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Great Saturday snow hunt with the Dad
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:09 pm
by pondman
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).
With flash but an artifical lighting look.
My attempt at artsy-fartsy with the snow. Snow on a Curlytail
Maybe one day I'll get to do it again.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:14 pm
by cajun squealer
Way to go, Buffalo!
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:19 pm
by Negotiator
I'll bet the only person who could have possibly enjoyed it more than you was your Dad.
It doesn't get any better.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:29 pm
by Woodduckdawg
Second picture worth framing!
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:29 pm
by mudsucker
Good for you (and him I'll bet)!
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:51 pm
by pntailhntr
That tail picture looks like it belongs in some article in a DU magazine!! Nice pics!!
Dad
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:54 pm
by cbath
Glad to see retirement is going so well for him looks like ya'll had a hunt to remember for a life time.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:11 pm
by ob duck
Makes me miss my Dad. I'm glad you guys had a great time.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:39 pm
by duckkiller
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
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:13 pm
by 4dawgma
Second picture worth framing!
I agree, nice pics!
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:48 pm
by insman
Holy @&?t!! He went outside when it was cold??????????
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:00 pm
by pondman
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.
Pond
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:38 pm
by cajun squealer
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?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:05 pm
by pondman
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?
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:18 pm
by chotardhunter
sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice pics