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2 hours ago, Kettle said:

His guide business harvests less than 1,000 teal a year. The state of Louisiana harvests over 150,000 teal a year and over 2 million ducks total. If that makes sense. 

Thanks for clearing up your statement.  So what is the daily limit down there?  

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  • 7 months later...

Got some snows and ross geese to actually decoy today which for me is rare they actually get within 40 yards. 2 hours to set the spread up and brush the blind only to have someone set up 400 yards down wind 30 mins before shooting who didn't have permission. If not for them would have been a lot better 

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I thought you only ran into A-holes like that in ND?  Maybe they moved north too.

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Yesterday morning hunt. Headed home for 3 weeks then coming back

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1 hour ago, Kettle said:

Yesterday morning hunt. Headed home for 3 weeks then coming back

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Your real name isn't Riley, is it?  🤔 😃

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15 hours ago, leech~~ said:

Your real name isn't Riley, is it?  🤔 😃

It isn't Riley 

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10 hours ago, Kettle said:

It isn't Riley 

Well it's sounds like you're "living the life of Riley"  😆

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The Sandhills might be migrating already?

 

Saturday was out last day hunting in SD but the first day I saw or heard any Sandhills while I was glassing an area.  I had a flock of 50+ fly over way high and then a little later a flock of over 100 landed in a field off to left of this pic.

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Most of the Sandhills were gone from northern saskatchewan where we were. They migrate early.

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1 hour ago, Wanderer said:

The Sandhills might be migrating already?

 

Saturday was out last day hunting in SD but the first day I saw or heard any Sandhills while I was glassing an area.  I had a flock of 50+ fly over way high and then a little later a flock of over 100 landed in a field off to left of this pic.

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Whatch looking for out there, Mullys? 

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7 hours ago, leech~~ said:

Whatch looking for out there, Mullys? 

In that spot, they were the most likely ones to show, second only to antelope.  The area behind had both, but was a better chance of seeing whitetails.

 

Muleys way outnumbered whitetails on that trip and very few adult bucks of either type were seen.  We could take either with our archery tags.  We took none.  One of the guys missed a whitetail buck on Saturday morning.  54 yards, jumped the string, is what I heard.  I was about a mile away when that went down.

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6 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

In that spot, they were the most likely ones to show, second only to antelope.  The area behind had both, but was a better chance of seeing whitetails.

 

Muleys way outnumbered whitetails on that trip and very few adult bucks of either type were seen.  We could take either with our archery tags.  We took none.  One of the guys missed a whitetail buck on Saturday morning.  54 yards, jumped the string, is what I heard.  I was about a mile away when that went down.

Sorry, no that suks emoji face!  

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I'm no math wizard, but how does 14 birds equate to 3 man limit???

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1 hour ago, smurfy said:

I'm no math wizard, but how does 14 birds equate to 3 man limit???

There was 15 total, 5 a piece per day. We got 15 snows tonight, 3 specks and a mallard too. Relaxing and fun trip

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12 hours ago, smurfy said:

I'm no math wizard, but how does 14 birds equate to 3 man limit???

I counted 15

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Well, i told you I was no math wizard!🤭 nice going!

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nice going.........i see there's no white stuff on the ground up there!!!!!!!!!

 

just curious........with all that what my buddy calls waterfowl........flying turds..........how to you cook them??????

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5 hours ago, smurfy said:

nice going.........i see there's no white stuff on the ground up there!!!!!!!!!

 

just curious........with all that what my buddy calls waterfowl........flying turds..........how to you cook them??????

I grill crane, ducks and geese i bring it to a butcher and they make it into meat sticks. I also will shred the duck and goose meat in a crock pot with barbacoa sauce and make tacos with them. 

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On 10/28/2024 at 3:48 PM, Kettle said:

Still some cranes north of the boarder. Three man limit this morning 

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How do yea hunt um?  Do they come into deks with other stuff, or you sky burst um as they fly over?  

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2 hours ago, Kettle said:

I grill crane, ducks and geese i bring it to a butcher and they make it into meat sticks. I also will shred the duck and goose meat in a crock pot with barbacoa sauce and make tacos with them. 

That sounds good!

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2 hours ago, Kettle said:

I grill crane,

can you share some pics of the ribeye of the sky after its prepared?

 

I really want to try the meat some time and hunt them as well. Is the term falling lawn chair still accurate when you bring one down? lol

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3 hours ago, leech~~ said:

How do yea hunt um?  Do they come into deks with other stuff, or you sky burst um as they fly over?  

Pass shoot them between roost and fields, typically farthest shot 40 yards. They don't fly high.

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2 hours ago, rundrave said:

can you share some pics of the ribeye of the sky after its prepared?

 

I really want to try the meat some time and hunt them as well. Is the term falling lawn chair still accurate when you bring one down? lol

I will when I get home and grill them. Yea, they fold up pretty easy, not hearty birds!

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1 hour ago, Wanderer said:

@Kettle that band - did you get the info on it yet?  Was it a Wigeon?

Yup widgeon banded in north dakota this spring as an adult. Likely on the migration north 

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On 10/29/2024 at 7:26 PM, rundrave said:

I really want to try the meat some time

 

I've never tried it either but I would given a chance myself too.  I've heard the term "ribeye of the sky" but I'm very skeptical of that.

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3 hours ago, gimruis said:

 

I've never tried it either but I would given a chance myself too.  I've heard the term "ribeye of the sky" but I'm very skeptical of that.

Gim.....arent you skeptical about everything?????? 🤣

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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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