Dakota Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Got set up real early this morning with some buddies; we had the dekes (floaters and standing) set up by 5:45am (shooting light was 6:41am) and were patiently sitting, watching the stars above and the lightning striking to the south. Just an amazing start to the morning. Duck season doesn't start til next Saturday, so we were forced to watch as several teal buzzed in and around our spread. They sound just like F-16s coming in don't they? Well, our spot is hidden from the road and is surrounded by bean and corn fields. We've had a ton of rain this year, so the stock dam overflowed and filled in the low land in this cattle pasture; it's a lake! We saw a ton of geese around here earlier in the week, shot one out of the flock and have seen a ton of sign around the water that they've been coming in here. Well, this morning I hear some faint honking from the south side of the lake and, come shooting light, see a flock of geese on the water! So, my buddy and I start working the goose flute magic and end up calling the flock into the dekes! Four geese didn't survive the flight to get away and my other buddy got his first goose! It was very cold this morning and my hip waders took on water when I went out to retrieve my goose and my buddy's. So...yeah...I need chest waders. Anyways, we were tired and didn't feel like cleaning a 24 bird combined limit, so we decided to call it good at 7:15am...time of goose grinding carnage: 7am. Here we are! My buddy, who got his first goose this morning, is on the far left. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Congrats on a good hunt. But quitting shooting because you didn't want to clean them? Come on man, keep killing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhunter39 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 congrats on the hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 (edited) Congrats on a good hunt. But quitting shooting because you didn't want to clean them? Come on man, keep killing! Thanks, Ben! Every other day of the week I'd be with ya' on this one, but it was freezing, I was standing in water up to my knees in my hip waders and that's not a good combination especially in my weakened state. Plus, at this spot, unless eighty geese flew in and we dropped another twenty birds between us, it couldn't have gotten any better or more exciting. Probably the only thing that could have topped this would have been in the birds had bands on them as well. One thing that could have been better is that I only have one shot with my single-shot 10 gauge. I really need to learn to reload quick, but I'm in the habit of looking to see if anything hit the water. lol Dakota Edited September 18, 2010 by Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Looks like fun Dakota! Congrats on the honkers! Our duck season also opens next weekend. If we hunted 3 miles to the west it would have opened today. We went to see if we could hammer some geese this morning. I was up at 4:30 and my buddy and I drove up to our spot and made the walk in, we were there right at legal shooting time (6:15 today) 6 geese flew over us a little high, we fired at them but never got any. I'm just shooting the Remington Hi-speed steel, the cheap ones. Tried them a couple years ago with not much success at further ranges, figured with the 3" it might help so I tried them again. Think I'm gonna get some Remington Nitro-Steel for next weekend, had good luck with those the past couple years with my 2 3/4" Wingmaster. Gonna get some 3" #3 1 3/8oz shot, that should put a hurtin on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 That'll do you good, Shaun. I typically prefer #4s when hunting with my 12 ga. o/u, but I'll be sticking with my 10 through goose/duck season. I've got 3 1/2" 1 5/8oz #2 Black Cloud that I'll use for both ducks and geese over dekes. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 congrats---don't need chest waders. You need a good dog!! todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 congrats---don't need chest waders. You need a good dog!! todd DOGDOC: you stole my suggestion....LOL!! congrats on that hunt. Iowa season opens next week. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiepredator Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Congrats! Sounded like a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 congrats---don't need chest waders. You need a good dog!! todd lol I have one, Todd; she's just a girly girl when it comes to putting feathery stuff in her mouth. She'll kill and retrieve rabbits in the back yard but not birds. She will, however, point, find and pin down live pheasants. We got her before we learned how to properly train a hunting dog. Here she is. She's my sweetie. That's also a beautiful lab in your pic, buddy. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 That's what I'm talking about. Good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Good looking pups, boys. Dakota, when are you going to get another single 10 and duck it beside the one you have now so you can pull that trigger twice? I am ready to see mulitple Canadas in your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Good looking pups, boys. Dakota, when are you going to get another single 10 and duck it beside the one you have now so you can pull that trigger twice? I am ready to see mulitple Canadas in your hands. lol Well, I was looking at a used Ithica Mag. 10 semi-auto at Scheels today, but just can't afford it even if I traded in my single. I haven't seen a single 10 since I bought mine, either. I just need to remember to reload quick and not look to see if I hit anything. lol Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 nice lookin' lab Dakota. Force fetch the next one and the dog will retrieve whatever you tell her to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted September 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 nice lookin' lab Dakota. Force fetch the next one and the dog will retrieve whatever you tell her to. What is that exactly? Connie's eight years old now, so I don't know how well this would work. I'll try anything though! Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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