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...even though I shouldn't be. Long story short, my buddy's buddy is a local elk hunting guide. Well last year he guided this dude from Colorado and put him on a nice Roosevelt (big $$$). Well bout a month ago, Colorado calls the guide back and says he would like to shoot a brant for the wall. The guide doesn't know of any brant guides and gets ahold of me to ask if I know. I know of known. But I tell him as long as Colorado's cool and a good dude he can tag along with me. So Colorado gets in touch with me and we go over the particulars and plan this hunt for the last two days of the brant season. Seems like a good dude and understands how fickle waterfowl can be. But this season is particularly slow. I've given him updates on how our little seasons going and he still wants I come out. So I know that's on him. But I'd still like to get the guy a few birds.

Redbeard wrote:...even though I shouldn't be. Long story short, my buddy's buddy is a local elk hunting guide. Well last year he guided this dude from Colorado and put him on a nice Roosevelt (big $$$). Well bout a month ago, Colorado calls the guide back and says he would like to shoot a brant for the wall. The guide doesn't know of any brant guides and gets ahold of me to ask if I know. I know of known. But I tell him as long as Colorado's cool and a good dude he can tag along with me. So Colorado gets in touch with me and we go over the particulars and plan this hunt for the last two days of the brant season. Seems like a good dude and understands how fickle waterfowl can be. But this season is particularly slow. I've given him updates on how our little seasons going and he still wants I come out. So I know that's on him. But I'd still like to get the guy a few birds.

The pressure is on redboy.

Don't worry Red. I'm sure one way or another you'll "get'er done".

Reminds me of why I don't want to be a guide!

Tomkat wrote:Reminds me of why I don't want to be a guide!

x2

I just went through that for 5 days with my BIL. He's a hunter, and would've understood had we seen nothing. But sitting in the marsh, waiting for birds to appear, or in the woods, waiting for deers to show up, is stressful as hell when somebody's got their expectations hung on you. And he's family, not some stranger.

Best of luck, and I hope the birds cooperate.

Perhaps Jehlers magic 8 ball could ease your mind.

Redbeard wrote:...even though I shouldn't be. Long story short, my buddy's buddy is a local elk hunting guide. Well last year he guided this dude from Colorado and put him on a nice Roosevelt (big $$$). Well bout a month ago, Colorado calls the guide back and says he would like to shoot a brant for the wall. The guide doesn't know of any brant guides and gets ahold of me to ask if I know. I know of known. But I tell him as long as Colorado's cool and a good dude he can tag along with me. So Colorado gets in touch with me and we go over the particulars and plan this hunt for the last two days of the brant season. Seems like a good dude and understands how fickle waterfowl can be. But this season is particularly slow. I've given him updates on how our little seasons going and he still wants I come out. So I know that's on him. But I'd still like to get the guy a few birds.

Just tell the guide if colorado shoots even 1 brant that you'll be expecting to shoot one of his deer next fall.

If he understands, there's no pressure. Yeah right. I feel for ya. On the flip side, if you shoot them up, you might find yourself shooting an elk one day in the near future.

My wife's cousin from Puerto Rico wants to go archery hunting one day soon in PA. He puts me on the tarpon when I am down there so it's hard to refuse. I told him I don't deer hunt and hunting ain't like fishing. He says he knows. I hope he does. Archery hunting isn't forgiving to beginners.

flight control wrote:Perhaps Jehlers magic 8 ball could ease your mind.

let me down two hunts ago

I get the same way when my buddies come out in the spring for snow goose season. We always kill a pile of birds in the time they are here but that first scouting trip to find them is nerve racking.

vincentpa wrote:If he understands, there's no pressure. Yeah right. I feel for ya. On the flip side, if you shoot them up, you might find yourself shooting an elk one day in the near future.

My wife's cousin from Puerto Rico wants to go archery hunting one day soon in PA. He puts me on the tarpon when I am down there so it's hard to refuse. I told him I don't deer hunt and hunting ain't like fishing. He says he knows. I hope he does. Archery hunting isn't forgiving to beginners.

Ain't gonna happen. For the price of the landowner tag, which he paid, I could buy a truck. They ain't giving that away. And I don't want anything anyway. Gratification that I made this dude's day would be enough.

Don't give it a second thought red, just tell the guy that Brant hunting is only so-so in the best of times and quite often it isn't the best of times. Be sure to take along a thermos of Irish Coffee and a flask of brandy for when the coffee is gone. If Mr. Colorado is used to hunting with a guide, he is used to paying big bucks. Just getting to go hunting should be enough, but if you shoot a couple of birds, he should offer you a financial gratuity, weather or not you accept is up to you. The important thing to remember is that 'you' are going hunting and taking someone along.....it is yourself that you have to please with the hunt.

RonE wrote:Don't give it a second thought red, just tell the guy that Brant hunting is only so-so in the best of times and quite often it isn't the best of times. Be sure to take along a thermos of Irish Coffee and a flask of brandy for when the coffee is gone. If Mr. Colorado is used to hunting with a guide, he is used to paying big bucks. Just getting to go hunting should be enough, but if you shoot a couple of birds, he should offer you a financial gratuity, weather or not you accept is up to you. The important thing to remember is that 'you' are going hunting and taking someone along.....it is yourself that you have to please with the hunt.

excellent advice

Especially the Irish coffee part

What's the worse that can happen. Not shoot anything? Anyone that has done any amount of hunting. Have had good and bad days. I wouldn't sweat it.

I'm with Ron, some hot coffee a flask and good conversation will make his day. A bird will just be icing on the cake.

Yea he says he's hunted long enough to know its a crap shoot...especially with these birds

Redbeard wrote:

flight control wrote:Perhaps Jehlers magic 8 ball could ease your mind.

let me down two hunts ago

the way I hear it you all's shooting was the problem, not my 8 ball!

When he gets out of the truck look him square in the eye, stick out your right hand for a firm handshake and confidently say "This ain't my first rodeo".
He'll know you know what you're doin.

Is red going to put Colorado on the brant...

3legged_lab wrote:When he gets out of the truck look him square in the eye, stick out your right hand for a firm handshake and confidently say "This ain't my first rodeo".
He'll know you know what you're doin.

did JR just jinx the whole deal and fuck red over...

3legged_lab wrote:When he gets out of the truck look him square in the eye, stick out your right hand for a firm handshake and confidently say "This ain't my first rodeo".
He'll know you know what you're doin.

Ha! It's just my second rodeo

jehler wrote:Is red going to put Colorado on the brant...

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whew!

Don't blame me, blame the 8 ball.

When is this Brant Hunt?

Red, I'm sending good juju your way! Even the thought of people relying on me to produce waterfowl for them makes my stomach churn.

One man wolf pack.

ManlyMan wrote: Even the thought of people relying on me to produce waterfowl for them makes my stomach churn.

Haha Its just a goose hunt doc, not a life or death situation.

No way too stressful. Don't like letting people down.

3legged_lab wrote:

ManlyMan wrote: Even the thought of people relying on me to produce waterfowl for them makes my stomach churn.

Haha Its just a goose hunt doc, not a life or death situation.

And he is a doctor... how nervous are you with a scalpel in your hand, Doc?

Tomkat wrote:Reminds me of why I don't want to be a guide!

x3....I'll hunt snow geese like an addict but wouldn't want to be a guide for them.

Woody wrote:

3legged_lab wrote:

ManlyMan wrote: Even the thought of people relying on me to produce waterfowl for them makes my stomach churn.

Haha Its just a goose hunt doc, not a life or death situation.

And he is a doctor... how nervous are you with a scalpel in your hand, Doc?

there's a difference. One you have total control. The other, you're at the will of an animal with a peanut husk for a brain.