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what if (waterfowlers)
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01/26/22 04:50 PM
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olducker
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I am an older fellow and have recently lost my old lab and hunting buddies. So I don't go anymore . I still miss going and i live on a lake that has duck hunting. I often see the guys loading their duck boats up down the street from my house. I want to go down and ask how they did etc. I do know how protective of spots and success guys can be. I don't want to be a pain in the [censored] old man. How would you react to a guy like this... ?? I just like to watch the weather try to guess the success or lack of and wonder what type birds they are getting.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/26/22 05:02 PM
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rickym
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All depends on your approach. Some guys will be nicer than others obviously.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/26/22 05:22 PM
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Guy
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I don't want to be a pain in the [censored] old man. How would you react to a guy like this... ?? Just go talk to them, they will share with you what they want to share with you, just don't keep pressing them for info or you will be a pain.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/26/22 05:30 PM
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ducknbass
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If some old hand approached me and started talking about duck hunting I’d ask if he wanted a ride.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/26/22 07:19 PM
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DUKFVR
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If approached right & just started talkin duck hunting & seemed like a good guy, I would invite a person to a hunt. I do it quite often.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
#8514338
01/26/22 08:09 PM
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RayB
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Start talking to them in the off season, then when you show up during the season it's not a surprise.
There is time, and you must take it, to lay your hand on your dog's head as you walk past him lying on the floor or on his settle, time to talk with him, to remember with him, time to please him, time you can't buy back once he's gone" GBE
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/26/22 08:15 PM
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Smokey Bear
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Go introduce yourself. You might make some new friends and start going again. Might even work it’s way into getting you another dog….
Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/26/22 08:40 PM
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claypool
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You gotta do you, but I will talk about waterfowl, hunting waterfowl, Labrador retrievers and gear to anyone for as long as they want. Especially if they show up with Lite Beer from Miller.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/26/22 11:08 PM
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Mike Honcho
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I think unless you’re a world class D!ck. Any duck hunter would enjoy talking to an old duck hunter especially hearing about how great it used to be. I know I sure would. Lots of things change, but wisdom is wisdom. When old hunters talk about tactics and such I pay attention. My generation is all about relying on the newest shotgun, mojo, or shell to get birds. I’m guilty of the gun thing I have a sickness of collecting guns.
“Two things that define an individual what you do when you have everything, and what you do when you have nothing."
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/27/22 12:27 AM
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Hopedale
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I'm thinking its like anything else. Make a friend first.
Let them know you live near by, but don't hunt any more. Share information you have.
Like anything the folks that are regular users of that ramp will get to know you. You should then have a good network to share information.
Best of luck
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/27/22 02:22 AM
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Pappashack
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I am old school sir and my miss a lot of my elder friends that have passed threw the years that I once hunted with So you bet we talking about duck hunting if you were to walk up and ask me how it went for the day. And I am asking you to take my kills home for your dinner and long as there a empty spot in the boat next trip it would be yours.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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01/27/22 04:59 PM
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LarryCopper
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I may not say exactly where I was and my standard answer is that I caught a few, but if somebody treated you like you were being a pain in the [censored], that says a lot more about them than it does you.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: LarryCopper]
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01/27/22 05:24 PM
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Guy
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I may not say exactly where I was and my standard answer is that I caught a few, but if somebody treated you like you were being a pain in the [censored], that says a lot more about them than it does you. One hunt this year I shot one duck. Went to another ramp to scout after the hunt, here comes mohunter, told him I only shot one, he knows I like to eat ducks, so he gave me his limit. I throw them in the back of my camper on top of the dog kennel. Here comes another boat from hunting. The guy asked me how I did, I said I did not hunt here I'm going out scouting, but I only shot 1 this morning. He peers into the back of my camper and says, "Oh yeah, what are all them ducks." I told him a freind just gave them to me, lol, and I did lol. He said "Oh yeah, how many did he shoot where did he shoot them"... I can't even remember what I said to him after that, but he was really getting on my nerves like I'm obligated to give him info, and he was trying to catch me in a lie. But I try to be nice to everyone, being an a-hole is a good way to get your tires slit with all the crazy red-neck duck hunters these days.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: Guy]
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01/27/22 07:30 PM
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Heisman25g
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I may not say exactly where I was and my standard answer is that I caught a few, but if somebody treated you like you were being a pain in the [censored], that says a lot more about them than it does you. One hunt this year I shot one duck. Went to another ramp to scout after the hunt, here comes mohunter, told him I only shot one, he knows I like to eat ducks, so he gave me his limit. I throw them in the back of my camper on top of the dog kennel. Here comes another boat from hunting. The guy asked me how I did, I said I did not hunt here I'm going out scouting, but I only shot 1 this morning. He peers into the back of my camper and says, "Oh yeah, what are all them ducks." I told him a freind just gave them to me, lol, and I did lol. He said "Oh yeah, how many did he shoot where did he shoot them"... I can't even remember what I said to him after that, but he was really getting on my nerves like I'm obligated to give him info, and he was trying to catch me in a lie. But I try to be nice to everyone, being an a-hole is a good way to get your tires slit with all the crazy red-neck duck hunters these days. You must be special bc the only thing Mohunter gives me is a hard time………
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: ducknbass]
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01/31/22 12:16 AM
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Duck_Hunter
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If some old hand approached me and started talking about duck hunting I’d ask if he wanted a ride. Same. Approach matters, but good chance I’d offer to take you out the next time I hunt there.
I just turned it on . I was looking bird dogs in the butt this morning.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
#8533237
02/17/22 12:54 AM
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olducker
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Well, I took you guys advice and just went down to the ramp and visited with the fellows coming and going while being careful to not be a pest. Everyone was seemed pretty friendly. Seems like it was a pretty slow season overall. There are still some good fellows out there..
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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02/17/22 01:27 AM
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FamousAmos
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It wouldn't bother me one bit. I like to talk about success or struggles in the field.
“And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: Guy]
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02/17/22 02:18 AM
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I don't want to be a pain in the [censored] old man. How would you react to a guy like this... ?? Just go talk to them, they will share with you what they want to share with you, just don't keep pressing them for info or you will be a pain. I agree 100%
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: ducknbass]
#8556724
03/15/22 11:47 AM
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Kevin Heath
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If some old hand approached me and started talking about duck hunting I’d ask if he wanted a ride. derned skippy, I got an extra life jacket somewhere
Some days you're the pigeon, other days you are the statue!
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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03/16/22 08:26 PM
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Greg
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^^^ +1 life is too short. Go talk to them
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: ducknbass]
#8558429
03/17/22 05:06 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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If some old hand approached me and started talking about duck hunting I’d ask if he wanted a ride. Ditto
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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03/17/22 05:12 PM
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ducknbass
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Ain’t nobody climbing in that pine derby boat of yours!
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: ducknbass]
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03/17/22 05:48 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Ain’t nobody climbing in that pine derby boat of yours! That’s just what I show people I don’t like so I don’t have to be rude and tell them no.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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03/17/22 07:39 PM
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ducknbass
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Ah I’ve been put off by uglier Wimin and it didn’t hurt.
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Re: what if (waterfowlers)
[Re: olducker]
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03/21/22 06:52 PM
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wal1809
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I am an older fellow and have recently lost my old lab and hunting buddies. So I don't go anymore . I still miss going and i live on a lake that has duck hunting. I often see the guys loading their duck boats up down the street from my house. I want to go down and ask how they did etc. I do know how protective of spots and success guys can be. I don't want to be a pain in the [censored] old man. How would you react to a guy like this... ?? I just like to watch the weather try to guess the success or lack of and wonder what type birds they are getting. I can be a jerk and hold my own with the best of them. With that being said, I have never denied a person, especially in your shoes, a spot in the blind. I have actually beat people to public spots, in the airboat, and was approached by walk in guys who couldn't get there by boat. They didn't have time to get anywhere else and there was simply too many to hunt that spot. My group agreed to let them have the spot and off we went.
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