yep--with the wind direction that day that was are only way to set up. It was a cloudy day so the sun didn't bother us at all.
When we were calling we were actually hidden in the layout blinds. I was just playing around with the call during a slow time when he filmed me doing that feeding call. When we were actually hunting I was completely hidden in the layout blind--the calling was an editing job--kind of like when bow hunting the cameraman takes the shot picture after the kill.
todd
Wild Oklahoma--a new hunting show that started this hunting season wanted to film a duck hunt with some dog work. I was contacted by one of my clients who is is a pro-staffer for the show and asked if I would be interested in having a show taped at my land. They would provide a camera man and I could bring a buddy. So I said--sure. Anyway the show airs Sunday morning on the local FOX channel but they already posted the film on their website.
Belle did great but our shooting was pretty bad. The first 15 minutes of the show is the duck hunt. They didn't show the entire hunt and will probably show the other 1/2 at a later date. It was pretty fun and Belle did a great job.
If anyone is interested in watching our duck hunt here is the link to our episode. You can fast foward thru the commercials after a few minutes of loading.
http://www.wildoklahoma.com/t19-tv
todd
trimming in the winter and fertilization early spring.
http://www.aboutappletrees.com/trimming_apple_trees.shtml
the above taken from:
http://www.bighorsecreekfarm.com/horticulture.htm
yep--i've used the EH flavored licks. I believe they're more of an attractant than a true mineral lick--i think they are mostly salt. The deer will lick 'em down in a hurry around here--especially in the spring and summer. I use a more balanced mineral supplement on my land.
wish i could help but don't know. You might contact your local county DNR or the county wildlife biologist and find what works the best there. Aflalfa can be pretty picky to plant---you might ask about clover and trefoil--those are a much less picky with soil quality than alfalfa.
Duck season closes today:( in my Zone so Belle and I headed out for a COLD hunt. It started off slow--we ended up working two groups of gadwals--dropped two on the first group then thirty minutes later I dropped only one on the second group. I did get to work a large group of geese but couldn't get them to commit with only a few floaters out on the pond. I did get to work a single gaddy who was very blessed--as he was landing in the decoys I brought the gun up and pulled the trigger and CLICK--dud shell. The primer had a nice dent but no bang.
Still have goose season until mid february so hopefully I can knock down a few honkers.
good hunting
todd
hind sight is always 20-20 but if you have never shot over your dog before he shouldn't be in the blind. Now he's a little nervous--you need to be careful now and get him trained to gun properly. Here is a link--follow it and your dog will be just fine!!!
http://www.coonriverkennels.com/pages/tips.asp
I believe most gun shy dogs are MAN made.
todd