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Post by Noblebowhunter on Jul 29, 2007 14:34:46 GMT -5
Are these things money in the bank or what for early season  huntin partner just grabbed one over around 'Busco i guess. Have a big pond that is half horse pasture just to the south of my house about 2 miles that produces real well too. Any of you guys hunt on some of these "cattle ponds" |
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Post by hoosierhunter2 on Jul 29, 2007 15:35:24 GMT -5
Yeah, cattle pastures and cattle ponds are always good early season, the geese will eat the grain right out of cow patties! One of our best spots used to be a cow pasture right along a major stream, and there was a big sand bank on the stream right next to the cow pasture. It was always a good early season spot. Now it's in city limits!
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Post by pigeonflier on Jul 29, 2007 16:02:47 GMT -5
Its the best cut corn you can find in Sept ;D ;D ;D
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Post by johnc911 on Jul 29, 2007 17:22:22 GMT -5
Yep one of our best spots is a cattle pond Killed several ducks and geese there. All season long
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Post by supermag on Jul 29, 2007 17:41:56 GMT -5
Yeah they are fun.I hunt a dairy farm with one decent pond. It produces all year most seasons.
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Post by duff on Jul 30, 2007 8:54:44 GMT -5
Unless the farmer puts the best hunting spot off limits to the cows. Used to have a honey hole simular to Matt's but the farmer fenced off the back part allowing the grass to grow=no geese and limited doves. The geese would use the regular pasture but with no rhyme or reason and impossible to get a good hide.
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Post by kyle on Jul 30, 2007 12:34:19 GMT -5
Yep one of our best spots is a cattle pond Killed several ducks and geese there. All season long Ours?? Oh yeah I am a member of the PWA and John Collins Prostaff. There are some benefits of the club ;D |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Jul 30, 2007 12:44:21 GMT -5
Unless the farmer puts the best hunting spot off limits to the cows. Used to have a honey hole simular to Matt's but the farmer fenced off the back part allowing the grass to grow=no geese and limited doves. The geese would use the regular pasture but with no rhyme or reason and impossible to get a good hide. Thats the biggest NRCS cost sharing program being pushed right now duff. Cut them off of the source, pump it to some automatic waterers, instant water quality impacts. 80% cost share. Crappy hunting. |
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Post by duff on Jul 30, 2007 13:10:58 GMT -5
Unless the farmer puts the best hunting spot off limits to the cows. Used to have a honey hole simular to Matt's but the farmer fenced off the back part allowing the grass to grow=no geese and limited doves. The geese would use the regular pasture but with no rhyme or reason and impossible to get a good hide. Thats the biggest NRCS cost sharing program being pushed right now duff. Cut them off of the source, pump it to some automatic waterers, instant water quality impacts. 80% cost share. Crappy hunting. Yep, a state funded survey of that watershed yeilded a few pics of that exact pasture noting the impairments caused by the cattle. A year later and the reed canary grass was head high. Can't win for losing... |
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Post by Noblebowhunter on Jul 30, 2007 21:28:57 GMT -5
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Post by chicobrownbear on Jul 31, 2007 8:29:56 GMT -5
Openin day 2 years ago me and a buddy hunted his lease in a pasture across from a wheatfield. Pond was frickin lahoooodddddeeeddd!! We showed up right about daylight.. set up our decoys and got our cut out cow blind out. Our feet were hot after dragging all our crap out there and setting up so we stuck them in the water to cool them off. We killed 4-5 but I think we were flaring birds. If we had some sense we would have hunted 5-6 guys on this pond ESPECIALLY openin day. Probably should have asked the guys in the wheatfield to quit laughing and hunt with us.
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Post by Noblebowhunter on Jul 31, 2007 17:26:06 GMT -5
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