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Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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09/23/17 01:29 AM
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Is there any outfitter closer to Houston for coot/rails?????
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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09/25/17 07:52 PM
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Looks like nobody hunt these birds.
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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09/26/17 07:41 PM
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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09/27/17 11:48 AM
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just go out to your public lake lol you'll find herds of them
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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Thanks Buddy for the advise. I saw their HEARDS in public waters. Need someone to Guide me...
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09/28/17 05:11 PM
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Some of the coonasses in S. La. hunt them ---- I dont think anyone in Tx does. We call them poule d' eau--------- (pull do)--- they taste a lot like seagull.
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Never eaten Seagull..I want them for my friendsfrom Bangladesh. They prefer it on Docks''
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10/04/17 02:59 AM
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Still waiting.......
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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10/04/17 01:49 PM
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I will take you on a guided coot hunt for $250/day.
I'm with GK because I like salty old dudes.
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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10/07/17 02:13 AM
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Thanks John Paul for the response. Can you please pm the details regarding the hunt; Location..? Best time to hunt. Method of hunting.
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10/19/17 05:54 PM
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I will take you on a guided coot hunt for $250/day. john paul. Please PM further details..Thanks
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10/20/17 01:38 AM
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Arise.Kill.Eat -Acts 10:13 I have read a bunch of stuff on the internet about Star Wars but that does not mean I can skin a deer with a light saber.
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10/24/17 02:17 AM
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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10/24/17 05:02 PM
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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10/24/17 06:05 PM
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About 10 years ago, California suddenly had a 50 bird limit on coots, WTF? A game warden told me that so many European hunters had moved to California that they were shooting too many and they needed to set a limit. he said since all they eat is grass, they taste just fine, but the only meat is in the thighs and legs as they swim all the time and rarely fly. They used to swim right up to you, but not any more. FYI, when I was growing up they were called mudhens
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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About 10 years ago, California suddenly had a 50 bird limit on coots, WTF? A game warden told me that so many European hunters had moved to California that they were shooting too many and they needed to set a limit. he said since all they eat is grass, they taste just fine, but the only meat is in the thighs and legs as they swim all the time and rarely fly. They used to swim right up to you, but not any more. FYI, when I was growing up they were called mudhens Nice information Ojai Hunter.Do they still have 50 Birds limit in California????????
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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10/24/17 09:02 PM
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About 10 years ago, California suddenly had a 50 bird limit on coots, WTF? A game warden told me that so many European hunters had moved to California that they were shooting too many and they needed to set a limit. he said since all they eat is grass, they taste just fine, but the only meat is in the thighs and legs as they swim all the time and rarely fly. They used to swim right up to you, but not any more. FYI, when I was growing up they were called mudhens Nice information Ojai Hunter.Do they still have 50 Birds limit in California???????? I can look it up, but I've been here in Texas for 3 years, but unless its been lowered I'm sure it is, their meat is purplish red and surer doesn't look like normal duck
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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10/24/17 09:08 PM
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Ojai Hunter, I used to live outside of Corpus and rail hunted every year. Its hard work but fun and fast wingshooting. If you can get ahold of a boat I can give you some great public spots for sora and clappers. I loved hunting those things. We did it east coast style with my old wood hulled scull boat push poling through the swamps and jump shooting them. Coots.... not so sure about that. John.
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Ojai Hunter, I used to live outside of Corpus and rail hunted every year. Its hard work but fun and fast wingshooting. If you can get ahold of a boat I can give you some great public spots for sora and clappers. I loved hunting those things. We did it east coast style with my old wood hulled scull boat push poling through the swamps and jump shooting them. Coots.... not so sure about that. John. I'd love to pole for rails. I know some guys that do it in New Jersey but I haven't been able to make the trip yet.
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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10/25/17 10:39 PM
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Dave, we need to talk this season. I can give you some killer spots around the Nueces river bottoms outside of Portland. My wood boat is at my ranch in Lometa a long ways from the coast!
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10/28/17 03:13 AM
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Dave, we need to talk this season. I can give you some killer spots around the Nueces river bottoms outside of Portland. My wood boat is at my ranch in Lometa a long ways from the coast! Great offer Capt.JVH
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10/29/17 08:45 PM
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I have seen thousands of COOTS in Conroe and Livingstone lakes. Is there any outfitter/guide for that area.
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Re: Coot and Rail hunting Closer to houston.
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10/31/17 06:10 PM
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I have seen thousands of COOTS in Conroe and Livingstone lakes. Is there any outfitter/guide for that area.
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11/13/17 05:38 PM
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I will take you on a guided coot hunt for $250/day. John,when can we hunt these birds .please PM details.
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