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Post by danf on Dec 24, 2007 13:06:07 GMT -5
Tagged along on a hunt with quackingtim, bggoosekiller, Jake Huff and his dad (Gary???) today. I'd never been waterfowling, so it was all new to me. We hunted a field that borders the Wabash near Lafayette, and the river is OUT! The drainage we set up near probably rose close to a foot in the 4 hours I was there. The numbers of geese was *unbelievable*. Without exaggerating too much, I (as a noob) would guess we saw between 1000 and 1500 geese this morning, mostly between 8:30 and 10:30. Unfortunately, they wanted in the end of the field that we weren't in, in addition to a field across the road. Tim ended up walking down to the end of the field at one point to kick them up, and while he was gone we had 6 land in front of us. Those were the only ones we took shots at and ended up with 3. Tim, Jake and Adam are good callers, but it's hard to compete with so many of the real thing.  I brought one of the 3 home, gonna see what goose jerky tastes like. ;D Thanks for having me along guys!!! Here's a pic of my goose:  |
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Post by pigeonflier on Dec 24, 2007 13:39:18 GMT -5
Nice bird!! ;D
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Post by jwkimber45 on Dec 24, 2007 14:14:20 GMT -5
NIce!!!
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Post by johnc911 on Dec 24, 2007 17:25:31 GMT -5
Nice your in trouble now. Your hooked for life.
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Post by Adam Brown (BGGoosekiller) on Dec 24, 2007 20:26:37 GMT -5
Glad you had fun Dan. I bet it was only 100-150 birds though. |
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Post by Mark T on Dec 24, 2007 21:51:31 GMT -5
I need to film one of these local hunts!! Mark T
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Post by hoosierhunter2 on Dec 25, 2007 0:04:26 GMT -5
Yeah, get on that Mark!!!! ;D ;D |
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Post by bsutravis on Dec 25, 2007 4:47:48 GMT -5
Christmas Goose! Congrats
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Post by parson on Dec 25, 2007 7:05:31 GMT -5
That picture needs a caption. How about:
"Will you get out from under there and help me unload these blocks?"
parson
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Post by danf on Dec 25, 2007 15:53:50 GMT -5
That picture needs a caption. How about: "Will you get out from under there and help me unload these blocks?" ;D LOL The blocks actually came out of the truck within an hour or so of that pic being taken. Needed room for Christmas gifts! Glad you had fun Dan. I bet it was only 100-150 birds though. ;D If you say so! Tim, if you are reading this, did you get any more to come in after I left? |
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Post by quackingtim on Dec 25, 2007 18:29:57 GMT -5
I think we saw more like 10 to 15 birds. Those new guys get too excited.
We didn't shoot any more. There was just something they didn't like.
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Post by danf on Dec 25, 2007 21:14:21 GMT -5
Was wondering (with what little I know, go figure... ) if the spread had been turned slightly so that it was more of a north-south orientation rather than the east-west that it was, would that have maybe helped....? Once they are on the ground, do the birds pay much attention to how/where the wind is blowing? 10-15 birds. Yeah, that's all we saw! ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by uglyduckling on Dec 25, 2007 22:47:06 GMT -5
danf, I hope you have a very understanding spouse. This way of life is so addicting that there is no in between. You either do it or you don't. Good luck with that. Nice bird. Kevin
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Post by choppy on Dec 27, 2007 12:52:40 GMT -5
Tim ended up walking down to the end of the field at one point to kick them up] Don't know if I would be talking much about that. Nice pic and congrats! |
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Post by hornharvester on Dec 27, 2007 13:07:43 GMT -5
way to go danf! h.h.
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Post by quackingtim on Dec 27, 2007 14:22:53 GMT -5
Tim ended up walking down to the end of the field at one point to kick them up] Don't know if I would be talking much about that. Nice pic and congrats! Kicking the geese out of a field so others will not land w/them, whats not to talk about? |
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Post by danf on Dec 27, 2007 15:04:10 GMT -5
I agree Tim; it was really no different than staging a deer drive... Choppy- check your PM's.  |
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Post by Adam Brown (BGGoosekiller) on Dec 27, 2007 15:29:28 GMT -5
Don't worry about him Dan. It kinda seems like all he does is stir the pot.
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Post by hoosierhunter2 on Dec 27, 2007 18:48:05 GMT -5
Choppy, buddy, you really need to lighten up. In the future, think before you post, and if you consider it to not be of any beneficial purpose to the intent of the thread, just keep it to yourself!!! I really don't see how this post was anything beneficial to the forum!
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Post by quackingtim on Dec 27, 2007 23:18:52 GMT -5
If I were to try and drive the birds to the hunters that would be wrong. I got in between the hunters and the birds to get them out of the field so others would not land w/them. It's hard to compete w/the real thing.
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