For The Waterfowlers

[HunterHarry]

Snapped a few pics of our California birds the other day.
California holds world class waterfowling amongst the rice fields of the Sacramento valley.
Growing up as a kid, I used to live to hunt ducks.
It's been 25 years since I hunted ducks and geese, but they are still pretty darn neat creatures....

 

[2lumpy]

Those pintails are just straight up studs. Great photo's H. Thanks for sharing.

DC

 

[mntman]

+1,
always wanted to get a pintail but no deal so far.

Great pics, thanks for sharing.
Mntman

"Hunting is where you prove yourself"

 

[tylercreek2]

every time we go through there i look for the birds ,,,, nice pics

 

[JRABQ]

Great pics! except for the spoony.

 

[6x7]

Spoonys got a bad rep but they sure taste good.

 

[eldorado]

Awesome pics HH. CA is indeed blessed with great waterfowl habitat.

Eldorado

 

[nfh]

nice pictures

 

[woodruffhunter]

I'll bet 'Ol Bessy's mouths watering, looking at those pic's!

 

[ishootaRUM300]

pinny's are nice. I got one once wish I would have known what they look like and would have known that it should have gone on the wall. Shoot them up.

 

[Pre64]

I grew up hunting Wister and Mendota. Tnx for spurring some old brain cells. Nothing prettier than a Sprig.

 

[rutnbuck]

Nice pics. Thanks for shareing. What are the dark geese with the Snows? We don't get many Snows here. Seen a few the other day. Before that it has been 15 years since I seen fall winter Snows.
Rutnbuck

 

[tageater]

Great Pics!

We've done really well with the pinnies this year. 3 of the 5 days I've hunted we each limited(2). But I've yet to hit a green head...go figure?!

Thanks for sharing

 

[eelgrass]

Spectacular photos Harry! Man, I love 'em!

rutnbuck, the dark geese are Whitefront (Specks). There are also some juvenile Snows mixed in.

Eel

 

[rutnbuck]

Thanks Eel. Got to go hunt snows one day. I do

Rutnbuck

 

[brdhuntr]

We use to call those geese Marble Breast or White Fronts when i was a kid. I grew up in the Central Valley, and my first duck hunt was when i was sixteen and got to go with my dad on a duck club in the Wasco area. The season opened at noon then probably about 1962, and we shot 14- Bull Sprig in about 30-mins. I'll never forget it, great times with my Dad. I moved to Idaho 40-years ago,and have never regreted it.Those are awesome pictures,and i love those long tails,that you only get late in the year. I too use to hunt Mendota and Kern wildlife Refuge alot,and have many memories sleeping in my car,waiting in line . We use to call those Spoonies Jerusilam Mallards! Thanks again for the memories..

 

[Gator]

Great pictures Harry.

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".
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[CAelknuts]

Harry, those are great photos. Where did you take them?

 

[kilbuc]

Harry....ditto on great photos. For those who grew up in the Sacto Valley there are only 2 kinds of ducks, bull sprig and others.....LOL.

from the "Heartland of Wyoming"

 

[sagehnter]

Harry that's like waving a steak in front of the tiger's cage. Awesome pictures!

 

[Zeke]

Well done Harry! Thanks for sharing your photos with us.
I loved them all but my favorites were the pix with the "bull" pins!
Zeke

 

[carterj16]

having a record year here in Idaho. Went 3 days last week, killing lots of birds and cant wait for more of the water to freeze up, only gets better

 

[treedagain]

cool pics...