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Happy New Year to you, William. Allan

Hey David, just so you know, the first six years I hunted in New Mexico was all on BLM land. When I started to duck hunt here I found out that there were just about 5K duck hunters in the state. Most of the guys who hunt ducks do it only IF they are not hunting doves, quail, coyotes, deer...

Ed, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I am hoping that she has left you with many memories of retrieving ducks for you. Best of luck finding that new pup that you want. Let us know when you bring it home. Allan

2021---without a doubt it has to be one of the worst years so far for my duck hunting season. So, I began looking at some of my pictures and found some that I hope maybe that you would enjoy, also. The day that I took these pictures happened to be December 24, 2017. I drove 12 miles south...

Good morning, Brad. Good to hear from you. The San Antonio Crane is the spot where we had our lunch that day. Soyla continues to serve great food. As for the Gambel's quail, this past summer we had lots of humidity for a high desert region and there was a high degree of success hatching...

Todd, when you had the Nikon, that was a great camera. I have no idea as to the f. stops of your 18-135mm lens but to get rid of the darkness it requires you to buy a deep pocket lens like an F2.8 lens. That is on my wish list for my Canon. The one I want would be the 70-200 L 2.8 with an...

Carl, that is the stuff that people buy at Christmas time to hang under the doorway. Thanks for the input on the quail. It all makes sense to me. I remember when the farmers in Minnesota put a bar on the front wheel system that would flush a hen pheasant from her nest in a field of clover...

Todd, I sure remember the stories that included Kaden. You two use to do a lot of walking and hunting together. Have you begun the process of cropping your pictures once you have downloaded or maybe it is called uploading your pictures onto your computer? With that dandy shot of the divers...

Charles, you have a very good memory. The culprit was Chili, my duck hunting partner for 12 years. It was either a burrito or a green chile hamburger. It was a riot to watch her because when we got home she leaped out of the truck and made a bee line for our pond that we have by Bev's art...

Ed, have the Fish and Wildlife folks in Illinois ever brought in some quail to try and get them established again? Sorry to hear that. They really are a magnificent bird. Speaking of birds, yesterday when I took Belize and Coal with me as we began looking for ducks in the low flow ditches...

Good morning, Dave, I am happy that you are suffering from a mouth-watering image of what a breakfast quail would taste like. Now would you do this? That vivid memory has been my downfall for years now. We have a small restaurant just 5 miles south of our home in the village of San...

You know,Dani, Bev and I will sit in our swing when the weather gets nice and that is about the same time that the quail will begin bringing their little puff balls to our place. They learn where to go while at our two ponds so that they can get a drink. Then they will also be shown where we...

Charles, I have never hunted quail. I raise pigeons and since moving to New Mexico, I have never shot doves either. After saying that I think the reason is that I like duck hunting so much. My wife put up with me when I hunted ducks 89 days about 12 to 15 years ago. I know that I am a lucky...

You are welcome, Joe. Glad you liked them. Allan

Question for you, Dani, on the last picture that you just added. I see a hill with all kinds of plants and trees growing. If that happened here in the high desert area of New Mexico I could say that a hill that I might be looking at was started by one plant, that being a Mesquite bush/tree...

When I get into the Mule and open the garage door, within seconds of being outside, our dogs know that soon they will be eating. Yes, they start barking and that is like an alarm clock that just began ringing as loudly as it could. As I am driving my Mule towards the dog kennel, I see quail...

Thanks for the wonderful pictures, Dani. It is fun to be able to see one of your dogs in action, like Belle. What a beautiful girl. Continued success during this season. Allan

Greg, I sure enjoyed reading what you had to say. In particular, I zeroed in on the last paragraph. I looked at it and boiled it down to the life I have led for the past 80+ years and then began thinking of the things I still want to do. The first one was "I wonder when I will shoot my first...

Thank you, Bob. A very Merry Christmas to everyone. Benjamin, I have to agree with that. I have hunted the ranch 10 times since the water came on December 4th and have seen one pair of mallards. Chip is trying his hardest to hang in there. I try to make sure that Chip has fun prior to us...

That is a beautiful whitetail buck. I know how proud you must be. Thanks so much for posting that picture, Ed. That shoulder mount pose is a favorite of mine and who ever did the taxidermy work really did a fine job. Allan