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Post by elkstalkr on Jan 11, 2008 10:02:58 GMT -6
Anyone hunt the Stillwater/North Central OK area for ducks?
I am headed down that way on the 18th, to get one last hunt in before I start preping for Snow Geese here in Nebraska.
Just curious. Many birds still around? Open water?
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Post by redmist on Jan 11, 2008 11:33:57 GMT -6
I hunt about 8 miles south of Stillwater. See alot of mallard, teal, and a crapload of gadwall. The canadian honkers are also hitting the short green fields all day long. I don't hunt big lakes though, but from what I can tell, Sooner lake is a hot spot this year.
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Post by elkstalkr on Jan 11, 2008 14:38:54 GMT -6
redmist,
all I hunt is private ponds right near stillwater, got about half a dozen I can hit. Usually one of them has ducks coming to it.
Do you live in Stillwater?
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Post by redmist on Jan 12, 2008 18:55:13 GMT -6
No sir. I live in Tryon. It's about 20 minutes south of Stillwater. I love pond hopping with a shotgun or a fishing pole. I plan on going again this Tuesday and/or Wednesday. Good luck to you.
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Post by elkstalkr on Jan 14, 2008 10:09:30 GMT -6
Yea, I know where Tryon is. I was raised in Stillwater, just moved away to get a job.
You ever set dekes out on any of your ponds? Sometimes that can be the best shooting, especially the first hour of daylight.
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Post by redmist on Jan 14, 2008 12:59:27 GMT -6
I'm going to set some up tonight after dark. Plan on blasting some quackers and honkers tomorrow morning.
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Post by elkstalkr on Jan 22, 2008 9:01:01 GMT -6
Well did you have any luck?
We didn't do to bad. Three of us killed 22 ducks in 3 days.
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Post by MywifeandMe on Jan 22, 2008 17:23:07 GMT -6
Good job on the ducks!!!!!
Jon
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Post by redmist on Jan 27, 2008 22:05:30 GMT -6
Well did you have any luck? We didn't do to bad. Three of us killed 22 ducks in 3 days. We did pretty well Steelforce and I came out with 12 assorted duck species and 4 canadian geese. (and a phone video of me stripped down swimming through ice to retrieve some quackers that fell in the wrong area). |
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Post by elkstalkr on Jan 29, 2008 14:35:19 GMT -6
Red,
sounds like you need a dog, or just some waders and a fishing pole like I often use
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Post by redmist on Jan 31, 2008 20:34:57 GMT -6
Hindsight is 20/20. Would love to have a good dog and left the pole at the house this time.
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Post by thecoleman on Feb 2, 2008 19:27:56 GMT -6
thats the way we have been getting um since we were kids me, redmist, and apexpredator aint never had a dog but yea it would be nice
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Post by redmist on Feb 3, 2008 0:28:48 GMT -6
thecoleman used to be our dog
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Post by thecoleman on Feb 3, 2008 0:33:45 GMT -6
i was the best degum retriever ever
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Post by redmist on Feb 3, 2008 23:41:52 GMT -6
Every one has to be the best at something.
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Post by thecoleman on Feb 4, 2008 0:03:12 GMT -6
what ever you are be a good one thats the law i live by
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Post by elkstalkr on Feb 8, 2008 20:22:28 GMT -6
I used to have a duck dog. Believe it or not it was a Brittany! She was a duck retrieving machine!
She put a few Labs to shame we hunted with. It was almost comical, to see a Brit out retriving a Lab in water. She is still alive but now retired. I bought another Brit after her, but she isn't near the bird dog and all but refuses to do water retrieves.
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Post by redmist on Feb 9, 2008 19:52:01 GMT -6
I would liked to have seen that.
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Post by elkstalkr on Feb 13, 2008 8:31:31 GMT -6
Yea, several guys sneered when they first saw her. Until those ducks started hitting the water!
She would even get Canadas. Of course over water. She would just get behind them take a little bite and push them along in front of her.
I knew I had a good dog when I took her out at 4 months of age to "observe" while we hopped a few ponds. My brother and I dropped 3 ducks, and I was just about to pick up my fishing rod for a retrieve when SPLASH, in she goes and one at a time brought back all 3! Unbelievable, may never have a dog like that again.
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Post by redmist on Feb 13, 2008 18:28:40 GMT -6
Good luck trying to find one.
I've never had a decent retriever of any kind.
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