Ever Been In The Right Spot?

Al, Looks like those ducks were ready to land IN your coffee. I think your shots are top notch.
I sometimes will get a sunshine day to take some good shots of the dogs and sometimes ducks too, but this year has been a real soaker and the light conditions have been a challenge.

I'm fixing to give it a go tomorrow with Mike and the Red dog out on the big river, we'll see what we can put together.

You are a fortunate man to have 2 good dogs.
Lot of guys never have a dog that is worth a damn, or a bond that is tangible between them and their dog, and I think they are missing out on a lot of good things.

Keep the stories and photos coming. They are a real treat, and I sure appreciate them.

Hi Todd,
Your comments were greatly appreciated. As for the weather, almost every day that I hunt is known around here as being "severe clear". My dermatologist told me two weeks ago to NEVER forget to put on the sun block lotion, even now.
Good luck tomorrow to you, Mike, and red dog. Pepper (the wired one) and Chili are great company since neither moves during the hunt until there is a duck down. I give Chili all the credit for training "the wired one".
Al
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Al,

Great stories and photos. I love reading your post. I'm excited every time I see a new thread from you. If you ever put them together in a book, I'll be first in line to buy it. Keep them coming.
 
I love #3, the colors of those mallards really stands out.

By the way, could you send a few of those ducks up to Ed and I? I think they forget to stop......
 
'By the way, could you send a few of those ducks up to Ed and I? I think they forget to stop......'
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That and I think they jumped flyways as well! I was out at the river tonight and didn't see a bird!....;-(
 
Al,

Thanks for my new screen saver on my work computer! And the "young lady" along with her bigger cousins are why i live in Jersey! Well yah- that is a weak excuse! Cheers!
 
Al,
Absolutely stunning photography, as always, but I've noticed a disturbing trend.......there are no clouds, at all, in any of the background. Nothing but blue sky!! Just to show you that duck hunters in SW Michigan are of a generous nature, if you'll send us some of those ducks, we'll send you some clouds.
We have a wonderful assortment, and they're pretty much always in stock, so what do you say?
Dave
P.S. If this sounds like a deal, send the ducks "express" the season ends soon.
 
Al
What a great hunt I rearly enjoyed reading about it and looking a those great pictures you take, it is also good to hear that chilie is teaching pepper the right way, when chillie will no longer able to hunt because of her age, you will still have a top dog with pepper and she could,nt have a better mentor than chille.
Take care and God bless
Eddie and Amber
Its all about Building that Bond.

Ps. I wish I was 39 HeHeHe
 
Al,

Great stories and photos. I love reading your post. I'm excited every time I see a new thread from you. If you ever put them together in a book, I'll be first in line to buy it. Keep them coming.

Thanks so much, Kevin. I'm glad you enjoy reading the stories.
Al
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I love #3, the colors of those mallards really stands out.

By the way, could you send a few of those ducks up to Ed and I? I think they forget to stop......

Hi Mark,
Now how could some ducks forget to visit you two this fall? Here I thought you had plenty of ducks in your area. The best I can do is shagging them north when they begin their reverse migration in January.
Al
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I got a kick out of that answer. Just wanted you to know, Jason, that 48 hours later I was back at the same spot---same time---same weather conditions and only saw 9 ducks during the the 4 hours and 20 minutes that Chili, Pepper, and I sat there.
Al
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'By the way, could you send a few of those ducks up to Ed and I? I think they forget to stop......'
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That and I think they jumped flyways as well! I was out at the river tonight and didn't see a bird!....;-(

Ed, in 2003, when I shot 9 banded ducks, one of them came from Kramer, North Dakota. I happened to be reading the "Wildfowl" magazine and noticed on the page where they always had a picture of North America and took like 20 different banded ducks and geese to report where they had been banded and then harvested.
Well, there was a mallard drake taken by a hunter on Lake Erie. The band sequence number was the same as my hen mallard's band and they were banded on the very same day. I shot my bird one week later. Just think how some of those mallards flew to the Lake Erie area and some had come to southwest New Mexico. I thought that was very interesting.
Al
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Al,

Thanks for my new screen saver on my work computer! And the "young lady" along with her bigger cousins are why i live in Jersey! Well yah- that is a weak excuse! Cheers!

Randy, now you have made me inquisitive---which one did you decide to use? I really don't know how young the lady was but I do know she was about 4 feet long. That is not a weak excuse by any means. I still think about that incident and consider myself very fortunate. I know too many people down here who have all spent excessive amounts of time in the hospital---some losing a limb---and one losing his life from being bitten by western diamondback rattlesnakes.
Al
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Al,
Absolutely stunning photography, as always, but I've noticed a disturbing trend.......there are no clouds, at all, in any of the background. Nothing but blue sky!! Just to show you that duck hunters in SW Michigan are of a generous nature, if you'll send us some of those ducks, we'll send you some clouds.
We have a wonderful assortment, and they're pretty much always in stock, so what do you say?
Dave
P.S. If this sounds like a deal, send the ducks "express" the season ends soon.

Here I sit at the computer chuckling about your comment on clouds. That is another reason why I decided to move to the southwest, Dave. Being born and raised in Minnesota, then moving to Alaska, and finally to Wisconsin, I found myself looking at those gray clouds that "always" seemed to be hanging around from the time I woke up and until I went to bed on any given day. It wasn't until I began visiting my mother in Green Valley, AZ, that I started to see blue sky and feel so invigorated by it. So back in the early 90's is when I began, in earnest, to look for some land to purchase for a future home site. It all worked out and I do enjoy the 320+ days of blue sky that we get down here.
Now this is important, Dave. My best duck hunting days are always when the sky is a vivid blue. I normally don't do well when it is cloudy! See-----even the ducks like the blue skies!!! Sorry, but I will have to pass on your wonderful assortment of "in stock" clouds because that is why I moved out of the mid-west.
Al
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Al
What a great hunt I rearly enjoyed reading about it and looking a those great pictures you take, it is also good to hear that chilie is teaching pepper the right way, when chillie will no longer able to hunt because of her age, you will still have a top dog with pepper and she could,nt have a better mentor than chille.
Take care and God bless
Eddie and Amber
Its all about Building that Bond.

Ps. I wish I was 39 HeHeHe

Hey Eddie, I'll bet you feel and act like 39. You are doing just fine, young man! I sure am glad that you liked the story and enjoyed those pictures. As for Chili, you sure are right. She is beginning to slow down and that is why I am taking Pepper along on a regular basis now. It has worked out wonderfully. Chili has been a great teacher.
Al
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