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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:41:09 PM EDT
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Don't know. I go snipe hunting a lot and have never even seen one!
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:41:47 PM EDT
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Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible.
Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:43:10 PM EDT
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They always fly in 5-10 minutes before legal light, I've managed to get one before, but it required sitting very still and holding my breath for about 3 minutes, then getting her right off the water. It seems as soon as legal light time starts there isn't a single one left flying around. Come out here. Tons of them. We take a rake to get all of the teal out of our decoys in the morning. Just pile them up somewhere out of the way. We only shoot them to get them out of the damn way. Always flying around us trying to land in the spread. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:47:21 PM EDT
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Shoot 'em in the face.
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:48:24 PM EDT
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Just have to be where they want to be to keep them coming in past legal shooting time. Shooting teal is my favorite. Some people prefer big ducks, but if teal are flying I'm happy. Much more skill involved hitting those little fast fuckers. Do some scouting and find a teal hole. Around here, they like super small water. Also for what it's worth, Teal migrate early due to their size. We have an early teal season in Texas that is already over. There may not be much of a population left this time of year. Cause I see them moving every morning on my way home from work.
One of my favorite teal holes is a pond that is about 150 feet in diameter, but lots of bullrush and great cane. I throw about 6-7 decoys. The cane is all up high around this pond, so just sit in the cane and wait. They breeze in quick and fast. So much fun. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:49:43 PM EDT
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It's not shooting them that's my problem.
It's getting them to come in after it's legal to shoot them. Where the hell do they disappear too as soon as you can start blasting away? |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:50:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast!  |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:51:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's not shooting them that's my problem. It's getting them to come in after it's legal to shoot them. Where the hell do they disappear too as soon as you can start blasting away? |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:53:42 PM EDT
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Just have to find them. But being in NY and time of year, there may not be many left. They're already down here in sizable populations. I don't hunt early eal as the gators, mosquitos and heat are too bad. But everyone I know who does routinely shot limits during early Teal this year. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's not shooting them that's my problem. It's getting them to come in after it's legal to shoot them. Where the hell do they disappear too as soon as you can start blasting away? That's probably on point. It's early season in my zone right now. I saw probably 150 high flying mallards and woodies today, saw about 8 teal buzz by 9 minutes before shooting time. I could have swung on all of them too...little early rising jerks. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:55:00 PM EDT
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It's not shooting them that's my problem. It's getting them to come in after it's legal to shoot them. Where the hell do they disappear too as soon as you can start blasting away? To places where they aren't being shot at? They might not move around much after daylight where you are at. Try a different hunting spot. Ask around to see where is a good spot to hunt Teal. You call much? Teal are pretty easy to get to come in. Just hail with a loud ass call at the sky from time to time. Call as if they are coming in even if you don't see them. Fun to call in ducks you can't even see. They just appear out of no where bombing into the spread. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:58:16 PM EDT
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Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:58:44 PM EDT
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To places where they aren't being shot at? They might not move around much after daylight where you are at. Try a different hunting spot. Ask around to see where is a good spot to hunt Teal. You call much? Teal are pretty easy to get to come in. Just hail with a loud ass call at the sky from time to time. Call as if they are coming in even if you don't see them. Fun to call in ducks you can't even see. They just appear out of no where bombing into the spread. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's not shooting them that's my problem. It's getting them to come in after it's legal to shoot them. Where the hell do they disappear too as soon as you can start blasting away? To places where they aren't being shot at? They might not move around much after daylight where you are at. Try a different hunting spot. Ask around to see where is a good spot to hunt Teal. You call much? Teal are pretty easy to get to come in. Just hail with a loud ass call at the sky from time to time. Call as if they are coming in even if you don't see them. Fun to call in ducks you can't even see. They just appear out of no where bombing into the spread. That might be the problem, I stay quiet unless I see mallards up high, then I hail them. This time of year I am after woodies though, so I go light on decoys and keep my ass hidden. They usually come in right on a string. Are you saying to throw mallard hails randomly? Will they come into female mallard decoys? |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:59:40 PM EDT
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This. Get a teal whistle and a mallard hen call. They respond to mallard hail calls really well, especially early in the season. Don't be afraid to tweet on the whistle and throw in some mallard drake "dreets" throw too. But don't over call. You can go nuts and do as much harm than good when calling. The best caller knows when not to call.
Also if they fly in low and fast but just buzz the decoys. Sometimes a strong but not overly loud quack from a mallard hen call will turn them. Ducks are social creatures. They don't like being alone until late in the season when paired up for mating. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 6:59:41 PM EDT
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It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. Wood ducks are my favorite, that teal I got was good, but it wasn't a woodie for sure. I really like mallard, mostly because they are usually huge and two people can split one. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:00:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wood ducks are my favorite, that teal I got was good, but it wasn't a woodie for sure. I really like mallard, mostly because they are usually huge and two people can split one. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. Wood ducks are my favorite, that teal I got was good, but it wasn't a woodie for sure. I really like mallard, mostly because they are usually huge and two people can split one.  |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:01:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:01:51 PM EDT
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They always fly in 5-10 minutes before legal light, I've managed to get one before, but it required sitting very still and holding my breath for about 3 minutes, then getting her right off the water. It seems as soon as legal light time starts there isn't a single one left flying around. 
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:05:12 PM EDT
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I never had a problem. Back when I used to hunt every season, they would swarm.
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:06:00 PM EDT
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It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. I've killed my share of then, having Duck hunted most of my life. But I won't eat Teal. Give them away. I think they taste like SHIT! And I love eating Wild Duck! |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:06:35 PM EDT
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Yuck. I'm pretty open on ducks but Ringneck, scaup and so on are my cut off. Hell I'll even shoot and breast spoonie! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. Yep. Bluebills and blackheads do go well in a duck gumbo, though. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:06:48 PM EDT
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That might be the problem, I stay quiet unless I see mallards up high, then I hail them. This time of year I am after woodies though, so I go light on decoys and keep my ass hidden. They usually come in right on a string. Are you saying to throw mallard hails randomly? Will they come into female mallard decoys? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's not shooting them that's my problem. It's getting them to come in after it's legal to shoot them. Where the hell do they disappear too as soon as you can start blasting away? To places where they aren't being shot at? They might not move around much after daylight where you are at. Try a different hunting spot. Ask around to see where is a good spot to hunt Teal. You call much? Teal are pretty easy to get to come in. Just hail with a loud ass call at the sky from time to time. Call as if they are coming in even if you don't see them. Fun to call in ducks you can't even see. They just appear out of no where bombing into the spread. That might be the problem, I stay quiet unless I see mallards up high, then I hail them. This time of year I am after woodies though, so I go light on decoys and keep my ass hidden. They usually come in right on a string. Are you saying to throw mallard hails randomly? Will they come into female mallard decoys? Yes. Yes. Mallard hail does great. I don't carry a teal call. The more I duck hunt, the more I think the spread makes more of a difference than the actual decoy type itself (does not apply to geese). Error on the side of fewer deeks. Unless we are talking about movement. Then bring all of the batteries and everything that buzzes, kicks, and spins (where legal). |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:07:47 PM EDT
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Wood ducks are my favorite, that teal I got was good, but it wasn't a woodie for sure. I really like mallard, mostly because they are usually huge and two people can split one. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. Wood ducks are my favorite, that teal I got was good, but it wasn't a woodie for sure. I really like mallard, mostly because they are usually huge and two people can split one. The order: Black duck Ruddy duck Teal Mallard Wood duck |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:09:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The order: Black duck Ruddy duck Teal Mallard Wood duck |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:11:11 PM EDT
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The order: Black duck Ruddy duck Teal Mallard Wood duck Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. Wood ducks are my favorite, that teal I got was good, but it wasn't a woodie for sure. I really like mallard, mostly because they are usually huge and two people can split one. The order: Black duck Ruddy duck Teal Mallard Wood duck To me black and mallard tastes about the same. I've never had a Ruddy though. I did shoot a Gadsen last year, that one was pretty good I would rank it like this. Woodie Black/Mallard Teal Gadsen . . . . Merganser (we cut one open once to see what it was like....I couldn't even stomach the smell....we didn't dare take it in the house to cook it.) |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:12:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Merganser (we cut one open once to see what it was like....I couldn't even stomach the smell....we didn't dare take it in the house to cook it.) Quote HistoryQuoted: |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:14:22 PM EDT
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lol ruddy duck... as bad as a coot. and this is coming from an OG Coonass.
Sitdownandhangon, I thing you mean Gadwall, not Gasden.
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:16:28 PM EDT
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lol ruddy duck... as bad as a coot. and this is coming from an OG Coonass. Sitdownandhangon, I thing you mean Gadwall, not Gasden. Shut your whore mouth, ruddy duck is damn good eatin'. 
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:16:45 PM EDT
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lol ruddy duck... as bad as a coot. and this is coming from an OG Coonass. Sitdownandhangon, I thing you mean Gadwall, not Gasden. Ha..right. Gadsen ducks probably have interesting color patterns. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:21:34 PM EDT
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Teal fucking LOVE mojos. Put a mojo out and you will have to shoot them out of self defense.
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:24:52 PM EDT
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lol ruddy duck... as bad as a coot. and this is coming from an OG Coonass. Sitdownandhangon, I thing you mean Gadwall, not Gasden. I love coots, especially the huge gizzards. The lower leg sections are a bitch to eat with all the bones though. Make a stew or cook em down in a gravy in cast iron and they are pretty decent. Gotta skin em though. I've had plenty of mallards that tasted like they have been binge eating fish, so they aren't my first choice anymore. I've yet to eat a bad gadwall/grey, and the blue wings are pretty consistently good to eat where I hunt. Green wings I have had a few fishy ones, and I flat out refuse to even pull the trigger on a scaup/dos gris, ruddy, or a merganser. Spoon bills, well depends on where I am hunting, they can be edible. To be honest, I can't say I've ever seen more than a handful of woodies passing through an open marsh. I'd love to try one someday though. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:26:13 PM EDT
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I love coots, especially the huge gizzards. The lower leg sections are a bitch to eat with all the bones though. Make a stew or cook em down in a gravy in cast iron and they are pretty decent. Gotta skin em though. I've had plenty of mallards that tasted like they have been binge eating fish, so they aren't my first choice anymore. I've yet to eat a bad gadwall/grey, and the blue wings are pretty consistently good to eat where I hunt. Green wings I have had a few fishy ones, and I flat out refuse to even pull the trigger on a scaup/dos gris, ruddy, or a merganser. Spoon bills, well depends on where I am hunting, they can be edible. To be honest, I can't say I've ever seen more than a handful of woodies passing through an open marsh. I'd love to try one someday though. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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lol ruddy duck... as bad as a coot. and this is coming from an OG Coonass. Sitdownandhangon, I thing you mean Gadwall, not Gasden. I love coots, especially the huge gizzards. The lower leg sections are a bitch to eat with all the bones though. Make a stew or cook em down in a gravy in cast iron and they are pretty decent. Gotta skin em though. I've had plenty of mallards that tasted like they have been binge eating fish, so they aren't my first choice anymore. I've yet to eat a bad gadwall/grey, and the blue wings are pretty consistently good to eat where I hunt. Green wings I have had a few fishy ones, and I flat out refuse to even pull the trigger on a scaup/dos gris, ruddy, or a merganser. Spoon bills, well depends on where I am hunting, they can be edible. To be honest, I can't say I've ever seen more than a handful of woodies passing through an open marsh. I'd love to try one someday though. That's what is so awesome about the area I hunt, the woodies breed there. I saw probably 50 or more today, the little bastards were on a mission though, and it didn't involve stopping by to see me. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:27:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Teal fucking LOVE mojos. Put a mojo out and you will have to shoot them out of self defense. We use gadwall mojos and holy fuck. Gadwall and others don't give a fuck. But, teal. Yeah the teal love them. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 7:30:06 PM EDT
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Yeah they do. We use gadwall mojos and holy fuck. Gadwall and others don't give a fuck. But, teal. Yeah the teal love them. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Teal fucking LOVE mojos. Put a mojo out and you will have to shoot them out of self defense. We use gadwall mojos and holy fuck. Gadwall and others don't give a fuck. But, teal. Yeah the teal love them. Teal, bull, and Gadwall all really like robo or any movement. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 8:00:11 PM EDT
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Yep. Nasty fish duck. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 8:24:06 PM EDT
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The taste has to do with what they have been eating. I love woodies, teal, gadwalls, mallard. I have also shot many ring necks off of river sloughs and they tasted good. I guess those of you who had bad ringers, must have gotten some that had been eating bad.
I will say that most divers don't taste real good compared to puddle ducks. Scaup and buffle heads don't taste good any way I have tried cooking them. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 9:18:28 PM EDT
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I shoot the hell out of them.
they are my favorite waterfowl to hunt and shoot. I don't wear a watch. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 9:50:15 PM EDT
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I use to get my bag every day when I was a kid, even with a 20 gauge. Being young and having catlike reflexes I guess? LOL
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Posted: 10/10/2015 10:19:39 PM EDT
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Don't know. I go snipe hunting a lot and have never even seen one! You know, the hilarious part of snipe hunting as a joke is that they're a very real game bird. People who send their buddies snipe hunting as a joke would probably shit their pants if the victim came back with a bird or two. |
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Posted: 10/10/2015 10:24:10 PM EDT
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It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. I like shooting buffleheads. Only ever gotten 3(in 15+years), all 3 are on my wall. They come in on a full powerdive, hot the water and immediately go under, then come up for air on the other side of the pond. ETA-I want a pintail and canvasback for the wall too, but for eating I like mallards, bluewings and woodies. |
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Posted: 10/11/2015 8:46:38 AM EDT
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It was super foggy this morning, so they flew a little later than usual.
Two buzzed me right after legal light so I took the hail mary shot.....and missed.
Then I saw one with a group of mallards later, flapping like hell to keep up. |
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Posted: 10/11/2015 9:05:03 AM EDT
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I like shooting buffleheads. Only ever gotten 3(in 15+years), all 3 are on my wall. They come in on a full powerdive, hot the water and immediately go under, then come up for air on the other side of the pond. ETA-I want a pintail and canvasback for the wall too, but for eating I like mallards, bluewings and woodies. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Keep your face down, and stay very still. Fast swing, shoot as you pass the head and strong follow through to stretch the patten as much as possible. Ringnecks are the hardest for me to hit though, little things are fast! It's not my favorite duck to eat, I find they are hit and miss as far as taste. But if I'm not having a good day and a pair flies through, it's better than scratching. Blue wing teal and pintail and greys are the ones I like best. I like shooting buffleheads. Only ever gotten 3(in 15+years), all 3 are on my wall. They come in on a full powerdive, hot the water and immediately go under, then come up for air on the other side of the pond. ETA-I want a pintail and canvasback for the wall too, but for eating I like mallards, bluewings and woodies. One lifetime goal of my dad was to shoot a drake bufflehead and have it mounted. He passed last year, so that's one duck that's now on my list for him. They aren't very common at all down here. But, there is a beautiful canvasback and pintail hanging that he shot. 
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Posted: 10/11/2015 8:19:56 PM EDT
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One lifetime goal of my dad was to shoot a drake bufflehead and have it mounted. He passed last year, so that's one duck that's now on my list for him. They aren't very common at all down here. But, there is a beautiful canvasback and pintail hanging that he shot. Not a good pic of them due to crappy light in the room where they're hanging and they need dusting but here's the type of mount I did.  " />
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Posted: 10/12/2015 9:35:09 AM EDT
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Not a good pic of them due to crappy light in the room where they're hanging and they need dusting but here's the type of mount I did. http://<a href=http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh32/R-Shack/ducks6_zpsfhxkrnyn.jpg</a>" /> Quote HistoryQuoted:
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One lifetime goal of my dad was to shoot a drake bufflehead and have it mounted. He passed last year, so that's one duck that's now on my list for him. They aren't very common at all down here. But, there is a beautiful canvasback and pintail hanging that he shot. Not a good pic of them due to crappy light in the room where they're hanging and they need dusting but here's the type of mount I did. http://<a href=http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh32/R-Shack/ducks6_zpsfhxkrnyn.jpg</a>" /> That is awesome! 
Here's a bunch of the mounts that my dad had done over the years. My favorite is the flock of teal, it really looks like they are alive when you look at them up close in person. 
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Posted: 10/12/2015 10:31:20 AM EDT
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That is awesome!
Here's a bunch of the mounts that my dad had done over the years. My favorite is the flock of teal, it really looks like they are alive when you look at them up close in person. http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/smokiesmokie/B3893E29-B2CD-4A58-854B-5B0C5E917331-5622-00000E0B547E8F88_zpsxbp78lhv.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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One lifetime goal of my dad was to shoot a drake bufflehead and have it mounted. He passed last year, so that's one duck that's now on my list for him. They aren't very common at all down here. But, there is a beautiful canvasback and pintail hanging that he shot. Not a good pic of them due to crappy light in the room where they're hanging and they need dusting but here's the type of mount I did. http://<a href=http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh32/R-Shack/ducks6_zpsfhxkrnyn.jpg</a>" /> That is awesome!
Here's a bunch of the mounts that my dad had done over the years. My favorite is the flock of teal, it really looks like they are alive when you look at them up close in person. http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/smokiesmokie/B3893E29-B2CD-4A58-854B-5B0C5E917331-5622-00000E0B547E8F88_zpsxbp78lhv.jpg Nice Taxi work. |
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Posted: 10/12/2015 10:39:21 AM EDT
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I killed my first one a few weekends ago. I was pretty psyched.
Technically I got a twofer, because I shot a Mojo decoy at the same time. 
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Posted: 10/12/2015 9:06:08 PM EDT
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All this talk about eating ducks and no one mentions how tasty canvasback is supposed to be?
I say supposed to be, because I've yet to taste one 
But the market hunters back in the day used to ship thousands of them to the big city restaurants. Waterfowl Hunting is Best Hunting!! From puddle ducks to Eiders, and everything in between, I love em all!! Still lots of species I need, though. As far as teal go: I hit a hen green wing teal on a seriously lucky Hail Mary shot once...we had all fired our three rounds, I reloaded one as fast as I could, and hit it at about 60 yards, one single pellet to the head. Everyone was scoffing when I fired, and we were all shocked when it crumpled; me more than anyone. Maybe not the most ethical shot, but if it had been wounded we had a really excellent chance of retrieving it, big, shallow pond and a fast boat and great dog. Anyway, will post some pics when I can... |
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Posted: 10/12/2015 9:10:50 PM EDT
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I used to hunt green wings in Florida. I gave up on it. Why you ask? Because every time I shot one of the little speedy fuckers a gator would snatch it up before I could get to it. Then I remembered that I was waist deep in the same water. Fuck hunting in storm water treatment areas.
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Posted: 10/12/2015 9:14:37 PM EDT
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I used to hunt green wings in Florida. I gave up on it. Why you ask? Because every time I shot one of the little speedy fuckers a gator would snatch it up before I could get to it. Then I remembered that I was waist deep in the same water. Fuck hunting in storm water treatment areas. See...it's shit like that that makes hunting when it's below zero out worth it. Did you get cold today...yup....did any alligators or venomous reptiles attack you....nope......today was a good day. |
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Posted: 10/12/2015 9:17:56 PM EDT
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See...it's shit like that that makes hunting when it's below zero out worth it. Did you get cold today...yup....did any alligators or venomous reptiles attack you....nope......today was a good day. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I used to hunt green wings in Florida. I gave up on it. Why you ask? Because every time I shot one of the little speedy fuckers a gator would snatch it up before I could get to it. Then I remembered that I was waist deep in the same water. Fuck hunting in storm water treatment areas. See...it's shit like that that makes hunting when it's below zero out worth it. Did you get cold today...yup....did any alligators or venomous reptiles attack you....nope......today was a good day. No joke. Screw dropping nibblie bits of bird right in front of you to get the lizards fired up. That's like freaking chumming. |
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Posted: 10/12/2015 10:49:35 PM EDT
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One lifetime goal of my dad was to shoot a drake bufflehead and have it mounted. He passed last year, so that's one duck that's now on my list for him. They aren't very common at all down here. But, there is a beautiful canvasback and pintail hanging that he shot. Not a good pic of them due to crappy light in the room where they're hanging and they need dusting but here's the type of mount I did. http://<a href=http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh32/R-Shack/ducks6_zpsfhxkrnyn.jpg</a>" /> That is awesome!
Here's a bunch of the mounts that my dad had done over the years. My favorite is the flock of teal, it really looks like they are alive when you look at them up close in person. http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/smokiesmokie/B3893E29-B2CD-4A58-854B-5B0C5E917331-5622-00000E0B547E8F88_zpsxbp78lhv.jpg Nice Taxi work. Thanks. The buffleheads were done by a guy who I don't use anymore-partly because of distance and partly because the last mount I took to him(drake woodie) I got the idea he wanted to get out of taxidermy to take over his dad's farm. Got a guy now who's more local and I'm still happy with his work. Had a hen woodie mounted by him in a position matching my drake, but everything opposite. One foot pulled into feathers, opposite sides, heads turned opposite sides, opposite sides of each bird used for primary show side. Also have a hooded merganser done by him. Not very tasty birds but they make a pretty mount. Smokiexd45-that's quite a collection. Very few bother with taxidermy on teal in my area, colored-out drakes are harder to find than pintails and canvasbacks. I'll try to get a good shot of the woodies tomorrow. |
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