I had a strong report from Tennessee but a weak one from Oregon. David was out with a buddy and they only killed one pintail a piece there on the mouth of the Columbia. Gurton's crew in Tennessee was a different story however. A five man limit on the river, mostly mallards but with three pintails and a widgeon oddly enough. Everybody shot pintails this year but me apparently. I think I was in the boat when a hen was killed and that's it. I never was very lucky on sprigs, I can only recall a couple of really nice drakes in the cream of 20+ seasons.
Ringnecks are one of my favorite ducks. We don't shoot many in Canada where I hunt now but used to really get into them in Southern Illinois. We shot so many that we had dedicated decoys for them. Nice to see a lifter gun out doing what it was made to do. You see a few guys shooting them on clays but I've not seen but just a couple in the field.
Destry
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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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