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Is the duck opener tomorrow?

Bulldog0156 wrote:Is the duck opener tomorrow?

i dunno, i've heard it's opening early this year, but i honestly haven't even looked. if i go duck hunting, i'm going to fail classes, so i find it best to distance myself from the addiction.

Nevermind, looked it up. It is tomorrow. I should probably go buy a duck stamp and license sometime soon. Fucking September and October is brown duck season anyways.

Bulldog0156 wrote:Nevermind, looked it up. It is tomorrow. I should probably go buy a duck stamp and license sometime soon. Fucking September and October is brown duck season anyways.

we've never had a september opener in my lifetime, , way too early. why are they going two weeks early?


that said, i never shoot shit after mid november anyway.

Yeah it seems like FWP didn't do their part on getting the regs out on time.

I don't really care to get out until around Thanksgiving unless I plug an elk on the opener. Although I do know of a pond that's holding some greenwing with some color and at least 200 pintails on it right now. Sacrilege to shoot brown pintails?

Right now I don't want to think about shooting another elk. Last years was brutal hell to get out.

R. Chapman wrote:Yeah it seems like FWP didn't do their part on getting the regs out on time.

can't blame them, that's federal level. After working for FWP and getting to know the system, I can tell you that most of the public is blissfully ignorant to everything done by the fish and game.

Bulldog0156 wrote:I don't really care to get out until around Thanksgiving unless I plug an elk on the opener. Although I do know of a pond that's holding some greenwing with some color and at least 200 pintails on it right now. Sacrilege to shoot brown pintails?

two years ago i shot a pintail on every hunt, never have shot one even close to full plume. they taste great.

They do taste great, I've shot a ton of brown ones. I've definitely squared up on a fully plumed drake and whiffed all three shots. He even gave me a second chance later that day.

Bulldog0156 wrote:They do taste great, I've shot a ton of brown ones. I've definitely squared up on a fully plumed drake and whiffed all three shots. He even gave me a second chance later that day.

I've never seen a full plumed pintail in Montana, in fact, i don't see much outside of gads, teal and divers.

btw, how was your 'Stone float trip?

It was awesome! Fishing was less than mediocre the first two days and lights out the third, but you can't go wrong having good times with friends!

Bulldog0156 wrote:It was awesome! Fishing was less than mediocre the first two days and lights out the third, but you can't go wrong having good times with friends!

good deal, did you pregame at Chico?

if so, you overpaid. go to the mexican place in Livingston for 2 dollar dos equis and get shitty for the float

I've actually never been to Chico. I pregamed in the car on the way up the valley.

Bulldog0156 wrote:I've actually never been to Chico. I pregamed in the car on the way up the valley.

good deal, i've been six times, still have yet to spend money there
it's way overrated, it's a heated pool with beer.