The phantom Traveling Diver does exist...
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Dave Speer
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oh, YEAH!!!
Couple of great looking Viszlas too!
Couple of great looking Viszlas too!
Ian McCarthy
Member
Looks like your showing her a good time.
Jon Yenulonis
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I'll offer an answer on the canoe- a well experienced one!
Jon
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Brandon Yuchasz
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[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Louise, Is doing just fine and we are treating her like one of the guys. She enjoyed ridding around on the top of the tub. I am out in ND with the wife and kids for the week as we are having a great time. Today the diver rig went out and stooled lots of buffies but none were harmed in the filming or shooting of the trip. Was just me today the kids slept in and my wife stayed back with them so I let the morning drag on and enjoyed the crazy winds and watching the birds fly. That canoe is a 19 foot crestliner and it is well used. Every year I say I am going to fix her up and paint her with some FME and then season gets here and I start hunting again. If anyone comes across one of these "yback" crestliners but it. They are built like tanks not to heavy and with a little 1.5 johnson on it you can get just about anywhere. Plus they hold a ton of weight.
Dave... Im going to let the insult to my dogs slide!
Tomorrow is going to be a lot less windy. The whole family is going out for the shoot and its a mixed bag over divers and puddlers. I will try and get more pictures to post.
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Dave... Im going to let the insult to my dogs slide!
Tomorrow is going to be a lot less windy. The whole family is going out for the shoot and its a mixed bag over divers and puddlers. I will try and get more pictures to post.
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Dave Speer
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haha just yanking your chain. I do like Viszlas too but they don't have that cool mohawk!
Jeff Reardon
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Louise has arrived in Maine, and will be here until our South Zone reopens on November 3. Brandon must have treated her well. She looks even better in person than the photos.
Her timing could be better--I'm down with the flu, scheduled to work all weekend, and this week's weather feels more like what Dani ought to have this time of year. We hit mid 70's Tuesday.
However, we'll get her out in the North Zone a couple of times, and at least one South Zone hunt before she heads down the coast. I hear we expect colder next week, which can't hurt.
If any Maine members would like to join me for a hunt--especially if you have a good early season diver spot--let me know.
I've got a couple of ringneck spots in mind, but both are hit or miss. If we can't find any, we'll let her float with some puddle ducks to add some class to the spread!
Her timing could be better--I'm down with the flu, scheduled to work all weekend, and this week's weather feels more like what Dani ought to have this time of year. We hit mid 70's Tuesday.
However, we'll get her out in the North Zone a couple of times, and at least one South Zone hunt before she heads down the coast. I hear we expect colder next week, which can't hurt.
If any Maine members would like to join me for a hunt--especially if you have a good early season diver spot--let me know.
I've got a couple of ringneck spots in mind, but both are hit or miss. If we can't find any, we'll let her float with some puddle ducks to add some class to the spread!
Jeff Reardon
Well-known member
Well, Louise has finally gotten her feet wet in Maine. I've pretty much been sick in bed since she arrived almost 2 weeks ago. It's been nothing serious, but a cough, congestion, fever off and on, and it just wouldn't quit. Every time I thought I had it licked it would give me another hard kick.
Anyway, I finally felt better this afternoon, so I took Louise out for a short jaunt at my across the street duck spot. This is a completely undeveloped pond, surrounded by land owned by two land trusts, with guaranteed public access forever. It's about a half mile walk in, which cuts down on the crowd considerably.
It was almost ducky when I headed down the trail--spitting rain, a little breeze. Louise seemed happy to be out of her box, but a little miffed at being forced to spend the afternoon with a bunch of plastic decoys. (Sorry, I don't haul a rig of cork decoys a half mile . . . .)
To make her feel better, we gave her her own seat in the boat.
View attachment Louise 1.jpeg
As you can see, what little breeze there was when I left the truck was long gone--never to return.
As we launched the canoe I put up a group of about 20 ring necks, and then a couple of pairs of mallards as we paddled over to the blind. Sometimes those birds will come right back within 20 minutes or so, but it was not to be today.
Louise remained a little haughty, but she finally agreed to share space with her plastic cousins. She may have been a little shy, what with being the only female diver in the bunch.
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She settled in for the afternoon after a while.
View attachment Louise 3.jpeg
Unfortunately, no ducks were harmed in the making of this film. The only ducks I saw all afternoon were a pair of mallards. They came in just as I had my last coughing fit. At first I think they were attracted by my wheezing, which probably sounds better than when I try to call, but my upper body jerking around flared them pretty well. Louise was not impressed with my skills.
Anyway, I'm feeling much better now, and we'll give it another shot in the morning and again on Saturday. Monday morning our south zone reopens, and I have a couple of better prospects to show Louise before she heads south. One of them has hosted a big flock of scaup recently, so she may enjoy the company a little better over there.
View attachment Louise 2.jpeg
Anyway, I finally felt better this afternoon, so I took Louise out for a short jaunt at my across the street duck spot. This is a completely undeveloped pond, surrounded by land owned by two land trusts, with guaranteed public access forever. It's about a half mile walk in, which cuts down on the crowd considerably.
It was almost ducky when I headed down the trail--spitting rain, a little breeze. Louise seemed happy to be out of her box, but a little miffed at being forced to spend the afternoon with a bunch of plastic decoys. (Sorry, I don't haul a rig of cork decoys a half mile . . . .)
To make her feel better, we gave her her own seat in the boat.
View attachment Louise 1.jpeg
As you can see, what little breeze there was when I left the truck was long gone--never to return.
As we launched the canoe I put up a group of about 20 ring necks, and then a couple of pairs of mallards as we paddled over to the blind. Sometimes those birds will come right back within 20 minutes or so, but it was not to be today.
Louise remained a little haughty, but she finally agreed to share space with her plastic cousins. She may have been a little shy, what with being the only female diver in the bunch.
View attachment Louise 2.jpeg
She settled in for the afternoon after a while.
View attachment Louise 3.jpeg
Unfortunately, no ducks were harmed in the making of this film. The only ducks I saw all afternoon were a pair of mallards. They came in just as I had my last coughing fit. At first I think they were attracted by my wheezing, which probably sounds better than when I try to call, but my upper body jerking around flared them pretty well. Louise was not impressed with my skills.
Anyway, I'm feeling much better now, and we'll give it another shot in the morning and again on Saturday. Monday morning our south zone reopens, and I have a couple of better prospects to show Louise before she heads south. One of them has hosted a big flock of scaup recently, so she may enjoy the company a little better over there.
View attachment Louise 2.jpeg
Jeff Reardon
Well-known member
Louise has left Maine and is due in Connecticut tomorrow. Her stay here was busy--but not very productive. We got her out for 5 hunts, but she was here during the lull between our productive early season hunting and the arrival of the big numbers of migrators.
We did show her some Maine water and Maine scenery.
Tom Modin did a fine job with her, and she is certainly not to blame for our poor success.
Here she is in the canoe riding home from an unproductive hunt with a pile of Maine cork.
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And here taking in the last of the our fall color at sun up.
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We did show her some Maine water and Maine scenery.
Tom Modin did a fine job with her, and she is certainly not to blame for our poor success.
Here she is in the canoe riding home from an unproductive hunt with a pile of Maine cork.
View attachment canoeweb3.jpg
And here taking in the last of the our fall color at sun up.
View attachment Louise-diversweb.jpg
Ian McCarthy
Member
Well Louise showed up today, but it looks like she got in a fight with the UPS man. A peice of the lover bill broke, looks like it should be an easy fix though.
I think some West Systems epoxy and a small clamp for a while should fix it up. Any suggestions would be good.
I think some West Systems epoxy and a small clamp for a while should fix it up. Any suggestions would be good.
Brandon Yuchasz
Well-known member
Dang that's some damage. Glad it didn't happen on my watch. I think some west systems would be a perfect choice for fixing here. Must of been a heck of a fight because I didn't baby her at all when I had her she rode around in the tub with the rest of the bills.