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  1. 02-01-2026, 09:01 AM #1
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    Default Strange season and Chessie's rule.....

    Being so incredibly dry, my large roost bay did not hold birds this season.
    At the end of the day, this was crippling to our season and birds would roost in one of my planted ponds.
    They would roost, stay some days and or some nights, a mix of day and night ducks, etc etc.
    There was very little rhyme or reason to their habits, but we're talking migratory waterfowl here!
    The highlights...... 12 sandhill cranes that have been here for about three weeks now, a whopper sprig Jane killed, and yesterday afternoons snow hunt.
    Glad it's over as I'm ready to start making some changes and improving some things for next season.
    \"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
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    Good stuff... 868032069711095-100-4-01302026193156-HD-SYFW5627.jpg20260201_081914.jpg20260131_175349.jpg20260131_174911.jpg20260131_172234.jpg20260128_075416.jpg

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    Good stuff Scott
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    Literally translated to, "I smell like Scotch and Kodiak".
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    Very cool...
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    Great looking spot
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    great pics.

    I only counted 11.
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    Very cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scatter shot View Post
    great pics.

    I only counted 11.
    It was ten until about four days ago and another pair joined them.
    \"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
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    Nice Scott
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    Quote Originally Posted by Calibogue View Post
    It was ten until about four days ago and another pair joined them.
    Damn I wish Simmons was around to have seen that and called me all out of breath to tell me about it...
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    Haha..... For sure!
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    Good stuff
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    Very nice! One thing I have never done is duck hunt in the snow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drylok View Post
    Very nice! One thing I have never done is duck hunt in the snow.
    They hate snow. Only thing better on our side is sleet. Can't tolerate it at all...
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    Very nice pics

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drylok View Post
    Very nice! One thing I have never done is duck hunt in the snow.
    It makes them act silly!
    \"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
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    Great pics!
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    Awesome!!
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    Just Damn.

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    very nice
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    Big ducks did not really want anything to do with the snow in our ponds. The amount of teal that showed up was nothing like Ive ever seen.
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