DaubsNU1 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Last week I was hunting with my college buddies...they have land and a great blind on a river here in Nebraska. It's a great set up...short walk, blind seats nine comfortably. Heaters, two burner propane cook-top...we eat like kings! It's a pretty good spot. One of my friends was wondering why they don't shoot limits like we did "back in they day." Another friend reminded everyone that we traded action for comfort and convenience. You see, we used to hunt public marshes and river access. Worked hard to locate good spots, woke up early, carried in decoys and everything we needed to hunt. It was hard work, and some days we really got in to loads of ducks. We were hunting where the birds wanted to be. Now, with the land and blind, we are hunting where we want to be (with heat and hot food), and hoping the birds will cooperate. And we are all in our mid 50's now. I really cherish the days in the blind with my buddies and enjoy myself every time I am invited. Friday night my buddy's son texted and said, "are you busy tomorrow? Good goose feed, you need layout blind with a snow cover...I think this could be a good one." He's 24 years old and can blow a goose call like none I have ever heard. Had been scouting these geese for three days. We met at his house around 8:30 AM...short drive to the field...set up and got the blinds lined up...we had Canadas circling by 9:30. It was FANTASTIC! Wave after wave of geese pouring in to the fields. First group we knocked down eight. I didn't even pull the trigger...popped out of my layout blind and lined up a goose...it fell before I could pull the trigger...locked on another and it fell as well. These guys are really good! Kept careful count, as the local Game Warden knows this crew well, and knows they always follow rules and regulations and hunt ethically. As we got closer to a limit, decided to see if we could land them in the decoys...we were waiting for my buddy to get off work so he could join us. At one point we had ~10 geese walking around in the decoys, and another 400-500 circling. Wow! Ended the hunt with an eleven man limit, thirty-three Canadas. Best good hunt I have ever experienced! Yes, it was cold...thirteen degrees, wind out of the Northeast 8-10 MPH...and picked up as the day went on. We hunted on the X and had a great time!! Wonderful memories! 6 Quote
Super User gim Posted January 6 Super User Posted January 6 21 minutes ago, DaubsNU1 said: thirty-three Canadas Whole lotta pothole filler right there 2 Quote
Super User WRB Posted January 6 Super User Posted January 6 We are allowed 2 brown geese daily in California. Comfort is pricey for a private club hunt. At 50 still carried decoys and enjoyed water fowl with my son and Freckles the Brittany. Tom 2 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 6 Global Moderator Posted January 6 Heckuva day !!!! 1 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted January 10 Global Moderator Posted January 10 Nice work! My 14 year old son wants to get into goose hunting but, land is hard to come by or it’s pricey to lease. 1 Quote
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