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Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! #5562381 01/24/15 11:42 PM
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It was a gorgeous morning and one of the best hunts I've had all year. It wasn't the easiest and we had to work for every bird we got.

We didn't get a shot till 7:35am when we got our first and only pintail and he decoyed perfect.

It was small groups the rest of the morning but we got our limits to finish the season.

Absolutely incredible sunrise!




Stud GWT getting mounted!



Mixed bag of Pintail, GWT, Ringer, Bufflehead, Spoonie and Can





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Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5562390 01/24/15 11:53 PM
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cheers

Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5562438 01/25/15 12:25 AM
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Great end of season hunt. up

Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5562556 01/25/15 01:50 AM
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Good birds! That spoonie looks pretty well plumed

Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5562579 01/25/15 02:08 AM
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If someone isn't mounting that spoonie will regret it. I shot one like that I trashed and think about it every season. That is as nice as you will ever get. Screw the gwt those are a dime a dozen.

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Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5562589 01/25/15 02:18 AM
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I did save the spoonie. He is very well plumed and was debating on getting him mounted.

How big do they get? I would say he's bigger than a teal but smaller than a wigeon.

I'll get a better pic posted.


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Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5562618 01/25/15 02:42 AM
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Congrats! Great photos, especially the sunrise shots!!! Thanks for sharing!

Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5562675 01/25/15 03:17 AM
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You take some great photos!

Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5562679 01/25/15 03:18 AM
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I went out to the freezer and grabbed the spoonie. He apparently was more frozen than I thought because I went to straighten out his neck for the pic and it tore the skin. I had rung his neck so his head just about came off.

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Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: TOMCAT21] #5562688 01/25/15 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted By: TOMCAT21
You take some great photos!


Thanks! I think I annoy my hunting buddies sometimes with wanting to take photos.


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Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5562702 01/25/15 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted By: BradyBuck
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You take some great photos!


Thanks! I think I annoy my hunting buddies sometimes with wanting to take photos.


They will appreciate them when they are older.

Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5563029 01/25/15 01:09 PM
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Nice pop pictures.

Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5563063 01/25/15 01:56 PM
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Unbelievable sunrise and great hunt, congrats!

Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5563806 01/25/15 09:34 PM
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Sorry to hear about the spoonie. Size is normally between widgeon and gaddie. Some of the young ones can be smaller but one with fill plumage is usually around 3yrs old and it takes all season before they get full plumage. Here was mine that I wish I would have kept. Headed to Mexico in 3 weeks so I hope to get a nice one there.


Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5564364 01/26/15 02:56 AM
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Nice one!

He was fully plumed but on the small side. I'd say about the size of a ringer with a longer neck.

I've already got a bufflehead I want done and a wigeon.

I've taken this wigeon out of the freezer three times to clean and just can't do it.



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Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5564450 01/26/15 03:27 AM
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Great work and pics


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Re: Beautiful Morning and Nice Finish! [Re: BradyBuck] #5566148 01/27/15 01:05 AM
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I agree, nice pictures.

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