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11-21-2008, 09:31 PM
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"Mallards and Blacks"
DATE: October 17th, 2008
LOCATION: New York SUNRISE/SUNSET: 7:21 / 6:01 WEATHER: Frosty, Cool, partly cloudy TEMPERATURE: High 20’s in the morning warming up into the mid 60’s WIND: West 3-5 mph EQUIPMENT USED: GHG® Life-Sized Mallards, GHG® Life-Sized Pintails, GHG® Life-Sized Wood Ducks, GHG® Over-Sized Black Ducks, GHG® Sleeper Black Ducks, GHG® No-Head Feeder Mallards, Avery® Floating Gun Case, Avery® Guide Bag, Avery® DIY Lanyard, Avery® Game-Hog Game Straps, Avery® Field Caps, Avery® Fleece Beanies. HUNTERS: Rob Vellucci, Arliss Reed, and Avery® Pro-staffer Ron Zega JOURNAL NOTES: After working hard all week and re-telling all of the stories we had made from the last weekend, it was time to get ready to make some new ones. The plan was to hunt from the same blind we had hunted one week prior, in the Southeastern Zone of New York. We had had some decent cold weather during the week and Arliss, Rob, and I were hoping that the weather had pushed some new birds into our area. It was a cold and frosty Saturday morning and some gloves would have been handy for the 30 minute paddle out to our blind. With not very much time to dilly-dally, everyone went to work setting out the spread of various GHG® duck decoys, re-brushing the blind with grass, and sinking the canoes, so they would be out of sight. It was tough to concentrate on the task at hand that morning as hen mallards and blacks were beginning to get vocal all around us in the flooded brush. As soon as legal shooting time arrived, we got to see what we were in for, good numbers of mallards and blacks began leaving the lake to go feed in other swamps and local fields. We had some pretty good shooting right off the bat, decoying a few smaller flocks of mallards right into our hole. A couple wiley black ducks found their way onto the Game Hog® Strap after they finally committed to the spread, having first swung around us five times. We rounded out the day with a few more pairs of mallards and decided to call it a day around noon.  -Not a real duck... I swear.......  - One of the last photos taken of Arliss with his calls.... R.I.P. (lanyard)  -L-R Ron Zega, Rob Vellucci, Arliss D. Reed.
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Ron Zega Avery Pro-Staff Buck Gardner Calls Field-Staff Backwater D.C. http://gamehogghuntclub.com 
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11-21-2008, 09:36 PM
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It doesnt get any better than that. Great hunt!
Ron- Would that be the "camera remote in hand" pose?
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HRCH Ace's Costa Del Mar Rough Day on the Water "Chop" Rhett Riddle Avery Pro-Staff Avery Sporting Dog Specialist Last edited by Rhett Riddle; 11-21-2008 at 09:38 PM..
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11-21-2008, 09:49 PM
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Good stuff boys! I love those Blacks.
Arliss, Shappell told me the bad news about the lanyard, more importantly the bands. Sorry to hear about that.
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Joe Fladeland Avery Pro-Staff Bismarck, North Dakota
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11-21-2008, 10:22 PM
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looks like great hunt like the black duck
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Foiles Migrators Field Staff "Team Strait Meat"
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11-21-2008, 10:47 PM
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Sweet Pics, Great Job!!!!!
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Kelcey Derrick Lynch Mob Pro Staff www.bottorffguideservice.com "A family that hunts together stays together!"
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11-22-2008, 10:22 AM
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thats awesome! Nice job man!
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John Walls "talent gets you to the door, character is what gets you through" "Oh, the things we will do for a few birds, its something that others will never understand."
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11-22-2008, 01:18 PM
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good job thatsm awsome
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Locked up and coming down DU member
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11-22-2008, 03:56 PM
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Nice hunt fellas! and good write up Ron
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#10
11-22-2008, 04:18 PM
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nice collection of birds boys!
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Kevin Wilson Avery Pro-Staff Outdoor Writer & Professional Outfitter/Guide Venture North Outfitting, Alberta, Canada www.venturenorthoutfitting.com
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