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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Nothing sweeter than September honkers |
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Sat Sep 08, 2018 12:30 pm
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As summer nears it's end and the cooler weather of September find us, so do corn harvesters and Canada geese. My dad and I hunted a half harvested silage corn field that geese had been using for a few days. We used the standing corn as our hide and the big honkers never had a chance.
The mighty purple shell works wonders on honkers
Hank turned 11 in may and is still going strong. There's something special about seeing a old dog do what he loves.
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Sat Sep 08, 2018 12:38 pm
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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YEEEE HAWWWW
Great posting
NOW, everyone knows 16 gauge #2 steel will just bounce off geese
NOT!! |
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Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:40 pm
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Joined: 27 Jan 2016
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Location: Oswego, Kansas
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Skeetx you should see the post on facebook by the guy that shot a bunch of geese with Kent bismuth 5's in his 16ga M12! |
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Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:38 am
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Joined: 01 Oct 2007
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Location: Minnesota
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Congrats on the geese and great pic |
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Sun Sep 09, 2018 1:05 pm
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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pintail,
Great outing sir, looks like you guys had a fantastic day in the corn field. Love the dog picture with the Geese!
Old dogs are something special, treasure the memories!
Pine Creek/Dave
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Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:25 am
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Joined: 17 Jun 2016
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Location: SW Ont. Bruce County
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Good job Pintail,
I miss hunting the waterfowling in BC, used to hunt Pit marsh and Boundary bay quite a bit in the 90’s when we lived in Steveston. Loved hunting for waterfowl with the mountains in the background.
Nice to see Hank still retrieving, my two labs are 4 and 2. Hopefully they make it that age and are still retrieving! I’m going to have to get some steel for my 16’s!
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Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:32 am
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Location: Hudson,Wy
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# 2 steel was absolutely devastating on honkers here yesterday as well, fired from purple hulls of course. |
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Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:04 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Gentlemen,
Every Grouse hunter knows that Sept Honkers are no where near as sweet as October Grouse, at least on an eating scale! Purple Hulls or not.
Pine Creek/Dave
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Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:41 pm
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Joined: 17 Jun 2016
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Location: SW Ont. Bruce County
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From one Dave to another, I agree with you on the eating scale. Grouse are at the top. Nothing like watching the dogs bring home the big birds though. |
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