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Nodak resident opener: Two short of a three-man duck limit, six bonus honkers and two awesome German wirehaired pointers that made some stellar blinds and looooong marks. Couldn't ask for more!

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Sunday morning: Two-man limit by 9 a.m. The best part was my eldest pooch got to show his young one-year-old padawan the ropes, and what three years of training/hunting experience and a title will do for finding downed birds. Great, great day.

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Nice work Tyler! Got to intro my lab 17 month old lab to duck hunting. Didn't get the same action you did, but by the 2nd bird things started to click. Out to ND next wknd for non-res opener! Can't wait!

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The limit took more time than usual this opener as I took drakes only on the Woodies. The mallards were absent where I was this year. Can't wait to see the greenheads show up as Woodies taste great but don't work to the call like Mr. Mallard. full-40472-37133-openerducks2013.jpg

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ND resident opener (sat. morning). It's nice going to school up here!

8 Man limit of ducks and 6 bonus geese. Mixed bag of gadwalls, mallards, and woodies.

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Had a great first ever Duck Camp with a crew from southern MN this past weekend. Saturday was a very wet but successful day. Ended with 48 ducks by 11:00 a.m. and then went back to my place and cooked over half of them up via Ted's crock pot and grill recipes. Final tally for the day was 19 Mallards, 5 Woodducks and 24 Blue Wing Teal (2 teal were found in a canoe after the picture). Already getting excited for next year.

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Little late but this was our opener. nice 6 man limit out in buffalo mn.

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Last sat 4 man limit, lost two though.

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...Already getting excited for next year.

Season is just getting going. Don't forget about the rest of this year!

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WOW! Looks like everyone is having a great year! I missed opening morning due to moving but this is from opening sun. 3 mallards, 3 redheads, 2 woodies, 1 teal and a goose, with 3 others lost in the cattails. Great morning!

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Getting the new shack ready for deer season and getting the main floor of my house put back together for mama before Nov. 9th. Rewiring, plumbing, new kitchen, 2 bathrooms and a laundry room are consuming a lot of my time. If I get out one more time before deer season I'll be happy. Good luck to everyone else for the rest of the season.

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My 10 minute limit from yesterday with my first drake gad. Wasn't sure what it was when I pulled the trigger!

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And a beautiful drake I found today. I shot it yesterday & thought I lost it, but found it today when we went back today!

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Took the kids out for their first ride along hunt last Friday afternoon. They had fun shooting the Red Ryder at some of the decoys. Nothing flying but this canvasback came along the shoreline and could not fly so I finished it off and the kids loved it. They loved eating him as much as the hunt. Maybe next time something will fly in rather than swimming in.

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    • gimruis
      I hunt in the rifle zone so I don't have a need to use a shotgun to hunt deer, but I would be looking at this if there was ever a need to.   There could be state legislation introduced next summer that eliminates the shotgun zone completely.  It has bipartisan support.  Wisconsin removed theirs years ago and MN is usually later to follow.  They've tried to pass it more than once and it came up just short both times.  Probably just a matter of time.
    • Wanderer
      Oh, h e l l no! 
    • leech~~
      Screw that, here's whatch need!  😆   Power-Shok Rifled Slug 10 Gauge 766 Grain Grain Weight: 766 Shotshell Length: 3-1/2in / 89mm Muzzle Velocity: 1280
    • Wanderer
      20 ga has become a real popular deer round in the last 5 or so years.  The rifled barrels are zinging those sabot slugs with rifle like accuracy out to 100 yards easily.  Some go so far as dialing in for a 200 yard shot but really, by 150 they’re falling off pretty low.   I have a single shot Ultraslug in 20 ga that shoots really well at 100 yards.  Most everyone I know that has bought a slug gun lately has gotten the Savage 220 in 20ga.  Problem can be finding the shells you want.
    • leech~~
      My son always bugs me about getting a nice light over-under 20ga for grouse hunting.  I say Heck no, I'm getting a 3 1/2" 10ga so I can put as much lead in the air that I can!!     So, I'm keeping my 12ga.  
    • 11-87
      That’s almost exactly what I was thinking.  Have slug barrels for both   One for turkey and one for deer.      I have a 20ga mosseberg as well. (Combo came with the scope but never used.   I always liked the 12 better
    • leech~~
      Wanderer is right on the money and covered it well.  I was wondering too if you had a slug barrel for one of your guns?  If so you could make that your slug gun with a scope, and the other your turkey gun with the Red dot.  As you can afford it. 
    • Wanderer
      Kinda depends on if you want magnification or quick target acquisition.   More magnification options and better accuracy with a scope.  You get what you pay for too so get comfortable with a budget for one.  Tasco and Bushnell work but I find they lose their zero easier, have low contrast and don’t gather light well in low light conditions.  That said, I’m still using one I haven’t replaced yet.  Vortex has been the hot brand for the past several years for bang for the buck.  Good products.  Nothing beats Swarovski though.  Huge dough for those.  Burris is another decent option.   There are some specific models for shotgun/slug hunting in the economy brands and bullet drop compensation (BDC) reticles.  Based on experience I’d recommend not falling for that marketing ploy.   Red dots are usually lower magnification and easier to get on target.  Reasonably accurate but don’t do well with definition, like searching the brush for your target.  I put a HAWKE red dot on a .22 for squirrels and it’s been good.  For turkey, that’s probably the route I’d go.     If your slug shots are normally not too far and too brushy, I’d think a red dot could work there too if you’re only buying 1 scope.  You’ll be better off dimming the reticle to the lowest setting you can easily use to not over shine the target and get a finer aim point.   If you don’t have a slug barrel, you might appreciate one of those.  I had a browning with a smoothbore slug barrel that shot Brenneke 2-3/4 inch well.  The 11-87 would well fitted with a cantelever rifled barrel. 
    • 11-87
      Looking for recommendations on scope or red dot    I basically hunt turkey and whitetail, live in southern MN. So it’s all deer/ shotgun    looking to add a scope/ red dot as my eyes don’t work like they used to to with the open sights.    my gun options are 11/87 12. Browning BPS 12    not looking for the most expensive or the cheapest    pros and cons of one over the other
    • SkunkedAgain
      That's good news. I haven't seen any ice in Black Bay yet, but it looks like the small bays should start to freeze up this weekend. Hopefully we make some ice next week.   Below is the forecast for Cook. We should have temps mostly below zero . The bottom section below shows that it should not be windy, and no snow is predicted. All good signs for making ice.  
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