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Post by teenhunter00 on Apr 8, 2018 20:28:50 GMT -5
I am only 17 and agree 100% with you. I am thankful to have multiple hunters in my family who when I was very young had the patience to put up with a 7 year old talking in the blind, and who taught me about firearm safety and how to shoot a gun. I still own that .22 My dad was always really good at repeating lessons so that I could learn them even with my short attention span. He also sat on the other side of the tree so that he was out of my sight but I was in his when I said I wanted to hunt by myself for the first time. Some of my favorite memories are me being out in the woods with my family. My younger cousins still have some more years until they can go out. I can't wait until I am one of the members of my family showing the patience and giving them knowledge that my family showed and gave me.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Mar 5, 2018 21:14:39 GMT -5
Thanks all for the replies. I have been wearing while training my dog and while fishing recently. I used febreze and put drier sheets in them then hung them up in my garage. Can't wait to use to try them out in the field.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Feb 12, 2018 16:35:21 GMT -5
I plan to use them for wading through bigger creeks and rivers to get to fishing spots (I go fishing around 3 days a week I am in a fishing club at my high school) then I will use them for hunting come season.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Feb 11, 2018 23:45:10 GMT -5
So I bought a pair of Lacrosse Brush Tuff Waders from a guy off of Craigslist. They are in great condition and they fit perfect. I checked it for leaks and tested it in cold water, and I stayed warm and dry. The only problem is that the guy I bought them from was a smoker and the waders smell like smoke. So my question is do any of you guys have any advice on what to do to help with the smell? Any home remedies? Along with what type of maintenance do you all do for your waders to help them keep going season after season?
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Post by teenhunter00 on Feb 7, 2018 21:07:08 GMT -5
I know of the dates in which non-permanent stands and blinds can be placed for public hunting. I am also aware of what makes a stand not permanent. However my buddy wants to build a sturdy blind from wood and that it would break down into multiple pre-assembled pieces. He asked me what I thought, and I didn't know if that would be classified as a permanent blind or not. I told him I would look into it, but I haven't found much with my research. He said he would not dig the blind into the ground at all for support. He would simply assemble it in his spot and then come back to it through out the season. Then he would take it down by the regulation date. My question is what are the characteristics of a permanent blind, and how do those differ from that of a non-permanent blind?
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Post by teenhunter00 on Jan 30, 2018 14:37:41 GMT -5
I’ve gone to youth hunt since I was 10 and we always have to be careful where we go, because some people still go hiking and camping in September. The last thing I need is some random person in the middle of the woods when I’m trying to deer hunt. This past year it was a guy hunting for mushrooms.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Jan 25, 2018 19:10:16 GMT -5
I wish I could deer hunt an entire week. Normally I pack breakfast lunch and dinner in my pack along with two thermoses of coffee and then I am ready to go for the day. I might not be the best deer hunter I've been hunting for 8-9 years now and have only ever shot 2 deer. But every time I walk out of the woods with my stand just after last light has faded away I feel great. Besides there are way worse things than an obsession with going outside and hunting. I have freinds who don't do anything but play videogames.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Jan 25, 2018 10:43:32 GMT -5
I have a buddy who says the weather doesn’t keep me from going fishing or hunting I keep me from going fishing and hunting. I was also wondering is it really necessary to have a dog to retrieve your birds or is that just a luxury?
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Post by teenhunter00 on Jan 25, 2018 9:48:00 GMT -5
Well when you put it like that I love the sound of it. I have most of the waterproof clothing I have great boots good jackets.(looking for a new set of waders right now though since my old ones are too small for me) and I also have small boat at my disposal. I also figured out how to make my own portable duck blind by modeling it in some engineering software I have. However I don’t know much about decoys. I get the fact that a large spread is good but being in high school I dont exactly have the funds to buy that amount of decoys. So what do you guys think is a minimum amount of decoys for a spread?
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Post by teenhunter00 on Jan 24, 2018 23:51:12 GMT -5
I’ve always wanted to go waterfowel hunting ever since I started hunting around 8-9 years ago but my Dad never let me since he didn’t have time and he didn’t know how. Now being 17 he has allowed me to go and my dad and I are looking into a 12 gauge so that I can practice and get used to it. My Dad loves his 870 Express says it is affordable and It gets the job done. I haven’t bird hunted that much other than turkey and I’ve been recieving mixed from my hunting buddies about whether to get a semi auto or a pump action. None of them have ever gone Waterfowl or upland bird hunting before. So I want everyone’s opinion on whether a semi Auto is the way to go or if pump action will do just as good considering skill level is the same. My dad and myself are looking for something in the 300-400 dollar range. Also if anyone has any waterfowl tips feel free to dm me. I don’t personally know anyone who can teach me about this stuff so I’ve basically resulted to YouTube videos and forums.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Jan 20, 2018 18:35:20 GMT -5
He is already playing fetch and brings it back consistently. Thanks for the advice about the honor no brake retrieve. I will look into getting a launcher. I will start to introduce the nor break retrieve our training sessions tomorrow. Thanks again for the advice.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Jan 20, 2018 17:04:41 GMT -5
I am new to training a duck dog. I have a 5 month Beagle Lab mix named Luke. I have already taught him commands like sit, heel, come, give, and fetch. I'm an avid deer and turkey hunter, but I have never really considered waterfowl hunting. I have never known where to start and I don't know anyone who waterfowl hunts. So I decided I would start with training my dog. If anyone has any tips or training exercises all would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Jan 19, 2018 12:41:39 GMT -5
Yeah he is quite a lover. Really energetic. We got him from the Indianapolis shelter when he was 2 months old. We know for a fact he is part beagle not sure what the other part is exactly but they suspect Labrador.
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Post by teenhunter00 on Jan 19, 2018 12:22:35 GMT -5
Hey everybody my name is Alex and this is the first time that I’m posting on this forum. I’m currently 17 and a junior in High School. I’m from Hamilton County. I’ve been hunting since I was 9 years old. I love to go deer, turkey, and squirrel hunting. I love shooting my Shotgun and I shoot tons of archery. A few months ago I got a Beagle Labrador puppy who loves the water and loves to retrieve which has sparked my interest in waterfowl. I look forward to communicating with all of you on this forum.
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