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Post by shootsa410 on Jan 11, 2006 19:50:52 GMT -5
Duff and I were out early this morning sitting in the decoy spread all snuggled up in our blinds. The birds started flying early but only to land in the pond across the road from us. We did get a group of four geese to buzz right over the decoys (definitely shooter birds) but we left them live for another day. Later had a group of eight sail directly over head and those too made it safely to the pond. Many, many, many birds seen, zero shots fired (what's up with that, it's not my style). Thats it Duff, I'm done bird watching and band hunting, next time out I'll be looking to up this years totals.
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Post by duff on Jan 11, 2006 22:10:30 GMT -5
I second that motion. Good luck this weekend if you make it out. I hope to be cleared for more hunting on Monday. I have a good feeling that will happen and hopefully a few birds will crash land. But boy did we see some freaking birds today!!!!
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Post by snakeeye on Jan 12, 2006 16:43:51 GMT -5
Hey, at least you saw birds.
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Post by duff on Jan 12, 2006 20:06:35 GMT -5
Hey, at least you saw birds. BOO!!!!!BOO!!!! I can see birds any day of the week, I think I can speak for 410 we really would like to stack a few of them up instead of watching them fly by!!!!@ |
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Post by Indyhunter on Jan 12, 2006 22:19:01 GMT -5
Can't believe you guys weren't shooting. Didn't I teach you anything?
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Post by shootsa410 on Jan 13, 2006 6:56:07 GMT -5
You know some days it's not about the number of birds stacked on the tailgate, it's about increasing the number of bands on your lanyard.  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 13, 2006 7:07:48 GMT -5
You know some days it's not about the number of birds stacked on the tailgate, it's about increasing the number of bands on your lanyard. It takes a good eye to see the bands on the birds before you shoot, eh? Looks like you picked that skill up rather quickly. |
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Post by shootsa410 on Jan 13, 2006 8:47:22 GMT -5
You gots to get em close Woody, gots to get em close.  |
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Post by duff on Jan 13, 2006 9:10:44 GMT -5
You know some days it's not about the number of birds stacked on the tailgate, it's about increasing the number of bands on your lanyard. It takes a good eye to see the bands on the birds before you shoot, eh? Looks like you picked that skill up rather quickly. Not really, he has been at it for a LONG time! |
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Post by shootsa410 on Jan 13, 2006 12:19:44 GMT -5
Yes it's been a few years. I started hunting them when I lived in Pa and I believe I killed my first goose in 1975. Of course we hunted them a little different than what I do now and there were very few resident birds. We seen lots of migrant geese but they rarely ever stopped over in the area where I lived. Killing a goose was almost as rare as killing a turkey.
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Post by Indyhunter on Jan 13, 2006 19:49:49 GMT -5
Killing a goose was almost as rare as killing a turkey. ;D |
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Post by duff on Jan 14, 2006 14:18:00 GMT -5
I killed my first goose in 1975.  I was seeing my first rays of sunshine Aug. 1975! |
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