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Hunting => Birds => Topic started by: Silencer on October 25, 2008, 12:52:55 PM

Title: couple three
Post by: Silencer on October 25, 2008, 12:52:55 PM
Got out in between the rain showers today.  Ended up with these buggers.  The geese didnt want to play today.
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TeamDuban/SANY1638.jpg)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TeamDuban/SANY1634.jpg)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TeamDuban/SANY1635.jpg)
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: pitw on October 25, 2008, 03:00:56 PM
Still appear's that you are enjoying yourself.  Do them three eat fish too.
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: Silencer on October 25, 2008, 05:24:20 PM
yep, they're hooded merganser hens.  They eat small fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects.
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: pitw on October 25, 2008, 06:04:16 PM
I never see them up here so bear with me.  Do they taste as good as say a mallard that has been grain fed?
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: CCP on October 25, 2008, 06:43:45 PM

Nice hens Silencer. :highclap: always look forward to the fowl pic's :wink: Looks like the leaves have already fallen up your way?
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: alscalls on October 25, 2008, 06:50:21 PM
Cool pics......What load are you shooting?
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: Silencer on October 26, 2008, 03:12:17 AM
Leaves are pretty much gone already.  Nights have been down right cold and freezing.

We use 3 inch 3's for duck.  2's and BB for the geese.  Steel dont hit as hard as lead so you need them faster shooting loads.  The loads we're using right now run at 1550 fps.
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: alscalls on October 26, 2008, 08:11:50 AM
Did ya go with Black Cloud?
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: Silencer on October 26, 2008, 10:37:25 AM
Uncle Ronnie does and loves it.  Thats just too expensive for me.  I just use the remington fast steel and winchester cheapies.  When you're decoyin shots are under 30yds usually 20 or less and my cheapies work just fine  :biggrin:
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: Coulter on October 26, 2008, 06:40:01 PM
mmm-mmm theres some right fine eatin' there. :eyebrow:

At least you hit what you were shootin' for. I came home empty-handed  yesterday after shooting at, oh I don't know, at least 7 different ducks (woodies and mallards) Hopefully tomorrow fairs a bit better. :iroll:

Steve
Title: Re: couple three
Post by: misfire on November 14, 2008, 09:33:00 PM
Keep killin those lawn darts, and get you a drake mounted, prettiest mount I have in the house