Any Waterfowl Hunters?
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NeMont
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LAST EDITED ON Dec-29-14 AT 04:08PM (MST)[p]Geese are still here and unless things change they won't be leaving. The last pics were from last Saturday.
I have tried everything under the sun it seems as far as loads and choke combo's. My Beretta likes Kent FastSteel, 3in, #2, 1 1/8 oz at 1400 FPS. I shoot that load now for ducks and geese. I don't buy into the BB and BBB shot and 3 1/2 in loads any more. Birds in the decoys will be just as dead with my load.
If I was shooting non decoying birds and had the money I would shoot nothing but Hevi Shot. That stuff flat kills birds but at about $3 a shell, is a little pricey.
Nemont
I have tried everything under the sun it seems as far as loads and choke combo's. My Beretta likes Kent FastSteel, 3in, #2, 1 1/8 oz at 1400 FPS. I shoot that load now for ducks and geese. I don't buy into the BB and BBB shot and 3 1/2 in loads any more. Birds in the decoys will be just as dead with my load.
If I was shooting non decoying birds and had the money I would shoot nothing but Hevi Shot. That stuff flat kills birds but at about $3 a shell, is a little pricey.
Nemont
eelgrass
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NeMont, thanks. I stumbled onto a Briley IM choke that my 870 likes. It shoots #3 Kent shot extremely well, so I stick with that. 90% of my shooting is for ducks.
Eel
It's written in the good Book that we'll never be asked to take more than we can. Sounds like a good plan, so bring it on!
Eel
It's written in the good Book that we'll never be asked to take more than we can. Sounds like a good plan, so bring it on!
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Wish we were this weekend driving along the Platte River in central Nebraska. Storm funneled the birds in there by the 100s of thousands. Was a pretty awesome sight to witness regardless. Son went out today and bagged some mallards and missed a few others here in NW Colorado. With his Christmas break and the recent storms he will be out for sure over the next few days too even with single and sub zero temps. This is his first year of waterfowling where he is mobile and he has pretty much taken over my equipment and dog. He gave up high school sports just to pursue his hunting which started out with archery elk then moved into waterfowl. Got some Christmas money and he purchased 3 boxes of #3 shot and 2 new calls returning me my calls. Right now he's passed out asleep on the sofa after spending the majority of day waiting for honkers and quackers. His mother says I broke him. I tell her I fixed him for the rest of his life... 
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Those Pic's look suspiciously like ones that were posted here last year! ;-)
Nice guys! Real Nice!!
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Nice guys! Real Nice!!
Joey
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My wife's farm is located about 3 miles from the Sutter wildlife refuge on the Sacramento River. My father-in-law and I would pick a day where we had a high fog about 50 yards off the ground. He would throw out 2X2 sheets of white paper and we would lay down in the rice stubble. On hearing the ducks or geese flying above in the fog, he would use his game call to lure them in.
When they flew down and busted though the fog. They would not see us until it was to late and they were in 25 yards shooting range. We would have no problem taking a limit of ducks and geese by noon time. Did not have to dig any shooting pits doing it that way. I haven't hunted geese or ducks for several years now.
RELH
When they flew down and busted though the fog. They would not see us until it was to late and they were in 25 yards shooting range. We would have no problem taking a limit of ducks and geese by noon time. Did not have to dig any shooting pits doing it that way. I haven't hunted geese or ducks for several years now.
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I just wrapped up the season here in Missouri. Had my best year yet on ducks including my first wood duck, a drake. I managed to kill 6 Canadas after much effort spot and stalk style. I'd love to hunt them over a spread like your video. Looks like a blast! What is the daily limit in MT? It is 3 in MO. Thanks for sharing!
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