Comments for Duck Hunting Chat

Comment on President Obama, Secretary Salazar Mark Interior’s 160th Anniversary by Don

Don — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:42:52 +0000

Someone help me?????Ok last3 years myself and my son have been hunting turkeys and counting the days this year to go again.Well I went to buy a new vest and was gonna pass the old one down to my son as my dad past it to me at his age.Well when I gave it to him he said dad I aint sure if I really should go this year cause maybe I am the reason for the past 3 years without a bird I almost teared up I cherish our times in the woods together and the what feels like 20 mile walks with his just us and the wilderness well I explained the whole its not killing something every time you go out you dont even have too see a turkey to learn something about them the thundering morning gobbles coming from the trees used to make his heart beat so loud I could hear it we have been unable to join a hunt club due to work is rather slow so we go to public land we have been to union abbeville mccormick laurnes heck you name it we walked it and he has yett to kill a bird so today he told me it wasnt that he thinks hes bad luck he is just bored when he hasnt been able to even get close enough to miss if someone has any ideas of some gma land that yall use to hunt that was good or somewhere maybee new to take him so as not to bore him to death I kinda feel like I am the reason he is bored cause I dont know all I should to get em close but I have killed 10 birds in my life I just hope that on the 30th which is youth day that he will wake up ready to go so if anyone wants to help me to help him let me know please oh and I forgot fants grove is where we hunted last year which looked prommising till bang bang the 2 we heard were dead wow

Comment on Shotshell Reloading – How to on Shotgun Reloading Steel by Shane Krone

Shane Krone — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:15:38 +0000

I am reloading 3″ steel shot. I am using Federal paper base, I believe they are from the late 80′s to early 90′s. I am using a recipe from BPI’s steel shot manual 13th edition load ID 31024 220. I am weighing the powder (steel) charge with a digital scale of 36 grains. My problem starts here. When I put the wad in, I can’t get it to seat low enough for a proper crimp. I am at 120 psi wad pressure on my MEC sizemaster. I don’t know if this is dangerous or if I can go any higher with the wad pressure. My shot height sits perfectly it the shot cup, but everything goes wrong at the crimping station.
Questions: Would my hulls from the 80/90′s be different than the paper base hulls listed in the load manual? Has Fedeal changed their paper base hull over the years? Is there a danger with excess wad pressure? (I have not tried any higher than 120 psi. I thought I should ask some ??’s before I move on).
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Shane
PS. Great article. I don’t think I’ve seen it explained better, even in published load manuals.

Comment on Hunting Retriever Stand – How to Build by Marshall

Marshall — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:16:31 +0000

I agree with Roy. The plan seems good but I need to see pictures of the assembly to fully understand the steps.

Comment on Motion Snow Goose Decoys – Dare to be Different by Chris

Chris — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:36:08 +0000

Add more decoys – we never use many flyers in Sask. and never had a problem finishing birds.

Comment on Motion Snow Goose Decoys – Dare to be Different by John

John — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:19:11 +0000

Chris,

I hunt by myself in Saskatchewan and this past fall have shot my limit(20 birds) 5 out of 10 times and only use 100 sillosocks and 3 flyers. If i had to pick one What would you suggest I add to my spread more flyers or more decoys.

Thanks, John

Comment on Duck Hunting Games – The Long Morning Walk by aunt betty

aunt betty — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:32:36 +0000

Don’t feel bad buddy. I had a worse time on my first solo duck hunt. My new dog took off after a cat (skunk) and I got lost trying to find the blind. Ended up in someone’s back yard that had a pond. I didn’t hunt there. I KNEW I was lost and the water I was spose to be hunting was BIG!

I never even found the blind stake #17. Later I discovered all I had to do was park by what’s called the “lost pond” and walk about 500 yards on a nice easy trail. Doh!

Didn’t even take my shotgun out of the case that day. Was exausted. Lost hunters found me but I was just as lost. I found my skunk-spayed dog and took him home. lol

Comment on Kent Ammunition by Will

Will — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:20:39 +0000

Steel is steel, right? When I have a choice I shoot 3″ #4 fasteel. Haven’t had any problems in the three years that I’ve been shooting them almost exclusively.

Comment on Shotgun Shell Ballistics & Penetration by Tom Lowe

Tom Lowe — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:30:37 +0000

Useng 12 ga. hevi-shot goose loads,what is the approximate velocity reduction for a 28 in. to a 26 in. barrel?

Comment on What Snow Goose Decoys Should I Buy? by Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:54:21 +0000

Hi chris. Great article

I am 18 and going to college. I live in beardstown IL, right on the IL river there are many refuges and lots of snow geese. me and my friends have a pit and always see alot of snow geese and are looking to buy some are budget is arounf $500. what would you recomend?

Comment on Duck Hunting Accident by Butch

Butch — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:13:44 +0000

Great story. Have gone down in my waders twice now. There is no substitute for a tight belt around the top of your waders. It prevents them form filling!