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That's what I'm wondering if it's an age thing. Definitely a large bodied, healthy bird. A lot of times you'll get the more immature gaddies that definitely aren't as pronounced with the wing patches, head shape, pure black bill, etc. and they seem to be smaller. I haven't shot a lot of...

Thanks for the replies, I wanted to get some feedback from those of you like Eric and Carl who I know shoot a lot of gaddies. Confirmed my suspicions that it was something unique.

I've shot a fair amount of gadwall over the years, but this particular drake from the other day stood out a bit. It has a very distinct black ring on its neck. Some googling showed that it seems to be a semi-uncommon color variation. I can't seem to remember shooting one similar in the past...

I've been shooting 20 gauge Boss #4s through my Benelli M2 20 for going on three and a half seasons now. I'm probably doing it wrong based on what you read on the internet but I shoot improved cylinder. Looking at my log book I've killed just over 550 ducks and geese with that combo. In my...

All the cool boats, black ducks, less decoys, except this season we could use some colder weather!

I don't have the boat any longer, I sold it a long time ago. I think in the last year or so Dave had reacquired it and touched it up and sold it. I debated if I wanted to buy it back, but I have too many boats! Poles and nets work great, but for my style of hunting I like to be able to drop...

Here's one picture I found, you can see how sturdy the canvas was:

It uses curved aluminum tubing with bimini hardware. I'll have to see if I have any old pictures of that blind setup as that's my boat in the pictures. There was no easy way to drop the canvas, which made picking up decoys a bit difficult, but otherwise that rig was great. It was a modified...

I can't tell you the last time I shot a merg of any kind as I am a bit of a puddle duck snob. However I have been using the snack stick and sausage method for the majority of my birds for the last few seasons and it is a huge hit. Sacrilege to use puddle ducks in the grinder for sure, but our...

Looks like an awesome trip. See you on the coast this year!

Excellent work as always Steve. I really like that azek chock idea for the flapper boards.

As someone who still considers themselves to be young (late 30s) but in reality not that young... and have been going since I was eight years old I realized a few years ago that everything I took for granted is a very steep learning curve for those who have not had the mentorship that I have. I...

I leave the pricing and options for those talking to Dave, I wasn't privy to all the details as it isn't my rig. I just wish I had more hunting footage to splice in but I can't give all the secrets away ;-)

Finally got around to editing a walk through of the Estuary II for those that are interested. https://youtu.be/j-OW4TLvajQ

Wow what a shock, always loved Al's posts, stories and pictures over the years. He will be greatly missed.