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Post by pigeonflier on Dec 15, 2007 13:59:58 GMT -5
Met up with hountzmj in the dark this morning.. He drove up to take a pigeon trip. ;D Water was way high and MOVING fast.. DId I mention the water was FREAKIN moving? No other traffic around,, so we left the ramp in search of a calm spot.. Set up behind a small island that was flooded behind it... We arrived about 10 mins before legal time and threw out 6 geese... Doesnt take much at the seasons end,, and you need to try and be different.. Instantly we had birds working.. hountzmj found out real quick that this was for real,, birds were landing before we could get off shots...They just wanted this spot real bad,, tucked back out of the ROARING current. Did I mention the water was FAST? We'll just say,, alot of birds left us,, that should have been invited over fer dinner ;D ;D ;D Not many geese today,, some in the area,, but none interested in us.. But we still had a decent morning's hunt though.. Glad to meet you hountmj,, we'll have to do it again some time...      |
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 15, 2007 14:31:47 GMT -5
Congratulations guys.
Looks like a good time was had by all.
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Post by featherduster on Dec 15, 2007 17:53:19 GMT -5
PIGEON: did you hire a fancy guide service to help you get onto those birds or did you just do it the old fashion way ......FREELANCE.
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Post by pigeonflier on Dec 15, 2007 17:58:59 GMT -5
Our guide for the day was in the 1st pic,, we even TIPPED her well... She likes donuts ;D ;D ;D
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Post by hountzmj on Dec 17, 2007 9:52:31 GMT -5
Just wanted to get on here and thank pigeon publicly for taking me along. I had never been on a water hunt for ducks. It had always been farm pond and fields for me with limited sucess on the ducks.
I had a great time and it was well worth the drive from Warsaw. Pigeon is a good guy and really knows where to find the birds too. We saw a lot of birds and would have had a few more if I had shot better. Maybe I'll get some practice in and shoot better next time.
I had never been on a river hunt before so I don't have much perspective on how it was flowing. But I wouldn't have wanted to step out in to the current from where we were standing. I am sure it would have been a cold swim.
Ok. Thats all for now.
Thanks for the hunt Pigeon!
--hountzmj
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Post by bschwein on Dec 17, 2007 9:55:51 GMT -5
Nice work. We need some flood water down here bad.
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Post by hoosierhunter2 on Dec 17, 2007 10:23:20 GMT -5
It got close didn't it Gas Can? The West Fork was about 1 1/2' from coming out!! I think the Wabash and Ohio were getting out down near Evansville, Mt. Vernon.
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Post by duff on Dec 17, 2007 12:04:53 GMT -5
If we get the rain they are predicting for this Thursday it should be out. .75 to 1.0 inches.
The wabash is out up here in Parke, Vermillion, Vigo Counties
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Post by bschwein on Dec 17, 2007 13:28:09 GMT -5
Yeah 1 river around here was bank full. The other big one was really close to being full. 1 good rain this week would put them out, which is just what we need to start hammering the birds.
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Post by choppy on Dec 17, 2007 15:22:39 GMT -5
The river doesn't need to be out to kill birds. Been puttin a hurt on 'em in the backwaters.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Dec 17, 2007 15:53:22 GMT -5
hey chopp are you still in Mich?
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Post by indianagooseman on Dec 17, 2007 17:34:17 GMT -5
The river doesn't need to be out to kill birds. Been puttin a hurt on 'em in the backwaters. SHHHH! Sure it does. |
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Post by choppy on Dec 17, 2007 21:34:58 GMT -5
hey chopp are you still in Mich? Nope! Been an official Hoosier (again) for 5 months now. Been back to my old stomping grounds puttin' the smack on some mallards...EDIT ;D |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Dec 18, 2007 8:06:55 GMT -5
Well shoot lets do some huntin. I been lookin for goose fields. They're slowly stacking on watersheds down here. Should be good come Jan.
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Post by bschwein on Dec 18, 2007 8:35:51 GMT -5
The river doesn't need to be out to kill birds. Been puttin a hurt on 'em in the backwaters. Uh, without flood water, there is no backwater. |
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Post by choppy on Dec 18, 2007 19:47:46 GMT -5
Well...what are you calling floodwaters? Completely out of the bank? Cuz the rivers down by you have had plenty of backwater. Just not over the bank.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 18, 2007 21:44:18 GMT -5
It got close didn't it Gas Can? The West Fork was about 1 1/2' from coming out!! I think the Wabash and Ohio were getting out down near Evansville, Mt. Vernon. The Wabash is out on a few places. I crossed over it this afternoon on the way to Illinois. Lots of water in the bottoms. Did not see any waterfowl anywhere though.. |
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