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    Default Illinois 12 November

    Big push of birds, didn't get to the hole until 1000. Migratory birds were stacking in. Should've done better, but shooting is improving. I hate these slumps.

    5 mallards, 3 shoveler, 1 pintail
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    “… duckhunting stands alone as an outdoor discipline. It has a tang and spirit shared by no other sport—a philosophy compounded of sleet, the winnow of unseen wings, and the reeks of marsh mud and wet wool. No other sport has so many theories, legends, casehardened disciples and treasured memories.”
    --John Madson, The Mallard, 1960

    "Never trust a duck hunter who cares more about his success than his dog's."

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    You in a slump or just can't shoot??

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    Just giving you a hard time. Way to get after them. I'm jealous.

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    Public? I lived in chicago for awhile but never looked around. Congrats

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    A bad slump lol, and yes public I'm in the St. LOUIS area
    “… duckhunting stands alone as an outdoor discipline. It has a tang and spirit shared by no other sport—a philosophy compounded of sleet, the winnow of unseen wings, and the reeks of marsh mud and wet wool. No other sport has so many theories, legends, casehardened disciples and treasured memories.”
    --John Madson, The Mallard, 1960

    "Never trust a duck hunter who cares more about his success than his dog's."

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    Good deal Dale!


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    Quote Originally Posted by sprigdog View Post
    I dunno, but being a good duck hunter and shooting woodducks have nothing in common.

    You know any real good dove hunters?

    Fun as hell, but.....

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    Glad to see you are closer to home brother! I didn't even know.

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    Very nice strap of birds!
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    Delta in a nutshell: Breeding grounds + small wetlands + big blocks of grass cover + predator removal + nesting structures + enough money to do the job= plenty of ducks to keep everyone smiling!

    "For those that will fight for it...FREEDOM...has a flavor the protected shall never know."
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    Quote Originally Posted by duckcommander727 View Post
    A bad slump lol, and yes public I'm in the St. LOUIS area
    Don't shoot all your shells. Save a few for 'getting out of town'.
    Ephesians 2 : 8-9



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