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2016-'17 Waterfowl Season

Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by greatwhitehunter3, Jul 7, 2016.

  1. Oly44

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    They look really nice. Ill be in the same boat as you. I actually just won a dozen in auction for $30. :tu: can't wait to hunt over them.
     
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    Yeah they came last week. Good quality, but on the smaller side.
     
  3. greatwhitehunter3

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    I'm cheap when it comes to duck floaters but I love the Dakota's.

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    how are the avian x? they look good. it's time for me to start buying new maybe next year. been using ghg for the last 10. can't complain as they've held up well buy the Dakotas and the avian x look really good in the magazines
     
  5. Oly44

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    I know JPT has some Avian. He seems to really like them. I can't say how the durability is on them though. I do know we will have a killer spread with my Dakotas and his decoys when I go up to MI to hunt. :tu:
     
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    Went to a local DU banquet last night. I only spent $20 and didn't win anything but my buddy got drawn for the first gun of the night. He chose the Browning BPS.
     
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    Let me know if you guys need more! haha.

    I just got a dozen bigfoot floater ducks. We only use bigfoot geese in our field spreads.
    These ducks seem really nice, good quality. However, I came from flaky flambeaus so most anything is an improvement. (Not knocking flambeau, storm fronts kill birds for sure).
     
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    Dakota ducks look like weight lifters. I bet you shoot more hens over those :lol:
     
  9. Oly44

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    Hey Id be down to get a group together from here and go out and hunt. Might not be possible this year but I'm willing to travel. :tu:
     
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    I think we talked about that last year didn't we? That'd be fun.

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  11. Oly44

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    Yeah we did a little bit. Just need a area with a good amount of ducks.
     
  12. greatwhitehunter3

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    Nope, geese.

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    If you can put me on some geese I'll be down. I haven't been on a goose hunt but I have the stuff for it.


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    Just my opinion, but I'll take a great goose hunt over a great duck hunt and day of the week, especially on land.

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    I think I'd really enjoy geese. I just need to find a place to hunt them around me.


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    I've been running them for a few years now. I have no complaints from mine. They look excellent and are very durable.

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    Awesome that's what I wanted to hear. :tu:


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    I did end up buying slotted bags for them though. You can get the rogers brand for like 34$ it's worth it in my opinion.

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    Yeah I have a 12 slot one already from macks to those will be going in there. Need to get buy some more stuff to rig them up though.


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    Duck/Goose opens back up here tomorrow in MN. There were about 20 geese in the field we hunted early goose opener this morning. Maybe can get another good shoot out of it.

    We've been getting a lot of rain so there is standing water everywhere. Should make for less hunting pressure but will spread the ducks out more than usual. Just a little over an hour east of here got up to 14" in the last two days. We've got a U of M research center there (I work at the one where I live) and our plots are completely under water. Campground has campers with water 3/4 of the way up the sides of them. Not good.
     

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