Posted By: BradyBuck
What is your most memorable hunt? - 01/03/20 03:56 PM
Post up some of your most memorable hunts.
This hunt was one I won't soon forget. It was from last season.
We had an unusual amount of rain and ducks just weren't where we typically find them. The honey holes we were used to were empty.
I ,like most duck hunters, am always keeping my ears open for new spots. A good friend of mine lives just north in an area known for a lot of geese. So I obviously always make sure to put a bug in his ear to let me know if he has any geese hitting his fields.
Well it paid off but not how I expected.
One morning he tells me.."Hey these damn ducks are coming into this flooded pasture behind my house and they are so loud it's waking us up in the morning!"
I couldn't get over there for a couple days and going in blind I thought I should scout it.
So the day before the scheduled hunt I go up and take a look.
Well it was impossible to see what was in there without jumping everything off. I knew there were a few but couldn't tell how many.
I was only able to get one buddy to go with me.
We set up in a little opening and had the perfect place to hide.
It started to get light and we waited and waited and waited. Nothing
Then a pair of Mallard drakes came in and did it perfect, floated into the decoys like you dream it.
Then another and another and another.
They dropped into the dekes in groups of 2-4.
100% Mallards and in this part of the country that is pretty rare. We typically only shoot a hand full of Mallards each season.
What made it even better was Kimber was absolutely on fire. We some how ended up crippling one and the chase was on. For some reason that duck didn't want to leave that hole and they did about 6 circles in there like a grey hound chasing a rabbit.
We could have taken 5-6 limits no doubt but killed our 10 and then watched and admired the rest.
I think going in somewhat blind on place I've never hunted and not know what to expect made it even more fun.
This hunt was one I won't soon forget. It was from last season.
We had an unusual amount of rain and ducks just weren't where we typically find them. The honey holes we were used to were empty.
I ,like most duck hunters, am always keeping my ears open for new spots. A good friend of mine lives just north in an area known for a lot of geese. So I obviously always make sure to put a bug in his ear to let me know if he has any geese hitting his fields.
Well it paid off but not how I expected.
One morning he tells me.."Hey these damn ducks are coming into this flooded pasture behind my house and they are so loud it's waking us up in the morning!"
I couldn't get over there for a couple days and going in blind I thought I should scout it.
So the day before the scheduled hunt I go up and take a look.
Well it was impossible to see what was in there without jumping everything off. I knew there were a few but couldn't tell how many.
I was only able to get one buddy to go with me.
We set up in a little opening and had the perfect place to hide.
It started to get light and we waited and waited and waited. Nothing
Then a pair of Mallard drakes came in and did it perfect, floated into the decoys like you dream it.
Then another and another and another.
They dropped into the dekes in groups of 2-4.
100% Mallards and in this part of the country that is pretty rare. We typically only shoot a hand full of Mallards each season.
What made it even better was Kimber was absolutely on fire. We some how ended up crippling one and the chase was on. For some reason that duck didn't want to leave that hole and they did about 6 circles in there like a grey hound chasing a rabbit.
We could have taken 5-6 limits no doubt but killed our 10 and then watched and admired the rest.
I think going in somewhat blind on place I've never hunted and not know what to expect made it even more fun.