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[Ricky Spanish]

Damn I just looked back at the shore.
I've hunted there by the leaning tree hundreds of days.
When they had it numbered and staked that was a blind site.

[Ricky Spanish]

At 7:10 they flew out. They'll come back to my spread that's how it works here.

[Anotherone]

Get ready!

[Ricky Spanish]

Get ready!

What's the radar say?
What does a fox say?

[Ricky Spanish]

Huwhat?
My choke tube has four notches.
I.C. ?

Hmm. I patterned #2 steel at 30 yards and put the best one in. My old wingmaster only had the ic barrel and it was a duckslayer. Why not IC?

[Ricky Spanish]

Redwing black birds landed on my blind.
Just for a second but damn.. this is different. I'm wearing a t shirt and swimming trunks.
Took waders and long sleeves off. No ice?
Must be climate change or something.
I'll wait an hour for them water turkeys but no more.

[Ricky Spanish]

Signal comes n goes.
Could shot two limits while it was not working but...nope.
Kidding there ain't shit flying.
I'll wait ten more minutes then go find shade, signal, and play with the dog.

[Duck Engr]

Had to be fairly pleasant at daybreak up there, right? It was almost tolerable at daybreak here, which is a step in the right direction.

[Anotherone]

Signal comes n goes.
Could shot two limits while it was not working but...nope.
Kidding there ain't shit flying.
I'll wait ten more minutes then go find shade, signal, and play with the dog.

Silly geese never want to play nice, need more decoys?

[SpinnerMan]

Had to be fairly pleasant at daybreak up there, right? It was almost tolerable at daybreak here, which is a step in the right direction.

It was 68 before the sun came up and it warmed up very fast. It'll be pushing 90 today.

[Ricky Spanish]

Probably the best picture.

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Millet is getting his block head.
He's gonna be a chunky one.

[Ricky Spanish]

Nothing was lost.
Nothing was broken.
No feelings got hurt.
Not a shot fired. Gun still works.
Twas a successful hunt.


Lagniappe???
I got there and 6 of my goose decoys weren't rigged.
No strings or weights.

[Ricky Spanish]

There are a lot of songs I associate with waterfowling.
This one...it don't make sense it's a dang love song.
However: if I get in my truck, tune in a rock station, head to the lake or wherever....this comes on. Strange but true.

You're not the only one.

[Ricky Spanish]

On the ride out I jumped up a lot of birds.
I drove right up on teal but didn't see any mallards.
Sky was full.of birds. Mostly pelicans, cormorants, and seagulls. Only saw 11 honkers all morning.
The radar wasn't Canada geese. Teal maybe. Pelicans. I could have shot teal and a pintail if it were in season.
The pintail flew directly over like I wasn't there about 15 yards up. Teal were lighting by the boat early.

[Anotherone]

Sounds like a good morning to be out and that is a good pic at daybreak.

[Ricky Spanish]

This was at the launch.

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Was calm and no wind until about 9:30.
Hunting when it's hot is goofy

[Deltaman]

No skeeters to deal with? They got'em in Alaska, so surely you have them in IL??

[SpinnerMan]

I don't know about AB, but up in Plainfield they weren't near as bad as a typical sweaty September hunt. There were a few, but I don't think I even got bit.

[Duck Engr]

Have buddies that just got to Canada today, where they’re mid heat wave, and he said the pterodactyls are terrible.

[Ricky Spanish]

Have buddies that just got to Canada

fuck the queen.

[SpinnerMan]

Have buddies that just got to Canada

fuck the queen.

Why? Won't they let you in?

She actually seems like a nice old lady. Stupid system, but she didn't create.

Beside anybody that will ring the neck of a pheasant without a second thought. Can they really be that bad?

QUEEN STRANGLES GAME BIRD ON HUNT

The incident happened while the queen was out on a pheasant shoot with husband Prince Philip at their 20,000-acre estate in Sandringham, the Sunday Mirror reported.

The Queen wasn’t doing any shooting, but one of her hunting dogs picked up a bird that had been injured by someone in her party and presented it to her majesty.

She tucked her walking stick under her arm, bent down, and took the bird from the dog’s mouth – then stood up and wrung its neck with both hands.

She then handed the body to an aide, who tied it up with other dead pheasants and headed home for lunch.

“It was obviously not the first time she had wrung the neck of a pheasant,” an observer told the paper.

And if that wasn't enough for the PETA folks.

Queen Under Fire for Killing Bird

A day after she was criticized for wringing the neck of a pheasant that had been peppered with shot, the queen went to church on Sunday wearing pheasant feathers in her hat.

I'd take her over about 2/3rds of our "leaders."

[Ricky Spanish]

Have buddies that just got to Canada

fuck the queen.

Why? Won't they let you in?

She actually seems like a nice old lady. Stupid system, but she didn't create.

Beside anybody that will ring the neck of a pheasant without a second thought. Can they really be that bad?

QUEEN STRANGLES GAME BIRD ON HUNT

The incident happened while the queen was out on a pheasant shoot with husband Prince Philip at their 20,000-acre estate in Sandringham, the Sunday Mirror reported.

The Queen wasn’t doing any shooting, but one of her hunting dogs picked up a bird that had been injured by someone in her party and presented it to her majesty.

She tucked her walking stick under her arm, bent down, and took the bird from the dog’s mouth – then stood up and wrung its neck with both hands.

She then handed the body to an aide, who tied it up with other dead pheasants and headed home for lunch.

“It was obviously not the first time she had wrung the neck of a pheasant,” an observer told the paper.

And if that wasn't enough for the PETA folks.

Queen Under Fire for Killing Bird

A day after she was criticized for wringing the neck of a pheasant that had been peppered with shot, the queen went to church on Sunday wearing pheasant feathers in her hat.

I'd take her over about 2/3rds of our "leaders."

My ancestors fought and won a war so we wouldn't have to give a crap about Harry, his grandma, and his trailer park wife.

[Ricky Spanish]

Bad news.
WRSP failed to renew its contract with MeTV so I'm losing my old people TV channel but WCIA still has GRIT which is even older ppl TV.
Wyatt Earp anyone?
Don't forget.
Check your zip code

[SpinnerMan]

My ancestors fought and won a war so we wouldn't have to give a crap about Harry, his grandma, and his trailer park wife.

My ancestors showed up long after the fighting was done, but I still don't give a crap about them which is why you'll never here me say fuck them because I don't care

Although, my Irish ancestors may have fought a war against the Brits. They didn't do as well if they did

I believe all my ancestors came over after the Civil War and before Ellis Island opened in 1892 except for one set of great grandparents that came over around 1920. Thankfully all my German lineage came here well before WWII, so you can't put that one on me.

[Pennydog1]

cut the cord get a lava antenna and save all that money from cable to go duck hunting i get over 50 channels with mine

[Ricky Spanish]

cut the cord get a lava antenna and save all that money from cable to go duck hunting i get over 50 channels with mine

MeTV is antenna TV.
WRSP broadcast it.
Channel 27.2.
It's going to be "CrimeTV " now..
My wife is complaining.
I'll miss Andy and barney but will get over it.

[Ricky Spanish]

This is the hive I went thru yesterday. Been watching it because it's been bearding up a lot.

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[Ricky Spanish]

No skeeters to deal with? They got'em in Alaska, so surely you have them in IL??

That all depends. If I set up near shore they eat me.
I was about 40 yards from shore. No bugs except honeybees working the lilys.
Oh...if you launch at the weldon access...ticks galore.
They close that launch in October and make that part of the lake a waterfowl refuge. No access allowed.

[Ricky Spanish]

This spot is good for hiding early season. Sun at your back...
Get under the bows of the trees.
I've got it in my GPS because at night the shoreline all looks the same.

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[Ricky Spanish]

Feel like I got beaten from the neck down.
Skip Friday then try again Saturday.
Slowly get back in shape. The target is November 19th.
By then I'll be able to toss out 3 dozen decoys and recover them all plus set up and take down the blind without pain.