Son’s first duck/ Proud Dad

  • lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    February 9, 2008 at 12:49 am #653422

    Quote:

    I hear you Lenny. I haven’t got the travel routes down by any means; but I got a pretty good idea why that 12 lb monster recently caught was through the ice and not up at the dam. Not to say there couldn’t be any 12 lb girls up at the dam right now; but I bet there is a heck of a lot more down in Pepin right now. And in a month or so……..

    dd

    Most of the big girls caught on the lake don’t get talked about too much if you know what I mean.

    spd800
    NW Metro
    Posts: 238
    October 20, 2009 at 5:20 pm #213199

    Took my two son’s 9 & 6 to ND last Wed-Sun to do a little duck hunting and to visit their grandma. The cold and snowy weather they were having pushed alot of birds down and we had a great time.

    Wed – got to the farm about 2:00, did a little pass shooting on a bigger lake for a couple of hours ended up with a mixed bag.

    Thurs. – Mainly scouted because it was my first trip out this year. Found a bunch of mallards feeding in a pea field and then jumping into one of the few sloughs that weren’t frozen for a drink. Snuck down to the water to try and get my 9 year old a shot, two missed shots and we pulled out so we could hunt it the next morning.

    Friday – Set up in the dark on the same water the mallards were feeding in the day before……….limited in about an hour, 15 mallards, a nice bull Can and Widgeon, and a decent Pintail.
    Got back to the farm and the 9 year old(Sam) saw what he had missed that morning, it was game on.

    My brother had noticed a flock of ducks at the end of the drive way that he thought were sneakable so my son and I snuck down as far as we could. When we stood up he took a shot and missed, I put another shell in his gun as fast has I could and told him to shoot again….BOOM the little 20 gauge went off again, when the “smoke” cleared there was a duck laying on it’s back in the water . He looked at me with the biggest grin I’ve seen out of him and the high fives, knuckles and hugs started. I think he’s hooked.

    Sat. – Took it easy in the morning until Sam couldn’t take it anymore he wanted to shoot more ducks so we went out to a slough we had scouted a fews days prior that was full of ducks and geese for an afternoon hunt. We ended up with a mixed bag again that day and Sam shot a couple of Ruddy duck to top of the trip.

    I forgot my camera in the truck on Saturday so I don’t have pictures from that shoot but I will add them when I get them from my neighbor.

    My 6 year old Ben is wondering when he gets to shoot his first duck………I can’t wait.









    Craig Matter
    Hager City,Wi
    Posts: 556
    October 20, 2009 at 5:27 pm #64001

    Looks like they had a blast!! Congrats!!
    Whatsa

    Bob Bowman
    MN
    Posts: 3548
    October 20, 2009 at 5:30 pm #64002

    AWESOME

    Congrats Sam, the last two photos are fantastic.
    Nice work Steve, I can’t wait to talk with the boys about the trip, well and you too

    mpearson
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 4338
    October 20, 2009 at 5:33 pm #64004

    Looks like fun was had by all! Congrats on a great hunt.

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    October 20, 2009 at 5:34 pm #64006

    Awesome post and pics Steve! Congrats on the boys first duck and the rest of your crew on a great hunt! Man, it don’t get any better then Hunting ND and in the snow! I miss it!

    This one is the best & sums up the weekend.

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    October 20, 2009 at 6:10 pm #64021

    First off, heck of a post!
    Getting the boys in on the action is something you will never forget. My boy just dropped his first duck a few weeks ago, now it’s go time.

    Secondly, I am extremely jealous. The amount and types of ducks in the Dakotas are incredible. For weeks we have seen nothing but woodies and teal on the river. I would really like to take a Dakotas waterfowl hunt someday.

    Again, great post and those pics are some of the best

    Brad Juaire
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 6101
    October 20, 2009 at 7:23 pm #64039

    What a great post and awesome pictures spd800!

    That last picture of you and your son is priceless!

    What a great memory for the two of you. I have feeling that this hunt will be shared for years at future family gatherings.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22538
    October 21, 2009 at 12:55 am #64094

    Looks like a great time Going “back home” and sharing it with your sons does it get any better ??? I don’t think so

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    October 21, 2009 at 12:58 am #64095

    Nice write up and great pics looks like a mid-decmember hunt

    Hey even us older guys need a nap after the hunt

    spd800
    NW Metro
    Posts: 238
    October 21, 2009 at 1:33 am #64101

    Quote:

    AWESOME

    Congrats Sam, the last two photos are fantastic.
    Nice work Steve, I can’t wait to talk with the boys about the trip , well and you too

    Bob, that shouldn’t be a problem, Sam is telling everyone.

    spd800
    NW Metro
    Posts: 238
    October 21, 2009 at 1:35 am #64103

    Thanks for all of the positive feedback, I know I’ll never forget the trip.

    jason_ramthun
    Byron MN
    Posts: 3376
    October 21, 2009 at 11:35 am #64133

    Nice job and congrats to all

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