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Post by wadwinger22 on Nov 5, 2022 21:39:33 GMT -5
 Little midday pounding in the marsh. Gadwalls, green wings, woodies and one mallard. Loving it! |
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Post by duff on Nov 6, 2022 8:00:43 GMT -5
Awesome. I hunted a local pond and only saw 1 duck. Pretty sure he saw us too
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Post by outdoorsman527 on Nov 12, 2022 10:19:28 GMT -5
Good job guys!
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Post by wadwinger22 on Nov 26, 2022 20:27:04 GMT -5
 We didn’t get to hunt this morning but managed a decent shoot this afternoon. |
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Post by duff on Nov 27, 2022 14:48:59 GMT -5
We didn’t get to hunt this morning but managed a decent shoot this afternoon. What general area are you hunting? I have not seen anything in my area. Was up in Anderson on Thursday and saw a few ducks and geese in the normal spots but decent numbers |
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Post by marshallco on Nov 27, 2022 20:03:51 GMT -5
Little midday pounding in the marsh. Gadwalls, green wings, woodies and one mallard. Loving it! Well done! And do tell, an afternoon hunt? Jump shooting or blind sit? Don’t get me wrong, I got nothing wrong with jump shooting in the afternoon, but you guys did well. |
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Post by wadwinger22 on Nov 27, 2022 20:08:34 GMT -5
Little midday pounding in the marsh. Gadwalls, green wings, woodies and one mallard. Loving it! Well done! And do tell, an afternoon hunt? Jump shooting or blind sit? Don’t get me wrong, I got nothing wrong with jump shooting in the afternoon, but you guys did well. No Jump shooting. Hunting over decoys in the marsh. When we have birds they will work nearly all day long. It’s pretty awesome. At one point yesterday we had about 300 mallards working us at one time. My son just can’t get enough of it already. |
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Post by marshallco on Nov 27, 2022 21:29:10 GMT -5
That’s impressive for an afternoon sit, good for you guys! I’m up north, thawed out now but no birds. Again, good job!
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Post by genesis273 on Nov 28, 2022 8:05:46 GMT -5
Newbie question, what is "jump shooting"?
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Post by freedomhunter on Nov 28, 2022 8:19:25 GMT -5
Newbie question, what is "jump shooting"? If you see some ducks or geese in a pond or creek or a ditch and sneak up on them and shoot when they fly |
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Post by genesis273 on Nov 28, 2022 12:45:26 GMT -5
Newbie question, what is "jump shooting"? If you see some ducks or geese in a pond or creek or a ditch and sneak up on them and shoot when they fly And is that frowned upon? Sounds like good fortune to me! Lol |
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Post by marshallco on Nov 28, 2022 14:43:40 GMT -5
If you see some ducks or geese in a pond or creek or a ditch and sneak up on them and shoot when they fly And is that frowned upon? Sounds like good fortune to me! Lol Depends on the crowd you run with. I've jump shot plenty of ditches in my day. Some purists may think it "unsportsman like". Some folks would never hunt anything other than a decoy spread. Shooting birds on the water is another no-no in some peoples book. We call that water-swatting, and yes, guilty again. Especially with kids just learning, first light, birds will be on the water before they know what is going on. We try to stand up to get them going, but that doesn't always happen believe it or not. |
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Post by greghopper on Nov 28, 2022 14:56:16 GMT -5
FEET WET!
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Post by Ahawkeye on Nov 28, 2022 19:51:43 GMT -5
I'm not too proud to water swat. If you can get them to land isn't that what you're trying to get them to attempt to do anyway? Hunting is hunting jump shoot, decoy them, water swat them, pass shoot them, or just get lucky it's all about having fun.
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Post by wadwinger22 on Nov 28, 2022 20:58:57 GMT -5
I'm not too proud to water swat. If you can get them to land isn't that what you're trying to get them to attempt to do anyway? Hunting is hunting jump shoot, decoy them, water swat them, pass shoot them, or just get lucky it's all about having fun. Exactly brother!! |
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Post by duff on Nov 28, 2022 21:41:14 GMT -5
In most of Indiana you need to take what is given. Years....and I mean years ago we'd set rules
No hens
No water swatting
No jump shooting
No spoonies, coots, or saw bills
Lol...that is what happens when you have time, birds and spots.
I have time but none of the rest. Game on, if it flies it dies.
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 28, 2022 22:15:26 GMT -5
Many years ago I hunted Glendale for Put and Take pheasants. I chased a rooster all over the field trying to get him to fly and then shoot him. He wouldn’t fly no matter what. Just kept running.
I finally thought to myself “Ok, if you’re going to run like a rabbit,, I’ll shoot you like a rabbit”. BOOM!
Ground “swatted” him. Tasted just the same as a pheasant I shot flying. 😉
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Post by marshallco on Nov 28, 2022 22:21:19 GMT -5
And the funny thing is, a water swatted, or jump shot bird tastes just the same as one decoyed. Like anything else, hunt by the posted rules, but after that hunt how you like.
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Post by greghopper on Nov 29, 2022 5:36:23 GMT -5
Yeah I don’t think folks shoot game in the Air because they taste better…. Same with decoy hunting!
As stated just hunt within the rules…,
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Post by genesis273 on Nov 29, 2022 7:32:50 GMT -5
I like the way you boys think.
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