Great Saturday snow hunt with the Dad

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Great Saturday snow hunt with the Dad

Postby pondman » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:09 pm

Dad and I hunted on Saturday in the snow. My first time to duck hunt while it was actually snowing. Hunted plenty of time with snow and ice on the ground but never had to the chance to work ducks down through the snow. We didn't kill limits but it was not about that. Spent a great morning the man I admire most. For the hole we hunted shooting was very good and if I had not gotten greedy and passed up some easy shots at mallards while trying to land a much bigger group we would have had a higher body count. Sharing a tree, drinking coffee, watching it snow and killing a few ducks. Could not have asked for a beter morning.

Dad with a few of the fallen (no flash but blurry).
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With flash but an artifical lighting look.
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My attempt at artsy-fartsy with the snow. Snow on a Curlytail

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Maybe one day I'll get to do it again.
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Postby cajun squealer » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:14 pm

Way to go, Buffalo! :D
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Postby Negotiator » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:19 pm

I'll bet the only person who could have possibly enjoyed it more than you was your Dad.

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Postby Woodduckdawg » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:29 pm

Second picture worth framing!
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Postby mudsucker » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:29 pm

Good for you (and him I'll bet)! :wink:
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Postby pntailhntr » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:51 pm

That tail picture looks like it belongs in some article in a DU magazine!! Nice pics!!
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SHR Pntailhntr's Last One Standing (Champ)
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Dad

Postby cbath » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:54 pm

Glad to see retirement is going so well for him looks like ya'll had a hunt to remember for a life time.
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Postby ob duck » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:11 pm

Makes me miss my Dad. I'm glad you guys had a great time.
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Postby duckkiller » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:39 pm

congrats to you both, one day I'm going to light the fire back in my dad. As of now he would rather sit in a deer stand. ITs ok though he tells me I'm crazy all the time and I just smile and say yes daddy I know :lol:
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Postby 4dawgma » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:13 pm

Second picture worth framing!



I agree, nice pics!
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Postby insman » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:48 pm

Holy @&?t!! He went outside when it was cold??????????
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Postby pondman » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:00 pm

insman wrote:Holy @&?t!! He went outside when it was cold??????????


Well put. I think the only reason he went was because he had been seeing a few ducks and he knew I would be decoy boy, duck caller, fetcher, cleaner, ect.

Thanks for all the kind words. I am very fortuante that my father shared time with me in the field and passed on his love for hunting. I will always be appreciative and gratefully for the gift.

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Postby cajun squealer » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:38 pm

insman wrote:Holy @&?t!! He went outside when it was cold??????????


Yeah, but remember--the "condo" was probably only 50-75 yards away. He could have run back to it and warmed up in the solar-power, super- comfy, heated-massaging recliner that's probably in there and watched his battery TV. Just wait until he gets electricity hard-wired to it! You're on top of that, right, Rob? :wink: :lol:
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Postby pondman » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:05 pm

cajun squealer wrote:
insman wrote:Holy @&?t!! He went outside when it was cold??????????


Yeah, but remember--the "condo" was probably only 50-75 yards away. He could have run back to it and warmed up in the solar-power, super- comfy, heated-massaging recliner that's probably in there and watched his battery TV. Just wait until he gets electricity hard-wired to it! You're on top of that, right, Rob? :wink: :lol:


Yeah I'm on top of it, :? No reason to not be comfortable. I mean come on. Cold, wet???

I'm proud of him. He hung in like a champ. The only time he got mad was when I got greedy and we didn't shoot the 6 mallards in front of us becasue the bigger group over us was goind go to come on the next pass.... yeah they left and we didn't get a shot. He was a little upset about that.
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Postby chotardhunter » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:18 pm

sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice pics
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