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[Ricky Spanish]

Hope so.
This may blow your minds it does mine. A half gallon jar of honey is a mighty impressive thing. Only we do that.
Out of desperation to fill a honey order we HAD to order this glass online from Michael's of all places.
$4 each. The customers toss them into the trash.
(Face slap)

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We have a couple people that have us re-fill theirs.
Rumor going around that the usda may ban canning lids. I doubt that but hey...let's go Brandon.

[Ricky Spanish]

Usually he's right there with me when I feed quail to catch escapees. Today was different.
Look at his eyes at the end.
He's ripped. "Where's the boat boss?"

It's amazing that he doesn't just gulp them quail down. Gives them back un-harmed.

[Ricky Spanish]

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[Anotherone]

And:

[Ricky Spanish]

My daughter has a new baby girl now.
At about 5 pm yesterday she did it.

[Ricky Spanish]

Not a sub-freezing opener.
Pretty typical.
Not sure about you all but my best hunting happens when it's snowy and I have to break ice and slide it around.

Anotherone: "ice?"
What's cooler than cool?
Ice
Cold

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It's gonna be a while.

[Metalworx]

My daughter has a new baby girl now.
At about 5 pm yesterday she did it.

Congratulations grandpa! Hope mom and baby are doing well!

[Ricky Spanish]

My daughter has a new baby girl now.
At about 5 pm yesterday she did it.

Congratulations grandpa! Hope mom and baby are doing well!

Thanks.
I've got 4 grandchildren now.
(Insert super grampa t-shirt pix)

I'm betting that Elliot will get into hunting.
He's like "mini-me".
Now they have a sister named Juniper?
June is not a bad name for a girl.

[Ricky Spanish]

Who knew that this is where babies come from?
My mama lied about this stuff.

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June-bug.


Random thought.
In 1985 we both worked at Carle Hospital.
Their maternity benefit included FREE DELIVERY AND A STEAK DINNER TOO.
We didn't pay a penny for the birth of our child.
Can only imagine the cost today.
Not free.

[Ricky Spanish]

There's mini me.
He got up.

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[Anotherone]

My daughter has a new baby girl now.
At about 5 pm yesterday she did it.

Congrats again, Gramps!

[Ricky Spanish]

My daughter has a new baby girl now.
At about 5 pm yesterday she did it.

Congrats again, Gramps!

Was supposed to get here in November.
Could gag yuh with the lady-talk.
I'm ready to go kill some birds.
Reminder: Find that spinner pole.

[Deltaman]

Congrats on your new family addition Mike

[OGblackcloud]

Congratulations to all of you's AB

[Duck Engr]

Who knew that this is where babies come from?
My mama lied about this stuff.

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June-bug.


Random thought.
In 1985 we both worked at Carle Hospital.
Their maternity benefit included FREE DELIVERY AND A STEAK DINNER TOO.
We didn't pay a penny for the birth of our child.
Can only imagine the cost today.
Not free.

Can confirm, it ain’t free! Think it was about $4k for us last go-round.

[Rick]

Congrats to the gal who did the work.

[Ricky Spanish]

She ate plenty of mallard duck gumbo.
Luckily I can provide the ducks.
They all eat lots of barbecue and gumbo but Elliott.
He's really into fruit. Figure he will outgrow that.
Maybe get wife to make gumbo this weekend.

[Ricky Spanish]

Hahaha....
I'm staying away from this little fun time.

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[Ricky Spanish]

Droplets

[Ricky Spanish]

Wife gone for 3 days and nights. Someone is going to have a conflict.

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Refuge deleted an entire thread over a picture like this one.
One of the he-men with female tendencies complained.

My dog sleeps like that. He is very comfortable around us.

[Ricky Spanish]

Tomorrow is my opener.
My favorite honey customer will be coming around Dec 3rd to pick up a years supply.
Last time we traded duck calls that he made for me.
This time I think he'll just want to pay.
Am awful lucky to have a few friends in ducky places.
Tomorrow it begins.
Yippee.

[Anotherone]

The birds will be arriving from the east with great fury. Aim small, miss small.

[Deltaman]

Good Luck tomorrow!

[Ricky Spanish]

WTF?
Checked email...lol
Refuge thread notification. Random.
"My mental breakdown while hunting".
Hahahaha.
Who hasn't been there?

[Ricky Spanish]

Are you....
Ready?

[Ricky Spanish]

Moving the boat can be impossible once it snows or gets really muddy.

The new deere would probably be better but I got used to using a ztr. My old deere wouldn't start in winter hardly.
Getting old makes you do things like use a mower to move the boat.

[Ricky Spanish]

All that's left is make coffee and maybe put some snacks in. It's all in there. Blind, dog stand, 3 dozen decoys, spinner and pole, and a squirting duck ass thing.
Battery is fully charged. Full tank of gas.
Lights work.

What could possibly go wrong?
I'm betting tomorrow is a DNS but I have to actually go and see. Haven't killed a duck on opening day since the 1900s.

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There are cameras all over the front of the house in plain sight. They look but know they're being watched.
So far that works.

If I have a "guest" they have to sort of lay on top of the decoys. That's how they all do it in the woods. It's best to get your head low.

[Ricky Spanish]

Congratulations to all of you's AB

Not sure but I think you wanted some honey.
I'm sure of it but ...is your zip code 55421?
I need to check your zip code...
Dye-no-mite.
Rism wants some too.

[OGblackcloud]

55421 it is

[Ricky Spanish]

This is stupid.
Arrived at 4am. 5 trucks and 4 boats already launched.
I put in and people with them damn little hobbit boats with tiny mud motors show up. A fleet of them.
The bright side: they all went to the mud flat they'll chase the birds my way. There has to be around 30 of us all packed into one section of lake.
Should have went to the possum cove. Sigh..I can dns here just as well.

The lake has dropped a lot. Competition is in the gooze.
I hunt on a sandy bottom fuck that gooze crap.
They give me funny looks and ask why I hunt over here...
I've watched the ducks here for 40+ years and used to wonder why the old guy that hunted in this spot before me. 1. Sun at your back.
2. Hard bottoms
3. Ducks land here a lot. That old guy probably figured it out.