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Roger that Harry, on both accounts. Randy and I considered tying him off to an anchor to prevent his blowing away yesterday around mid day.... And I have to tell you that the 10min he spent chasing that diving bufflehead was most entertaining from where we sat.
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I would have given anything to have seen it......
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11-22-2010, 11:28 AM
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Roger that Harry, on both accounts. Randy and I considered tying him off to an anchor to prevent his blowing away yesterday around mid day.... And I have to tell you that the 10min he spent chasing that diving bufflehead was most entertaining from where we sat.
What no video.... 
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What is it about Buffs? I remember one day on the Potomac using about a half a box of shells and a couple of gallons of gas putting two Buffs in the bag after putting them on the water with one shot out of a 32" L.C. Smith Ideal grade.
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11-22-2010, 02:00 PM
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During my first hunt on the Chester River (I was about 13) We had a few grebes and coots in the decoys. The adults called them "Blue Peters" and "Helldivers" - not sure which was which, but during a really slow period, I watched my dad demonstrate that you could shoot at them from the blind, and they could dive before the shot reached them. Not sure how that is possible, but I saw it repeated a number of times.
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11-22-2010, 02:53 PM
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I didn't want to waste another $3 shell on the cripple after I'd already blown off three Kent TM and Randy two of his BlackClouds. The duck was just barely diving at first and I figured I could catch it in the shallow water. But without running my arm in to the elbow and taking a soaking on a chilly day I just couldn't get it done. Finally I let it dive a couple times to get some distance and removed it's head neatly with a shot from the big gun. Not the most noble end for a duck but it gave Flanders one more to take home at least. We normally don't even shoot buffleheads but when pickings is slim you take what you can get.
Destry P.S. to John: Ask my Dad sometime to tell you the story about the day I shot the helldiver. He'll still laugh till he can barely get his breath to this day and it was nearly 25 years ago.
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I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house once in a quarter--of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three of four times; lived well and in good compass: and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Falstaff - Henry IV |
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I used to keep some lead trap loads for cripples - Now I'm using steel 7 1/2's. A lot cheaper than the special stuff, and denser patterns.
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