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I don't know about everyone else in Texas, but up until the last few weeks we have been fairly skinny on ducks in our normal spots. The birds that have been flying have been high flyers even on the over cast days and nothing really wanted to decoy. I know last year was an anomaly, but this one has just been rough.

Well within the last few weeks they made it, in force. I guess there was finally enough cold weather up north to get em down to us. We switched tactics to tanks, but the river is looking like it might finally be heating up.

We plan on giving them hell for the the last 3 weeks of the season. Only need about another 250 ducks to be on par with last year!

The video from our hunt earlier this week. Man was it cold. There was ice on the dog and the guns!
http://youtu.be/gdd-HPTco8I

You're welcome for letting a few thru

Goldfish wrote:You're welcome for letting a few thru

Yeah, act like its on purpose :biggrin:

I'm centex myself. I'd ask if you were the group I ran across last weekend but if you have hopes of shooting another 250 then it definitely wasn't you!

Goldfish wrote:You're welcome for letting a few thru

Haha, this guy.

Well you must have not put much of a dent in the Widgeons, because we are covered up in them. The Mallards have been here and there, unless you count the smiling variety!

Hahaha. If I had an effect on the bird population, then we are ALL in trouble. Not counting Canada, I only got out about 10 times, and I can count all the birds I got on my fingers and toes.

Goldfish wrote:Hahaha. If I had an effect on the bird population, then we are ALL in trouble. Not counting Canada, I only got out about 10 times, and I can count all the birds I got on my fingers and toes.

I educated quite a few birds this season. Just preserving the season for me next year, lol. Sorry to those of you below me.

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Eric Haynes wrote:I educated quite a few birds this season. Just preserving the season for me next year, lol. Sorry to those of you below me.

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Oh I am going to have one hell of a miss tape from this season and the blooper reel is going to be a doozie as well.

My favorite quote so far that I have on tape, after emptying his gun a friend says "What the hell? I was aiming that time and everything!"

On another note, I went out Friday morning and with all the rain we have gotten the river current had me and the dog working overtime trying to get birds. Nailed my first triple on the first 3 shots and then I didn't reload after swatting cripples, threw one shell in the gun knocked down 2 birds with my 4th shot. I hope to have that video up today, I'll post it here, but it will be on our facebook and youtube pages (links in my signature)

Nice video. I didn't know it got frosty in Texas.

What kind of camera is that?

huntfishnv wrote:Nice video. I didn't know it got frosty in Texas.

What kind of camera is that?

Thanks, it has only got below freezing a hand full of days this year where we are at, but this day was one of them.

We are currently using a Canon t3i with the original stock lens. Can't beat it for the price, but hope to upgrade to a 7D soon!

Cool video. Where abouts in Centex are you hunting? I grew up around Lake Travis but am now down in SoTex.

Nice video. Those ducks just kept pouring in.

No kidding. I was jealous as hell.

assateague wrote:No kidding. I was jealous as hell.

It looked like the sun was just about out. Wonder if they aren't allowed 1/2 hour before sunrise? I'd be popping them

Same here. I didn't know there were so many places that made you wait until sunrise, instead of half hour before. Learn something new every day.

assateague wrote:Same here. I didn't know there were so many places that made you wait until sunrise, instead of half hour before. Learn something new every day.

about half of one county here has a cutoff time of 4:20 PM. stupidest shit you will ever hear of

Bufflehead wrote:

assateague wrote:Same here. I didn't know there were so many places that made you wait until sunrise, instead of half hour before. Learn something new every day.

about half of one county here has a cutoff time of 4:20 PM. stupidest shit you will ever hear of

Smart for some people

Bufflehead wrote:

assateague wrote:Same here. I didn't know there were so many places that made you wait until sunrise, instead of half hour before. Learn something new every day.

about half of one county here has a cutoff time of 4:20 PM. stupidest shit you will ever hear of

That's not cutoff time, that's break time

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We are 30 before. My guess is waiting for good camera light

Laguna Madre wrote:Cool video. Where abouts in Centex are you hunting? I grew up around Lake Travis but am now down in SoTex.

This was East of Austin about an hour. Normally we are in and around Bastrop County though.

Flightstopper wrote:We are 30 before. My guess is waiting for good camera light

Yes we are allowed 30 min before, but this is the exact reason. The video gets really grainy and it is pretty much unusable if we don't wait until about 10-15 before sunrise depending on the cloud cover.

About 15 years ago I lived in Austin and used to hunt the Colorado river about 5 miles south of the 183 bridge and used to sleigh the gadwalls. I may be moving back to Austin within the next 6 months so I'll be scouting for some spots. A buddy is on a dove and duck lease around Bastrop that I'll probably get on plus I'll be scouting the Colorado again. Thanks for the info.