where they hunted while I was there.


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[Ericdc]

Date: January 23

Time: left at 11

Location: old lease where I hunted from 2014 to last year

Cloud Cover: heavy to almost partly to heavy with some drizzle

Wind Direction and Velocity: ENE 8-10

Temperature: 40's

Barometer:

Moon phase:

Special Notes: stayed in touch with the guys who are still hunting the pit north of my old one and have had a few invites to hunt with them and hunted with them today.

Waterfowl Activity: confirmed my suspicions that we had more birds in morehouse parish than what I was seeing at our lease. Steady duck flight all morning of all kinds. Geese all over but stayed on ground

Waterfowl Responsiveness: I hunted as a guest and didn't get my calls out because I wasn't asked to, but really wanted to.

Hunters: me and 3 guys who I had never hunted with but hunted a half mile from for several years

Guns:

Malfunctions:

Dog(s): Lola

Special Equipment:

Kudos: was good to see the flight I remembered, and am glad these guys were able to stay on farm since they had a camp up there, can only hope I can get back on it at some point. Had open invite to come back but probably going to west Texas next weekend to hunt with david.

curses: we shot bad....and lost a few birds

Birds By Species:
3 gadwall
3 green winged teal
1 shoveler
1 pintail
1 mallard

Photo Ops:


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[Darren]

Reassuring for you seeing the flights if nothing else, though I feel you on the poor shooting. It's been bad the last two mornings for sure, albeit we're not exactly talking feet down over decoys, it's late January and they're smart.

[Ericdc]

Yep, don't know if I'll have a lease next year but I know where I won't be.


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[Darren]

Yep, don't know if I'll have a lease next year but I know where I won't be.

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And it looked, to our eyes, so dang good!!

[Ericdc]

It did. I genuinely hope the guys have a better year next year. Unless something unexpected happens though, I'll be without lease next year and be doing a lot more traveling and hunting different places.


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[Deltaman]

"was good to see the flight I remembered"

Glad you had the opportunity to compare during the same season for reference too!!!!

[Ericdc]

Date: January 29

Time:

Location: David's aunt and uncles ranch south mineral wells Texas along Brazos river

Cloud Cover: partly to clear later

Wind Direction and Velocity: dead calm to ESE 5-10

Temperature: 30's then warming up

Barometer:

Moon phase:

Special Notes: my first hunt in Texas, after watching early Duck Commander videos 20 years ago made me want to hunt these west Texas tanks.

Waterfowl Activity: lot more teal than david had seen but no wind early

Waterfowl Responsiveness: not good

Hunters: david and I

Guns:

Malfunctions:

Dog(s):

Special Equipment: 2 baby mojos on remote

Kudos: I shot really well on the early hunt over decoys then on the tank we jump shot

curses: no wing early for the duck flurry

Birds By Species:

First part of hunt
2 green winged teal
1 wigeon

Jump shoot
1 mallard
1 green winged teal
2 wigeon
1 gadwall

I went 3 for 3 on the jump

Photo Ops:


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[Ericdc]

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