What is in your bag? January 2021

Shot my first ever redhead the other day puddle duck hunting. You could say I was pretty stoked.

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Craig,

That's a fine Applehead ya got there.

They can show up from small farm ponds, to big water. Ya never know.

The first good one is always a thrill, and usually goes to the taxidermist.

Congratulations.


VP
 
John Finch said:
It's fascinating that you can shoot a Black Duck and an Eider in the same hunt. Very cool.
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Hi John,

There are a couple areas that I hunt where, especially in January, the black ducks start coming to the coast. And by that I mean, they are out to the coastal islands and along the seaweed covered shorelines. They are always a nice bonus.
 
Craig F said:
Shot my first ever redhead the other day puddle duck hunting. You could say I was pretty stoked.

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Congratulations Craig. Beautiful specimen.

The stampede of green wings and black ducks continues.

Along with some surprise visitors but I don't often get a chance to bag. My diver rig is a mix Of New and old wood and corks some dating back to the 1940s

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Thanks everyone, was a nice surprise decoying in to the black duck rig...

Was down your way recently sampling some of that teal action myself Jode. This fellow came in at mach 10 but was no match for the 20 gauge.

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Saturday was our last day for coastal (non-sea ducks) ducks. Nice snowy day with a good number of birds flying. Had a nice spread as well. Mr. Reardon did yeoman's work chasing decoys and retrieving. There is are two Alan Eastman birds and one of Chris Finch's birds pictured along with a block carved by my friend Jon Detwiler.
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Will, it is not a juvenile bird, as indicated by the lack of a "V" notch in the tips of the tail feathers, so I would lean toward an adult that has just not progresses to full breeding plumage.
 
[size 4] Weather continues to hold, so the Scooter and I keep getting out. Water levels WAY up this week after heavy rain the past weekend, and it seems all the debris washing into the sloughs is making the birds skittish. Nevertheless, we keep managing to scratch out a few mallards.


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Watching a flock of turkeys coming down from the woods on the hillside behind us provided entertainment on yesterdays hunt:



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