Rick wrote:Lots of folks seem to feel the small spinners are more effective because they're faster, and some even goose them more by replacing the AA battery packs with the little square 9volts, which run down quicker but run the motor even faster until they do.
But I usually teal hunt with both a full sized Mojo and a teal Mojo, and it sure seems to me like the big one has more draw, not just from a distance, where it must be more easily seen, but in close. I've often split them on either side of a levee, and have seen enough more birds buzz the bigger one to doubt it's coincidence.
If, however, I'm wrong about that, it certainly won't be a first.
Curses: no one was shot
DComeaux wrote:Curses: no one was shot
I'm sure there's a story here somewhere..
Deltaman wrote:Rick, I almost booked a trip to Doug's in Gueydan last year..........I saw that you mentioned Doug's in an earlier post. Is this who you work for?
Duckdog wrote:Makes a guy wonder if having 2 babies or teal would equal one big one..?? That'd be a heck of a study!
DComeaux wrote:That'll put a damper on a nice cool mornings outing, Good thing it's not a common occurrence, at least from what I've read from you over time.
Rick wrote:DComeaux wrote:That'll put a damper on a nice cool mornings outing, Good thing it's not a common occurrence, at least from what I've read from you over time.
Its been a season of mostly tough parties to succeed with, but making it work regardless is part of the fun, and most folks through the blind are great people to share a morning with. Shoot, Doc's easy to be around when he isn't going "coo-coo for Coco Pu...," er, limits.
Deltaman wrote:I was a fishing guide in the 80's...
Rick wrote:Date: 9/23
Time: morning
Location: mudhole
Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: Northerly fairly strong.
Temperature: nice and cool
Barometer: 30.06 rising
Moon phase: New(?)
Special Notes:
Waterfowl Activity: Pretty fair show between LST and sunrise, but then slowed below a trickle.
Waterfowl Responsiveness: What was around still worked well.
Hunters: 2, Docs Charles and Kent
Guns:
Malfunctions:
Dog(s): easy morning
Special Equipment: spinners large and small and MMM
Kudos: no one was shot
Curses: no one was shot
Birds By Species: 8 bw teal
Photo Ops:
Rick wrote: Tickled me to be able to show my friend the little assembly call that's been putting them where they need to be,
Olly wrote: We're still the bastard pirates of the duck forum world.
Rick wrote:Date: 9/21
Time: afternoon
Location: John's
Cloud Cover: clear
Wind Direction and Velocity: NE moderate
Temperature: hot
Barometer:
Moon phase:
Special Notes:
Waterfowl Activity: Saw the most birds since before the opener in this spot.
Waterfowl Responsiveness: Fortunately excellent with several landing in the decoys for the boys.
Hunters: 3, the camp owner's great-grandson, 8yr-old Cole, his cousin, 11yr-old Gabe, and their grandfather and my favorite hunting partner, Mike.
Guns:
Malfunctions:
Dog(s): Just the coyote.
Special Equipment: 2 spinners, large and small
Kudos: We were blessed with the kind of hunt they all should be, especially when kids are along. Cole and Gabe each shot a nice little mess of birds - and even some in the air.
Curses: None whatsoever.
Birds By Species: 11 bw teal
Photo Ops: Gabe and Mike teamed up in one hide:
as did Cole, the coyote and I in another nearby:
Tickled me to see my charge, Cole, who was pretty much raised at our camp, produce a tag from his pocket and proudly z-tie it to his first teal of the afternoon:
And you betcha we took lots of hero shots for the folks at home:
(The decoy is a DHC traveler I'm sitting between weekends with other area hunters.)
Ericdc wrote:
Kudos: no one was shot
Curses: no one was shot
That bad?
firstflight wrote:Great job on the youth and getting them out for a great hunt ..
Rick wrote:Ericdc wrote:
Kudos: no one was shot
Curses: no one was shot
That bad?
You never wanted to shoot anyone?
Ericdc wrote:Rick wrote:Ericdc wrote:
Kudos: no one was shot
Curses: no one was shot
That bad?
You never wanted to shoot anyone?
Prolly so, what happened?
Rick wrote:DComeaux wrote:Curses: no one was shot
I'm sure there's a story here somewhere..
Just a stressful morning. One of the guys has been hunting with me for what seems like ever and is both absolutely obsessed with shooting limits and absolutely incapable of not second guessing my every decision. (My only salvation is that he's also specklebelly obsessed and only reserves me for teal and goose only seasons, because my marsh blind is so iffy for geese.) And the other fellow who's been coming with him the past few years, while very pleasant, is at the stage in life where his eyesight and reflexes are gone. By the time he's on a teal, his barrel is well into our "no fire" zone and dangerously close to my dog, so I have to stay vigilant to stop his swings and save the coyote's noggin and what's left of his hearing. Which, of course, does nothing for my ability to contribute to achieving the Almighty Limit.
Rick wrote:Ericdc wrote:Rick wrote:Ericdc wrote:
Kudos: no one was shot
Curses: no one was shot
That bad?
You never wanted to shoot anyone?
Prolly so, what happened?Rick wrote:DComeaux wrote:Curses: no one was shot
I'm sure there's a story here somewhere..
Just a stressful morning. One of the guys has been hunting with me for what seems like ever and is both absolutely obsessed with shooting limits and absolutely incapable of not second guessing my every decision. (My only salvation is that he's also specklebelly obsessed and only reserves me for teal and goose only seasons, because my marsh blind is so iffy for geese.) And the other fellow who's been coming with him the past few years, while very pleasant, is at the stage in life where his eyesight and reflexes are gone. By the time he's on a teal, his barrel is well into our "no fire" zone and dangerously close to my dog, so I have to stay vigilant to stop his swings and save the coyote's noggin and what's left of his hearing. Which, of course, does nothing for my ability to contribute to achieving the Almighty Limit.
AKPirate wrote:Jason is usually right but sometimes wrong
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