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ChesterGolf
Joined: 17 Aug 2002
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Location: Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2002 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Got my decoys all out, my shotgun cleaned, my ammo all packed. Damn, I'm excited about the season is finally open. Duck for dinner tomorrow night. :smile: I've got two weeks of waterfowl hunting before deer rifle season starts and the population IS going to drop. I hope I limit out fast because it is a work day but if I don't... I guess I'll take a day off. |
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maineguide
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Location: Downeast, ME USA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2002 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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ChesterGolf, don't count your chickens before they hatch. Or ducks I should say. LOL's
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ChesterGolf
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| Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2002 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll keep you posted on how the first day went. |
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bitmasher
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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| Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2002 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Good Luck! I hear the flu season is in full swing in case you don't limit out fast... :wink:
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ChesterGolf
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| Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2002 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, I've got the first day in but couldn't limit out. I got three black ducks and a mallard in about the first 30 minutes but couldn't bag the last one. They were flying in and out steady but aways out of gun range. I'll give that area a break until Sat. See you... I've got plucking to do. :smile: |
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bitmasher
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| Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2002 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Have fun plucking, never did enjoy that part much. :smile: |
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ChesterGolf
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| Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2002 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I hate plucking as well, but since I can't convince the wife to do it I guess I'll have to. The blacks were the biggest ducks I have ever shot. They were huge. They doubled the size of the green head which is usually twice the size of blacks up here. |
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ChesterGolf
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| Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2002 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Four more today... 2 blacks and 2 ring-necks. They were all average sizes. The ring necks were probably a good size for ring-necks. I'm plucking again. |
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moderator
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| Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2002 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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I hate plucking as well, but since I can't convince the wife...
And just when I was starting to think you were a smooth talker. :wink:
Hope you had a good dinner at any rate. |
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ChesterGolf
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| Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| LOL. She sees right through my plees. I shoot it... I pluck it... I eat it. Her job is to curse when I am gone to get more. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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:grin:
Well, duck is considered fine cuisine. I figured that would soften her resolve, better not push your luck though.... |
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maineguide
Joined: 03 Sep 2002
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Location: Downeast, ME USA
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| Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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I just cut the brest out on mine.
That's about all there is to a duck and it saves on all of that plucking |
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ChesterGolf
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| Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I got my limit today, four ring-necks and a black. I'll skin the black and pluck the ringers. |
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bitmasher
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| Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2002 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like you are knocking 'em dead ChesterGolf. Do you use a dog to retrieve them in the water, or are you just good at busting 'em over land? I guess you might be a good swimmer too. :wink:
While I haven't hunted duck much, I do remember a few times having a dog that wouldn't go and get the dead ducks in the water. Sometimes it would just get "uppity", so having some waste-high waders helped getting the ducks, although I was pretty little at the time, so it was actually the grown ups getting wet. :smile: |
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ChesterGolf
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I use a small canoe to retrieve the ducks, however, the marsh is not too deep so I could use waders. I am having a great start to the season and having a ball, but am going to shift to a new location to allow my area to settle down some. I'll be heading for the salt water marshes for a couple of trips in search of Canada geese. |
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