Kevin J Legg
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I did a scouting ride today to check out the lake and saw very few duck on Black River, Guffin's or Chaumont Bay. Virtually no rafted divers and only a few blacks and mallards. Seems like after the big wind what birds were here have moved on.
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He probably drove it to me! -
What a great buck
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Nice buck and story.
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Tomorrow is my birthday and I planned to deer hunt. I decided to sit a stand near my house this afternoon. I got set up about 3:30 and at 4:00 this buck came strolling through the hardwoods. I shot at 90 yards and it just kept walking toward me. When I got another opening he was about 60 yards and I shot high on the shoulder and down he went. Turned out both shots hit less than 2 inches apart. Not sure why the first shot didn't drop him but it must have been a different angle. 11 points around 180 lbs. Very nostalgic time of year for me as I was born on my dad's birthday and he died the day after out birthday 31 years ago. He had killed a 4 point and had a heart attack and they found him laying next to his buck. Not a bad way to go!
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Great story. Thanks for sharing.
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Full Moon made it tough but finally got out to do some calling
Kevin J Legg replied to mcny's topic in Big / Small Game
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Ducks are extremely tough birds
Kevin J Legg replied to Kevin J Legg's topic in Waterfowl / Bird Game
John, I usually use #2 on ducks and #4 when they are decoying well but I do sometimes go with BB. Certainly better to shot them before they land on the water and are in close but it is definitely tough to kill any cripples on the water. I've tried various shot sizes for the cripples but it seems like even when you cover them with your pattern it takes that one magic pellet to the head. I generally set a couple longlines of broadbills with a few whistlers on one side, a few bufflehead on the other and some blacks and mallards closer to shore. If I'm where there are sea ducks I'll add some oldsquaw and scooter. We also may add a wonderduck or two and perhaps a mojo. When you're where they want to be you can get by with a few dozen decoys but sometimes you do need large sets. Good luck with the cast and blast! -
Hunted the lake yesterday and got a nice mixed bag. Scoters, broadbills, gadwall,and whistler. We also knocked down a black that we couldn't recover. It's amazing how tough these ducks are. You quickly learn to keep shooting if their heads are up at all. Once they dive they are often never seen again. You often shoot more shells on the cripples than during the rest of the shoot but you certainly need to continue to shoot follow up shots to be ethical.
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I make smoke goose breast that everybody likes. Makes even the big ones tender. Going to try it with some of the divers I've been shooting. -
Shot 6 bufflehead and a black on the lake yesterday
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Returned from my daughter's in NJ and I got a bunch of photos of the buck in her yard. This one was taken while I stood on her deck and he was about 25 yards away with a doe. As I got near my house this morning I also saw a buck in the road about 9:00 am so they must be moving. -
Birds are also around on the western end of Lake Ontario. Good luck with the geese.
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Divers are a fun hunt. What area are you hunting?
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I'm at my daughters in NJ and put up a couple trail cams. I got a picture of a fox, a coon, and a few deer last night. I saw the buck but no photo yet. He has rubbed both recently planted maple trees. One is less than 10' from their front door! -
No hunting here at my daughters. I set up a couple trail cams in her back yard on two recently planted trees that are 15' from her deck and both have been rubbed by the buck. Should get some good photos.
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He was back today and my daughter sent 4 more new photos.
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Hunted the lake today and we took three limits of divers. I'm really blessed to live where I do and get to spend as much time in the outdoors as I do! -
I'm visiting there on Thursday. Could easily bow kill him from her deck but in this neighborhood I'll have to be happy with my camera.
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Shot a four man limit by 8:00 then check some traps and caught a mink and 3 muskrats. Nice morning but cold.
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Nice buck at mid-day at my daughter's in Colonia NJ.
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Thanks for a great story and one you'll never forget. -
Great story and I glad your perseverance paid off. I hit one earlier this year and unfortunately had a worse outcome. Had only 12" of penetration and found the arrow including broadhead after about 150 yards. Backed out and left him for the night. Picked up the blood trail the next day and after trailing another 500 yards the blood trail disappeared after he heading toward very high swamp grass. After several hours of blind searching we were unable to recover him. Just goes to show how tough they are. Hopefully mine made it. -
Pulled into a gas station in Heuvelton last night and a guy had a 10 pointer well over 200 lbs. with inside spread over 19". Definitely rutty.
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Started at Green's Point, then Thompsons Point, then out by the Bat Cave and back to Thompson's Point. We marked some bait and fish but didn't have a great deal of action.