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11/08/10 08:24 PM
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ShaneR21
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How many of you guys hunt in the rain? We hunted in the rain during teal season but didn't do good. How does it affect the birds? It is suppose to rain Thursday and Friday and we are going hunting.
Shane
It's not a hobby or an obsession. It's a passion, a way of life. It's the way I live my life.
Duck or Bleed
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Re: Weather
[Re: ShaneR21]
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11/08/10 08:35 PM
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IronSpikeLabs
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My personal philosophy is that there's a reason they call rainy days "duck weather." Also, if that rain is part of a cold front moving in from the north, it's a pretty good bet it will be bringing ducks down with it. I think during and right after the arrival of a wet, blue norther, there should be ducks.
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Re: Weather
[Re: IronSpikeLabs]
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11/08/10 08:51 PM
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_Scooter_
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Rain is good... but you gotta clean and oil the gun after. The duck hunting is awesome if you get a rainy, windy day. They seem to want to land just about anywhere there are decoys in my experience
Wasn't born in Texas, but I got there as fast as I could. 
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Re: Weather
[Re: _Scooter_]
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11/08/10 09:00 PM
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Featherduster
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Rain is good... but you gotta clean and oil the gun after. The duck hunting is awesome if you get a rainy, windy day. They seem to want to land just about anywhere there are decoys in my experience X 2
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Re: Weather
[Re: nogeese]
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11/08/10 09:24 PM
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ccvidimos
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i love some nasty weather. makes for great goose hunting. still waiting for my first nasty weather duck hunt
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Re: Weather
[Re: nogeese]
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11/08/10 09:28 PM
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LarryCopper
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Re: Weather
[Re: LarryCopper]
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11/08/10 09:34 PM
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garrett
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whiskey makes my baby feel a little frisky
Attention rickym, this is not a troll post, just a good hearted fun type of post
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Re: Weather
[Re: garrett]
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11/08/10 09:36 PM
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nogeese
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whiskey makes my baby feel a little frisky 
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Re: Weather
[Re: nogeese]
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11/08/10 09:54 PM
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ShaneR21
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Alright guys thanks for the input. That's what I was thinking.
Shane
It's not a hobby or an obsession. It's a passion, a way of life. It's the way I live my life.
Duck or Bleed
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Re: Weather
[Re: _Scooter_]
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11/09/10 12:11 AM
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Hopedale
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Rain is good... but you gotta clean and oil the gun after. The duck hunting is awesome if you get a rainy, windy day. They seem to want to land just about anywhere there are decoys in my experience Last year's teal opener we had rain, and teal. We had our limit of teal in 30 minutes, were standing up and still had birds trying to land in the deeks.
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Re: Weather
[Re: ShaneR21]
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11/09/10 01:19 PM
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Charlito
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We were out in the thick of it last Wedsneday. Soaked to the bone, but managed to scratch out some ducks and my first Speck..
the thing about baiting is, even a rookie hunter could have a 170 bird season if they bait holes
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Re: Weather
[Re: Charlito]
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11/09/10 03:34 PM
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TXHC
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I like hunting in rain because i luv pushing myself and taking on the elements plus it keeps barney and family at home
IF I DONT SUCEED I WILL DIE TRYING
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Re: Weather
[Re: garrett]
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11/09/10 03:56 PM
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FowlDreams
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whiskey makes my baby Michael feel a little frisky 
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Re: Weather
[Re: TXHC]
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11/09/10 04:28 PM
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LarryCopper
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I like hunting in rain because i luv pushing myself and taking on the elements plus it keeps barney and family at home Good point...
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Re: Weather
[Re: LarryCopper]
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11/09/10 07:00 PM
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Erichugh22
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My favorite time to hunt, cold drizzly a little wind.. Nastier the better
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Re: Weather
[Re: Erichugh22]
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11/09/10 08:51 PM
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eevinrude
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If it don't affect the birds, it don't affect me.
The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. Genesis 9:2
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Re: Weather
[Re: eevinrude]
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11/09/10 11:58 PM
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1 Year Wonder
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........it does affect birds. They don't like to fly in it no more than you like to be out in it. Sure you can kill a few rings and a couple sawbills on a rainy day, but a mallard will hole up with his head under his wing and wait for sunshine. Duck weather is not nasty rainy days......it is clear blue and sunshine. 
The Wonder
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All posts made by the Wonder are a lie, tale, fib or some other stretch of the truth.
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Re: Weather
[Re: garrett]
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11/10/10 01:26 AM
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IronSpikeLabs
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whiskey makes my baby feel a little frisky Where I come from, rain is a good thing!!!
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Re: Weather
[Re: IronSpikeLabs]
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11/10/10 02:14 AM
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AMMO
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I like to hunt in the rain. Birds are looking to land quick and easy to decoy...
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Re: Weather
[Re: 1 Year Wonder]
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11/10/10 04:45 AM
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chilled shot
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........it does affect birds. They don't like to fly in it no more than you like to be out in it. Sure you can kill a few rings and a couple sawbills on a rainy day, but a mallard will hole up with his head under his wing and wait for sunshine. Duck weather is not nasty rainy days......it is clear blue and sunshine. This man speaks the truth. Greenheads on a blue day, been there-done that.
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Re: Weather
[Re: chilled shot]
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11/10/10 08:24 AM
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QuackStacker
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i like a little drizzle and gray skys. i dont care nothing about setting in a heavy rain tho. i think if im miserable, the ducks are too and dont like to fly in heavy rain...
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