Recent content by Michael McCord1

Congrats! If I didn’t have kids in sports I would’ve considered it with mine but I probably hunt upland too much to ribbon very high. I have learned to trust the way he hunts and his style is not conducive to running big, straight, blinds or precision handling.

Great to see you back after it Bob. Prayers for continued recovery.

Wow… 5 days in and still no workbench thread? Guess I’ll kick it off. I finally got my hen stripped down and repainted. Moving on to the 2nd decoy I ever made now. The neck broke a while back and the paint I was using back then blistered so it’ll get a pretty serious overhaul. I doweled it...

If everything isn’t already bought, I’d give hard consideration to a sheet of 0.125 aluminum

Given that the duck hunter is a “modern” design for ply construction, I wouldn’t hesitate to use PVC (or encapsulated wood) stringers to stiffen the floor. Another 1/2” of ply and all the associated epoxy and glass will add significant weight.

If your schedule allows, ride out the morning lull. 9-11 is probably the best window to call one in.

But wind often puts them in predictable locations (Lee side) and covers movement

I’d wager that 9/10 have no clue

I teach upright/ready carry as the primary. As the gun comes down it shouldn’t paint hunters or dogs unless it’s a low bird that we shouldn’t be swinging on anyways. We don’t shoot grounded birds for the same reason. Footwork is overlooked too- move the feet and body to the target before the...

This is why I despise most single shots as youth guns. In order to re-safety the gun, a kid with little coordination or hand strength has to decock the gun. A slip of the hammer and BOOM!

I took a buddy to the property I killed my bird 2 weeks ago. He must be bad juju because we heard nothing for the first morning this season. No way off gobbles, no hens, nothing. I usually hang in there until I’ve got to be somewhere but we covered 2.5 miles and hung it up at 8:30.