Winter is here. Who’s hunting?
- Thread starter Carl
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A little trip to Ark to kickoff the Christmas Holidays.
William Reinicke
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That sucks. I hate seeing it and I hate not harvesting meat off my kill.
Wyatt Russo
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Yes although the salt marsh ducks of Long Island are not quite the most delicious table fare, I hate seeing them go to waste. The seagulls benefit I guess lol
William Reinicke
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Had a 30 degree warm up overnight and no wind. Took what I could get. Not a hen shooter, but the more I stare at my hen decoys, the more I realize they need so much more work. Went ahead and pulled the trigger on one this morning. She was a nasally old hen. She’ll eat, but I still felt guilty pulling the trigger on her. Haven’t seen a pin in over a month, so this was a pleasant surprise. Likely headed to the taxi with a woodduck this off season.
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William Reinicke
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Been mentoring a young man a couple years. His family owns a good amount of farming property but they had some mallard and wigeon using a small pothole. Hes in college now and back home for winter break but the youngest is catching the bug and a helluva shot. Dad still not overly comfortable with him going without him. So dad tagged along as well. Was quite an enjoyable evening hunt. A few short of limits but that’s ok. I absolutely love watching the next generation getting sick with the disease of waterfowl.
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Good Job Bill always nice to see a hunter taka youngster out and show him there is much more to it than sitting around on a computer or cell phone. GOOD FOR YOU! and thank You sir
William Reinicke
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These kiddos are living right. In a lot of ways, I am envious of how they are growing up and wish I was raised the way they are being raised. I had already been hunting these farms for a few years, and then when the oldest asked if he could tag along. It wasnt even a hesitation. We started showing him the ropes around 16 years of age. Hes caught on real quick, and now hes teaching what he knows to his youngest brother. His brother called Friday night and asked if I would come hunt with them on sunday instead of going elsewhere and hunting by myself. He said he wanted to see good dog work. Mind you.... hes still quite a young man. I think only a year or two into middle school, so I most certainly couldnt say no. I couldnt promise good dog work, as my little goober is still learning herself, but I made sure to save my sunday for the boys. i didnt have high hopes, i figured a few mallard and to root on a young mans shooting. No, I was pleasantly surprised on the action we had in that little hole and I was even more surprised how good the young man shot. Still just shooting a 20" 20ga pump, but he put the screws to some birds. Of course he loved the dog work and I even let him send her on a few retrieves and let him heel her to his side and send her on a blind back. He grinned ear to ear, and i bet I will have another teenager tagging along in the very near future.