Crappy Morning

phoneman · 01-23-2009, 06:39 PM

Had a hole that we've been seeing some birds in, but figured since it was the last weekend, we might better get there early. Got to the hole about 4:00, no one there, good. Set up about 7 deeks in pairs and pulled up to wait on shooting time. About 5:15, a godevil comes heading our way. We hit the spotlight and he passes us and gets about 75 Yds and cuts off and starts throwing out decoys. After about 15 minutes of that, I feel the ol rumble in the tummy and head for the dry ground. get about halfway there and step in a hole and fall over. Water comes pouring in the waders and i was off ballance and couldn't get right side up. Finally got up, took care of business and head back to the boat. About 5:45, hear an outboard heading in. Hit them with the light and they keep coming. Hold the light on em to no avail. They set up 50 yards dead straight in front of us. Found out later as we left that they had about 4 dozen dekes out this late in the season. Needless to say we are PISSED. 10 minutes before sunrise, both groups start highballing and quacking like crazy. Woodies would fly and get quacked at. We changed from pissed to just betting on what the dummies would do next. Managed to get a shot at a woody drake and wadded him up. We headed out and went to another river to ride around and look for tommorow. Jumped several in the river and found a slough that looked inviting. We cut the motor, loaded the guns and eased in. Managed to get three more. Not bad for the ordeal we started with. Put the gun in the pic for Almodux, 1968 Blonde Mag.

deadbird8 · 01-23-2009, 07:03 PM

Good to salvage something.

50 yards in front, they would be showered by pellets- what were they thinking!

SMILIN JACK · 01-23-2009, 07:32 PM

That's just it . They weren't

marshmaster · 01-23-2009, 09:03 PM

man got to love the managment around here i hunt pearl river wma and oppening morning we got to the pond first and before we no it there was five differnt grops of people i allmost killed the battery from shining the q beem at the for so long,,,the pond we were in was about 100 yards around and i could see every ons deks and white faces

but we still got limit first and i got the heck out of there

some people out there just dont care about fellow hunters and the safty of them eighter

good luck out there

usmc0844 · 01-28-2009, 03:39 PM

Public hunting in la at its finest! Try loggy bayou or bodcau wmas

phoneman · 01-30-2009, 10:43 AM

well we are planning a trip to LA next season. Thinking about starting up in catahoula and ending up in Marsh. Figired if the ducks wasn't flying, might get on some reds.

01-23-2009, 06:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 29 Posts: 713 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Crappy Morning Had a hole that we've been seeing some birds in, but figured since it was the last weekend, we might better get there early. Got to the hole about 4:00, no one there, good. Set up about 7 deeks in pairs and pulled up to wait on shooting time. About 5:15, a godevil comes heading our way. We hit the spotlight and he passes us and gets about 75 Yds and cuts off and starts throwing out decoys. After about 15 minutes of that, I feel the ol rumble in the tummy and head for the dry ground. get about halfway there and step in a hole and fall over. Water comes pouring in the waders and i was off ballance and couldn't get right side up. Finally got up, took care of business and head back to the boat. About 5:45, hear an outboard heading in. Hit them with the light and they keep coming. Hold the light on em to no avail. They set up 50 yards dead straight in front of us. Found out later as we left that they had about 4 dozen dekes out this late in the season. Needless to say we are PISSED. 10 minutes before sunrise, both groups start highballing and quacking like crazy. Woodies would fly and get quacked at. We changed from pissed to just betting on what the dummies would do next. Managed to get a shot at a woody drake and wadded him up. We headed out and went to another river to ride around and look for tommorow. Jumped several in the river and found a slough that looked inviting. We cut the motor, loaded the guns and eased in. Managed to get three more. Not bad for the ordeal we started with. Put the gun in the pic for Almodux, 1968 Blonde Mag.

01-23-2009, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
deadbird8 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 46 Posts: 3,071 Thanks: 30 Thanked 37 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Crappy Morning Good to salvage something. 50 yards in front, they would be showered by pellets- what were they thinking! __________________ Excel 1851 F4 w/ 35 CDI HS (with a little bit of this and a lota bit of that)

01-23-2009, 07:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
SMILIN JACK Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Joppa , Md Age: 64 Posts: 2,669 Thanks: 72 Thanked 57 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Crappy Morning That's just it . They weren't __________________ Smilin Jack If You can't be a good example . Then You will have to serve as a Horrible Warning Chesapeake Bay Cruise Ship , Slightly Modded 4000 HDS There is nothing so pure and strong as the love of a dog for his Master. A Veteran or a Soldier , Airman or Sailor is someone who wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.

01-23-2009, 09:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
marshmaster Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: slidell Age: 26 Posts: 609 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Crappy Morning man got to love the managment around here i hunt pearl river wma and oppening morning we got to the pond first and before we no it there was five differnt grops of people i allmost killed the battery from shining the q beem at the for so long,,,the pond we were in was about 100 yards around and i could see every ons deks and white faces but we still got limit first and i got the heck out of there some people out there just dont care about fellow hunters and the safty of them eighter good luck out there

01-28-2009, 03:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
usmc0844 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Age: 34 Posts: 381 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Crappy Morning Public hunting in la at its finest! Try loggy bayou or bodcau wmas __________________ Beating the water into submission with a HD4000 pushing a Gator Trax 1750 Huntdeck.......Cuz' chicks dig it



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01-30-2009, 10:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
phoneman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sumter SC Age: 29 Posts: 713 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Crappy Morning well we are planning a trip to LA next season. Thinking about starting up in catahoula and ending up in Marsh. Figired if the ducks wasn't flying, might get on some reds.

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