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Had a great time hunting some north delta timber with my buddy gator. In addition to being one of the very best decoy (female canines) I ever had the pleasure to hunt with, his talent at making one of the very best cups of coffee ever enjoyed at 2:30 in the morning, and his excellent retriever, Gage, my friend gator is better than a rabbit's foot and 4-leaf clover put together: we're batting a solid 0.500 as it stands now. Bling. And he goes by gator for a reason - that boy will hunt until the cow comes home while soaked to the bone (found that out this morning; we'll not talk about my score-10 nose dive last week). Went back to some old stomping grounds north of 82 this morning and, despite a relative paucity of birds, managed a solid hunt. I ought to quit while I'm ahead but, well, there are still a few days left.



Banded in Arkansas in July 2004.

Sounds like ya'll had an enjoyable hunt, I'm looking forward to this last few days. Congrats on the band.

looks like a good little shoot...but...who shot the ringer I hope ya'll both did...blasted the heck that little feathered joker

You sorry son of a guns killed another band! Man I'm jealous!

I shot both ringers, first two all year, and danged proud of it. Just pure wingshooting wise, I may like them best of all.

Congrats on the jeewelray, Gentlemen.

keep talking ramsey, i'm takin notes

gator

congrats on a great hunt and nice pics

Nice hunting.

DR2, you still interested in going to the river this weekend? I've been pretty tied up, but I might try to hit it Saturday morning.

I s'pose since double's showing off and stretching his funny bone a bit, I best do the same....

today was extremely special for me, probably much more than double will ever know but gauge and i crossed a milestone of sorts --- 100 birds for the year. now, i know, 100 birds ain't nothing to ALOT of folks on here but you must bare in mind that 9 mornings out of 10, my journal reads "HUNTERS: me and gauge".

I told ramsey this morning in the truck that this morning meant a bunch and why. I even went so far as to say, I'd rather have the 2 retrieves we need to reach that mark versus a banded black duck (IMHO, the KING of ducks) which is a good thing considering his lucky butt killed another banded duck hunting w/ me . Ya see, when we aren't hunting, we're training.......20 degrees or 120, it doesnt matter -- we're out there. Many a mile has been logged to train or go run a weekend HT, but days like today or yesterday or the day before.................well, they burn images in my head that I can't explain. To some, it's about bands or greenheads and pintails on a strap, or traveling the world, or finding that new place. Well, it's all that to me as well, but to a man, it's the retrieve that cranks my turbine. That defining moment when you say to yourself, "Had it not been for Gauge, I wouldn't have this limit." And the good Lord has blessed me w/ 100+ retrieves from my friend this year.

Just don't get much better than you, a bud, and your BEST bud....here's mine:



gonne crop a bit on this pic, but thought i'd post a "rough draft"......looks better printed out, i promise.

Only a few more days guys, make the most of em, gator

Very Cool.

good shooting boys...and as always great read.

nice

Here's to us and those like us! There are...

Here is to a 1000 more togehter.

Great post, They are truely the hard workers out there. Love to watch mine, she's wide open.