1st for me

  • john_r
    LaCrosse Wi
    Posts: 306
    November 3, 2004 at 1:21 am #212529

    Went duck hunting this afternoon on pool 8. Not spectacular by any means , but got my first drake pintail in 28 years fo duck hunting. I have had a couple other shots over the years, but didn’t seem like it was meant to be until today. Also got a drake mallard for the pot, and when ya see your young dog make 2 great retrieves, well it doesn’t get much better than that. The afternnon would have to be rated as slow, but I was hunting and not working. Good luck to all. John

    buckmaster
    Posts: 776
    November 4, 2004 at 6:35 pm #4218

    Shoot the pintails while you can now, cause this Sunday is the last day to knock them down..

    Congrats on the pintail.

    buckmaster
    Posts: 776
    November 4, 2004 at 6:35 pm #326361

    Shoot the pintails while you can now, cause this Sunday is the last day to knock them down..

    Congrats on the pintail.

    mossboss
    La Crescent, MN
    Posts: 2792
    November 4, 2004 at 7:37 pm #4226

    I think Friday is actually the last legal day. Check the regs for sure!!

    mossboss
    La Crescent, MN
    Posts: 2792
    November 4, 2004 at 7:37 pm #326373

    I think Friday is actually the last legal day. Check the regs for sure!!

    Jake
    Muddy Corn Field
    Posts: 2493
    November 4, 2004 at 8:28 pm #4229

    Man, did I blow my chance at a nice sprig this morning .

    At about 7:15 I had 3 ducks (2 bigger ducks and a spoonie) skirt the edge of my dekes a couple times and then land out about 60yds from me. I didn’t shoot when they circled because I was looking directly into the sun and couldn’t tell what they were (other than the spoonie ). Well, after about 10mins, the 2 bigger ones got up, banked to the right and then flew right at me. As they were passing directly over my head at no more than 20yds, I took the safety off and pulled the gun up to see the rusty colored head, bright white belly, and long pointy tail feathers of a mature drake pintail…….I thought Garsh Darnit, MN’s pintail season closed last week ………So I began to take my gun off my shoulder…….only then did it hit me……Wait a minute…….I’m not in MN…… I’M IN WISCONSIN!!!!

    [insert swear words] [insert swear words]

    I knew I had blown it before my gun got to my hip. All I could do was watch him fly away. I was (still am) bummin big time.

    I knew that I had until friday to shoot a pintail in WI because I just checked the regs last night (because of this thread)…….it just completely slipped my mind.

    Jake
    Muddy Corn Field
    Posts: 2493
    November 4, 2004 at 8:28 pm #326380

    Man, did I blow my chance at a nice sprig this morning .

    At about 7:15 I had 3 ducks (2 bigger ducks and a spoonie) skirt the edge of my dekes a couple times and then land out about 60yds from me. I didn’t shoot when they circled because I was looking directly into the sun and couldn’t tell what they were (other than the spoonie ). Well, after about 10mins, the 2 bigger ones got up, banked to the right and then flew right at me. As they were passing directly over my head at no more than 20yds, I took the safety off and pulled the gun up to see the rusty colored head, bright white belly, and long pointy tail feathers of a mature drake pintail…….I thought Garsh Darnit, MN’s pintail season closed last week ………So I began to take my gun off my shoulder…….only then did it hit me……Wait a minute…….I’m not in MN…… I’M IN WISCONSIN!!!!

    [insert swear words] [insert swear words]

    I knew I had blown it before my gun got to my hip. All I could do was watch him fly away. I was (still am) bummin big time.

    I knew that I had until friday to shoot a pintail in WI because I just checked the regs last night (because of this thread)…….it just completely slipped my mind.

    wing_nutt3
    Posts: 129
    November 4, 2004 at 10:45 pm #4241

    I shot a nice drake pintail when the Mn season was still in effect. I had 7 circle the dekes and drop in. I ended up with one nice drake. That was the first pintail I had shot in a couple of years.

    wing_nutt3

    wing_nutt3
    Posts: 129
    November 4, 2004 at 10:45 pm #326405

    I shot a nice drake pintail when the Mn season was still in effect. I had 7 circle the dekes and drop in. I ended up with one nice drake. That was the first pintail I had shot in a couple of years.

    wing_nutt3

    buckmaster
    Posts: 776
    November 5, 2004 at 5:12 pm #4252

    Moss I think your right…The 5th I think, I will have to look it up and make sure. I just knew it was coming up here soon.

    buckmaster
    Posts: 776
    November 5, 2004 at 5:12 pm #326451

    Moss I think your right…The 5th I think, I will have to look it up and make sure. I just knew it was coming up here soon.

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    November 7, 2004 at 2:37 am #4274

    I took a guy out hunting a couple weeks ago and wee had some Pintails come in. Well there were three hens and a beautiful drake. These birds were circling the deeks and one of the hens cups and comes in. This guys pulls up and shoots the hen. Of course the rest of the ducks hightailed it out of the area. Then this friggin moron looks over at me as proud as can be. Since he is not a duck hunter, he did not even realize how stupid he was. Needless to say, I read him the riot act and he has not been in my boat since.

    Lenny Jamison

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    November 7, 2004 at 2:37 am #326554

    I took a guy out hunting a couple weeks ago and wee had some Pintails come in. Well there were three hens and a beautiful drake. These birds were circling the deeks and one of the hens cups and comes in. This guys pulls up and shoots the hen. Of course the rest of the ducks hightailed it out of the area. Then this friggin moron looks over at me as proud as can be. Since he is not a duck hunter, he did not even realize how stupid he was. Needless to say, I read him the riot act and he has not been in my boat since.

    Lenny Jamison

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