Duck hunt

[J D Patrick]

Earl and I went down to Louisiana for the first split opener,,,,hunted 14th through morning of the 18th,, opening weekend was slow, but picked up during the week,,,we then took a quick cruise to Salt Lake City area (another story) then back to LA for a hog feed and two more days of hunting,,,, love the marsh of SW Louisiana and am blessed them fellows down there let me belong to their group,,,

Earl got some real world experience with mud boats, decoys, and duck search in the marsh grass,,, the marsh was hammered by the 2+ hurricanes this year that hammered this area of LA,,,

Earl did well - the fellows down there liked his work,, found birds that some of them had written off as lost,,,

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[J D Patrick]

mandatory food picture!

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[AverageGuy]

Sounds like a great adventure for You and Earl. What kind of ducks did you shoot?

[J D Patrick]

Sounds like a great adventure for You and Earl. What kind of ducks did you shoot?

mostly Gadwall and blue wing teal

some mallards, mottled ducks, green wing teal, scaup, spoonies, and even three canvasbacks were taken as well

[RowdyGSP]

Man you aren't afraid of some driving are you? NC to LA, to UT, back to LA, then back to NC. Fun trip it sounds like and Earl is a stud!

[orhunter]

I like Earl, cool dog.

Always nice to see folks who are willing to drive to where ever with their dogs. You make a great pair.

[J D Patrick]

Man you aren't afraid of some driving are you? NC to LA, to UT, back to LA, then back to NC. Fun trip it sounds like and Earl is a stud!

gives me plenty of time to think and connive,,,, and I detest flying anymore,,,only do it when I absolutely have to

[Drahthaar1108]

Another great adventure. Forrest

[J D Patrick]

thanks folks - and yeah,,,Earl pretty much goes every where with me,,,work travel, boondoggles, pick up pups, whatever - he don't learn anything in the kennel so I figure he may as well be with me

wife thinks I'm crazy to get another, but hey - I need an excuse to not work so dang much!!

[Willie T]

Very nice JD. The marshes on the gulf coast are a special place to hunt.
Willie

[J D Patrick]

Very nice JD. The marshes on the gulf coast are a special place to hunt.
Willie

you know it

[Attidog]

Sounds like a great time

[jarbo03]

Make a trip to fish LA every year with some friends, one of these years I'll go to hunt. What area were you in? Looks like Earl is living the best life!

[J D Patrick]

Make a trip to fish LA every year with some friends, one of these years I'll go to hunt. What area were you in? Looks like Earl is living the best life!

Southwest - down below Kaplan - called Pecan Island

[jarbo03]

Make a trip to fish LA every year with some friends, one of these years I'll go to hunt. What area were you in? Looks like Earl is living the best life!

Southwest - down below Kaplan - called Pecan Island

Haven't been to that area. My friends live in Gonzales and have a house boat in Venice.