Posted By: Little Red Retriever Web Member Pamlico Sound 12-17-2012 10:05 Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees 12/15/2012: Wind out of east at 5 kts….open water layout shooting….slow…..not much of a flight managed 4 birds between two gunners….. [Edited By Little Red Retriever on 2012-12-17 10:06] Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor Onslow County 12-15-2012 16:10 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 30-34 Degrees – Open Water It looked like I was going to miss another hunting day, but at the last second I was able to go. Not as well prepared as I would have liked, but I threw some decoys in the boat,grabbed the dog and the son and headed out for the big water on the coast. I got to the ramp late, but still managed to get all the decoys out and the blind set up 2 minutes before legal shooting time. I wanted to set… Continue reading

Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor Beaufort County 09-01-2012 16:50 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees We went out for a dove hunt on the opener and it was a great day. It has been cool for the last two weeks, rainy and overcast with temps in the 80’s. For the opener it cleared up and got hot, go figure. Logan, my 15 year old, was hunting his BLM Shadow, both did well today, Shadow retrieved 5 doves and performed well for my son. Last season was less than encouraging for Shadow as he did not do well his first season, but hard work in the off-season had him on his game today. He performed flawlessly, better than I could have hoped for. Logan did his part, made sure Shadow stayed hydrated in the 92 degree heat. I shot a limit of doves by 10:00am, Dixie did well,… Continue reading

Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor NC coast 01-07-2012 17:09 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 40-45 Degrees Went out to hunt divers on at the same location we limited out on Thursday. We arrived at the ramp nearly 2 hours before legal time and were suprised to find one truck and trailer already there. We launched and while we pulled away, two more trucks arrived at the ramp we witnessed numerous boats moving out in open water. I guess the word got out. We set up near the spot we hunted Thurs. We got out the decoys, set up the blind and waited. We saw some ducks moving in open water, but none that came near us. At about 8:30am, a small group swam up at the edge of range(about 45 yards) and we tried them, knocking down one hen after emptying all 3 guns. We then sat there for… Continue reading

Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor Roanoke River 11-16-2011 05:12 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees Went out with a friend of mine to hunt one of my favorite spots today. It is a pretty good drive, so we left town at 3:30am in order to be set up by legal shooting time of 6:15. We were not as early as I would have liked, so we did not put out our entire spread, instead making do with 1 dozen mallard,5 woodies and a half-dozen ringneck blocks. We did not have time to put out the spinner, instead opting to set up the blind and load up with a mere 3 minutes to spare before legal time. About 15 minutes after legal time we had a group of 3 woodies blow through and my buddy took a nice drake. After a very excellent blind retrieve, Dixie was back at… Continue reading

Posted By: Scott-Tolar Field Editor Lower Roanoke River Dove Area 09-05-2011 17:41 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees Went for our draw hunt to the Lower Roanoke River Dove Area.We got there in the pre-dawn darkness and got out to the field. There were very few birds flying and very few opportunities. We got set up in a corner of the field, where the corn and sunflower were next to the trees. At about 30 minutes after shooting time, we had a group come up and set up about 15 yards away. Every bird that even started for our corner was flared away before it ever got in shooting range. In spite of this, 3 of our party managed 2 to 3 birds each before we called it a day at 10:00am. We sat there in the field and watched people shoot at everything from Killdeer to… Continue reading