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Josh B
10-02-2007, 08:51 PM
Well I had a good hunt over the new decoys I just bought, so I figured I would share my successes of the first hunt:

Well...

we were up at 3a.m. and set up by 5:45 and with shooting time at 6:03 all was quiet. By 6:10 we had 3 woodies in the bag. At about 6:20 we 'had' a hen woodie in the bag however we let her be in the decoys because she was not moving at all, we looked and she had disappeared. I guess she came back to life and apparently dove and wrapped herself up. We never found her, and I hate to lose her but we put in some time looking. We also manage a nice hen green wing teal that my buddy took at about 7yds as it hovered over my new Mojo!

It was an awesome morning. Tomorrow should be just as nice.

The day way made complete in the afternoon. Three of us went out to a freshly cut corn field and had a flock of about 100 geese descend on us at once. When there were about 12-15 perfectly centered in the kill hole at about 15yds I called the shot. Unfortunately we seemed to pick the same birds and only dropped three as two of them were shot by 2 people each At least they were dead.

It was an awesome way to end a great opener!

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My new buddy andy with his first woodie ever!

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Andy with his woodie limit!

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Me and my drake!

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Me and one of mine and one of Andy's.

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Andy with woodies and the teal!

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The afternoon goose hunt.
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Decoys used were: 6 Oversized Black ducks, 6 Oversized Mallards, 6 Wood ducks, 1 Mojo

Afternoon hunt was 12 FFD Lessers, 4 Prograde Lookers, 2 prograde feeders, 1 Finisher, 3 Ground Forces.

A great opener for sure!

Michael Weiss
10-02-2007, 09:05 PM
Beautiful Birds!!! Congrats!!!

jamesmc
10-02-2007, 09:25 PM
Great hunts. Keep the pics comming.

Curt Wilson
10-02-2007, 09:27 PM
Those are some beautiful drake wood ducks. Congrats. It looks like you guys had some fun.

Wayne Radcliffe
10-02-2007, 09:53 PM
They are awesome looking wood ducks.

Rob Jepson
10-03-2007, 06:06 AM
Congrats Josh...do you ever get Jon out of the store?

kontekontos
10-03-2007, 09:52 AM
Man those are some great looking wood ducks for this time of year. Congrats.

konte

Josh B
10-03-2007, 11:03 AM
Rob,

Jon is so busy with building an addition on his house for the past year and a half and he is expecting his second little one in early december. He has no time.

Plus, going hunting with me would be like being in the store. Afterall 99% of the gear I have is stuff I bought from the store!

Hope all is well.

Josh

Aaron Hitchins
10-03-2007, 01:12 PM
Great work on the woodies, those are some beautiful ducks! If you had 25 geese hit the hole it doesn't matter how many die, it still is awesome!

Aaron

Joe Fladeland
10-03-2007, 04:52 PM
Those Wood Ducks are incredible!

Great work.

Zach White
10-04-2007, 09:44 PM
Good Stuff!

Nick Bury
10-04-2007, 09:47 PM
Those woodies are AMAZING!! I would do anything to shoot one like that!!