Ny redhead hunt help - Page 2

David Noble · 08-22-2022, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

A few pics of body booting

Now that looks like fun. Do you take your own gun table, or are they already set up around the lake? If you supply your own how do you you anchor them?

Stan Hoover · 08-23-2022, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by David Noble

Now that looks like fun. Do you take your own gun table, or are they already set up around the lake? If you supply your own how do you you anchor them?

David,

the decoys and the large plywood swans that you set your gun/ammo and also stand behind are provided by the outfitter normally.

This was out on the Susquehanna Flats, you basically go out in the morning at low tide and then hunt till the tide comes up, of course duck activity also plays a part.

You're wearing chest waders and then a white coat to better hide behind the large swan decoys, staying warm can be a challenge and you want to be sure your waders are tight, because you may be in the water 5-8 hours.

I will try to find a better picture showing the swan blind/decoy used to hide behind.
Stan

Stan Hoover · 08-23-2022, 10:18 AM

Not a full on picture but shows a little bit better the swans made to stand behind and hold ammo and necessities.

10 bore · 08-23-2022, 10:49 AM

nice ithaca 10 ! i love my NID super 10 with 1 1/4 oz. bismuth 4's,what were you shooting for shot ??
scott

Stan Hoover · 08-23-2022, 11:03 AM

Thanks Scott,

It is actually one of the NID Magnum 12's (3"), I was shooting some of the Hevi Hammer offered by Hevi Shot

Stan

10 bore · 08-23-2022, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

Thanks Scott,

It is actually one of the NID Magnum 12's (3"), I was shooting some of the Hevi Hammer offered by Hevi Shot

Stan

It looked heavy in the wrist , new it was some kind of magnum .

tks scott

Researcher · 08-23-2022, 11:23 PM

Wow!! A Field Grade NID Magnum-12 with a vent rib and a beavertail!! Ejectors? That has to be a scarce configuration with only 37 Field Grade Magnum-12s supposedly built according to the old Ithaca tabulation.

My buddy tells be the waters around Corpus Christi are lousy with Redheads in the winter.

Stan Hoover · 08-24-2022, 12:06 AM

It is an ejector gun with 32” vent rib barrels,

I was pleasantly surprised when I received this gun a couple years ago, I couldn’t believe it had a vent rib on since it was a Field grade. The fellow who listed for the non computer seller had done a pretty poor job with the pictures and none of them showed the vent rib.

When I expressed interest in the gun, the fellow who listed the gun gave me the phone number for the older gentleman who was the seller, I called him, he knew a 12 gauge Ithaca Magnum was on the rare side and he was pretty proud of it, he also had 2 Super Foxes and would have liked to sell me them. I declined on the Super Foxes but bought the Ithaca because his prices were pretty stiff.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the vent rib

Mike of the Mountain · 08-26-2022, 11:54 AM

Looks like a good hunt but WAY TOO MUCH WATER for me!!

Double Lab · 08-26-2022, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

Looks like a good hunt but WAY TOO MUCH WATER for me!!

It's not that bad Mikey. The bottom is solid and you are only up to your waist. It's a blast when then birds are working the decoys. Even better is laying in the decoys in a cornfield for Canadas. In your face shooting.