it never ceases to amaze me

gps4 · Postby **gps4** » Thu Nov 29, 2001 8:57 pm

happens every year. all i ever read about it...."man, i hope we have a wet winter so we can get some ducks over here." or..."man, ever hole we got is bone dry, i hope we get some rain so this season wont be a bust."

now we have a good shower and folks already complaining about...." man, so much rain, i had to let some boards out of the culvert, " if we get too much water, the ducks will spread out and we cant get em in our hole. they'll have too many places to rest." or, "they are just too spread out, we didnt hardly see any."

i reckon by next season, we'll be incouraged to pray a prayer that goes like..." dear lord, please let it rain for duck season. but not too much, just enough to put about 18" in all the i hunt, just fill my fields to just under the levees and dont drop a drop on the private or protected land or anywhere outside the surrounding counties of my duck camp."

as for me, i say bring it on and dont let up for a while. the more the better as far as i'm concerned.

goosebruce · Postby **goosebruce** » Thu Nov 29, 2001 9:09 pm

Whut amazes or surprises you about that? Dat's human nature. Bitching about something is half the fun sometimes... you must not be married if you dont know that. travis

MSDuckmen · Postby **MSDuckmen** » Thu Nov 29, 2001 9:51 pm

You never heard me complaining about a lack of water.
But I do see a difference in being bone dry for two months and having 6 inches of rain for three straight days.
I think the water will help. having a lot of water in this state will be good for the birds and for many hunters in the long run.
Just don't think for a minute that you can hunt the same place day in and day out and kill birds when water is everywhere. Be mobile and scout and you'll have a bang up season.
can't please everyone, I would just as soon it didn't rain at all. But that is just greed on my part. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Dutch Dog · Postby **Dutch Dog** » Thu Nov 29, 2001 10:54 pm

well, yes we needed the rain I won't argue that fact, but enough is enough. There are people getting killed in flood related accidents and such. In my opinion, THAT is too much. There is nothing we can do about the weather and that will never change, but if it makes someone feel better by bitching about it, the let the do it.