Opening weekend

Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Thu Oct 09, 2014 9:55 pm

Season opens up in 2 days!! Heading out tomorrow to scout for some birds. Saturday I'm tagging along on a open water layout hunt. Never done that before so it will be an experience. It will be nice to be away from the opening day crowds as well. Sunday I'll be hitting the shoreline for some mallards.
Weather is looking better than bad, but not great. Light wind, and mostly sunny...but support to be close to freezing the next 3 nights, so that is better than nothing.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby FlintRiverFowler » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:31 am

I'm super jealous nuff. I'm ready for some cold and some early mornings. Ready to fight that opening morning crowd too.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:39 am

She's a cold one this morning.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby FlintRiverFowler » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:50 am

NuffDaddy wrote:She's a cold one this morning.
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Ha. Reverse that for here.
We did have 39 last Saturday though
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby Legband » Fri Oct 10, 2014 8:11 am

I hope you have a great hunt.
I would love to see some pics
Of the areas , set up , birds and dog
Shoot straight and enjoy.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:44 am

Legband wrote:I hope you have a great hunt.
I would love to see some pics
Of the areas , set up , birds and dog
Shoot straight and enjoy.

Will do!
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:46 am

Here is a couple pics from this morning.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby FlintRiverFowler » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:11 pm

That boat yours too?
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby Legband » Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:15 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:Here is a couple pics from this morning.
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Nice looking area.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:26 pm

FlintRiverFowler wrote:That boat yours too?

My dads.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:30 pm

Apparently the geese are here in full swing because there was a raft of about 500 2 miles off shore with small flocks scattered along the shore for about 3 miles. And flocks flying everywhere. Gonna be a lot of dead geese this weekend I think.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby Legband » Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:42 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:Apparently the geese are here in full swing because there was a raft of about 500 2 miles off shore with small flocks scattered along the shore for about 3 miles. And flocks flying everywhere. Gonna be a lot of dead geese this weekend I think.
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Tear them up Nuff
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:43 pm

Legband wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:Apparently the geese are here in full swing because there was a raft of about 500 2 miles off shore with small flocks scattered along the shore for about 3 miles. And flocks flying everywhere. Gonna be a lot of dead geese this weekend I think.
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Tear them up Nuff

No geese for me till Sunday. Unless they happen to fly over our layout rig.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:48 pm

Ready to rock for Sunday.
6 doz ducks and 2 dozen geese.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby FlintRiverFowler » Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:57 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:That boat yours too?

My dads.

How many tons will it carry? :lol:
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:00 pm

FlintRiverFowler wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:That boat yours too?

My dads.

How many tons will it carry? :lol:

At least one...
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby FlintRiverFowler » Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:01 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:That boat yours too?

My dads.

How many tons will it carry? :lol:

At least one...
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Is that for real the same boat?
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:03 pm

FlintRiverFowler wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:That boat yours too?

My dads.

How many tons will it carry? :lol:

At least one...
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Is that for real the same boat?

Yup. 1442
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby Rick » Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:14 pm

Definitely one for the family album.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:08 am

Game on!
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby firstflight » Sat Oct 11, 2014 7:43 am

NuffDaddy wrote:Game on!
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:45 pm

Super slow. Birds were acting like 2nd week stale birds. It was sunny and calm which was less than ideal for a layout hunt. Had a few misses but nothing hit the water from the layout. Only duck we got was a hen mallard that decided to fly over the tender. It was still a cool experience hunting from a layout boat. Hope to do it again when the birds want to cooperate better.
Hitting the shore tomorrow to hopefully kill some mallards and geese.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby Rick » Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:52 am

Stick with it if you get the chance. Being in a layout when a big bunch of bills swarm in is like being in flooded timber with mallards dropping through the tops, something every waterfowler should experience at least once.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:55 am

Rick wrote:Stick with it if you get the chance. Being in a layout when a big bunch of bills swarm in is like being in flooded timber with mallards dropping through the tops, something every waterfowler should experience at least once.

I will for sure if I get invited back out. The one bird that did come in was cool. Just bad shot.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:57 am

Shore hunt proved to be a bit more productive this morning.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby Legband » Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:19 am

Love the RedHead
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby Rick » Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:30 am

Yup. Mighty bright for this early on.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:46 am

We had a flock of 50 of them work us. 3 passes and one was about 15 yards over our head. Sounded like a jet going over. They swung around and dropped right into the pocket. I pulled up and "click"...didn't reload my gun after chasing the crippled pintail. My buddy folded his 2 in one shot. Both beautiful drakes. Those were actually the first redheads killed on a hunt I was on. I've yet to get one...Oh well.
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:48 am

Rick wrote:Stick with it if you get the chance. Being in a layout when a big bunch of bills swarm in is like being in flooded timber with mallards dropping through the tops, something every waterfowler should experience at least once.


Definitely makes the pulse race!
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Re: Opening weekend

Postby Bad17 » Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:30 pm

Hate the click sound.
If it flies it dies. If it lands... It dies too.
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