Posted By:
Hart
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01-12-2005 22:36
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Duck addicted. Humm. I think I’ll take that as a compliment. See ya Friday.
Posted By:
phutch30
Guest
SW Montana 01-12-2005 16:24
Cloudy, Snow Flurries – 0-10 Degrees – Open Water
Well its getting to be routine down here. 2 hours + alot of ducks=7 fat Greenheads heading for the freezer. They were dumping into the decoys very, very nice this morning. As my duck addicted hunting partner says “it was like takin candy from a baby”. Its looking like we are going to miss most of the arctic blast down here in Dillon. They are calling for 0-5 degree temps. So Friday should be awsome.
Posted By:
Leakydecoy
Guest
Living room 12 ga. simulator 01-12-2005 11:53
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I guess it was a sign, but I just got the truck back from the shop with the arctic front already appearing on radar only a county and a half away. With forecasted wind chills of less than -30 for the next two days, I’d say that’s a wrap for me. Mission aborted.
Posted By:
johnnie rapidfire
Guest
House 01-11-2005 20:35
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
Boy, must be nice to still have an open season and open water…..you western front guys have it made. Lol. I’m wishing I had the time, I would come over and give it a try. I am in full house project mode now. Oh well, glad to hear you all are still out hunting. I can only live vicariously through you all. John
Posted By:
Leakydecoy
Guest
01-11-2005 12:31
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Mark, cruel? Clearly not. Regarding the other word you suggested, uhhhh, you WERE carrying a dog back and forth across a stream… But then no one ever said we duck hunters were a sane lot.
My plans for a foray today were thwarted by a leaking block heater and water pump. We’ll see if they can git-er-dun before the temps plummet.
Posted By:
K-Town
Guest
Flathead 01-10-2005 22:14
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Most everything up here is froze, and the spring fed creeks have all the ducks, but
not alot. My honey hole has been hit hard by other hunters (2 guys limited out in 15 minutes),and now lots of the ducks have found new hiding places. Found a creek packed with ducks, and when I asked my friend who owns it if I could hunt, he said $100 bucks a gun, and its yours.Well there goes that option. Try to get in 1 more hunt before the end, but is tough with school. Glad to see Mark is killing some green. It was a OK season up here, but I cant complain. Posted pics of some goose hunts on grip and grin, and more on the way.
K-Town
Posted By:
mtjk
WFC Sponsor
Western Montana 01-10-2005 20:49
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 0-10 Degrees – Ice
I’m still hunting. So is my Drathaar. I tried to get out on the flathead river but it is nearly all solid. If it wasn’t for a private land, warm water creek I wouldn’t be having much luck. I hope to make it out again tomorow for a couple hours and that will be it for me this year.
Posted By:
Hart
WFC Sponsor
01-10-2005 19:45
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No we aren’t as cruel and dumb as you might have been thinking we were. I love that darn dog as much as anything in this world. He’s always safe with us. Trust me on that one. No shelf ice and very little water that even requires him to swim when we do let him in. Good luck and I’m glad we inspired you to give her one more go at it.
Posted By:
Leakydecoy
Guest
Lambeau Field 01-10-2005 11:25
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Oooooohhhh, so the truth comes out about the rugged water dog hunting well into January, Mark. Didn’t realize he had a lift ticket. You’re certainly correct about the outdoor freezer facilities. I had a possession limit of greenheads hanging in the shed for a week and a half.
Alas, you guys have inspired me to make a recon run today. Maybe I can get out for a last hurrah to enjoy tomorrow’s forecasted balmy high of 26 before the incoming sub-zero stuff.
Hey Mike, I still haven’t heard any fishing reports from the Seeley Lake area. You?
[Edited By Leakydecoy on 2005-01-10 11:30]
Posted By:
Hart
WFC Sponsor
Southwest Montana 01-09-2005 22:35
Arctic Blast – Below Zero
Hey Paul sounds like you and I are the only two crazies still hunting in MT. That’s pretty ironic since we hunt together. As Paul said we had some fun this weekend. Good times, good friends, a spoiled dog, and 35 big fat greenheads (there was three of us today). I agree with many of the posts on the MT field report section but I can assure you of this, WATERFOWL SEASON IS NOT OVER IN MONTANA ! I’ll be there Friday Paul and we’ll put the hurt on 14 more. Pics of this weekend posted in Grip & Grin. Mark
