Challenge issued

If you read this and you do not reply, you will forever be cursed with scoter breath!


Post 5 things that have brought you joy while duck hunting that would not be commonly associated with "success" in the field.


Here are mine. Not in any order and not exclusive of other joys, just the first 5 I thought of:


1) Mataboy in general. From the under armor scene (below) to our "GOIN TO LAKEOKEECHOBEE" dance to his baldhead ballerina antics, that guy was a blast to hang out with.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuoY...pwAUfws3NPHINg


http://youtu.be/1OmXRHE1Rao?t=2m10s


http://youtu.be/A1OanoxQtfc?t=4m53s


2a) This hair:


Have you seen my batheball?!
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps657bd175.jpg


2b) This hair:


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ept2009287.jpg


3) Hunting with Buzz. Buzz sleeping in the layout boat while flocks of bills and redheads fly over him. Buzz getting pwned at the prank wars (don't trust his hand sanitizer). Buzz jamming out to country music.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps102f2ca6.jpg


4) These goofy decoys:


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...hunting017.jpg

5) This:


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps9f1b3ded.jpg

6) Six. Because this list (just like duck hunting), shouldn't be taken too seriously:

My goose calling "skills".

Number 1 through 5: The big poop I take between first light flight and 9 O'clock flight. Pure heaven.

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Originally Posted by CocoZoo

Number 1 through 5: The big poop I take between first light flight and 9 O'clock flight. Pure heaven.

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Good one!

1) the views
2)not beng able to find paddles and using a water ski and 2x4 with a bard nailed to it
3)when my buddy fell in the river
4)when I fell in the river
5)when our canoe sank

1) Sharing blinds, with pup and pops
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/...ps601bd162.jpg

2) Dogs that start to vibrate as soon as the guns are raised
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5ff610f1.jpg

3) And explode out of blinds when birds are downed
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/...psb6da3f22.jpg

4) Or catch a few ZZZ's between volleys
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/...pscdc737ec.jpg

5) Knowing we'll do it all again another day!

1. The knowledge that when you turn a flock (or single for that matter) around and they cup up you are actually communicating with the animal kingdom.

2. The time I forgot the paddle and had to push the Jon boat with a stick like Huck Finn, only to have the wind kick up and make it impossible to get back to the blind.

3. The time my brother in law dropped his waterproof flashlight into the swamp setting up and we just watched the light slowly disappear before we burst out laughing.

4. The time I shot a goose in the field and realized all 30lbs of dead weight was coming straight down ontop of me, so i tuck and rolled layout blind and all.

5. The Duck Season eve camp out!

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Originally Posted by Stevedigs04

5. The Duck Season eve camp out!

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Duckmas Eve! :)

Wow, I understand all of that now..first time goose this week and was very exciting just calling them in and having them turn.. Communicating with animal world... so right of a statement. Looking forward to my top 5 after this season.

1) 40+ Years of waterfowl hunting
2) Hunting Bluebills in the middle of a blizzard, limiting out and then just watching flock after flock landing in the decoys
3) Taking new hunters out for their first Duck or Goose hunt.
4) Watching the sun rise over and over
5) Waking up after a nap in the blind and seeing more decoys than you started out with.

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Originally Posted by JMatthews

5) Waking up after a nap in the blind and seeing more decoys than you started out with.

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That's pretty much standard with all my hunting :)