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 Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
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12/12/11 05:34 PM
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theGreenAggie
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Anyone else around here headed to the mentored hunt at Lake Arrowhead tomorrow? (or am I the only n00b on this forum that is headed to hunt during the middle of the week?)
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: theGreenAggie]
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12/12/11 06:26 PM
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Hooligan
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wish I was I don't finish finals till thursday. Good luck!
Militavi Non Sine Gloria
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: Hooligan]
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12/12/11 11:33 PM
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TexasEd
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: TexasEd]
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12/13/11 12:45 AM
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IronSpikeLabs
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I think it's awesome that you're going! Tell Robert Dawn said "Hello" - have a great time and shoot some Canadas!
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: IronSpikeLabs]
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12/13/11 01:05 AM
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Jordan A
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I'll be doing it with the girlfriend in January. Please let me how it was run and how you do! Maybe pictures??
“If you turn the imagination loose like a hunting dog, it will often return with the bird in its mouth.”
-William Maxwell
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: Jordan A]
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12/13/11 03:39 AM
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MWO
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Ill be there helping em, hopefully the geese are as dumb as when i am fishing in the state park. Ask to be in my group!
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: MWO]
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12/14/11 04:24 PM
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GHKiller
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How did the first hunt go?
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: GHKiller]
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12/15/11 10:43 PM
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theGreenAggie
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There wasn't much action on the lake, not too many birds out there. Most of the geese were flying really high. My group harvested two canadian geese, two mallards, and one green wing teal for the week.
MWO, thanks for bringing so many of the decoys!
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: theGreenAggie]
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12/15/11 11:28 PM
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Guy
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Did you learn anything? That's the most important thing.
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
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12/15/11 11:44 PM
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theGreenAggie
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I'd say the most important thing for me was to meet those experienced hunters, and just spend time in the blind. I did learn that there is a lot more public hunting land (water) available than what is listed in the TPWD public hunting lands book, so that's a major plus. I learned what teal sound like, and what geese don't sound like. I learned how to clean a duck or goose. I also learned that if you go drop off your layout blinds and decoys the night before the hunt in unfamiliar land, you should probably mark that spot with a GPS so that you don't waste 45 minutes in the morning being lost. 
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: theGreenAggie]
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12/15/11 11:47 PM
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theGreenAggie
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By the way, mad props to all the folks who made that event happen - including but not limited to:
-NSSF
-Delta Waterfowl
-TPWD, especially Lake Arrowhead State Park
-Muddy Water Outfitters
-About a dozen Texas Hunter Ed Instructors
If I left anyone out, sorry!
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: theGreenAggie]
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12/15/11 11:57 PM
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Yoder
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Hey, I'm going in Jan. what do I need to bring. I'm a newbie too, just don't know what to expect...
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: Yoder]
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12/16/11 05:16 AM
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MWO
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No problem bud, wish I could of taken some of yall to some better spots on the lake but I think they wanted everyone to stay in the state park. I hope you learned a little something let me know if you ever have any questions. Good Luck
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Re: Mentor Hunt - 12/13 - 12/15
[Re: MWO]
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12/16/11 02:51 PM
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theGreenAggie
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Bring whatever you have. If you are short on gear, they will spot you. Make sure you have appropriate clothing for cold / wet conditions - that's really the only thing they don't have to provide for you.
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