sprigsss Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 Was able to make 1 goose hunt this year. We had 2 flocks come in and we left with our limit of specks. They usually just leave when they get their limit of specks and let them use the field and they can pretty much shoot them out of the same blind all year. Quote
sprigsss Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 After shooting almost all puddlers the first split, the second split greeted us with almost all divers. I waited until 10:30 for puddlers passing on Teal and divers and only had 1 pintail. I finally ended up shooting a Can, 2 Redheads and 2 Teal to get a limit. Quote
sprigsss Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 A quick 30 minute Teal shoot right by the camp: Same hole next morning. Again we probably hunted for less than an hour: Quote
sprigsss Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 A group of Texas guys from Typhunters joined me for a weekend of hunting at the camp. It wasn't spectacular but a great time was had: Quote
sprigsss Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 Second to last weekend: Nothing Spectacular but an overall decent season. We averaged a whole duck/HE more this year than last year. We killed far less mallards and pintails this year and more gadwalls and Teal. Here's our overall results: Myself: Species.....................Number..................(Drakes:Hens) Green-Wing Teal.............28.............................(20:8) Gadwall.........................14.............................(7:7) Mallard..........................5.............................(3:2) Blue-Wing Teal...............5.............................(3:2) Shoveler........................5..............................(4:1) Pintail.............................2.............................(1:1) Redheads.......................2.............................(2:0) Wigeon.........................2..............................(1:1) Canvasback....................1.............................(1:0) Ringneck.........................1.............................(1:0) Total Ducks...................65 HUnter Efforts............ 17 Ducks/HE..................3.8 Results for the camp: Species.............................Number............(Drakes:Hens) Green-Wing Teal.....................60......................(35:25) Gadwalls................................25......................(13:12) Blue-Wing Teal.......................19.......................(8:11) Mallard.................................9........................(5:4) Widgeon...............................9........................(6:3) Redheads..............................7.......................(6:1) Canvasback..........................6.........................(3:3) Scaup..................................5..........................(3:2) Shoveler..............................8..........................(5:3) Pintail..................................3..........................(2:1) Ringnecks............................3..........................(1:2) Mottled Duck.......................2..........................(1:1) Bufflehead............................1.........................(0:1) # Hunts............................22 # Hunter Efforts..................55 Total Ducks......................157 Ducks/Hunt.....................7.13 Ducks/Hunter Effort..........2.85 Quote
Liberty or death Jr. Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 Looks like you had some fun this year! Thanks for the pictures. Quote
tucker301 Posted February 8, 2007 Author Posted February 8, 2007 You forgot to count two Great pictures. Looks like it was a great season for you guys! Quote
sdkidaho Posted February 9, 2007 Posted February 9, 2007 HUnter Efforts............ 17 Ducks/HE..................3.8 Results for the camp: # Hunts............................22 # Hunter Efforts..................55 Total Ducks......................157 Ducks/Hunt.....................7.13 Ducks/Hunter Effort..........2.85 What is Hunter Efforts? I should probably know what all these things mean but I don't. Hunter Efforts? Ducks/HE - Ducks killed per effort? # Hunts - number of times you went out I assume. # Hunter Efforts? Quote
sprigsss Posted February 9, 2007 Posted February 9, 2007 If 12 birds were killed in a 3 man blind, there's 1 hunt, 12 ducks/hunt, and 3 hunter efforts, for 4 ducks/hunter effort. So over the course of the year we hunted 22 days, but some days we had just 1 hunter, other days we had up to 4 hunters. I counted a hunt as how many blinds we used. If there were 6 of us hunting 2 blinds, I counted it as 2 hunts, and 6 hunter efforts. Does this make sense??? I personally had 17 hunter efforts, another words, I hunted 17 days. Quote
sprigsss Posted February 9, 2007 Posted February 9, 2007 Actually if I would have included all of them the finaly count would probably be close to 60 coots and 20 nutria. Both very good table fare. Quote
sdkidaho Posted February 10, 2007 Posted February 10, 2007 Serious? I can't remember who but I thought someone had told me that Coots weren't good at all, and aren't nutria big rodents? Quote
Liberty or death Jr. Posted February 10, 2007 Posted February 10, 2007 Nutria are like a mix between a beaver and a muskrat, imported from some forein country. Can't really remember, I read an article about it last year. Also, the taste of the bird really has to do with what they eat. Geese in MT aren't half bad, they eat lots of grains. Geese in Alaska taste like maggots, because they eat lots of maggots. So I would guess that is the case with the Coots, but it might just be personal preference. Quote
tucker301 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Posted February 10, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu Quote
Webfoot Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Thought I'de post a few from this season. I'm bored already...Bring on the Snows!!!! Quote
Weim Hunter Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 my pleasure. thanks for the help earlier. Quote
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