Hunting: 2011
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lorneparker1
Banned
Hunting season in review....
I'm a waterfowler at heart. I enjoy other pursuits but im a Duck killer before anything... and we had a good year! Even got after some seaducks this year and will be doing alot more of that this coming season.
While i didnt get off the island to do much but took advantage of the time here. Took a bear and 2 blacktails. Guess its time to refit the boat for winter springs and go catch a steelhead or 2 in the flow.
Heres some pics.
I'm a waterfowler at heart. I enjoy other pursuits but im a Duck killer before anything... and we had a good year! Even got after some seaducks this year and will be doing alot more of that this coming season.
While i didnt get off the island to do much but took advantage of the time here. Took a bear and 2 blacktails. Guess its time to refit the boat for winter springs and go catch a steelhead or 2 in the flow.
Heres some pics.
lorneparker1
Banned
lorneparker1
Banned
building the blind for seaducks
lorneparker1
Banned
last hunt of the year!!
Fish Assassin
Crew Member
That last picture is priceless.... Thanks Lorne,
scott craven
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Do you eat those poor little things ?
Fish Assassin
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Sculpin
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I believe he mounted one of them if not both of them.
Great photos Lorne. That seaduck hunting looks like quite the adventure!
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finaddict
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Shouldn't he at least buy them dinner first????
lorneparker1
Banned
poor things!! You obviously have never been attacked by a swarm of old squaws and harliquiens!! hahaha. Actually they are both going on the wall for a buddy. Seaducks although they arent that sharp require quite alot of effort to harvest trophy quality specimens. As they move the best when its crappy out, and there best plummage is in the winter months. We've been out in some really ******, cold, windy 6 foot swell days chasing them this year. Other then scoters which are decent eating, other sea ducks leave something to be desired as far as a table fair. So in the chuck we only shoot what we want for the wall. Although,tossed in the pepperoni pile you cant tell the differenece.
Lorne
Little Hawk
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Thanks for posting Lorne! Great cap to a season and send-off for the upcoming one.
I'm curious though; that's a hell of a lot of birds for one day. Man, you must'a been runnin' all over hells-half-acres to get'em. And to find time to build that blind and hire an RIB... ****, I'm going with you this year!
Santa's got nothin' on you buddy!
I'm curious though; that's a hell of a lot of birds for one day. Man, you must'a been runnin' all over hells-half-acres to get'em. And to find time to build that blind and hire an RIB... ****, I'm going with you this year!
Santa's got nothin' on you buddy!
wolf
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Nice PICS lorne where do you hunt the ducks??on the island? as I used to hunt them all the time until my hunting partner moved away about 6 years ago I like you was addicted to it but kinda sucks going alone. so put the deks on the wall and havent gone in a long time.
Looks fun good job on your season...thanks
Looks fun good job on your season...thanks
lorneparker1
Banned
All island birds. Mostly private fields and sloughs in region 1-5, and 1,6.
wolf
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Cool always nice to have yor "own" farm to hunt !!!! and not have to fight the crowds of other hunters shooting at too far away ducks and scaring them away.
We used to get permits to hunt whenever we wanted for an island dairy farm didnt matter when it was, the best time was when they would harvest the silo corn those geese even after a few of there buds got taken down would come back for more. good on you getting permission...
Wolf
We used to get permits to hunt whenever we wanted for an island dairy farm didnt matter when it was, the best time was when they would harvest the silo corn those geese even after a few of there buds got taken down would come back for more. good on you getting permission...
Wolf
ChoveyRoller
Member
I'm gonna hunt me down one of these! So sweet.
That is the coolest shelf I have ever seen, any idea who makes it?
Nice birds LP1! Your pics make me homesick for southern Sask. We spent many hours in blinds with my black lab. Unlimited bird hunting land with land owners that are keen on having hunters thinning out the flying grain eaters.
What are the regs on traveling with firearms in a boat on the saltchuck? Is it any different than traveling on a lake for moosehunting for example.
Cheers
lorneparker1
Banned
Guns have to be unloaded till you are anchored. Cannot shoot from a boat under power of a motor.. I.e. the engine has to be off. However, Chasing cripples is another story and kind of grey area as you legally have to try and dispatch and retrieve any game as soon as possible. And well sometimes that requires a moving boat.
ChoveyRoller
Member
Nice! I understand, do what ever you have to do to take care of a wounded animal asap..... been there before.
Anchoring..... Engine off......guns..... sounds like halibut fishing in Alaska
Im jealous of your island bird hunt.
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