Dead Birds!

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182439842011-04-21T23:43:40.968-06:00Dead Birds!Hunting and fishing trips from a newbie's perspective.DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-47403221027909503382007-10-30T23:22:00.001-06:002008-11-12T21:02:16.452-07:00Yummy!

I told myself I was not going to waste another hunting license this year, so I took the day off and went in search of some quail. It didn't take long to find a large covey and I managed to shoot this guy on a pass shot. It took me another hour to find him in the dense sagebrush and snake grass. I met the scouts there for some camping and cooked this guy up for dinner. With little preparation,

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-44042366889815664392007-09-01T21:13:00.000-06:002008-11-12T21:02:16.697-07:00One Year Later.....

Another Sept 1 rolls around and time for the annual dove hunt opening day. Same time, same island in the middle of the Snake River. This year was no different than the others. About 9:30am the birds start flying from their morning wheat field pillaging to find a place to roost. That's where we wait. This morning was a little foggy over the river which made it difficult to spot the birds

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-1157252355788783642006-09-01T20:47:00.000-06:002006-09-02T20:59:38.206-06:00Opening Day!

Opening Day 2006. You can't get much better than today. 4 guys, 3 dogs and doves flying around like crazy. Okay we got there a little early. The regs said 6:38 was legal light, but it still wasn't bright enough to go boating yet. Once we got to the island, it was a bit slow. But around 9:30 things started to pick up. By 10:30 everyone had reached or exceeded their limit except me. I'm

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-1134404263135472052005-12-12T09:12:00.000-07:002005-12-12T09:19:44.050-07:00Cold Duck

Pretty good day for hunting on the Snake River. However, it was pretty cold. Only 27°F for the high, sitting in the blind got pretty chilly from time to time.Total Carnage: 2 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 2 hen mallards, and 5 drake mallards.(not all birds shown)

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-1132769743620632462005-11-23T11:11:00.000-07:002005-11-23T11:15:43.630-07:00Empty Handed No More!

For the last few attempts at pheasants, quail and such, we've been unsuccessful. Today we managed to bag this nice bull goldeneye down by Lake Lowell. I shot at it, but Alan finished it off and made me go get it. Oh well. At least we killed something.

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-1130774253127966102005-10-31T08:53:00.000-07:002005-10-31T08:57:33.136-07:00Double Kill!

Max "Head Shot" Shaw lives up to his name this weekend as two quail get smacked down.

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-1130354656600540982005-10-26T13:23:00.000-06:002005-10-26T13:24:16.600-06:00Wigeon and Abbey race to grab a wounded teal.

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-1130354384360598122005-10-26T13:18:00.000-06:002005-10-26T13:19:44.360-06:00Good girl Abbey! Now leave the damn thing alone. She seems unwilling to let go of the prize.

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-1130354267291326432005-10-26T13:16:00.000-06:002005-10-26T13:20:54.896-06:00Max holds up a rare Blue Wing Teal. Only the Second one shot in his lifetime.

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-1130354176678542192005-10-26T13:14:00.000-06:002005-10-26T13:21:30.773-06:00Packing it in. "Why does picking up decoys take so much longer than putting them out?"

DCBirdblasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520178823363931487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18243984.post-1130354077120307822005-10-26T13:11:00.000-06:002005-10-26T13:22:57.406-06:00Total Carnage Count

1 Goose3 Teal1 Greenhead1 Blue Wing Teal1 Gadwall2 MallardI had fun on this, my first duck hunt. One thing I did learn - I need more gear! Look out Cabela's here I come.

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