Palssonater Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Soon the ducks a geese will be making their way back to the North. I can't wait. I love sneaking around some marshes with the camera and snapping some full plumage shots. I really need to upgrade to something with a zoom lens! I just can't wait till I can sit on my front porch as the geese fly over. I love that. I say to each and everyone of them, "SEE YOU GUYS IN THE FALL!!!!!" ah ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Re: Soon! Well they are flying around in Minnesota already! I love it and I have seen a lot of pairs together already. I say "Make lots of babies so the population goes up and we have a better season than last fall!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Re: Soon! [ QUOTE ] "Make lots of babies so the population goes up and we have a better season than last fall!" [/ QUOTE ] I second that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Re: Soon! There are TONS of ducks around here right know.....last week alone i saw five differant kinds. Most are paired or close to getting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] "Make lots of babies so the population goes up and we have a better season than last fall!" [/ QUOTE ] I second that!!! [/ QUOTE ] Sorry guys!! Next fall I won't be so hard on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! *pukes* OMG..... That is all I can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! holy jeepers Palssonator... that sure was a successful hunt!! what did it take ya... 3 days to clean them?? yup here too, you should see it in the spring on the Mississippi River, when you cross the bridge on the trans canada highway going into Ottawa, you can hardly see any water there is so many geese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! Mississippi River, ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Now my geography may be as bad as my spelling but since when does the mississippi river flow out of canada....lol?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! Hee Hee. I love that picture. That was my dog's first hunt EVER and my first of the season. What a day!!! I think we had 7 or 8 guys hunting/cleaning and it took us 4 hours to do a proper job. Great way to start they year. But overall, it definetly wasn't my best year. Staggered migration and earlier freeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! Hey Palssonater... Where are all the green-headed drakes? That's sure a lot of hens to be taken in that picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! Believe it or not that is probably 85% drakes. They are still in eclipse at the beginning of our season, so that means no green heads. They just have small green flecks starting here and there. Some imatures as well. They don't get green around here until end of october or beginning of november, close to freeze up. It takes a sharp eye to be able to shoot drakes in eclipse. I take this very seriously, however it is impossible to always get them. I feel bad when a Hen is taken. Same as anyone else. We work very hard to get them in our face so we can make selective shots. But it is not always possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! [ QUOTE ] *pukes* OMG..... That is all I can say. [/ QUOTE ] I'm not sure I understand this reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! What I think she is saying is that down here you would never see that many ducks/geese in a day, let alone kill that many. Here those 7-8 guys would only be able to kill 14-16 geese. I'm shure your limits up there are more liberal, youve got what about 26 there?? I'm shure Heather will clear it up for ya. congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Soon! Let's just say my view on hunting waterfowl is quality not quantity. Though I bet it was a great time! You maybe should of had the other hunter's in that picture with you though. I don't mean to step on toes but I just hope you got a big freezer and a lot of duck and goose recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: Soon! Alright. I respect your opinion. However, as we are set up for a large number of birds, I don't have a problem harvesting a limit when the opportunity presents itself. We completely debone the bird and use all the Meat for sausage, burgers, slow cooked garlic breasts. I sure that we make approximately 100lbs of garlic sausage and breakfast sausage a year. And we eat goose up until the middle of the next summer. (bacon wrapped marinated on the BBQ is nothing better) On the other hand of things. I am not a stone cold killer either. Have a look at my waterfowl page. This was the only hunt that I acutally harvested a limit for the group of guys that I was with. The other times, I am usually in groups of 2 or 3 really close friends and we just spend all day out in the blind or field, having a great time. If you look at that specific hunt you will see all the diffent guys. Palssonater's - Waterfowl Have a look at some of those pictures, and come back and say whether I am about quality or quantity. I take more pictures of waterfowl hunting than anyone I know, realizing the beauty of the day. I am a youth mentor for Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl. I proudly share my knowlege of waterfowl with younger kids every year. I'm sorry, but I don't like my toes getting stepped on. I know I shouldn't expect you to know me or anything, but please just know that I very passionate about waterfowling and would never "kill" instead of "hunt" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: Soon! Sometimes there is quality in quantity. There are days when just one bird can make a hunt memorable. There are other days when shooting a limit (or several limits) with close friends can make for a very "quality" experience in the field. It's fun to have an occasional day like that, but those days are far from the exception. Granted, I don't know Pallsonator personally beyond this forum, but I do get the impression that he isn't one of those hunters who equates a quality hunt with sheer numbers killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: Soon! Well it's good to see you are serious waterfowler, Palssonater and that you are willing to defend my questions and curiousity and set the story straight. Sorry for being so harsh on you but seeing a pic like that just sends me the wrong ideas. I appreciate your sincerity. As Always Happy Hunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palssonater Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Re: Soon! And besides....I am not that good of a shot! case closed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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