I just realized that in the 4th photo, it looks like he's flipping the bird to the camera. LOL! He is actually doing the "hang-ten" sign with fore finger and little finger. Hahahahahahaaa
Also relized that I look really old with that bald head.
-- Edited by Mainehunt on Monday 4th of March 2013 03:41:05 PM
Do you guys typically set your deeks out that far? or is this just an illusion given by the camera.
Ted
The furthest that we placed those decoys, (BTW- only 3 of our "decoys" are plastic and flocked, the rest of them are dead crows propped up with either snow, or they had a corn-stalk stuffed up their cloaca with the stalk stuck in the snow. ) was 20 yards from the blind. In that photo, the decoy to the far right is no more than 15 yards from the blind. All of the decoys on the near side of the igloo that are in the cornstalks are dead crows.
As the day went on, the wind blew harder and harder. We then relocated the decoys to be all up wind of our blind. That way when they came in against the wind, if they "short stroked" us and left before making it all the way to the decoys, they were closer to us in the blind. (Did that make sense?)
-- Edited by Mainehunt on Monday 4th of March 2013 04:56:18 PM
-- Edited by Mainehunt on Monday 4th of March 2013 05:06:04 PM
My buddy Isaac (Mainahsxs) and I went out and had to rebuild the igloo to hunt this past Saturday. We had a good time, managed to killed 33 with our side by sides. We both own a Lefever nitro Special.
Here are a few photos;
I had to post this one, notice the ring of blood droplets around where he fell.
Here is the igloo with Isaac in front of it, 55 yards out.
Isaac in the igloo
Isaac celebrating;
Me standing in igloo, walls are betwen 5 and 6 feet high;
From the first photo, the crime unit would have determined the bird was spiralling from the air before it's fortunate timely demise.
Mike
It came down spinning, you're correct. Many of them just folded in mid-air and went head first into the snow getting half buried. We called it a "lawn-dart." Hahahaaa
It does look cold in the photos, but it actually wasn't bad at all. We actually had to remove layers of clothing we were so warm. It was in the mid thirties for temperature with a hard north wind. It would have been pretty bad without our igloo, but the snow walls kept us completely out of the wind, it was great.
Hey broseph, awesome pics. That day was perfect, not too cold, not too hot, not too windy.
Most of the decoys were not out too far from the blind. But those that were, were relocated a little later.
Do you guys typically set your deeks out that far? or is this just an illusion given by the camera.
Ted
The furthest that we placed those decoys, (BTW- only 3 of our "decoys" are plastic and flocked, the rest of them are dead crows propped up with either snow, or they had a corn-stalk stuffed up their cloaca with the stalk stuck in the snow. ) was 20 yards from the blind. In that photo, the decoy to the far right is no more than 15 yards from the blind. All of the decoys on the near side of the igloo that are in the cornstalks are dead crows.
As the day went on, the wind blew harder and harder. We then relocated the decoys to be all up wind of our blind. That way when they came in against the wind, if they "short stroked" us and left before making it all the way to the decoys, they were closer to us in the blind. (Did that make sense?)
-- Edited by Mainehunt on Monday 4th of March 2013 04:56:18 PM
-- Edited by Mainehunt on Monday 4th of March 2013 05:06:04 PM
Just look as though the gentlman in the photo at 55 yards was among some deeks. I always felt too that the best crow decoys were dead crows.
Ted
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From the first photo, the crime unit would have determined the bird was spiralling from the air before it's fortunate timely demise.
Mike
It came down spinning, you're correct. Many of them just folded in mid-air and went head first into the snow getting half buried. We called it a "lawn-dart." Hahahaaa
last time i saw blood like that and lawndarts in deep snow i was shooting 1 1/4 oz's of 5's out of my SxS parker 10 ga , love the pics!!! 10gacs
Ted, with Isaac in that photo at 55 yards, he is standing within 2 feet of the igloo in that photo. I was standing 55 yards from the igloo when I took the photo.
Ted, with Isaac in that photo at 55 yards, he is standing within 2 feet of the igloo in that photo. I was standing 55 yards from the igloo when I took the photo.
Oh Yes. The Igloo looked as some trampled field to me. Very effective blind from the side. A pic of digging out one of my "snow blinds" in the spring.
Kev, hedgerows typically drift in real good. When I was younger I would often dig "foxhole" blinds in the snow drifts that were chest deep. Too smart and old for that now
Ted
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) was 20 yards from the blind. In that photo, the decoy to the far right is no more than 15 yards from the blind. All of the decoys on the near side of the igloo that are in the cornstalks are dead crows.
