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Looks like my budget is in trouble
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12/29/23 01:11 PM
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My oldest son has been bitten by the duck hunting bug and it looks like there’s a whole new list of gear to be bought in my future, including a boat to get us around to the spots I guess. I guess there’s worse things to spend money on. I haven’t duck hunted in 35 years. This’ll be fun.
Last edited by ford150man; 12/29/23 01:12 PM.
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
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12/29/23 02:36 PM
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How old is your son? I’d say any cost is worth the memories you will make spending time together. Mine went a few times when he was young, but jist couldn’t take the cold and early morning.
If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them then someday you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them.
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
[Re: 007]
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12/29/23 03:25 PM
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How old is your son? I’d say any cost is worth the memories you will make spending time together. Mine went a few times when he was young, but jist couldn’t take the cold and early morning.
He’s 18. We’ve always deer hunted together and now he’s hooked on duck hunting after going with some his buddies.
Last edited by ford150man; 12/29/23 03:53 PM.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
[Re: ford150man]
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12/29/23 09:26 PM
12/29/23 09:26 PM
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bamaeyedoc
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I dove in full bore a while back. Got everything but a boat. For 10 years it was all I did. Hell, I even did a little competition calling in AL ans MS. Then, it changed. Leases got super expensive. Public got too much of a hassle. Last time I tried my local public hole where I had never seen another person, it had 10 trucks with 15 dogs and 25 folks under 20 years of age. I said to hell with it.
I did have some great times with my boys and made some lifelong friends I’d never met otherwise. Juice just wasn’t worth the squeeze anymore. I hope you guys have a great time and you will absolutely create some wonderful memories!
AKA: “Dr. B” Aldeer #121 8-3-2000 Proud alum of AUM, UAB, and UA Member of Team 10 Point 2023-2024 ALdeer Deer Contest Winners
Glennis Jerome "Jerry" Harris 1938-2017 UGA Class of 1960 BS/MS Forestry LTJG, USNR
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
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12/29/23 10:32 PM
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Pwyse
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I dove in full bore a while back. Got everything but a boat. For 10 years it was all I did. Hell, I even did a little competition calling in AL ans MS. Then, it changed. Leases got super expensive. Public got too much of a hassle. Last time I tried my local public hole where I had never seen another person, it had 10 trucks with 15 dogs and 25 folks under 20 years of age. I said to hell with it.
I did have some great times with my boys and made some lifelong friends I’d never met otherwise. Juice just wasn’t worth the squeeze anymore. I hope you guys have a great time and you will absolutely create some wonderful memories! Doc when you were fooling with the call contests did you ever come across Cory Niccum?
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
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12/30/23 02:12 AM
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If you are in Central AL, just get a lease in MS or AR. It will be money much better spent than a boat. There's not enough ducks around here to waste a bunch of time and money on. It's 95% wood ducks and it's hard to even kill them legally. Go to the lease 5 or 6 times a year and you'll have some unforgettable hunts and some duds but that's part of it. The time spent alone with the kid is what matters I agree, the only other alternative would be to get a boat and hunt public in those states mentioned.
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
[Re: ford150man]
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12/30/23 08:51 AM
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I still haven’t bought a federal stamp in 40 years. Lol
I’m impressed they found ducks.
It is very addictive/expensive
“Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.” ― Ronald Reagan
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
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12/30/23 10:47 AM
12/30/23 10:47 AM
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bamaeyedoc
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I dove in full bore a while back. Got everything but a boat. For 10 years it was all I did. Hell, I even did a little competition calling in AL ans MS. Then, it changed. Leases got super expensive. Public got too much of a hassle. Last time I tried my local public hole where I had never seen another person, it had 10 trucks with 15 dogs and 25 folks under 20 years of age. I said to hell with it.
I did have some great times with my boys and made some lifelong friends I’d never met otherwise. Juice just wasn’t worth the squeeze anymore. I hope you guys have a great time and you will absolutely create some wonderful memories! Doc when you were fooling with the call contests did you ever come across Cory Niccum? Seems like I did actually.
AKA: “Dr. B” Aldeer #121 8-3-2000 Proud alum of AUM, UAB, and UA Member of Team 10 Point 2023-2024 ALdeer Deer Contest Winners
Glennis Jerome "Jerry" Harris 1938-2017 UGA Class of 1960 BS/MS Forestry LTJG, USNR
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
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12/30/23 06:28 PM
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Please don’t throw your money away buying a boat and trying hunt in Alabama or Arkansas or anywhere else I know of. I applaud you for want to be with your son and wish I’d had a daddy like you. Take your boy on some hunts with an outfitter in Missouri or Kansas and take him to Alberta or some where y’all can have fun and kill birds. Duck hunting is very tough here. You can pm me if you like. It's just like anything. Some people say the same exact thing about deer hunting in Alabama "it sucks, go to Alberta". But I've never been out of the southeast for deer or duck. Seems pretty good to me.
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
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12/31/23 12:34 PM
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Pwyse
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I dove in full bore a while back. Got everything but a boat. For 10 years it was all I did. Hell, I even did a little competition calling in AL ans MS. Then, it changed. Leases got super expensive. Public got too much of a hassle. Last time I tried my local public hole where I had never seen another person, it had 10 trucks with 15 dogs and 25 folks under 20 years of age. I said to hell with it.
I did have some great times with my boys and made some lifelong friends I’d never met otherwise. Juice just wasn’t worth the squeeze anymore. I hope you guys have a great time and you will absolutely create some wonderful memories! Doc when you were fooling with the call contests did you ever come across Cory Niccum? Seems like I did actually. I used to hunt with Cory in AR. Best I ever heard at the meet calling contest. He won a lot of contests. Him and his brother. Heck of a speck caller too. I got a lot of funny stories that involve Cory and a duck blind. Great guy.
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
[Re: ford150man]
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01/01/24 12:33 AM
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My experience from 35 years ago was when I lived in Nebraska for a stint. Ducks, geese, and pheasants. It’s all we did. It was an amazing time.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
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01/01/24 12:40 AM
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My experience from 35 years ago was when I lived in Nebraska for a stint. Ducks, geese, and pheasants. It’s all we did. It was an amazing time. Sounds awesome. Wish I had some pheasants closer to me. Ive seen a few wild ones in Northern Missouri and a few in KS where I used to roam, but never have hunted them.
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
[Re: Pwyse]
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01/01/24 10:07 AM
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bamaeyedoc
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I dove in full bore a while back. Got everything but a boat. For 10 years it was all I did. Hell, I even did a little competition calling in AL ans MS. Then, it changed. Leases got super expensive. Public got too much of a hassle. Last time I tried my local public hole where I had never seen another person, it had 10 trucks with 15 dogs and 25 folks under 20 years of age. I said to hell with it.
I did have some great times with my boys and made some lifelong friends I’d never met otherwise. Juice just wasn’t worth the squeeze anymore. I hope you guys have a great time and you will absolutely create some wonderful memories! Doc when you were fooling with the call contests did you ever come across Cory Niccum? Seems like I did actually. I used to hunt with Cory in AR. Best I ever heard at the meet calling contest. He won a lot of contests. Him and his brother. Heck of a speck caller too. I got a lot of funny stories that involve Cory and a duck blind. Great guy. I was never quite in their league but I do recall his name. At my prime and with daily practice, I was better than average and could hold my own with some good callers but definitely no elite champion caller. I was all in with Echo and blew their BOSS competition call. I could get birds to turn and finish and at the end of day, that was my thing.
AKA: “Dr. B” Aldeer #121 8-3-2000 Proud alum of AUM, UAB, and UA Member of Team 10 Point 2023-2024 ALdeer Deer Contest Winners
Glennis Jerome "Jerry" Harris 1938-2017 UGA Class of 1960 BS/MS Forestry LTJG, USNR
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Re: Looks like my budget is in trouble
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01/01/24 11:19 AM
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My experience from 35 years ago was when I lived in Nebraska for a stint. Ducks, geese, and pheasants. It’s all we did. It was an amazing time. Sounds awesome. Wish I had some pheasants closer to me. Ive seen a few wild ones in Northern Missouri and a few in KS where I used to roam, but never have hunted them. There's nothing like hunting pheasants in a cut corn field, with a layer of snow on the ground and a GOOD pheasant dog. I could watch the dog work and never take a shot and be happy doing that. Pheasant’s are tough. They’ll sit still until the last second and fly straight up. You better hit them then because when they spread their wings, and the wind catches them, they are GONE. Good thing is though they’ll only fly about 200 yards or so and set back down. So if you miss, you just walk down and kick them up again.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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