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10-20-2009, 07:59 PM
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you fellas send some of those ducks down my way. charlie
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11-02-2009, 02:13 PM
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This past Saturday was another good one. Big wind predicted so we were hot to get out on the lake. Was already somebody on the point we wanted so we had to make a last minute change and race for a secondary position. Limits of bluebill, redhead, and mallard down by about 1pm. The wind built all day and made for a mighty sporty decoy pickup and run back to the marina. One of those blows that, if it howled about another 5 miles an hour faster, you wouldn't want to get out in.
Kaas arrives for a three day shoot on Friday, I'm praying for weather. Wind is supposed to shift out of the NW this week and we've got a full moon so there's a chance for flight ducks. Still no canvasbacks but we saw our first buffleheads and whistlers on Sat so the wedgeheads can't be far behind. Destry
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11-02-2009, 05:12 PM
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Most importantly, I've settled on the gats for the trip, Making their debuts in anger, Parker 34" 2 7/8" chambered A4 CHE 12 on its rather petite #2 frame, the Parker 36" D2 GH 10 #3 frame and "for avoidance of doubt" as we lawyers say, my new best friend, the Ithaca 32" NID 10g 3 1/2" Magnum with factory Miller trigger and ejectors. I have hand loaded some 3" 10g with Mr. Bell's loads for 1 3/8oz #5 Bismuth (I had to use IMR 4756 because I was out of E.C.
 ) and I have plenty of #4 Federal 1 3/4oz T-P for the Big Ten. The CHE will be fed by factory Bismaxx 2 3/4" 1 3/8oz of #5...I am ready for the big water...ready...
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11-02-2009, 06:08 PM
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The weather is supposed to be cold and sour around here all week but then (of course) warm up again on Saturday and Sunday. If it's clear with a breeze we might try some sneak shooting, that is if this north wind and full moon bring down what I think they might.
DLH
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The original "Swamp Angel" was a a large cannon used in the Siege of Charleston, SC during the late unpleasantness-- the bad news is that it burst! David
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11-08-2009, 08:33 AM
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I have gotten out only twice for Canadas with the hammer gun I got from Don but no success....yet. That gun needs to kill a bird
 I remember well the days of Redheads and Bluebills comeing in fast and low to the decoys. One day three of us limited out soley on drake Bluebills. Back then in northern Manitoba the limit was 6 ducks each but I'm sure it's less these days. |
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11-09-2009, 05:13 PM
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3 days on Lake St. Clair resulted in limits each day, lots of bluebills, redheads, a few cans, mallards, dippers and blackies. I managed to miss a single whistler today with Destry's Parker 34" 12g DHE among others missed. My 32" VHE 16g did not prove man enough for the big ducks on big water...Warm temps and mild winds didn't seem to affect the gunning
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BTW, I have never shot a banded diver...perhaps in a couple of weeks
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