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Destry L. Hoffard 03-01-2024 07:09 AM

Mexico
 
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Just got home from a week in Mexico where I was trying to knock a few new species off the list.

I got everything done I went there to do and did it all with side by side guns. Took my Stevens 311 two barrel set and my father's old Model 21 Winchester.

Mexican Duck
Black Belly Tree Duck
Cinnamon Teal
Common Gallinule
White Wing Dove
Collared Dove

And to add to the sweet taste of success....a banded bluebill! My first ever banded diving duck.

Garry L Gordon 03-01-2024 07:23 AM

Congratulations! What a great trip you must have had.

Angel Cruz 03-01-2024 08:45 AM

That's awesome Destry. Congrats on your successful trip.

Destry L. Hoffard 03-01-2024 10:19 AM

Why are my pictures posting wonky?! Every one of those has been cropped and rotated. Grrrr

Arthur Shaffer 03-01-2024 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard (Post 406538)
Why are my pictures posting wonky?! Every one of those has been cropped and rotated. Grrrr

Be sure you saved a copy of the final edit. I always keep the original and save a copy with a much different name so I don't confuse them. Different editors work in their own fashion. I always give a short unique name to the version I want to post and put the batch in a subfolder. Then I go to that subfolder and upload to be sure they are posted correctly.

Reggie Bishop 03-01-2024 04:51 PM

Great pics! Thanks for sharing your trip Destry!

Mike Franzen 03-02-2024 12:31 AM

Sounds like a great adventure! Let’s see some pics of the Steven’s two bbl set.

Stan Hillis 03-02-2024 07:42 AM

Thanks for sharing your pics with us, Destry. It's cool that you took an old 311 to do the work.

William Woods 03-05-2024 11:34 AM

Thanks for sharing Destry. Congratulations on your hunt.

Mills Morrison 03-05-2024 02:36 PM

The Preacher did not get to go? Great pics!

Destry L. Hoffard 03-06-2024 01:42 PM

I don't take The Preacher or the Swamp Angel to 3rd world countries. Just too much there to lose.

CraigThompson 03-06-2024 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard (Post 406948)
I don't take The Preacher or the Swamp Angel to 3rd world countries. Just too much there to lose.

Yes I’d have loved to take my VHE 16 skeet to Argentina last week but after having done it once , if I ever do it again I’m shooting their autoloaders exclusively .

Destry L. Hoffard 03-06-2024 01:55 PM

I don't think you can get 16 gauge shells in Argentina anyway. I know several people who have asked.

CraigThompson 03-06-2024 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard (Post 406953)
I don't think you can get 16 gauge shells in Argentina anyway. I know several people who have asked.

They claimed to have 12-16-20-28 and 410 where we were last week ! They even had a A-5 Sweet Sixteen if I’d been so inclined to shoot 16’s !

John Dallas 03-06-2024 03:18 PM

When we went many year ago, the shells were so dirty they jammed the autoloaders

Mike Koneski 03-06-2024 03:24 PM

Destry, did you find any info from the band data on that duck?

CraigThompson 03-06-2024 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by John Dallas (Post 406961)
When we went many year ago, the shells were so dirty they jammed the autoloaders

Yes that was the understanding thirtyfive or so years ago when I first thought about going . But everything I set off last week were relatively clean .

Destry L. Hoffard 03-12-2024 08:48 PM

The bluebill was banded in 2021 in Montana of all places.


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