Some great pics from the 05 season…..

  • mudcatkid
    On water
    Posts: 663
    December 12, 2005 at 3:32 am #212693

    Well, its near the end of the season. Unfortunately, I havent been out for abuot a week now, which is NOT normal, our roosts are fozen……..plus the semester is ending and finals are coming up with lots of reports due, and heavy drinking has been mixed in to make our lives extremely busy lately!!!!!!!!!!

    I am gonna miss being a college student…..and being able to go out hunting and drinking non stop. We are always working on the “4 G’s of the Mallard Militia”………Get a field, Get Drunk, Get some azz, and Get a Limit !! Sometimes it works, other times we get shut down……but its always fun trying.

    I did ALOT, and i mean ALOT of videotaping this fall……i was behing the camera nonstop and i have over 30 hours of tape ranging from duck banding in september with the DNR to late season honker hunts in teh snow, to women and drunken fights in the snow. I cant wait to edit it this winter!

    anyways, i just thought i would share a few of the better days in the field……please enjoy, here they are in NO order……with a little comentary

    1st snow of the season…i had to skip a test so i could get out hunting…LOL (i am on left with camera)

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2070.jpg

    when the snow arrived, we really started pounding them! apparently its “cool” to look tough in hunting photos, i think we try a little to hard…..LOL.

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2108.jpg

    same hunt…….after we limited out in 2 flocks, the birds KEPT coming!!!!!!

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2093.jpg

    my roomate lives in southern wisconnie, and his buddies gave us a call on thrusday and said hte birds where hitting thier feilds with reckless abandon….so at about 1:30 am, we loaded up the truck and trailer and headed south for a pretty fun several days, leaving classes and women behind.

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2277.jpg

    my buddy’s dad and friend are chasing down 1 last goose that sailed across the feild so we got greedey and took a pic. had a flcok of 25 with half of them touching the ground this evening.

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2232.jpg

    had some decent snow on the last weeknd of duck season, so me and my roomate wanted to shoot greenheads, we took turns shooting 1 ‘beaner per flock, it was FUN to say the least.

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2268.jpg

    dunno what this goose was thinking…..obviosly alcohol related i assume

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2259.jpg

    black duck speculum

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2193.jpg

    greenhead payday!!

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/lateseason4.jpg

    yours truely

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2125.jpg

    whacken with college buddies…..running off <1hr sleep..lol

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_2051.jpg

    good thing my freinds are good shots…haha

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/100_0347.jpg

    the birth of a hunting GOD!….me…..(ppft..i wish! )

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_1933.jpg

    badda bing

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_1954.jpg

    halloween……no sleep this night either……..badda boom

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/IMG_1948.jpg

    mid october MANTITOBA redhead

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/RHL_rh1.jpg

    more Manitoba Canvasbacks

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/rhl_metubers.jpg

    OK……..sorry, i did NOT KNOW i just posted taht many pics….good gracious, thats not even half them..lol. oh well. hope u enjoyed!

    mudcatkid
    On water
    Posts: 663
    December 12, 2005 at 3:45 am #13157

    ok, a couple more randoms………….

    shooting the Delta Waterfowl canvasback in Manitoba

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/rhl_canshoot.jpg

    high tech camoflage i use

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/rhl_boney3.jpg

    hit a stump a little TOO hard

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/BrianSchmidt2/bentGD.jpg

    wish my lanyard looked like THIS

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/BrianSchmidt2/IMG_1531.jpg

    more banding

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/BrianSchmidt2/IMG_1534.jpg

    my 2 roomates

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/BrianSchmidt2/IMG_1517.jpg

    ever look at the contents inside a mallards gizzard? well there aint much! but i am just finishing up a research project that looked at gizzard content of mallards in 3 states and ages of ducks i harvested etc. pretty fun “class assigment”

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/gizzards.jpg

    PS…….i am almost POSITVE there are no bird repeats in those pics. we just have alot of freinds that like to come to our house if we provide a keg and a crockpots full of tastey migrators…lots of birds, but they ALL get eaten up fast. Went thru 3 big crockpots last night, and a keg in only a few hours LOL!

    mudcatkid
    On water
    Posts: 663
    December 12, 2005 at 3:45 am #403078

    ok, a couple more randoms………….

    shooting the Delta Waterfowl canvasback in Manitoba

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/rhl_canshoot.jpg

    high tech camoflage i use

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/rhl_boney3.jpg

    hit a stump a little TOO hard

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/BrianSchmidt2/bentGD.jpg

    wish my lanyard looked like THIS

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/BrianSchmidt2/IMG_1531.jpg

    more banding

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/BrianSchmidt2/IMG_1534.jpg

    my 2 roomates

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/BrianSchmidt2/IMG_1517.jpg

    ever look at the contents inside a mallards gizzard? well there aint much! but i am just finishing up a research project that looked at gizzard content of mallards in 3 states and ages of ducks i harvested etc. pretty fun “class assigment”

    http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/BrianSchmidt3/gizzards.jpg

    PS…….i am almost POSITVE there are no bird repeats in those pics. we just have alot of freinds that like to come to our house if we provide a keg and a crockpots full of tastey migrators…lots of birds, but they ALL get eaten up fast. Went thru 3 big crockpots last night, and a keg in only a few hours LOL!

    blacksportsman
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 156
    December 12, 2005 at 7:29 am #13161

    Nice pics, MudCatKid

    Looks like you and your buds had an awesome season!

    Thanks for sharing. I didn’t get out nearly as much as I had hoped to this season. Your pictures have got me day-dreaming already about next season

    blacksportsman
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 156
    December 12, 2005 at 7:29 am #403090

    Nice pics, MudCatKid

    Looks like you and your buds had an awesome season!

    Thanks for sharing. I didn’t get out nearly as much as I had hoped to this season. Your pictures have got me day-dreaming already about next season

    Jake
    Muddy Corn Field
    Posts: 2493
    December 12, 2005 at 2:52 pm #13168

    I gotta admit Brian, you had me rollin

    but what’s with all the GEESE??? I thought you were in it for the GREEN ?

    I particularly liked the high tech camo shot

    Jake
    Muddy Corn Field
    Posts: 2493
    December 12, 2005 at 2:52 pm #403123

    I gotta admit Brian, you had me rollin

    but what’s with all the GEESE??? I thought you were in it for the GREEN ?

    I particularly liked the high tech camo shot

    kris_brantner
    My river
    Posts: 1678
    December 12, 2005 at 3:09 pm #13169

    im curious, of out all the gizzards you took apart, admist the sand, how many had steel shot inside??? great pictures too!!! i am also going to school for vid produc next fall.

    kris_brantner
    My river
    Posts: 1678
    December 12, 2005 at 3:09 pm #403126

    im curious, of out all the gizzards you took apart, admist the sand, how many had steel shot inside??? great pictures too!!! i am also going to school for vid produc next fall.

    mudcatkid
    On water
    Posts: 663
    December 12, 2005 at 4:15 pm #13174

    jake……ya…… my season was lacking in the GREEN deptartment…. . We shot alot of mallards, but i have had better years. the last 2 weeks fo the season is when we started to really see them around. The geese were everywhere tho…from start to finish!!!!! we couldnt pass up a good goose shoot, and ended up hunting feilds over half the time. It was a phenominal season in every aspect!!! i had the most fun ever, hunting with all my close buddies and my college buddies are all leaveing, so we made sure to have a good time!

    fmp………no steel shot in any, or lead for that matter.

    mudcatkid
    On water
    Posts: 663
    December 12, 2005 at 4:15 pm #403151

    jake……ya…… my season was lacking in the GREEN deptartment…. . We shot alot of mallards, but i have had better years. the last 2 weeks fo the season is when we started to really see them around. The geese were everywhere tho…from start to finish!!!!! we couldnt pass up a good goose shoot, and ended up hunting feilds over half the time. It was a phenominal season in every aspect!!! i had the most fun ever, hunting with all my close buddies and my college buddies are all leaveing, so we made sure to have a good time!

    fmp………no steel shot in any, or lead for that matter.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    December 12, 2005 at 5:19 pm #13177

    Very nice pict’s mudcat!

    Looks like you had an awesome year!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    December 12, 2005 at 5:19 pm #403161

    Very nice pict’s mudcat!

    Looks like you had an awesome year!

    690reece
    Hutchinson,Minnesota
    Posts: 351
    December 12, 2005 at 6:03 pm #13179

    Great pics MudCatKid Please post more if you got’em. I didn’t get to hunt near as much as I would like(wife, kid, job, etc.). I went to college in Aberdeen, SD, and I had a tough time making it to morning class being 27 miles from Sand Lake Refuge I rescheduled most my classes to the afternoon! It is awesome to see the next generation of waterfowlers are just as crazy as we were. Thanks, 690reece

    690reece
    Hutchinson,Minnesota
    Posts: 351
    December 12, 2005 at 6:03 pm #403170

    Great pics MudCatKid Please post more if you got’em. I didn’t get to hunt near as much as I would like(wife, kid, job, etc.). I went to college in Aberdeen, SD, and I had a tough time making it to morning class being 27 miles from Sand Lake Refuge I rescheduled most my classes to the afternoon! It is awesome to see the next generation of waterfowlers are just as crazy as we were. Thanks, 690reece

    mossboss
    La Crescent, MN
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    December 12, 2005 at 9:42 pm #13184

    Nice pics MudKat, very swwet.

    mossboss
    La Crescent, MN
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    December 12, 2005 at 9:42 pm #403232

    Nice pics MudKat, very swwet.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
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    December 12, 2005 at 9:58 pm #13185

    Quote:

    I particularly liked the high tech camo shot

    I’m with Jake. The camo photo is a classic!!

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    December 12, 2005 at 9:58 pm #403240

    Quote:

    I particularly liked the high tech camo shot

    I’m with Jake. The camo photo is a classic!!

    ducksmuggler
    Red Wing, MN
    Posts: 155
    December 24, 2005 at 6:20 pm #13466

    and the best part of all that is Me and Dad got bands in Manitoba and you NOTHING

    and I didn’t even have to shoot my’

    ducksmuggler
    Red Wing, MN
    Posts: 155
    December 24, 2005 at 6:20 pm #406514

    and the best part of all that is Me and Dad got bands in Manitoba and you NOTHING

    and I didn’t even have to shoot my’

    jerad
    Otranto, IA/Hager City, WI
    Posts: 616
    December 29, 2005 at 11:26 pm #13531

    Schmidthead,
    let me know when you have your break this year so we can get together for a snow goose hunt, i got the hook-ups and 300 snow decoys of my own
    Jerad

    jerad
    Otranto, IA/Hager City, WI
    Posts: 616
    December 29, 2005 at 11:26 pm #407563

    Schmidthead,
    let me know when you have your break this year so we can get together for a snow goose hunt, i got the hook-ups and 300 snow decoys of my own
    Jerad

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