Well anybody who knows me, knows that I can come up with some wild ideas. One of my ideas, took shape last year when I had this great idea that I was going to hunt all 50 states. Crazy??? Maybe! It helps that I hunt whatever, whenever, with whatever is necessary to get the job done. Since I live in PA, picking up the states around me has been pretty simple. I went to Delaware, to hunt snow geese. ~notta~ Then, I hunted New Jersey, for Atlantic Brant on what I swear was the coldest day of the year. I took down 2 Atlantic Brant and a bonus perfect Bufflehead. I got a little hung up in Maryland. I went down on a whitetail deer hunt and then I went back down to bow hunt for a sika deer. When my stubborn mind, wouldn't admit that I was really sick...reality smacked me around. Bow hunting and coughing, is never a good mix. I just refused to come home. Certainly there is something that I can hunt and be coughing at the same time. On the way back home, it became clear that it was the last weekend for waterfowl hunting. I called the outfitter who took me out for whitetail deer and asked him if I could borrow a shotgun and hunt geese with him. he said sure! It was a done deal, I was going goose hunting. I shot 2 geese and put a shot of perfection on a ultra prime black duck. I think it was a lucky hit, but the guides were patting me on the back for the shot I took at that black duck. Folded up like a napkin and slid across the ice. It was an unexpected weekend that ended up with one of the most sought after ducks, I hear about. That black duck is only the second duck I ever got. It's been a year to remember, so far. I go places even though most times, I can only stay for 2 days at a time. Some people think that's a waste of time and money. There may be some truth to that, but I want to see and do as much as I can. When I leave for Illinois tomorrow, it will be my 8th trip of the year. I would rather have a taste of something, than nothing at all. I wish everyone the very best out of their outdoor adventures. Take them whenever you can!
New Jersey, sunrise over the decoys.
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My Atlantic Brant and Bufflehead. AH, it felt like summertime!
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My Fliippin Trip to Maryland. Sika deer, flip to waterfowl! Maryland, wasn't going to be a blank page in my scrapbook!
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I don't think that any trip is a waste of money and if you can hunt while you are on the trip it is even better. I was happy when I set foot in Alaska so that I could say that I had visited every state. To say that I had hunted every state would be unbelievable to me. If you are driving to IL and are on the turnpike, honk at the Bryan exit - I am about 20 miles south. If you are flying, just wave.
Good hunting,
Jerry
Very cool... :wink:
Awesome :yoyo:
:bowingsmilie: sunrises are so much more beautiful in a duck blind for some reason :yoyo:
Congrats :highclap:
Well, your welcome to hunt groundhogs & other vermin w/ me here in Ohio iffen you so desire. ;yes;
Hunting in all 50 states isn't crazy, ambitious, but not crazy. :nono:
Crazy is wanting to get a g'hog in all 88 counties in Ohio. :dance:
I can't get enough time in the summer to hunt my own areas. Come this Friday we will have worked 19 days straight. :rolleye:
Here's hoping you make your goal Miss"Go Getter" Hunter. :biggrin:
Thanks all...
Hawks Feather, I'm doing the long and boring drive. Listen for the beep after my wash is done. I'll be on my way then. No matter where I go, for some reason packing ahead just doesn't seem as exciting! I always wait until the last minute!
Silencer, I'm finding that to be oh...so...true! I look forward to getting into more waterfowl hunting and more sunrises.
vvarmitr, Pegging groundhogs...sounds like fun. I think that would be neat to get a g'hog in every county! Sweet. Wow, working 19 days straight. :shck: I would never last that many days straight, unless it was a night shift and I could still sneak away hunting or fishing somewhere. I'm on vacation until May 9th. I too, HOPE...to make my goal. If not, the focus helps keep me outta trouble.