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Merganser
#200980
08/14/07 08:33 PM
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ChrisG
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How many of you waterfowlers out there have killed one? I personaly think they are beautiful birds and could use one on my trophy wall. The question is where are they?
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Re: Merganser
[Re: ChrisG]
#200981
08/14/07 09:18 PM
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Marcstar
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Feel the same way about coots!!
Dear Lord please bullwhip me for saying this but I agree, Marcstar is in the lead. Please nobody use this as a quote!!!
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Re: Merganser
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#200982
08/14/07 10:25 PM
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WhiskeyandMe
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There are 3 species of mergansers...
Hooded Common Red Breasted
I have shot the red breasted in Floydada, TX I have shot Hooded's from west texas to east texas...all over...
there is plenty of them up around here...
we typically pass them up...
They are "not" table fare!
J.J.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: WhiskeyandMe]
#200983
08/14/07 10:47 PM
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LuckyDucker
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My daughter shot a hooded merg in Woodson, Tx.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: LuckyDucker]
#200984
08/15/07 01:20 AM
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Daddycajun
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They taste like crap. Used to see a bunch in Louisiana, but now we get a few out in Italy
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Re: Merganser
[Re: ChrisG]
#200985
08/15/07 01:31 AM
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Txduckman
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Re: Merganser
[Re: ChrisG]
#200986
08/15/07 02:48 AM
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MarkE
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I've shot 3 or 4 hooded mergansers in Wilbarger Cty. along the Red River.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: MarkE]
#200987
08/15/07 10:44 AM
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stinkbelly
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I shot two hooded in texarkana, 1 hooded at a COE lake within 2 hours of DFW, and 1 hooded in Stutguart. All that in 12 years of duck hunting.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: stinkbelly]
#200988
08/15/07 05:16 PM
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WhiskeyandMe
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Like I said, we typically pass them up... But this day we decided to take a couple...son and I... J.J. Here is Whiskey&me:
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Re: Merganser
[Re: WhiskeyandMe]
#200989
08/15/07 07:01 PM
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jbhlsu
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JJ...THAT HEN HAVE A BAND ON IT???
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Re: Merganser
[Re: jbhlsu]
#200990
08/15/07 07:07 PM
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WhiskeyandMe
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Quote:
JJ...THAT HEN HAVE A BAND ON IT???
That would be a big 10-4... J.J.
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Re: Merganser *DELETED*
[Re: WhiskeyandMe]
#200991
08/15/07 07:14 PM
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CritterGitter
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Re: Merganser
[Re: CritterGitter]
#200992
08/15/07 07:17 PM
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WhiskeyandMe
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That would be 11-26-06...
In the great state of Texas...
Near Lake Texoma...
J.J.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: WhiskeyandMe]
#200993
08/15/07 07:24 PM
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Please disregard my question (though it's too late for that now). I was curious about the mix of ducks, but it was based on an error in my reading of last year's regs.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: CritterGitter]
#200994
08/15/07 08:28 PM
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WhiskeyandMe
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I figured you were going to try and bust me for something illegal...
But I didn't say anything...
J.J.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: WhiskeyandMe]
#200995
08/15/07 08:37 PM
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Quote:
I figured you were going to try and bust me for something illegal...
But I didn't say anything...
J.J.
If I were both of the inclination and in a position to "bust" anyone for something illegal I sure as hell wouldn't be that obvious about it. While I did ask based on a legality issue, it was with regard to my own confusion over last year's regulations, which I've since cleared up.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: CritterGitter]
#200996
08/15/07 08:57 PM
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Gunfix
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Whiskey, layout blinds in the mud, must have been in the last couple of years. Had to do that a couple of times myself. Were was the band from ? I've shot one hooded south of Honeygrove and two banded mallard hens here in the last couple of years both bands were from Saskatchawan both shot south of Windom .
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Re: Merganser
[Re: Gunfix]
#200997
08/15/07 09:32 PM
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WhiskeyandMe
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Gunfix...
I'd have to see where it was from...I shot a couple last year...
I am pretty sure it was from Saskatchewan...
Most of my bands have come from that area...
J.J.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: Gunfix]
#200998
08/15/07 09:54 PM
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Quote:
Whiskey, layout blinds in the mud, must have been in the last couple of years. Had to do that a couple of times myself. Were was the band from ? I've shot one hooded south of Honeygrove and two banded mallard hens here in the last couple of years both bands were from Saskatchawan both shot south of Windom.
LoJo Ranch?
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Re: Merganser
[Re: Gunfix]
#201000
08/16/07 03:13 AM
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Txduckman
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Whiskey, layout blinds in the mud, must have been in the last couple of years. Had to do that a couple of times myself. Were was the band from ? I've shot one hooded south of Honeygrove and two banded mallard hens here in the last couple of years both bands were from Saskatchawan both shot south of Windom .
That isn't mud. This is mud! Had to wash the layouts after this hunt.
Don't trust anyone from Tech!
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Re: Merganser
[Re: Txduckman]
#201001
08/16/07 11:24 AM
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WhiskeyandMe
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Been there done that...
Went back to the hotel and took a shower with my clothes on to wash the mud off! LOL...
We actually hunted a flooded wheat field that was similar and did really well, but we had a bar ditch to sit on...
I still remember that hunt...that was fun!!!!!!!!
And Yeap it was around Tech!!!
J.J.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: WhiskeyandMe]
#201002
08/16/07 01:08 PM
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Txduckman
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Flooded fields are my favorite. This one is up by you. I had to miss the close since I was out of town but the ducks just flocked to this flooded lake like crazy. Must have been 10 acres of water there for a few weekends. Even when there is only 1/2 acre of water the ducks flock to this spot. The walk to the spot is the worst part.
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Re: Merganser
[Re: Txduckman]
#201003
08/16/07 01:30 PM
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jbhlsu
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Very nice JJ! How is your necklace looking? (How many bands) do you have under your belt?
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Re: Merganser
[Re: Txduckman]
#201004
08/16/07 02:29 PM
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Gunfix
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Was that mud spot from Ravena? Fish Farm?
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