Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Pond Boss Hunting and Trapping Fall/Winter 2009/2010

Lassig, reminds me of my 1st hunt as a teen with my BIL and dad in marsh around Cameron, La. Couldn't see much of anything. First thing that came in sight, I let the hammer down. Folded up, long skinny legs, long neck. Ended the hunt early for the day.
Next wk. my BIL reported one less whooping crane(in 1964) there were only about 50 or so then.

I did not type this Mr. game warden.

Youngblood, was this at your pond or in Arkansas?

It was at a friends pond that is 3 miles from my place here in Texas.

Today only 10 ducks came in to the pond. I don't know what the deal was.

They're coming back up North to get out of the warm weather.

Well they haven't quite made it all the way back north yet. I hunted my club around Braidwood, IL yesterday in the fog. Very few geese in the area but we did manage to get one. Only one week left in the season. The rain over night took care of the snow except of piles. This and colder weather should bring more geese to the Braidwood are that have move to the rivers that have opened up.

Insult to injury, I just had a flock of 12+ geese fly right past my front windown at about 15 yards. They love to tease me this way

I know the feeling. During the summer, I will have geese landing on the pond, and in August, a good sized flock will fly over the pond and house from a neighbor's property on their way to a large local lake. They will disappear from the face of the earth a couple of days before nusance goose season rolls around (Sept. 1), and show up back around a week after the season closes (Sept 15).

Do you have access to any Snow Goose flyways in the Spring?

Not around here (NE IL) but by my farm (Schuyler County) they migrate though the end of Feb and early March. Really hard to hunt and have never really tried.

I heard that they need lots of decoys, but they don't have to be full bodied. I heard rags work as well, but like anything, the more times they are shot at, the harder they are to fool. At least electronic calls are legal to make it sound like there are a lot of birds there.

We have over 1500 rags (used to snow goose hunt in Arkansas and North Dakota). It does take a lot of decoys and a lot of work. I haven't tried the spring hunt yet.

Just a few days left.

Wow, Chris. Sure cool to see all those colors. That is one pretty gadwall. When we shoot them in early October, they are pretty darn bland.

Chris nice duck and nice pose. Yes Dave caleld gray duck for a reason. We got 9 geese yesterday and FINALLY got a kill shot on the video glasses. When I find time I will edit and post on you tube. I plan to go once more in the am for my final hunt. Good luck to all the waterfowlers who still have this weekend left.

Greg, can't wait to see the video.

I may go this afternoon if the sleet stops. I don't feel like driving across the lake while getting pelted in the face.

Ironic Chris sleet here today also. 32 and rain in the morning. Good luck CHris on final outings.I will get it out as soon as I can. WIsh I had glasses all season to video, it is too dark when the ducks fly out to video.

Canada Goose ends this weekend for us. Right now not enough geese around to make it worth getting out of bed. So looks like my season is done.

Greg I would love to see the video, as you know I am interested in a pair of the glasses

Got a 1/4 mile down the road before I decided to turn back. Roads are to slick.

It is snowing really hard right now.

I have some deer pics and got them on photobucket but don't know how to copy them here? Anyone able to explain this to an idiot?

I'm sure this is wrong, but i told you I am a computer idiot


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My dad made me do this, this is his daughter.

Hi daughter! Tell your Dad that those are some really nice deer.

Thank goodness for smart kids!!!!

Black Bear Burger.

Just don't tell my mom that this was about 15 miles away. She is somewhat worried with all the Coyotes and Feral hogs hanging around and the grandkid's safety. Not to mention the resident Bobcat.

http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2009/11/kent_city_hunter_drops_500-pou.html

JKB - I did not know there were feral hog in Michigan. We don't have them in Indiana and the DNR wants to keep it that way. The bear is amazing. Wish we had black bears in central Indiana; might keep the woods a little less crowded. I took the larger deer above with a bow late in early-archery of 2008 inside of 5 yards (from a tree stand). I almost had the the smaller one the same way in 2009 but could not take the shot. I took him at about 60 yards with a 44 rifle late in the 2009 gun season from my kids tree-house. He does not have much mass or tine length except for the 8-inch drop, but has good inside spread (19.5 inches). I had never seen a living deer with a drop tine, so I took him. When I first saw him, I thought that he had a corn leaf hanging from his antlers. The deer on the post are from 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 from top to bottom. I stopped taking little ones in about 2003 and it has paid off.

Neither did I until I read this report.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/04/hogzilla_local_couple_slays_fo.html

Doing some research, we have quite a few. A heard of about 40 animals was reported on the other side of a wetland area behind my house. I have not seen any, yet!

Those are some nice deer. This year was a bust for all of us. Seen a lot of small bucks and does. We won't shoot the small ones.

A trouble maker neighbor shot a 3 point from his deck in my garden We filed a report but I don't know if anything came of it. You need to be 150 yards from a residence to hunt. At best, he has 103 yards from his house to my property line, based on GIS information, so he dose not have a legal shot. I hope they move soon.

I want to get a .44mag carbine. I have a Ruger .44mag Super Redhawk with a 9.5" barrel and a Dillion reloader which I have never used. A good brush gun would be ideal for some thick areas out back. With the .300mag I usually get posted in the more open areas where the deer never roam

I traded my Marlin 30/30 for I believe a Winchester 30/30 so my nephew could have a rifle. Something about the scope they were using wouldn't work, so I said ok. I think I will go to the gun shop and trade it in for a .44

In Indiana we cannot use real rifles, just shotguns and pistol-cartrige rifles. I have an all-weather stainless bolt-action Ruger. I have no complaints except that I am glad it brought down the buck (and a doe) inside of 25 yards, because there was no blood trail. Its a 100-yd gun, while my muzzle-loader is twice that. I saw a bigger buck out 150 yards earlier that hung around for the better part of an hour tearing up some pines, and I was really wishing I had the muzzle-loader that day. Any day in the woods is a good day.