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  1. 10-27-2004, 10:16 AM #1
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    The Duck Tour begins...


    The wind and the sun ganged up on us...

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    We left the dogs in the truck on this hunt unsure of how they would do in the Finishers. A duck hippy fetching the ducks from one draw...



    Boy were we wrong about the dogs in the Finishers. They did great!

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    Here are some of the tiny eclipse ducks we hunted early in the trip...



    A better look at some eclipse mallyards...

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    This hippy hunted a solo pothole and came up with the only banded duck of the trip.He promptly lost the band somewhere in the Suburban. (we hope)




    Here is a mallet with his face blown quite off. They were that close...

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    The aftermath of an afternooner...



    A sandhill crane my father took down from on high...


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    Our well trained master hunter dogs fighting over said sandhill...




    A rarity! Kin to the sandhills, a pair of Whooping Cranes. The first Whoopers these Duck Hippys had ever seen...




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    Our 9 month old pup Hunley after a morning workout. She is now a "made" dog...



    At rest while we picked up the spread...



    She is ready for action...

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    That first bull can. That one will be on the wall!



    The snow fell and the redlegs were down...

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    Part of the layout spread...



    A good morning...

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    Snow geese on a farmers swathed wheat...




    Easy pickings. We saw ducks on the swaths like this but I haven't found the pics just yet...

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    Fun morning...



    And another...

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    Just kicked back after afternoon whackage...



    Come on daylight...

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    Pile we picked and invited all the farmers to come over and eat/party with us...



    These ones migrated to Carolina early...

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    Great pictures JAB!!! [img]graemlins/thumb2.gif[/img]
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    [img]graemlins/thumb2.gif[/img] THANKS FOR SHARING THE PICS!
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    I have an idea on how to help the duck population, limit JAB's travel area. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]


    Just kiddin', way to go!!
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    Nice recap JAB! Thanks!
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    Hell if $4.00 a gallon won't stop him, nothin will...
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    Awesome pics... I took so few.
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    S&A - how was the trip?
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