I know how you feel. I am sore the day after a hunt occasionally ! I'm not old, but definitely not a youngster!
I started to cheat a year ago in the cold, and always this year. I use a Mr. Heater. It's becoming a good friend, lol
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I love the hydro jack plate. On my last trip, I discover a new trick. Simple concept just never thought of it. Before my jack plate, I would always tilt up the motor to run in shallow water like everyone else does. Since using the jack plate I only raised the motor up with the jack...
Eric, I have never seen this. The pellets I find in my birds are mostly whole and round, or broken up from hitting bones.
I definitely see the improvement from Bismuth from steel. Even a poor shot will frequently bring down the bird. I personally feel the Boss is way better that steel...
I agree with Nick. I also shoot Carlson Cremator chokes. I've been shooting them from about when they came out. Soon after switching to Boss, I started exclusively shooting their LR (long range) Creamator choke. In the past with steel I used CR or MR. ( close range or medium range).
I did...
I'm a 4 stroke fan now too. My 20hp Suzuki electric start on my invader 13 is a dream. In fact I just bought a brand new 6hp Suzuki for my 14' aluminum.
Jay, glad to see you are getting some ducks. It's been slow for me in the marshes of CT too. I thank God for Canada geese, they seem to like...
I'm looking forward to the posts and pictures of the work done by Steve. I recognize the 1st picture from Facebook! I'm glad it was too far away for me to consider.