Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 21 to 35 of 35

Thread: Early dose of Tamies for yall

  1. #21
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    Here
    Posts
    5,282

    Default

    What’s wrong with these shells? Lol.

  2. #22
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Darlington / The Scatters
    Posts
    221

    Default

    Back in the day, the Catfish Farms was a great place to see all species of WILD ducks on the Atlantic flyway. It was directly in the imprinted migration pattern of Atlantic Flyway waterfowl. It was nothing to see the ponds stacked with Redheads, Canvas Backs, Pintails, Teal, Wigeon, Ring Necks , Scaup, Snow Geese, the occasional Tundra Swans and of course Wild Mallards. Back in the 90's we hunted some areas that surrounded the Catfish Farms and had great success. Haven't been down there in years but Lynn has been running the day to day operations for long time even when he worked for IP.

  3. #23
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Banks of the Wateree
    Posts
    41,927

    Default

    In the late 90's there were so many released mallards walking around we had to get out of our trucks to scare them out of the way so we could make it around the dams.

  4. #24
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Banks of the Wateree
    Posts
    41,927

    Default

    I don't know Lynn though. I know the guy I was told I had to deal with.

  5. #25
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Scumter
    Posts
    21,805

    Default

    Good vid.

    Digging the new avatar Ralph
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    Delta in a nutshell: Breeding grounds + small wetlands + big blocks of grass cover + predator removal + nesting structures + enough money to do the job= plenty of ducks to keep everyone smiling!

    "For those that will fight for it...FREEDOM...has a flavor the protected shall never know."
    -L/Cpl Edwin L. "Tim" Craft

  6. #26
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Scumter
    Posts
    21,805

    Default

    When they got to talking to the choke man, pretty sure I heard him encouraging 45-50 yd shots, but only when slapping in that Pure Gold modified.

    Unsavory
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    Delta in a nutshell: Breeding grounds + small wetlands + big blocks of grass cover + predator removal + nesting structures + enough money to do the job= plenty of ducks to keep everyone smiling!

    "For those that will fight for it...FREEDOM...has a flavor the protected shall never know."
    -L/Cpl Edwin L. "Tim" Craft

  7. #27
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    pee dee
    Posts
    2,360

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Pee Dee Ducks View Post
    Back in the day, the Catfish Farms was a great place to see all species of WILD ducks on the Atlantic flyway. It was directly in the imprinted migration pattern of Atlantic Flyway waterfowl. It was nothing to see the ponds stacked with Redheads, Canvas Backs, Pintails, Teal, Wigeon, Ring Necks , Scaup, Snow Geese, the occasional Tundra Swans and of course Wild Mallards. Back in the 90's we hunted some areas that surrounded the Catfish Farms and had great success. Haven't been down there in years but Lynn has been running the day to day operations for long time even when he worked for IP.
    i dont think its anything like that right now, we went out there a few afternoons last year...tons of teal and shovlers...few gadwall ringnecks, a couple mallards and a few swans. they were building a lot of new dikes.
    Quote Originally Posted by Roddie View Post
    SCducks is not checkers, it's chess.

  8. #28
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Charlotte
    Posts
    1,520

    Default

    I remember about two years ago when the new owners were updating their website and publically advertised the use as live call birds on their brochure. It didn't take long for them to realize the error of their ways but it was up for a while and I believe openly stated "live decoys". I think I have a few screenshots of it on my machine.

  9. #29
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    SC
    Posts
    4,304

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Elcid_Fowler View Post
    I remember about two years ago when the new owners were updating their website and publically advertised the use as live call birds on their brochure. It didn't take long for them to realize the error of their ways but it was up for a while and I believe openly stated "live decoys". I think I have a few screenshots of it on my machine.
    I love going old school, paddling pirogues, homemade dekes and push poles, etc. but what you're describing is like going SUPER OLD SCHOOL late 1890's-1900's duck hunting! I've been reading on century old duck clubs all over North America using live ducks and call birds....I'd do it just to take pictures of how well it works!
    Listen to your elders. Not because they are always right but because they have more experiences of being wrong.

    "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give" Sir Winston Churchill

  10. #30
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Wateree, South Carolina
    Posts
    48,810

    Default

    A pair of English callers and 1000 tamies are two totally different animals...

  11. #31
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Location
    SC
    Posts
    7,444

    Default

    I’d hate to know when I woke up in the mornings that that’s what I was getting into
    .
    80-20 Genaration

  12. #32
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Charleston
    Posts
    2,618

    Default

    Do you mean a blonde wig?
    DILLIGAF

  13. #33
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    SC
    Posts
    4,304

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by JABIII View Post
    A pair of English callers and 1000 tamies are two totally different animals...
    That must be all the racket I hear in the video. Catfish Farm doesn't have bird boys to walk the levee's and kick up the tamies?
    Listen to your elders. Not because they are always right but because they have more experiences of being wrong.

    "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give" Sir Winston Churchill

  14. #34
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Wateree, South Carolina
    Posts
    48,810

    Default

    I am sure they do or did. The Feds are well aware of them.

    My point was that most times you read about "live decoys" in the olden days, and the reason the ban against them, was not a shitload of tame ducks swimming around. They were usually a wing clipped pair of wild mallards that were tied out of sight of each other before the hunt...

  15. #35
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Blythewood, SC
    Posts
    2,613

    Default

    I had a nice dove hunt there. All of those birds were wild.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •