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Opening Day

FloridaFowler — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:49:08 GMT

Good luck to everyone tomorrow. Just a few more hours until I can get home and go through the final checklist, which is one of my favorite parts about opening day....just hunker down in the man-cave, checking the rigging on my decoys, duck hunting DVD on in the background just for the sound of gunfire and calling, and my lab wandering around anxiously, even though the poor little gunshy fella can't go. Just had lunch with my boys Clark and Miller Time to make sure we've got the gameplan for tomorrow, as I'll be acting as guide and had to give them a briefing. I've learned to enjoy and appreciate the planning and anticipation almost as much as pulling the trigger. I'm glad I've learned this at a young age, because it seems so many guys around my age are still all about the numbers, and not about the sport. Sad to see, really.

Good luck to everyone tomorrow. Be safe, and bring a kid hunting when you can.

- FloridaFowler

Kayak Paint Job

cyGraphics — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:16:40 GMT

I lightly sanded the kayak, then primed and painted camo to use duck hunting. I have used it the past for ducks, but always had to fully cover it since it was red. I thought by painting it I could actually hunt from the yak if I was in deeper water.

After priming I made a stencil by cutting shapes out of a legal size hanging file folder. It held up well and I used it over the entire yak. You can buy the licensed camo stencils if you want to go fancy with it, but all this costs was about $30 or so for the paint and primer which was all in spray cans.

Here's the finished product. Hopefully we'll have some ducks to take pictures of Saturday morning.

Sanding and painted the bottom to test how it stuck (decided the top will need primer)
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Primer (Spray primer made for plastic )
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Finished Job
[img]http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs092.snc3/15934_179404464801_560364801_2814877_6393180_n.jpg[/img]
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Scouting the lakes

cyGraphics — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:45:39 GMT

Anyone been out scouting the lakes? I really haven't had the chance but plan on this weekend. At least to check some GPS cordinates and run into a few woodies and see if are northern friends are starting to arrive.

Duck rigs

FloridaFowler — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:30:25 GMT

I'd be interested to see some of y'all's duck hunting rigs. Here's mine (it's not a brightly colored as it appears....the flash did that). It is a Carstens Puddler model:

[img]http://www.chrisyorkdesign.com/tallyoutdoors/bluebill.jpg[/img]

Where is everyone hunting opening day?

MillerTime — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:24:30 GMT

I will probably be at Miccosukee, i hope its not too crowded.

Good luck tomorrow everybody

WaltDawg — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:21:17 GMT

[img]http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg40/walterwidener/duckhunting.jpg[/img]

Quack

Duck and Geese in Tallahassee

DeadDuckDown — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:58:43 GMT

Hello all. My name is Alessandro and I am new to this forum. Me and my wife moved up from S.Florida for college. We love Tallahassee and have been all around town. We both recently got interested in hunting. We have never hunted before and this will be our first season ever. We are looking forward to it so badly. We will hunt waterfowl, deer, and turkey. There is only one problem, we don't know where to start. I met a guy from DuckHuntingChat forums and he was nice enough to take me to Lake Iamonia to scout. So we finally bought a canoe and went scouting this weekend but did not see any Geese. I don't know where else to look because I don't know where to begin. Can someone please point me in the right direction? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Decoys

fishinnole — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:20:03 GMT

I have some decoys for sale and will post in the classifieds.

Thanks

Members needed for Dove Club

bbprld — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:18:14 GMT

$250 gets you a yearly membership into 6 Dove Fields located in N. Fl. & S. Ga. All hunts are on a will call when the birds are in the fields.
If interested contact Lyle 850-443-0482 or email: bbp@ureach.com

Florida Early Duck Season

cyGraphics — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:13:13 GMT

Season: September 20-24, 2008
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Legal to Take: Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal Bag Limit (daily/possession): 4/8. The 4-duck daily bag limit shall consist of no more than two wood ducks.

Georgia Dove Hunt

cyGraphics — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:18:47 GMT

Went to a dove hunt up near Albany with MillerTime and a few other yesterday. We didn't have a great shoot, but it was steady. Some folks did have better spots and I'm sure some got the limit. We could have gone without the 95 degree heat, but it was worth it for time in the field with good people.

Can't wait till my little one is old enough to join us.

Florida Dove Season & bag limits

cyGraphics — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:10:39 GMT

[b]Mourning and white-winged dove[/b]
Season: First phase -- Oct. 4 - 27, 2008
Second phase -- Nov. 15 - 30, 2008
Third phase -- Dec. 13, 2008 – Jan. 11, 2009
Shooting hours: First phase--Noon to sunset. Second and third phase--One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Bag limit: 15 doves daily, 30 in possession (singly or in aggregate)
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Notice the bag limit has increased to 15. This means MillerTime will have to carry five extra boxes of shells to the field. :w00t:

FWC considers prohibition on permanent blinds on Tallahassee area lakes

cyGraphics — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:51:51 GMT

FWC considers prohibition on permanent duck blinds on 4 lakes

June 11, 2008
Contact: Diane Eggeman, 850-488-3831

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), meeting today in Dania Beach, approved a draft rule prohibiting anyone from hunting in or near a permanent duck blind on four lakes near Tallahassee.

The lakes are Miccosukee, Iamonia, Carr and Jackson. Following final review of the draft rule at the FWC’s September meeting, the rule will take effect prior to the fall waterfowl season.

Under the rule, no one can duck hunt within 30 yards of a permanent blind. A permanent blind is defined as anything that provides shelter, cover or concealment for a hunter but does not include any rooted vegetation. Neither does it include any temporary blind used only while the hunter is present.

The FWC took action to ban hunting from permanent blinds on the four lakes as a result of continuing conflicts between the people who build them and claim ownership on sovereign state lands and others who use the same area. In addition, FWC officials say constructing the blinds on public lakes is a violation of existing Florida Statutes.

Change of Motor Restrictions on Miccosukee???

cyGraphics — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:00:08 GMT

I had heard awhile back that the motor restrictions on Miccosukee were to be raised to 10 HP in duck season. I also heard that Iamonia would remain the same except for the youth duck hunt dates. Has anyone found out if this is going to go in effect for 2008? I couldn't find anything on FWC's website about it. Looks like the waterfowl brochures wont be updated for another month or so.