something you learned hunting

[sorefeet]

Best advise I ever learned in a duck blind..... when the crack of your booty gets wet its time to go to the house. Live by those words.

[GordonGekko]

Biggest thing I learned huntin' is how little I know...seems I'm always learning or finding somethin' new every trip....

'course two of the most profound things I've learned are fox urine will ruin you camp clothes (so make sure it's in a ziplock bag)...and never under any circumstances let your buddies "borrow" your duck calls

[the doctor]

guns, bullets, waders....

say it two or three time before you leave the house

guns, bullets, waders...

no matter what you left behind you can still kill ducks with these three things

guns, bullets, waders...

the doc

[feedcall]

GH22 likes Mississippi State

[REBEL DUCK]

cover your tracks do not let ANYONE know were you hunt.

[feedcall]

He must be in Oxford for the big game tonight! Awesome pic.

[teul2]

Also, I have learned that 90% of the reason I love duck hunting is working the dog.

Like that old commercial said, "A wet, muddy reteiver, now thats the smell of of success."

[crowder critter]

dont take the preacher hunting or fishing in your honey holes

[crow]

Don't cross deep water in short waders.

You can usually go on and hunt if you have a belly ache. You can even make a short hunt if you have severe lower bowel pain. But, if your butt hole starts to quiver...you better find some high ground!

Rarely will you ever have the urge to take a dump unless you are over waist deep in water and over 1/4 mi. from dry ground. How badthe urge is depends on how good you have been living.

There is no such thing as too much toilet paper.

Beavers intentionally dig their runs perpendicular to my line of travel just to ensure I fall into them.

There is no such thing as guaranteed dry waders.

Cypress knees have magnets on them to attract lower units.

Never ever buy another motor with a shear pin (see lesson above).

There is no such thing as "wet proof" or "dry lok" shells.

[mississippi_duc_htr]

What Ive learned over all from hunting is that is a major part of who I am. After all not everybody can be a hunter and not all that all are. I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters and none of them hunt. What I have also learned is that my kids will never know all that I have seen or done just too go hunting or fishing. We live in a diffrent age my friends from when I and a lot of the guys my age (42) on this website and over all have had too do too just to do the sport if they started when the were kids.
I guess the guys that are even older than me can say the same about my generation also. That's why I pay a lot of respect too the guys that are in there 60's and 70's that are still out there doing what they love too do.
No disrespect too the younger guys on this website intended, for you and I and our kids are the future of the sport as a whole. You fellas that are in your early 20's have missed the days when you could just pull up just about anywhere and get out and hunt with nothing said too you. If the the land owner did say anything about it and you told them who you were and who your folks were they would tell ya too come back anytime and hunt all you want..... seems too me that those days are gone for good . I hate you younger guys missed that i truly do.
Seems like these days it's alot about instant gratification. On what you do as far as killing what your hunting and if you dont lets move on too another hobby. When I came up there were not neoprene waders and gortex and 1000 mill. hunting boots I put my time in in blue jeans long sleeve shirt and blue jean coat, cause we didnt have anything back then but military camo if you were lucky enough to have some of that.
Try sitting in a deer stand for 2 and 3 days at a lick in 20 degree weather with nothing on your feet but tennis shoes or leather hunting boots with about 3 pairs of tube sock on. Just too get lucky enough too even see 1 deer.
Like I said I am not knocking the younger generation we just came up in a diffrent time and space. Appreciate the convenices you have and all the gadjects you have too get what you want out of the sport but there is still something too be said about the olders days too.
Like I said also hunting is a big part of who I am, It has taught me too appreciate all that life has too offer enjoy it while you can. Cause everthing changes in life sometimes for the better sometimes for the worst but everthing that happens too a person whether in hunting or in life makes up who you are and will be.
I heard a line in a movie it said: In life you have too pay as you go, sometimes it cost a little, sometimes it cost alot........ somtimes it takes all you have .......... from the movie Storm of the Century......... Life makes us who we are enjoy it all!!!! even the good the bad and the ugly.

[Anatidae]

Michael,

That's some perty serious poop ........but I understand and appreciate what you're trying to say.

I read (in Aug/Sept 2001 issue of 'Wildfowl') an article by my favorite outdoor writer, Bill McClure, in which he discusses 'hunters facing a changing society'.

Here's a couple of quotes I always enjoy......

Hunting, we are consoled, "is a deliberate journey toward a higher understanding between birth and death. As such, it creates a deep perspective of, and a greater appreciation for, the glorious imprtance of both."

Put another way, our thoughtful life will one day end, surely as splendidly as it has been lived, but only after we have enjoyed one last glance at an attractive wine list.

Regarding camoflage attire........

urban dwellers indicated a growing abhorrence of violent acts against wildlife, especially those committed by persons not suitably dressed.

Your season kill was about as low as mine........I admire you for your persistence in 'hard times'. Hang in there......it's gotta get better and we'll both be rewarded for our efforts with the next greenhead that hits the water's surface with a load o' steel 2's in his booty.

[Don Miller]

Where there's smoke there's firewater.
It takes one to know one.
A go-devil won't run on Old Charter.

[Money]

Man who scratch booty shouldn't bite fingernails.

Eat at the Cottonpatch AFTER the hunt.

When in doubt, ground check'em.

[Po Monkey Lounger]

Unless your bowels are stopped up and need lubrication, stay away from the Cottonpatch at any time.

Beware of the one-legged negro (hint: he wants money).

If you see an Indian (feather, not dot) guy in an old pickup pull into the driveway, do NOT answer the door. If outside, RUN.

When hunting with someone else at their hole, or with a guide service, if you are not having much success in the harvesting department, the day to have been there was "yesterday".

The MS Delta can be a harsh environment for duck hunting equipment. Get to know your local mechanic/handy man/ fixer upper guy and treat him well. I have mine on my speed dial.

Always have an extra backup gun handy. Ya never know when your gun barrel may take the shape of a banana.

If you step into a hole when wading, and your hat is floating on top of the water, and your heart stops beating from the cold rush, don't worry, remain calm ---if you're wearing your wader belt, you WILL pop back up , remain relatively dry below the belt, and likely will resume breathing. If not wearing a wader belt, you "@#$%#" up.

If something can go wrong, it WILL. Have a plan B , C, and D.

Life is too short to hunt from a leaky boat with a motor that won't crank.

Life is too short to hunt with leaky waders.

Life is also too short to hunt with arseholes. Find some good hunting partners.

Hunting with no dog is better than hunting with a bad dog.

No matter what, good companions + your best hunting effort + good food + good libations + a good cigar = better than any day at the office.

[Anatidae]

That's amazing.........I just had no idea.........'never knew there were folks that (as it appears), learned while duck hunting, things about certain bodily functions that MOST people normally loose their fascination for, during the 'potty-training' years.