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Early teal.
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09/15/24 07:48 PM
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Smokey Bear
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Who else went?
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Re: Early teal.
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#9108102
09/15/24 10:14 PM
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Not bad, how long did it take?
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Re: Early teal.
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09/15/24 10:30 PM
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Re: Early teal.
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09/16/24 12:58 AM
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We saw a 5 pack and 3 pack nothing escaped. Single in decoys we didn’t take. Nice morning. Will put out some greater Dekes as well. Saw 30-40 roosting back of our lake.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/16/24 02:27 AM
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Re: Early teal.
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#9108352
09/16/24 02:56 PM
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Slow start in SE Louisiana for us. Hurricane Francine did some business to us disrupting the teal we had here before she came. 3 teal Saturday and 4 Sunday. Once things get back to normal it should get better.
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Re: Early teal.
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#9108384
09/16/24 04:02 PM
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Nice y’all. Looks like the old guys rule. Larry, love the pics of Rosie! Guy your Lab is aging well! Cow doc., it was slow as teal hunting goes. The weather was hot and the alligators were out like every teal season in my part of texas.
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Re: Early teal.
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#9108471
09/16/24 06:04 PM
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Limits for us in Matty.
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Re: Early teal.
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#9108487
09/16/24 06:44 PM
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Guy
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Guy your Lab is aging well! She’s liven the dream Smokey!
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Re: Early teal.
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#9108568
09/16/24 08:15 PM
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Guy there was a momarsh on Facebook market place over the summer that I was eyeing. Really regretting not getting it.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/18/24 01:52 AM
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Guy your Lab is aging well! She’s liven the dream Smokey! Pretty old lady looks good
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Re: Early teal.
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09/18/24 01:55 AM
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Pretty quiet today, we got 5 ducks total, 2 of which GWT- just saw handful of greaters. Pups second hunt, doing great in tough conditions, matted wigeon grass/ coon tail, and lily pads. Handled bubbler fine today- never seen a dog jump backwards 4 feet in the water before in a retrieve !
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Re: Early teal.
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#9109401
09/18/24 12:17 PM
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They either already came through or haven’t hit yet. Typically have a large amount by now but I scoured last Friday and nothing…
I’ll be checking throughout the week. Hopefully we get some..
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Re: Early teal.
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09/18/24 03:55 PM
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Always sporadic in NTX during teal. We hunted this weekend and had plenty around shot 3 GWT. I was South of Corpus on some marshes two weeks ago and there were decent wads of teal already down.
Rice country seems to have a ton and consistent like always.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/18/24 05:51 PM
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2 woodies in Dekes, didn’t see any teal today. Had more 10 days before season. This may set up well for next week w full moon, and closing weekend
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Re: Early teal.
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09/18/24 10:55 PM
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Was down on the Prairie ( Garwood Area ) last 2 days. Tuesday hunt was so so. Today was the worst Teal hunt my friend and guide has had in 40 years. The worst I've ever had. No shooting at all. Dead quiet. Hot, not a lick of wind. 2 birds, 4 guys. Not a shot after 7.15 am.
Bummer.....
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Re: Early teal.
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09/19/24 12:41 AM
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I've hunted NTX 4 times so far and have shot 2 BWT..... it's been bad.
I don't think the birds are here yet in any numbers. Not that they are ever really here (NTX) in great numbers for any length of time.
Cool front blowing in monday-tuesday. .maybe that brings some teal.
Might dove hunt this weekend.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/19/24 01:00 AM
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Was down on the Prairie ( Garwood Area ) last 2 days. Tuesday hunt was so so. Today was the worst Teal hunt my friend and guide has had in 40 years. The worst I've ever had. No shooting at all. Dead quiet. Hot, not a lick of wind. 2 birds, 4 guys. Not a shot after 7.15 am.
Bummer..... You’re not lyin! Went out before work this morning, and didn’t pull the trigger once. I’ve had a pond in the East Bernard area the last 6 years and this was the worst I’ve experienced. I saw maybe 4 groups of bwt and small groups at that. Saturday sounded like Ukraine, today the total opposite. My suspicion is they moved out and are continuing south. Hoping a new wave pushes down, but looking at the prairie weather conditions up north I’m not counting on it. Still better than the office though.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/19/24 11:45 AM
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From my experience early teal season in NTX, seems like the opener and first week is always the best, and then bird numbers go down after that. Can't say I ever remember it starting out slow and got better. I normally pass on teal second half of season and switch back to dove, which I may do this weekend not sure yet.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/19/24 02:47 PM
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Guy
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Guy there was a momarsh on Facebook market place over the summer that I was eyeing. Really regretting not getting it. Fatboy DP? I been wanting to buy a deck cover for mine, and they are always out of stock, for years now. https://momarsh.com/products/deck-coverEver since Higdon Outdoors bought momarsh, the website seems dead, and every time I call Higdon they say do kit have date when they will be back in stock. I want one just easier to grass up, and take it on and off easier. I had it all grassed up but took it all off because I needed fishing rig this summer, I sold my gator trax and having a new one built. I rigged my spot lock trolling motor on it for fishing, it worked great at the boat ramp, I could launch it, hit spot lock, and go park my truck.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/19/24 04:31 PM
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Was down on the Prairie ( Garwood Area ) last 2 days. Tuesday hunt was so so. Today was the worst Teal hunt my friend and guide has had in 40 years. The worst I've ever had. No shooting at all. Dead quiet. Hot, not a lick of wind. 2 birds, 4 guys. Not a shot after 7.15 am.
Bummer..... You’re not lyin! Went out before work this morning, and didn’t pull the trigger once. I’ve had a pond in the East Bernard area the last 6 years and this was the worst I’ve experienced. I saw maybe 4 groups of bwt and small groups at that. Saturday sounded like Ukraine, today the total opposite. My suspicion is they moved out and are continuing south. Hoping a new wave pushes down, but looking at the prairie weather conditions up north I’m not counting on it. Still better than the office though. They had 16 groups out on Wednesday and 10 of them never fired a shot. I think the super moon moved a bunch of birds south and if there is not a push in the next few days, it could be a long 2nd week !
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Re: Early teal.
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09/20/24 10:05 PM
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Guy there was a momarsh on Facebook market place over the summer that I was eyeing. Really regretting not getting it. Fatboy DP? I been wanting to buy a deck cover for mine, and they are always out of stock, for years now. https://momarsh.com/products/deck-coverEver since Higdon Outdoors bought momarsh, the website seems dead, and every time I call Higdon they say do kit have date when they will be back in stock. I want one just easier to grass up, and take it on and off easier. I had it all grassed up but took it all off because I needed fishing rig this summer, I sold my gator trax and having a new one built. I rigged my spot lock trolling motor on it for fishing, it worked great at the boat ramp, I could launch it, hit spot lock, and go park my truck. It was a refuge runner, from what I can tell it's almost identical to the momarsh hull. Overall it looks like a pretty sweet rig/setup. I'm going to have to just pull the trigger on one sooner than later.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/21/24 02:39 AM
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Our crew is hunting an East Texas River Mouthe in morning see what happens. Shooting for 24 blue wings last opportunity. Leaving for Missouri Wednesday to bow hunt.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/22/24 11:18 AM
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Greekangler
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If it starts good, typically shoot teal entire time. We hunted dove this weekend- hit teal this weekend
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Re: Early teal.
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09/22/24 05:43 PM
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Re: Early teal.
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09/23/24 12:17 AM
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I heard alot of new birds showed up yesterday afternoon.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/24/24 12:00 AM
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The northwest arm of ray Bob has been on fire this year, huh.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/24/24 12:22 AM
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The northwest arm of ray Bob has been on fire this year, huh. Damit, you found my spot!!
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Re: Early teal.
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09/25/24 09:23 PM
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Teal showed up in SE Louisiana Saturday and are still here. The blind I hunted in shot 8 Saturday - 18 Sunday and 12 today. Good action and enjoying it. Pic from Sunday two blinds 5 man limit 30 teal on our lease.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/25/24 09:58 PM
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I’m done with teal, shoot’n dove this weekend.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/27/24 06:17 PM
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Date hunted 9/27/24 On the X..... We only have 16 days to shoot teal here in SE Louisiana in September and when they show up you gotta go get them. Two boats went out on the lease today and we were done by 7:00am. Really good duck hunting on good property. Two more days to go and we will be out there.
Last edited by Delta Duckman; 09/27/24 08:09 PM.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/27/24 10:55 PM
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Date hunted 9/27/24 On the X..... We only have 16 days to shoot teal here in SE Louisiana in September and when they show up you gotta go get them. Two boats went out on the lease today and we were done by 7:00am. Really good duck hunting on good property. Two more days to go and we will be out there. Congrats! We had a fair amount over in the marsh east of Houston ,but they are gone now.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/29/24 10:08 PM
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I’m done with teal, shoot’n dove this weekend. Me too- 2 of us shot 90 dove, 3 limits in 3 days hunted about 5 hours total. Parts of West Tx Loaded. @ Ranch yesterday, N Tx saw 16 teal last night feeding, saw 1 today
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Re: Early teal.
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09/30/24 01:43 PM
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Attached are a couple pics from Saturday and Sunday. Slowed down Sunday but overall we had a good September teal season here in SE Louisiana. Hunting with family and friends having a good time.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/30/24 04:43 PM
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Dove hunting this weekend in west Texas, had 1 BWT come straight to me and my mojo. I knew immediately it was a teal from way out. Wish I had steel shot I would have smoked it.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/30/24 04:47 PM
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I’m done with teal, shoot’n dove this weekend. Me too- 2 of us shot 90 dove, 3 limits in 3 days hunted about 5 hours total. Parts of West Tx Loaded. @ Ranch yesterday, N Tx saw 16 teal last night feeding, saw 1 today I saw decent number Haskell county, less than what I saw for the opener. Shot 10 Saturday afternoon, camped, and 10 more Sunday morning and came home.
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Re: Early teal.
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09/30/24 10:54 PM
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I teal hunted with my longtime hunting buddy last Saturday. There were a lot of hunters in the marshes we chose to hunt. There were also a lot of teal. We were obviously not the only ones that found them… the way the area lays out it hunts big and we were not bothered by the competition of other hunters. We shot a few teal early, before the sun came up. We were finished and had the boat on the trailer by 8:30. The retards in their airboats started blowing all over the marshes at 7:30. I wish they were banned from public hunting marshes. They couldn’t get to where we were but listening to that loud [censored] crap is obnoxious as heck and not what anyone goes hunting for. By Saturday afternoon the large numbers of birds had been blown out of that system of public marshes by the incessant high decibel prop noise of those infernal air boats. They are the only water craft I despise more than jet skis and wake boats.
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Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: Early teal.
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10/01/24 01:36 PM
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Grateful the large land owners in our area that lease property for duck hunting do not allow air boats on their properties here in SE Louisiana. Air boats will dissipate any groups of duck on a property. They don't like them.
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