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Hunter's Stories
Read the stories of others and be inspired (or at least just entertained).
That One
"I decided at the moment of impact with Aransas Bay I had to have a retriever not to retrieve me so much, which might be a good idea, but to get my ducks."
This saga begins in Aransas Bay, Texas one very cold January morning as a couple of hunting buddies and I were going to hunt the elusive ducks that winter on the many bays and inlets of the Gulf of Mexico. We’d hired a guide to put us in just the right spot to see as many of the feathered speedsters as possible.
The "Circle"
If the ducks are scarce, it's a great time to train the dog.
It was the time of day that as children shadows came alive and moved, tree limbs thrust though windows to snatch the small mischievous urchins that weren't paying attention and the monster under the bed became restless and eager to frighten toddlers. It was the time of day that paper boys around the world dread but it was the time of day that duck hunters yearn for.
For the duck hunter it's the time of day to contemplate things yet to come and things past. All the equipment, guns, dogs, thermos, calls, etc. are all in arm's reach.
Too much water = no food = ducks don't stop in East-Central FL
With foliage submerged, water fowl bypass popular hunting wetlands in east-central Florida.
FELLSMERE -- The T.M. Goodwin Wildlife Management Area and adjacent Broadmoor Marsh in east-central Florida are among the state's most bountiful duck hunting wetlands. But you couldn't tell it by our party's bag at a recent outing.
Murphy’s Law was working overtime on that cloudy day as Chuck Echenique, Dwight Aubert, Steve Jones, Doug Dort and Dort’s yellow Lab Jackson and I headed to our assigned location in the 2,400-acre Broadmoor unit well before dawn.
Don't let the dog shoot you in the...
You may have seen the stories floating around the web... Here are two versions...
Dog Shoots Man and Medics remove 27 pellets |
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| Just a reminder to be safe while in the field. Don't let this happen to you.
Started out as a beautiful morning at the Bear River refuge with my son and brother-in-law. Had 5 ducks down despite an iced-over pond, the first being the most gogeous drake pintail I have shot in years.Had a nice greenhead sail out on us and during a break I decided to walk back to the boat and run out and pick it up (it had sailed about 200 yards before dropping straight out and the dog was having a tough time in the ice). My brother-in-law's dog decided to join me on the walk to the boat. I did the same thing I always do when it is just me going after a downed bird in the boat. I set my double barrel in the decoy box, walked around the front of the boat to get a better angle to push it out of the weeds and just as I had turned to cross the front of the boat and ( in case you haven't guessed) Boom, the gun goes off. I looked back and the dog had climbed over the side and stepped on the trigger. About a half second later I realized I had been shot. I fell down backwards in the water, just from the shock. Got up, called my in-laws because I knew I was gonna need a ride out and didn't to wait for the 3 mile boat ride back to the truck. I gathered my senses as much as possible and realized I had quite a bit of moisture down my legs and was starting to feel faint. I decided a 911 was probably in order. Try explaining to the dispatch how to find you at the winch pole dike crossing while passing out and boating through an inch of ice(lots of noise). Finally made it to the crossing and by Gods graces there was another boat just pulling up in the channel. They gave me a ride across the channel just as the ambulance pulled up. To cut it short (I know, too late) I ended up with 27 number 2's in my rear,1 in my hand and one through shot in my finger. They were able to remove all BUT 24 pellets (they pulled three,everything else was too deep) and the rest have found a permanent home. 35 years of hunting without any accidents, this was a stupid way to break a streak. Whe the end of my season? The 27 holes in my waders would have been tough enough to patch, no way to fix-em up after having been cut off by the EMT's. Hunting Retriever in Salt Lake City Shoots Owner in the.......Don't always unload your gun when you fix your decoys? You may start.Scattered news reports are telling the story of a late 40's duck hunter who was shot in the buttocks by his hunting retriever. The man was duck hunting and decided to rearrange his decoy spread... he then laid his 12 gauge shotgun on the bow of the boat fully loaded. The man climbed from the boat to rearrange his decoys when his hunting dog came to follow him, stepping on the shotgun, causing it to fire. Police aren't sure if the safety was on, on the gun. The man was hit by 27 pellets of bird shot from approximately 10 feet away...square in the butt. The man, who's name is not available, was not seriously hurt which is attributed only to the fact that he was wearing heavy waders. He was treated and released at a nearby hospital. The moral of the story? Use your safety, unload your weapon, because even your beloved hunting companion can move the trigger enough to unload a round of birdshot in you. |
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Mike Hauser Heather Carver*Credit goes to Chappy for posting this in the forums. |
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Giving Back to your Mentors
Most Waterfowl Hunters gained their knowledge or love for the sport through an influcial person in their lives.It could be your father, grandfather,or another adult figure. For me it was my father and best friend.One of the most memorable hunts happened with them.
